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Yankees, Manchester City to Own MLS Franchise

Yankees, Manchester City to Own MLS Franchise

ESPN easily cast aside a soccer challenge from Cox in 2000, but now they could face a more formidable challenge from the biggest sport brand on the planet, and the rival of the second biggest. Wednesday the Major Soccer League

Exclusive — PALIN: Going Rogue in the Wrong Direction

Exclusive — PALIN: Going Rogue in the Wrong Direction

As more information about the IRS scandal trickles out daily, the White House’s involvement is becoming clearer. Those of us who’ve been warning about the demise of freedom with Barack Obama’s efforts to “fundamentally transform” our great nation are about

Army Has Paid Ft. Hood Suspect over $278,000 Since Shooting

Army Has Paid Ft. Hood Suspect over $278,000 Since Shooting

Accused shooter Major Nidal Hasan “has been paid more than $278,000” since the November 2009 attack on soldiers at Fort Hood, according to Dallas/Fort Worth’s NBC 5. That attack resulted in 13 deaths and another 32 wounded. The Army contends that

'SNL' Defends IRS, Mocks Tea Party

'SNL' Defends IRS, Mocks Tea Party

On Saturday’s Weekend Update segment of Saturday Night Live, Seth Meyers and former anchor Amy Poehler touched on the IRS scandal but spared the government agency any scathing critiques. Instead, the duo used softball critiques of the IRS, such as “you’re less

Costas Mocks NRA Members: Not 'Spiritual Heirs' of Founders

Costas Mocks NRA Members: Not 'Spiritual Heirs' of Founders

Showing his disdain for NRA members, NBC sportscaster Bob Costas mocked those who attended the NRA Convention in Houston earlier this month and said today’s defenders of the Second Amendment were not people the country’s founders had in mind when

Orb Favored to Take Preakness

Orb Favored to Take Preakness

(AP) Orb favored to take Preakness, set up Triple tryBy RICHARD ROSENBLATTAP Sports WriterBALTIMOREOrb is ready for his whirl at history. The Kentucky Derby winner was in a playful mood the day before the Preakness, making faces for photographers between

NBC News: Obama More Like 'Observer Than Chief Executive'

NBC News: Obama More Like 'Observer Than Chief Executive'

ANDREA MITCHELL, NBC NEWS: Controversies on all side. Republicans and even some Democrats at the gates and a President who often sounds more like observer than Chief Executive … There’s already pressure for a special counsel to investigate the IRS

At Least 9 of 12 Gosnell Jurors 'Pro-Choice'

At Least 9 of 12 Gosnell Jurors 'Pro-Choice'

According to Philadelphia local affiliate NBC 10, at least nine of the twelve jurors who found abortionist Kermit Gosnell guilty of first-degree murder for killing babies born alive at his clinic identified themselves as “pro-choice.” “To give you some background

NBC News Somehow Connects Citizens United to IRS Scandal

NBC News Somehow Connects Citizens United to IRS Scandal

On the “Open Channel” investigative reporting blog at NBCNews.com Dave Levinthal of The Center for Public Integrity gets to the real root of the problem surrounding the IRS scandal involving revelations that conservative groups suffered more intense scrutiny when qualifying for their non-profit status.  According

Popular Psychologist Joyce Brothers Dead at 85

Popular Psychologist Joyce Brothers Dead at 85

By ULA ILNYTZKYAssociated PressLOS ANGELESJoyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film personality, has died. She was 85.