Every Second Counts in Bid to Keep Sports Fans
On a summer evening in Sydney in January, two former Grand Slam champions, John McEnroe and Patrick Rafter, played an abbreviated version of tennis. Rafter won the exhibition match by…
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10 Black History Landmarks Google Maps Leaves At Your Fingertips
Google Maps can do so much more than just getting you to the nearest gas station. For lovers of Black History Month, the innovative platform can allow you to experience…
10 Black History Landmarks Google Maps Leaves At Your Fingertips
Google Maps can do so much more than just getting you to the nearest gas station. For lovers of Black History Month, the innovative platform can allow you to experience…
Jon Stewart Pulls Out The Big Guns, Unveils ’50 Fox News Lies In 6 Seconds’
As Jon Stewart’s time on the air nears its end, so does his patience for Fox News. – Watch him issue this grand challenge in the clip above.
David Jannot, Georgia Cop Who Shot Handcuffed Man, Won’t Be Charged
A police officer who fatally shot a handcuffed man won’t face criminal charges after a grand jury concluded Wednesday that the suspect was armed with a handgun police missed while…
Sybrina Fulton Says George Zimmerman Got Away With Murdering Trayvon Martin
The mother of Trayvon Martin says she’s disappointed that federal prosecutors decided not to charge a neighborhood watch volunteer with a hate crime for killing her son three years ago….
‘Birdman’ Wins Best Picture At The 2015 Oscars
One of the haziest Best Picture races in recent memory has been settled: “Birdman” took home the grand prize at Sunday’s Oscars. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s tale of a washed-up actor’s…
St. Louis County Prosecutor: ‘I’m Pretty Sure All Lives Matter’
ST. LOUIS — A couple dozen protesters were escorted out of an event at St. Louis University on Friday after disrupting a speech by St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch….
Honolulu Police Officer Indicted On Charges Of Assault, Theft, Property Damage
A Honolulu police officer has been accused of physically abusing his girlfriend for more than a year. Earlier this month, a grand jury indicted Honolulu police officer Danson Cappo on…
Washington police shooting of alleged rock thrower sparks protests
Police say the manwho was later identified as Antonio Zambrano-Montes, 35had allegedly been throwing rocks at cars and trucks when he was confronted by officers. Officers attempted “voice commands and…
Ferguson Mayor: Governor Refused National Guard Deployment Amid Unrest
The mayor of Ferguson said Wednesday that he had tried in vain to urge Gov. Jay Nixon to deploy the National Guard in his town as people burned and looted…
Akai Gurley’s Family Demands Conviction For A ‘Modern-Day Lynching’
NEW YORK — When New York City police officer Peter Liang sat down in a Brooklyn court on Wednesday, a companion leaned over and said quietly, “Breathe. Relax.” Liang, who…
Doulas, A Growing Force In Maternity Culture, Seek Greater Acceptance
On the morning of the day Marisa Pizarro gave birth, the usual tumult reigned in her apartment in Lower Manhattan’s financial district. Her husband, a music producer known as J…
Akai Gurley’s Mother Says Indictment Of NYPD Officer Is ‘One Step Towards Justice’
The mother of Akai Gurley expressed relief on Tuesday after a Brooklyn grand jury reportedly indicted the New York City police officer who fatally shot her son. “We’re glad justice…
Source: NYPD officer indicted in stairwell death of unarmed man
The charges against Officer Peter Liang were not revealed Tuesday. Gurley, 28, was “a total innocent who just happened” to run into Liang in a “pitch black” stairwell at the…
8 Chilling Crimes That Were Solved Thanks To Surveillance Cameras
They’re everywhere, and they’re watching you. They’re surveillance cameras, and following 9/11 they seemingly sprouted on every building, parking garage and traffic light. The exact number installed is difficult to…
Thousands of Jordanians Gather In Amman To Denounce Islamic State For Brutal Killing Of Pilot
AMMAN, Jordan — Thousands of Jordanians gathered at central Amman’s Grand Husseini Mosque at noon on Friday, praying for peace and denouncing the Islamic State’s extremist interpretation of Islam. “This…
A battle for the soul of Islam
Sheikh Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam spoke about the recent execution of a Jordanian pilot at the hands of ISIS. Lt. Moath al-Kasasbeh, 27, was burned alive while confined in a…
Fight To Release Eric Garner Grand Jury Records Moves To Court
NEW YORK — A New York state judge heard arguments on Thursday over whether to release records from the grand jury investigation into the death of Eric Garner, the 43-year…
Pigeon Pageant Lets Underappreciated Birds Strut Their Stuff
Dogs aren’t the only animals that vie for best in show. Hundreds of breeds of pigeons compete in their own version of the Westminster show, strutting on long, thick legs…
How One NYPD Officer Went To Jail For Using A Chokehold — And Why That’s Unlikely To Happen In The Eric Garner Case
Iris, left, and Ramon Baez, second from left, the parents of Anthony Baez, carry a banner as they march with at least 3,000 protesters down Broadway to New York’s City…
2.1 million cars recalled for crash sensors
The vehicles involved are Acura MDX, Dodge Viper, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Honda Odyssey, Pontiac Vibe, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Matrix and Toyota Avalon. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is…
Australian Open: Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova to meet in final
Williamsseeking a 19th grand slam titlerallied from a break down in the first set and needed nine match points to fend off the big-hitting 19-year-old who was making her debut…
Australian Open: Serena Williams’ win means trouble for her rivals
The world No. 1 has never lost in Melbourne when she’s played a semifinal or finalgoing 10-0with her record overall in grand slam semifinals and finals an impressive 40-7. Further…
A Resilient Madison Keys Ousts Venus Williams at the Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — In a match that felt like a changing of the guard, Madison Keys, an unseeded teenager from the United States, defeated 34-year-old Venus Williams on Wednesday to…
Victoria Azarenka and American Women Surge Into Third Round of Australian Open
On Tennis By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY MELBOURNE, Australia — For a former champion intent on becoming a future champion, Victoria Azarenka hardly had a welcome-back draw at this Australian Open: Sloane…
Police seek hundreds in Ferguson-area looting
Surveillance video released by the St. Louis County Police Department on Wednesday shows looters at the Dellwood Market just outside Ferguson, Missouri, following the November 24 grand jury decision not…
Australian Open: Pregnant Li Na credits husband with ‘ace’
The two-time grand slam champion, who retired from tennis in 2014, chose to start spreading the news about her pregnancy at the Australian Open in the Rod Laver Stadium. “Me…
Australian Open: Rafael Nadal wins in comeback but Ana Ivanovic crashes out
After all Nadal last competed at a major at Wimbledon and had lost both singles matches that he contested this year as he returned from appendix surgery. Nadal — who…
Australian Open: Seven stories to follow
The women’s champion was less surprising, in the form of the now retired Li Na. With this year’s opening grand slam starting Monday, here are seven things to watch as…