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iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION New Orleans 117, LA Clippers 106 Toronto 123, Charlotte 117 Cleveland 114, Washington 106 Boston 125, Atlanta 117 Miami 116, San Antonio 104 Golden State 127, Philadelphia 104 Detroit 133, Sacramento 120 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Minnesota 2, Chicago 1 NY […]
On this day in Black history, February 8: — In 1944, Harry S. McAlpin, a journalist from St. Louis, Missouri, became the first Black reporter to attend a White House news conference. — In 1968, the Orangeburg Massacre erupted when a civil rights protest at South Carolina State University turned deadly after officers opened fired on about 200 unarmed Black students, […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — Following a bruising defeat in the Nevada’s Republican primary on Tuesday, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley sought to brush off the fact that she came in second to “none of these candidates” — her third straight loss in the presidential race so far — and said her campaign focus […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal government’s record-high national debt is set to get even bigger, reaching a massive $54 trillion by the year 2034. That’s according to a new forecast released Wednesday from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The CBO cited an aging population and rising federal health care costs as key reasons […]
File photo. (Vladimir Seliverstov / 500px/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A pod of orcas that appeared to be trapped by drift sea ice off Japan’s main northern island of Hokkaido has seemingly escaped the icy enclosure, according to a local official. Officials from the town of Rausu conducted a land-based search for the whales for […]
imran kadir photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A second storm within one week is pummeling nearly the entire state of California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a state of emergency for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, where floodwaters […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel looks increasingly likely to leave her leadership role in the party amid frustration from some committee members and very public prodding from former President Donald Trump. Multiple sources familiar with a conversation between her and Trump have told ABC News that they discussed the possibility […]
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 100 days since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest between the warring sides since Israel’s founding in 1948, shows no signs of letting up soon and the brief cease-fire […]
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News anchor and right-wing media personality, has recorded an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Kremlin and Carlson. The interview, which has yet to air, would be the first interview Putin has granted to a Western journalist since he launched […]
David Becker/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed his request to the judge overseeing his Georgia election interference case to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and dismiss the indictment against him, saying that her “egregious misconduct demands” it. The filing refers specifically to comments Willis made during a church speech […]
