Handball – Men’s EHF European Handball Championship – preliminary round Group D – Czech Republic v Denmark – Arena Varazdin, Varazdin, Croatia – January 15, 2018. Mikkel Hansen of Denmark in action with Leos Petrovsky and Pavel Horak of the Czech Republic. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski January 15, 2018 ZAGREB (Reuters) – […]
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Trump breaks with past presidents on MLK Day activities
President Donald Trump’s schedule today marks a break in presidential tradition. Though it isn’t unusual for Trump to visit his golf course while spending time at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida, the timing of it today, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, shows a break from the actions of past […]
Airbus could halt making A380 superjumbo jets
PARIS — Airbus could abandon its high-profile superjumbo A380 if it can’t strike a long-term deal with the Dubai-based airline Emirates for a steady supply of the costly planes. The Toulouse, France-based aviation giant’s chief salesman John Leahy told reporters Monday that “if we can’t work out a deal with […]
North Korea meeting to stress importance of sanctions: Canada
FILE PHOTO – A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo January 15, 2018 By David Ljunggren VANCOUVER (Reuters) – A summit on curbing North Korea’s nuclear ambitions will focus in part on how to […]
Trump blames Sen. ‘Dicky’ Durbin for blowing a DACA immigration deal
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday blamed Senator Dick Durbin for blowing up talks over a deal to help immigrants brought to the country illegally as children and said the Democratic lawmaker misrepresented his comments about Haiti and African countries. “Senator Dicky Durbin totally misrepresented what was said at the […]
CVS bans photo manipulation for store beauty brands, will place alert label on others
CVS Health Monday said it will ban photo manipulation in its store-brand makeup marketing and promotional displays, a move that acknowledges growing awareness of the harmful nature of touched-up images. The nation’s largest drugstore chain will also require other makeup and beauty brands that sell products in its aisles to […]
99-year-old Vikings fan gets free Super Bowl tickets
MINNEAPOLIS — You might say the Minnesota Vikings had a good luck charm at the game on Sunday night when they defeated the New Orleans Saints with a stunning 61-yard touchdown on the last play. And you probably saw that charm in a few of the cutaway shots during the broadcast. […]
Suspect in deadly Kansas “SWATting”expresses regret from jail
WICHITA, Kan. — A California gamer said he is willing to accept punishment for a fatal police shooting that stemmed from a false 911 report, according to a jailhouse interview with CBS affiliate KWCH-TV. While expressing regret over the death Sunday, the 25-year-old man did not directly admit to making the […]
Authorities: Wrong woman killed in botched murder-for-hire
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Authorities in Florida say the wrong person was killed on Jan. 7 in a botched murder-for-hire plot set up by a woman who intended to kill a romantic rival. Osceola County Sheriff Russ Gibson told news outlets that Ishnar Marie Lopez, 35, was upset that a “man […]
Bidder for the Weinstein Company says bankruptcy protection may be best the option
Killer Content, the movie producer that has partnered with philanthropist Abigail Disney in a consortium vying to acquire the Weinstein Company, said on Monday that a bankruptcy may be the best way forward for the U.S. film and TV studio. Killer Content’s comments come as the studio continues to grapple […]