Mikaela Shiffrin crowned ‘Snow Queen’ after slalom victory in Zagreb
“This felt incredible, it’s such a tough and long hill but they prepare it so well and make it really fun,” Shiffrin said in comments carried FIS website. The 19-year-old…
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Democratic National Convention date set
READ: RNC sets 2016 convention date – “We are still in discussions with three excellent cities and are looking forward to a diverse and inclusive convention that displays our party’s…
Who’s in charge in Yemen?
The chaos in Yemen is cause for concern far beyond the country’s borders. For the United States and its allies, Yemen’s government has been a key ally in the fight…
Charlie Hebdo attacks shine spotlight on Paris’s neglected suburbs
Hatouma Diarra doesn’t want to be judged by the clothes she wears, by the religion she follows or, least of all, by where she grew up. But Diarra, raised by…
Michael Moore is wrong about ‘American Sniper’
As Americans, we are fortunate to have the right to speak our minds. Filmmaker Michael Moore did just that with his attack on the use of military snipers in warfare…
In India, Obama looks to capitalize on new friendship
READ: What didn’t make the State of the Union The quiet moment was a rare incident of spontaneity on Obama’s otherwise rigid daily agenda, and as the leaders gazed at…
In Iowa, potential GOP candidates compete for 2016 spotlight
READ: Romney, Bush to meet in Utah With Iowa the first state to vote in the presidential nominating season, it’s considered a must-stop for White House hopefuls on both sides…
Scott Walker adds key Iowa strategist to 2016 team
The addition of David Polyansky gives Walker’s team a big dose of Iowa experience. The strategist helped engineer former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s win in the 2008 Iowa Republican caucuses…
Skier learning to live again after Kitzbuhel horror crash
Like any budding skier, Daniel Albrecht had always dreamed of triumphing at the foot of Austria’s Hahnenkamm mountain but instead, six years ago, he lay face down on the snow,…
Eleven rescued as vessel carrying 75,000 gallons of fuel sinks off Hawaii coast
“Mayday, mayday, mayday.” A radio recording released by the Coast Guard established the moment an officer sent a distress call to the base. “Approximately two and half miles west of…
Nigerian billionaire pledges $100 million to help grow 10,000 African startups
“I have always sought ways to help inspire a generation across our continent,” said Elumelu. “[It is] my fundamental belief that entrepreneurswomen and men across Africawill lead Africa’s development and…
Injury forces Black Keys to cancel European tour
“We are very sorry to have to cancel our upcoming performances through March 10. Patrick needs time to heal,” co-founders Carney and guitarist Dan Auerbach said in a statement on…
A dramatic doomsday warning to the world
The Doomsday Clock is a universally recognized indicator of the world’s vulnerability to catastrophe from nuclear weapons, climate change and other emerging global threats. Although it may be easier to…
Cuban diplomats slam U.S. on human rights
Cuban diplomats announced in a statement Thursday that in discussions with American officials they expressed their “serious concerns” over human rights in the United States, citing everything from detentions at…
Keystone debate ends with Democrats’ ire
READ: Keystone crunch The Senate had already voted on 15 amendments, 10 of which were offered by Democrats and another five from Republicans. But Democrats cried foul at the move,…
TSA seizes record 2,212 firearms in 2014
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration seized a record 2,212 firearms from carry-on luggage in 2014, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reported Friday. That’s more than the TSA has seized…
Experts talk tech, bad ideas and timing at Digital Life Design 2015
Entrepreneurs, start-up founders and industry experts came from far and wide to connect with each other and get inspired at the event, which ended on January 20. This year the…
What’s the point of Prince Andrew, and what exactly does he do?
In a much-trailed speech in Davos at a reception at the World Economic Forum the resilient royal “reiterated and reaffirmed” the categorical denials made by Buckingham Palace issued on his…
Report: Chiwetel Ejiofor in talks for ‘Doctor Strange’
The Tinseltown trade paper says that Ejiofor is in negotiations for an “unspecified role.” – Magical casting? We’ll see.
Auschwitz’s forbidden art
In the midst of that horrorindeed, in perhaps the most horrific place a Jew could land at the timeprisoners sought to take their images back and made sure that art…
No truce with Ukraine, rebel leader says
“Since we’re attacking, there is no sense to have peace talks now. We’ve made this mistake before. It’s not decent to repeat it,” Aleksandr Zakharchenko, leader of the self-proclaimed People’s…
Designer Vince Camuto, co-founder of Nine West, dies at 78
Vince Camuto, 19362015 pic.twitter.com/kTjmvKin2s In 1978, Camuto co-founded Nine West with Jerome Fisher. In 1999, they sold what had become one of the country’s largest shoe companies to the Jones…
Obama is wrong about ‘fast track’ trade policy
The voters scoffed at me, surveying their decaying porches with the decaying economy all around them. They blamed trade deals, especially the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for the…
Doomsday Clock moved closer to midnight
.@BulletinAtomic moves the #DoomsdayClock three minutes closer to midnight… But what does it all mean? https://t.co/MoZ3K8uvcN “Today, unchecked climate change and a nuclear arms race resulting from modernization of huge arsenals pose…
Australian Open: Eugenie Bouchard ‘flexes muscles’ over ‘Twirlgate’
Following her second-round victory over Kiki Bertens on Wednesday, a male interviewer had asked the 20-year-old Bouchard for a twirl. Cue uproar on social media. As it turns out, Bouchard’s…
Rubio moving towards 2016 bid
READ: Rubio ‘down to the last decision’ on 2016 He’s also planning to miss votes in the Senate next week to take a fundraising trip through California, and will visit…
Team Romney meets in Boston on Friday
READ: Abortion poses 2016 challenge for GOP – CNN’s Kevin Bohn contributed to this report.
The mysterious world of ‘lightbombing’: Dazzling art illuminates the streets
It’s 4 o’clock in the morning. Most of Birmingham, the second most populated city in England, is fast asleep. But like a thief in the dead of night, a solitary…
The world is closer to having a real weapon to fight Ebola
Another vaccine from Merck and NewLink will also be tested. “Shipping the vaccine today is a major achievement and shows that we remain on track with the accelerated development of…
‘Frozen’: Why kids can’t ‘Let it Go’
It was the the most downloaded movie from Apple last year, and kids everywhere are still singing the movie’s anthem “Let it Go.” Heck, it’s now probably stuck in your…