Great American Smoke Out The annual Great American Smoke Out on Thursday, Nov. 17, encourages and challenges smokers to quit smoking for a 24-hour period. Being tobacco-free for just one day can boost a smoker’s confidence and inspire a long-term quit attempt. What drives people to successfully quit? The motivation […]
Mexico stuns U.S. with 2-1 win in World Cup qualifier COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was the end of a streak, the end of “dos a cero.” the end of Mexico’s Columbus curse and, possibly, the start of some World Cup nerves for the United States. The Americans started poorly, rebounded […]
Bold predictions for Week 11 in college football The USA TODAY Sports college football staff — Nicole Auerbach, Paul Myerberg, George Schroeder and Dan Wolken — weighs in with some bold predictions for Week 11 of the college football season: Nicole Auerbach We’ll still have four unbeaten Power Five teams […]
Inside the Clinton loss: Who’s to blame? Washington (CNN)The high command of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign believe there’s plenty of blame to go around for their stunning loss to Donald Trump. They’re pointing fingers at FBI Director James Comey, unfair media coverage and voters resistant to electing the first woman […]
Democrats try to pick up the pieces Washington (CNN)The sting of defeat is still fresh. But Democrats are embarking on a soul-searching exercise to determine how they ended up in the political wilderness, losing the House, the Senate and the White House at a time when President Barack Obama’s approval […]
Donald Trump open to keeping parts of Obamacare: Report WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal he is considering retaining parts of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law including provisions letting parents keep adult children up to age 26 on insurance policies and barring insurers from denying coverage to […]
10 great city skylines around the world Just like a face, every city has a distinct profile, says Yolanda Zappaterra, co-author of the new book Skylines: A Journey Through 50 Skylines of the World’s Greatest Cities (Aurum Press, $19.99). “People immediately feel a connection. It’s something that’s more than the […]
Nixon Library reboots for a new generation YORBA LINDA, Calif. — He came to the presidency as a Republican who sought to mend a badly divided nation with fresh ideas that sometimes ran against the grain of his own party. It’s a plotline that 2016 voters would recognize, but the […]
HTC Confirms That Canada Would not Get The Bolt HTC’s most recent device, the Bolt, was just launched this morning officially and will be available at Sprint retail stores and online through Sprint’s website for the price of $599. The smartphone, which bears a striking resemblance to the HTC 10, […]
Facebook buys tool that tracks how stories spread Facebook will acquire CrowdTangle, a social analytics service used by publishers to monitor trending stories online, the company revealed Friday. “Publishers around the world turn to CrowdTangle to surface stories that matter, measure their social performance and identify influencers,” said Facebook in […]
