La. man pleads guilty to threatening D.C. pizzeria La. man pleads guilty to threatening D.C. pizzeria:- A Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to telephoning a Washington, D.C., pizzeria in December and threatening to shoot those inside, authorities said Thursday. The threats followed a shooting three days earlier at another D.C. […]
Rabb, Bird lead Cal past Washington 69-59 Rabb, Bird lead Cal past Washington 69-59:- With the Pac-12’s top three teams already creating some separation from the rest of the pack, Jabari Bird realizes the importance of California keeping pace. That was even more significant on a night when the Golden […]
Williams shines, Mavericks beat Suns 113-108 in Mexico City Williams shines, Mavericks beat Suns 113-108 in Mexico City:- Deron Williams had 23 points and 15 assists, and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Phoenix Suns 113-108 on Thursday night in the fourth NBA regular-season game played in Mexico. Williams shot 9 […]
Congrats San Diego, you win by losing Chargers The people of San Diego won by losing. Chargers owner Dean Spanos did the corporate equivalent of taking his ball and going home Thursday, bolting for Los Angeles because San Diego residents had balked at building his team a fancy new stadium. […]
Bo Jackson’s startling hindsight: I would have never played football Bo Jackson, the world’s greatest living athlete, and the only man to be an All-Star in baseball and a Pro Bowler in football, now has a confession to make. If Bo knew back in his playing days what he knows […]
Mattis says Putin trying to break NATO Mattis says Putin trying to break NATO:- James Mattis, Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Pentagon, testified Thursday that he supports efforts to engage with Russia but doubted the two countries would find ways to cooperate. “I have very modest expectations about areas […]
Obama designates 3 civil rights sites as national monuments Obama designates 3 civil rights sites as national monuments:- Sites recognizing the Freedom Riders, a former school in South Carolina for freed slaves and the church where four little black girls died in an Alabama church bombing are among places that […]
Obama Ends Exemption for Cubans Who Arrive Without Visas Obama Ends Exemption for Cubans Who Arrive Without Visas:- President Obama said Thursday that he was terminating the 22-year-old policy that has allowed Cubans who arrived on United States soil without visas to remain in the country and gain legal residency, […]
Justice Department inspector general to investigate pre-election actions by department and FBI Justice Department inspector general to investigate pre-election actions by department and FBI:- The Justice Department inspector general will review broad allegations of misconduct involving FBI Director James B. Comey and how he handled the probe of Hillary Clinton’s […]
Belgium charges pair over fake papers for jihadist in Paris, Brussels attacks Belgium charges pair over fake papers for jihadist in Paris, Brussels attacks:- Belgian authorities have charged two people with supplying fake documents to an Islamic State militant involved in the November 2015 attacks in Paris and who later […]
