Playing Tough: Countering the Meningitis B Bug
Photo The Australian Open is a grand slam tournament and we run it like a business. How can we afford to take a risk? These were the thoughts of Mark Young, tournament director for…
business
Skylab mathematician Jessica Watkins to become first black woman to visit space station
Skylab mathematician Jessica Watkins will become the first black woman to visit the International Space Station, a program astronaut Mae Jemison first joined in 1992 Skylab mathematician Jessica Watkins is the first black woman…
Toughest Cop Ever? Man Filmed Gunfire and Secretly Sent to Host Rival’s School
‘I’ll Rap Beyonce And Jay Z If I Have To’: Teen Accused of Pointing Gun, Suing The violent attempt to take over a Walmart in Dimmit County, Texas, continued Monday, as an FBI task…
Caroline Todd, author of ‘Half the Story,’ dead at 86
Caroline Todd, author of the mystery-writing half of the half-and-half mystery-writing duo behind the memoir-novel-novel hybrid Half the Story, died on Sunday in the Upper East Side. She was 86. Todd’s daughter and her…
Three charged in ‘friendly’ shooting of friend who ‘gave him a little help’
Mr. Rittenhouse was cited for six charges, including reckless homicide, initially arrested on suspicion of three felony charges. Mr. Rittenhouse, who was 26 years old at the time of the incident, had worked as…
Vikings beat Packers on final play, as Lions suffer another setback
The Vikings kicked a 45-yard field goal with no time left to pull off a stunning 35-34 win in Green Bay, while the Lions suffered a 24-21 loss at Chicago. Minnesota, which heads into…
How Golden State killed the Utah Jazz 101-68 on Friday night
Last year, the Utah Jazz played a relentlessly defensive brand of basketball — running defense in an Indiana-like, aggressive manner. They may have taken the league by storm, entering the 2016-17 season with the…
Time Inc. CEO Rich Battista, chairman Arthur Martinez step down hours after report of sexual misconduct
Time Inc. CEO Rich Battista and Time Inc. board Chairman Arthur Martinez have stepped down as president and CEO, respectively, hours after a bombshell report claimed the two men reached out to be present…
U.S. Labor Department waives requirements for British Columbians on unemployment benefits after flooding
(CNN) — The U.S. Department of Labor says the U.S. government will waive normally applicable requirements for British Columbians to receive unemployment insurance after severe flooding over the past few weeks devastated parts of…
Stephen Curry making big impact early in Warriors preseason
OAKLAND, Calif. — Warriors star Stephen Curry had 22 points and reserve guard Shaun Livingston added 21 as Golden State cruised to a 129-101 exhibition victory over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night. Forward…