Ariana Grande canceled her scheduled Sunday show after warning her fans the night before that she was “very sick” with a sinus infection and may be forced to cancel upcoming shows on her world tour. The Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, announced Sunday afternoon that Grande had cancelled a performance scheduled for that evening. “Ariana […]
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The printing corporation HP Inc. unanimously rejected a proposed takeover bid from copy machine giant Xerox on Sunday. In a statement, HP said its board “considered the highly conditional and uncertain nature of the proposal” and determined the combined company would carry too much debt. HP added that Xerox’s offer “significantly undervalues HP” and the deal is “not in […]
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It sounds like something from the award-winning former A.M.C. series “Breaking Bad”: The authorities charged two chemistry professors in Arkansas on Friday in connection with the production of methamphetamine. The instructors, Terry D. Bateman, 45, and Bradley A. Rowland, 40, were charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and using drug paraphernalia, the Clark County Sheriff’s Department said. […]
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During Michael R. Bloomberg’s tenure as mayor of New York City, police officers stopped and questioned people they believed to be engaged in criminal activity on the street more than five million times. Officers often then searched the detainees — the vast majority of whom were young black and Latino men — for weapons that […]
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Texas fans are going to focus on the losses, but that’s not the real story about the failure of the Tom Herman era. It’s actually the close games. Over the last two seasons, the Longhorns have played an astounding 16 games that have been decided by seven points or fewer. In other words, among the […]
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A massive crash sent 19 people to hospitals as thick fog and ice covered a Virginia highway Sunday. The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 near the Nelson-Augusta county lines, Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corrine Geller said. “Heavy fog and icy road conditions are to blame,” Geller said. More […]
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Billed as one of the best cars in the mid-size segment, the Mazda6 offers good practicality and sleek styling, both inside and out, in a package that could pass as a premium car for decent money. The 2020MY has an MSRP of $24,000 for the base Sport grade, which goes up to $26,600 and $29,700 […]
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said President Donald Trump was “wrong” to tweet criticisms of Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, during her testimony Thursday before the House Intelligence Committee, but stopped short of saying the tweets constituted witness intimidation. Yovanovitch was testifying in the second public hearing of the impeachment inquiry into allegations that Trump […]
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It goes without saying that brakes are extremely important to any car, no matter how slow or fast it may be. And they’re not only about being able to slow it down or bring it to a halt – they also need to provide a good, consistent feeling to the pedal as well as the […]
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Two days before Senator Elizabeth Warren rolled out a fundamental reimagining of America’s health care and tax system — a $20.5 trillion package that would dwarf all her previous plans combined — she was working the phones to personally preview her proposal and sell it to a select group of political influencers. One was Paul […]
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Harrison Dillard, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, was considered the world’s best hurdler in the 1940s, setting countless records and winning championships. But his greatest fame resulted from an embarrassing defeat. From June 1947 through June 1948, Dillard — who died on Friday in Cleveland at 96 — won 82 consecutive finals, outdoors and indoors, […]
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Inkas is an expert at all things armored and has just unveiled a new and improved version of what is arguably its most remarkable vehicle: the Sentry Civilian. The Inkas Sentry Civilian is based on the Ford F-550 platform that has been comprehensively modified with distinct suspension components, heavy-duty brakes, and a host of other […]
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TEHRAN, Iran — The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Sunday called angry protesters who have been setting fire to public property over an increase in gas prices “thugs,” signaling a potential crackdown on the demonstrations. Ayatollah Khamenei backed the government’s decision to raise the government-set prices for gasoline by 50 percent as […]
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Werner G. Doehner, the last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, which killed three dozen people in 1937, died on Nov. 8 at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, N.H. He was 90. His death was confirmed by his son, Bernie Doehner, who said his father died from complications of pneumonia. Werner Doehner was 8 years […]
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The Amway Coaches Poll is not the same as the playoff rankings. But this week’s voting undoubtedly presages some lively debates that figure to take place in the committee room in the days and weeks ahead. For now, the top three positions remain fairly well established. It’s that all-important fourth slot that will cause the […]
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At a black church in New York on Sunday, Michael Bloomberg stood before the congregation and repented. He said the police stops of millions of black and Latino men when he was mayor, a policy known as stop and frisk, were a mistake. “Over time, I’ve come to understand something that I long struggled to […]
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DETROIT – One Michigan brother accidentally shot another while hunting together on Saturday, police said. At around 5:30 p.m. deputies responded to a field in Boston Township, Michigan for a report of an accidental shooting. The brothers were looking for a deer that one of the brothers had shot earlier but became separated during a search in the […]
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At least 19 people were injured in a crash involving a charter bus and a tractor-trailer on a Virginia interstate on Sunday morning, the authorities said. There were no fatalities reported, and the injuries ranged from minor to serious, the Virginia State Police said. The crash took place at about 4:35 a.m. in the eastbound […]
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President Donald Trump on Sunday told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that his regime was overstating when it called former Vice President Joe Biden a “rabid dog.” “Mr. Chairman, Joe Biden may be Sleepy and Very Slow, but he is not a ‘rabid dog’,” the president tweeted in a tepid defense of the 2020 […]
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Matthew Stafford’s back injury is worse than the Detroit Lions have let on. While Lions coach Matt Patricia called Stafford “day to day” and “week to week” with an injury that will keep him out for the second straight game Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, ESPN reported that doctors have told Stafford he’s dealing with […]
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