Ohio State game scores largest audience in cable history for ESPN
While the numbers are big, they are still miniscule compared to the Super Bowl, which has an audience about four times the size. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data…
Month: January 2015
Wealthy women are younger and less likely to have kids
The report found that the financial situation of family membersincluding children and aging parentsare the most important personal concerns they face. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the…
Third man charged in Canada terror plot, after arrest of twin brothers
After making the arrest, Canada’s national security team said in a statement that Mohamed’s arrest was directly linked to the arrests of Ashton and Carlos Larmond, two Ottawa brothers accused…
New ‘Avengers’ trailer promises a dark journey
The much-anticipated sequel sees Ultron and his forces laying waste to the world, with the Avengers not quite up to the task of stopping them. The trailer has a lot…
‘Twin Peaks’ star set to return in series reboot
The quirky agent investigated the mysterious death of Laura Palmer, captivating viewers when it originally aired over two seasons. MacLachlan made a surprise appearance at the Television Critics Association’s winter…
Acura reveals NSX hybrid supercar
The new NSX has been anticipated for years. The first concept version of this car, with no interior, was revealed at the 2012 Detroit auto show in January of that…
Gluten-free Coors beer coming soon
Related: 80-year-old Colorado bar stays true to Coors – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved.
Hong Kong’s sky slums highlight wealth gap
Fung, 59, who prefers not to divulge his full name, lives in an illegal rooftop sluma 75-square-feet shack just big enough to host a bed, a cupboard, and everyday knick-knacks…
Kamala Harris to announce U.S. Senate bid Tuesday
Many potential contenders have expressed interest in the post including former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and billionaire climate change activist Tom Steyer, as well as several members of the…
Clinic that did Joan Rivers’ procedure to be cut off Medicare, Medicaid funds
The Yorkville Endoscopy Center says it plans to appeal. – CNN’s Susan Candiotti and Marina Carver contributed to this report.
From cleavage to corruption, Xi tightens grip on China in 2015
Xiwho also heads the ruling Communist Party as well as the world’s largest standing armypromised deeper reform and the rule of law in the coming year, comparing them to “a…
Show goes on: Defiant Paris opens glitzy new Philharmonic
For the brand new Paris Philharmonicscheduled to open this weekthe show must go on, even when the city surrounding it is still reels from the violence. Amid unprecedented displays of…
Apple patents camera, and GoPro shares tank
GoPro’s success with hobbyists has created several copycats aiming to bring sports camera technology to the Average Joe Consumer. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of…
Romney likely headed to RNC meeting
“He has been invited and we’ve been told he is planning to attend,” said the RNC source. – Romney’s expected attendance was first reported by The Washington Post.
For Paris attackers, terror ties ran deep
The documents show that Amedy Coulibaly and Cherif Kouachi were close associates and go into explicit detail on how the two Paris attackers plotted to stage a prison break to…
Uber partners with Boston on traffic data
Related: The most innovative cities in America Boston officials expect to receive the first data set from Uber within two weeks. After that, they’ll receive data on a quarterly basis….
OPEC vs. U.S.: Who will blink first on oil?
This inelasticity can cause wild price swings if the market is either undersupplied or oversupplied. With the market currently oversupplied by 1% to 2%, prices have dropped rapidly. The only…
Murdoch, Rowling both wrong
Rupert Murdoch threw a grenade. J.K. Rowling caught it in midair and lobbed it back. The explosionin the battlefield of social mediainjured the truth. Murdoch, the conservative media magnate, never…
Vietnam vet hopes to be spared looming death penalty because of PTSD
In a petition filed Monday with the Butts County Superior County, Brannan’s attorneys are requesting the Brannan’s life be spared because it violates the U.S. Constitution. The appeal states that…
Keystone bill clears first Senate hurdle
The Senate voted 63 to 32 to take up the bill, which would end the State Department’s six-year review of the 1,179-mile Canada-to-Texas pipeline and authorize its construction. White House…
5 years on, hope for Haiti
Tragically, much of the carnage resulted not from what was a large but still not catastrophic geologic event, but from widespread poverty and poor construction standards that turned entire blocks…
White House threatens vetoes on eve of meeting with lawmakers
The White House said on Monday that Obama would reject GOP measures that loosen banking regulations, reverse his executive action on immigration and add hurdles to the federal regulatory process….
How Obama’s snub will affect French relations
But the White House is cutting its losses as stateside critics accuse President Barack Obama of snubbing America’s oldest ally by not joiningor at least sending a high ranking officialto…
Dennis Hastert Fast Facts
Birth place: Aurora, Illinois Birth name: John Dennis Hastert Father: Jack Hastert, former restaurant owner Mother: Naomi (Nussle) Hastert – November 15, 2007 – Announces his resignation on the House…
Muhammad Ali Fast Facts
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Birth name: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. Father: Cassius (Cash) Clay, a sign and mural painter Mother: Odessa (Grady) Clay Marriages: Yolanda (Lonnie) Williams (November 19, 1986-present); Veronica…
Female terror suspect more radical than boyfriend?
Hayat Boumedienne, believed now to be on the run in Syria, was the more radical of the two, according to George Sauveur, who was for nearly a decade the attorney…
From ring bearer and flower girl to husband and wife
A groom not remembering the wedding could undoubtedly crush a bride, especially a bride like Brittney Fussy, who admits she’s been planning her wedding since she was a little girl….
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Welcome to 2015, where it’s all about 2016
A flurry of official entrances into the race could come this springwith all eyes on Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side, and Republicans looking at a wide-open field that includes…
Smoke shuts down D.C. metro station
The smoke was thick enough to prompt WMATA to suspend service on several lines, including parts of the Green and Yellow line, which both stop there. Blue, Orange and Silver…