Basketball manager with autism scores in final home game of season
PORTLAND, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Portland East Middle School student got the shot of his life last week. As a manager for the Panthers, Anthony Brown is one of the basketball team’s biggest supporters....
View ArticleMichigan Man gets gift of life from wife
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Lowell man celebrated his 55th birthday Thursday with a gift from his wife he’ll likely never be able to match. Jim Sisson suffered from polycystic kidney disease, a...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs to pay $5 billion in mortgage settlement
NEW YORK (AP) – Goldman Sachs said Thursday it will pay roughly $5 billion to settle federal and state probes of its role in the sale of shoddy mortgages in the years leading to the housing bubble and...
View ArticleTrump, Cruz go at each other in year’s first GOP debate
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Ending months of civility, Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz clashed in fiery disagreement Thursday night over polls, values and even the Texas...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Claims from the Republican debate
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans in the latest presidential debate said it’s a disgrace that U.S. sailors were seen on their knees under Iranian detention. But their portrayal of the episode was not...
View ArticleGOP candidates face up during presidential debate
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (CNN) – Something happened during Thursday’s GOP debate that has not really happened during this political cycle. The crowd turned on Donald Trump, at one point booing. Ten...
View ArticleFireworks, laughs, and controversy during GOP debate
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – The first Republican Presidential debate of 2016 provided plenty of interesting moments. However, the question remains whether or not the seven candidates on stage will be...
View ArticleCruz, Trump duke it out at GOP debate
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Donald Trump and Ted Cruz were the main – acrimonious – attraction at Thursday night’s GOP debate in South Carolina. Within 30 minutes, the gloves hit the floor....
View ArticleGeneral Motors drivers worry about widespread dashboard cracks
WAMEGO, Kansas (KSNT) — A potential safety hazard could affect hundreds of SUVs and trucks out on the road right now, and at first glance it might appear innocuous. A dashboard defect is an issue a...
View ArticleTrump, Cruz among most ‘googled’ during the GOP debate
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Google Trends was on top of the most searched and most talked about moments during the GOP debate in North Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday night. They provided...
View ArticleJapan ski tour bus in Nagano crash kills 14, injures 27
TOKYO (AP) – An overnight bus on its way to a ski resort in central Japan careened off a mountain road early Friday, killing 14 passengers and injuring 27 others. Fire and disaster management officials...
View ArticleMarine helicopters collide off Oahu, search under way
HALEIWA, Hawaii (AP) – Rescuers searched choppy waters on Friday where debris was sighted after two Marine Corps helicopters carrying six crew members each crashed off the Hawaiian island of Oahu...
View ArticleWal-Mart to shutter 269 stores, 154 of them in the U.S.
NEW YORK (AP) – Wal-Mart is closing 269 stores, more than half of them in the U.S. and another big chunk in its challenging Brazilian market. The stores being shuttered account for a fraction of the...
View ArticleAlbuquerque man fakes winning Powerball jackpot
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man claiming to have won the Powerball jackpot says it was a prank. “My wife and I just won the $1.5 billion lottery,” said Lucas Jackson in a Facebook video posted...
View ArticleChipotle to close all restaurants for one day in February
(CNN) – Chipotle is shutting down all its stores nationwide for a few hours next month to hold staff meetings about food safety. The meeting will occur on February 8. Chipotle (CMG) has suffered from...
View ArticleBotched French drug trial leaves 1 brain dead, 5 in hospital
PARIS (AP) – One man is brain dead and three others are facing possible permanent brain damage after volunteering to take part in a botched drug test in western France, the French Health Ministry said...
View ArticleDemocrats head to South Carolina, GOP race remains tight
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – The latest Republican presidential debate created plenty of controversy and must-see TV moments but is unlikely to shift the leader board ahead of the Iowa caucus and New...
View ArticleCapitol Edge: State of the Union, Sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – President Barack Obama walked into the House Chamber one last time to deliver a State of the Union Address on Tuesday. “The United States of America is the most powerful...
View ArticleLottery official confirms Tennessee couple has winning ticket for $1.6B...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Lottery officials verified Friday that a longtime resident of the small town of Munford, Tennessee, bought one of three tickets winning the world-record $1.6 billion Powerball...
View ArticleSean Penn tells ’60 Minutes’ his ‘El Chapo’ mission ‘failed’
NEW YORK (AP) – Sean Penn says his article on Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman “failed” in its mission. Speaking to CBS’ “60 Minutes,” the actor said his intention in tracking down the...
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