The Associated Press is reporting that lawsuits brought by the Department of Justice, the NAACP, the League of Women Voters, and the American Civil Liberties Union against a North Carolina voter ID law will go to trial in 2015. The
The Fourth of July means hot dogs, fireworks, and patriotism. Joey Chestnut combined all three in Coney Island. First came the fireworks. The competitive food-eating champion proposed to girlfriend Neslie Ricasa immediately prior to defending his hot-dog-eating title. The sequence
The Los Angeles Times reports that the National Weather Service announced on Thursday that California’s drought is getting worse and worse. In June, almost four-fifths of the state was labeled as suffering “extreme” drought conditions–and in those areas, the most
Mario “Il Falco” Ferri wasn’t as daring as Fan Man or as visually arresting as Morganna. But for putting the spectacle in spectator sport, he deserves the praise of the planet. In his latest stunt, Ferri raced onto the field uninvited
Georges St. Pierre calls a letter he signed in support of a convicted drug trafficker a “mistake” and apologized “unconditionally” to any offended. The former UFC welterweight champion has long been a loud voice against the use of performance enhancing
The Cleveland Cavaliers took their nickname from England. They grabbed their new coach from Israel. The Cavaliers have hired Dave Blatt, according to Yahoo! Sports. The four-year deal reportedly could award the NBA rookie coach $20 million. Blatt led Macabbi
On Thursday, June 19th, I rode every single bus in the “Big Blue Bus” system run by the City of Santa Monica, California. That’s 18 individual bus lines (a nineteenth, which serves Santa Monica College, has closed for the summer). I
On Thursday, June 19th, I rode every single bus in the “Big Blue Bus” system run by the City of Santa Monica, California. That’s 18 individual bus lines (a nineteenth, which serves Santa Monica College, has closed for the summer). I
Robin van Persie starred with a brace as the Netherlands gained revenge for their final defeat in South Africa by thrashing champions Spain 5-1 at the World Cup in Salvador on Friday. Arjen Robben also scored a brace with Stefan
Brazil said the stadiums for the 2014 World Cup would be finished, but pictures show Manaus’s Amazonia Arena incomplete and its field in very poor condition. England plays Italy at the arena on Saturday. The arena cost over $290 million
Citing secret waiting lists and possible “criminal wrongdoing” a bipartisan group of U.S. senators is calling on the Justice Department to open up a criminal probe into the Veterans Affairs scandal. According to reports, the “letter to Attorney General Eric
The love story between golfer Rory McIlroy and tennis player Caroline Wozniacki is over. They started dating in 2011 and got engaged in Australia on New Year’s Eve. McIlroy addressed the breakup at the BMW PGA Championship: “It is quite
Gun store owners say continuing pressure from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) “high risk” rating are shrinking the pool of banks they can use for their businesses. In 2011, the FDIC listed firearms
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 36 points, Russell Westbrook added 23 and the Oklahoma City Thunder outplayed the Los Angeles Clippers in the fourth quarter for a 118-112 victory Friday night and a 2-1 lead in their Western
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, whom the NFL wants to make one of the league’s most prominent faces after his Super Bowl win, announced that he is filing for divorce on Wednesday. “I have made the difficult decision to file
One year after the tragic Boston Marathon Bombings, American Meb Keflezighi, 38, won the Boston Marathon, becoming the first American man to do so since 1983. The crowd chanted “USA!” as Keflezighi crossed the finish line in 2:08.36. A FIRST!: 1st time
JaVale McGee is one of the most electric players in the NBA. But the high-flying Denver Nuggets superstar was 72 hours away from being aborted before God decided to intervene. His mother, Pamela, who herself was a professional basketball player,
Twenty-two-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps returns from retirement to swim in a meet at Mesa, AZ on April 24-26. But his coach Bob Bowman remains cautious and refuses to call it a comeback. Bowman said Phelps is not quite back
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has issued a warning in a video message that Americans are being targeted in ever-larger numbers by tax scam artists. In the video, Holder said, “Over the last several years, stolen identity refund fraud has
The No. 11 Dayton Flyers, considered a bubble team that some thought should not even be in the tournament, shocked No. 3 Syracuse on Saturday night in a South Regional Round of 32 battle in Buffalo when Syracuse’s Tyler Ennis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cleananthony Early had 23 points and unbeaten Wichita State faced no resistance from Cal Poly, going to 35-0 for the best start in NCAA history with a 64-37 rout of Cal Poly in the Midwest Region
TNT play-by-play announcer Andrew Catalon apologized on the air twice and in person to Gonzaga center Przemek Karnowski after referring to him as a “polack” during Friday’s telecast of the Gonzaga-Oklahoma State West Regional Round of 64 game. “Polack” is
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James dispensed with his menacing black mask at the NBA’s request and switched to a clear protective cover for the Miami Heat’s game Saturday night against the Orlando Magic. The black mask made its debut Thursday
LeBron James, unhindered by the mask protecting his broken nose, poured in 31 points to lead Miami to a 108-82 NBA rout of the New York Knicks. James on Thursday played for the first time since his nose was broken
The Wall Street Journal on February 25th published a story about December’s messy corporate divorce between Bill Gross and Mohamed El-Erian as Co-Chief Investment Officers at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), the world’s largest bond fund with almost $2 trillion
