Beijing is pushing tales of perseverance, but many young people are openly questioning the Communist Party’s message.
Michigan knows Wisconsin is primed for the long game
The Badgers have made a league-best 141 3s during Big Ten play and nearly 40 percent of their offense has come from 3-point range this season.
Tigers radio man Jim Price nixes spring road trips, still plans full regular-season schedule
Jim Price’s radio partner Dan Dickerson made the announcement on the air this week, and the Tigers confirmed the plan Wednesday.
Buttigieg aides say path beyond March 3 possible but tricky
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is bracing his supporters for a difficult stretch, with the sobering assertion that front-runner Bernie Sanders will likely emerge from next week’s Super Tuesday contests well ahead in the race for delegates. The disclosure, made in a strategy memo sent to […]
Adam Engel homers in White Sox’ loss to KC
Adam Engel bats in the fifth inning Wednesday in Surprise, Ariz. (Daryl Van Schouwen) Dallas Keuchel pitches on back field, says he feels ‘phenomenal’ and is ahead of schedule with four weeks till Opening Day ROYALS 7, SOX 6 Engel goes deep Adam Engel’s three-run homer to left against lefty […]
Right-wing extremists killed 38 in U.S. last year, report finds
Right-wing extremists, including white supremacists, were responsible for a large majority of extremist murders in the U.S. last year.
Local official encourages 2020 Census participation
Bob Kuntz has a solid sense of the importance of a census. One might even say he has 20-20 vision regarding the impending national headcount. The census, which only happens every 10 years, was the first of four major topics in Kuntz’s City Administrator’s Report at the Feb. 24 Ballwin […]
Cornyn calls GOP majority in Senate a ‘firewall’ against socialism if Sanders elected president
Republican Sen. John Cornyn Wednesday blasted the socialist vision of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and said it’s critical Republicans keep control of the Senate to be a “firewall” against the Vermont senator’s policies in case he’s elected.
Federal appeals court judges ask tough questions while mulling Trump’s new rules targeting poor immigrants
At a hearing Wednesday at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, a panel of judges from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on new immigration rules proposed by the Trump administration. | Sun-Times file New federal immigration rules that target the poor went into effect Monday and will remain […]
State’s new economic development director: Nebraska is for you
Tony Goins is a relatively new Nebraskan, having moved to the state in 2014, but he’s a cheerleader now. “There is something in the water here in the middle of everywhere and it’s time for the entire world to know…
Nebraska state officials issue warning about COVID-19
Officials want Nebraskans who have recently traveled to one of 10 countries that have experienced an outbreak of COVID-19 to self-report to state or local public health officials.
Sterigenics still storing ethylene oxide despite county request
Sterigenics is continuing to store a highly combustible, cancer-causing gas at the site of its shuttered plant near Smyrna, despite a request from Cobb County to remove the chemical, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned.
Sterigenics ignores Cobb request to remove ethylene oxide
Sterigenics is continuing to store a highly combustible, cancer-causing gas at the site of its shuttered plant near Smyrna, despite a request from Cobb County to remove the chemical, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned.
New Ace store to open Monday, despite Wednesday crash
The new store, which was built on the site of the former Ideal Grocery, is directly north of the existing QP Ace Hardware and about twice the size.
US concerned over presence of Crimean ministers in India
Email: Federal judge group says it never intended to call emergency meeting over ‘political controversy’
The leadership of an independent group of federal judges sought to reassure its members in a recent email that it never intended to call an emergency meeting with the purpose of discussing any “political controversy” in a pending case.
Ironic that ‘global terror epicentre’ Pak lectures on rights: India at UN
Describing Pakistan as world’s leading exporter of terror, the govt on Wednesday said J&K “was, is and shall forever” remain an integral part of India. Speaking at the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Vikas Swarup, Secretary (West), said,”it is more than a little ironical that a ‘global […]
Savarkar a role model, an ideology in himself: JP Nadda
BJP president JP Nadda on Wednesday hailed Veer Damodar Savarkar as one of the greatest freedom fighters, saying he fought bravely against the British regime all his life and sacrificed each moment in service of the motherland. “Savarkar was a visionary, a great hero of the freedom movement and I […]
CISF takes over Srinagar airport security
Multiple people dead in Milwaukee shooting at Molson Coors
The dead include the shooter, said Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett
UNH cancels study and travel in China, South Korea due to virus outbreak
The University of New Hampshire has cancelled study and research programs in China and South Korea, the two countries with the highest alert from the U.S. Center for Disease Controls in light of the COVID-19coronavirus outbreak.The university said Wednesday that it had previously canceled student pr…
Flu season. Coronavirus. How managers can handle sickness and paranoia at the office
The threat of catching a virus at work raises a perennial issue: What can a manager ask employees to do when they are concerned about being exposed to a contagious illness or when they show signs of being sick?
Vehicle involved in fatal Thornton hit-and-run found, but driver still at large
The vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run early Saturday morning has been located, the Thornton Police Department announced in a tweet. The white GMC SUV was found in the 12500 block of Dahlia Way, the Wednesday tweet said. No arrests have been made and the vehicle was unoccupied when it […]
City accused of violating U.S. Constitution by towing without compensation
The latest in a series of lawsuits challenging the city’s towing and ticketing practices was filed in federal court on behalf of two scofflaws whose vehicles were seized and sold. | Adobe Stock Photo A lawsuit seeks class-action status and just compensation on behalf of thousands of parking ticket scofflaws […]
Insider: Senators clash over Whitmer appointees, sexism allegation
Two Michigan senators argued behind closed doors as a feud continued over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s appointees to the Natural Resources Commission
‘Multiple’ dead after shooting at Milwaukee brewing company
Local media, citing unidentified sources, are reporting fatalities, including the shooter
Louisiana governor calls for judge who admitted to using the n-word to resign
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and groups in the state are calling for a district judge to resign after she admitted to using the n-word.
Missing 10-year-old in Rapid City found safe
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Coronavirus spreads in Middle East and beyond: Live updates
New infections and deaths reported around the world, with Brazil confirming its first case in Latin America.
Michigan’s high school graduation up, dropout rate down
The 2018-19 school year graduation rate was 81.41%, up from 80.64% in 2017-18. The state’s dropout rate fell to 8.36%, from the 2017-18 rate of 8.73%
Michigan’s high school graduation up, dropout rate down
The 2018-19 school year graduation rate was 81.41%, up from 80.64% in 2017-18. The state’s dropout rate fell to 8.36%, from the 2017-18 rate of 8.73%
US: Multiple people reportedly killed in Wisconsin shooting
Local media report several people are dead after a gunman opened fire at the Molson Coors complex in Milwaukee.
Trudeau says tire fire on CN Rail line near Tyendinaga ‘extremely concerning’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday the continuing protests near CN Rail tracks close to the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory are a worry and the protesters could cause serious harm if they don’t stop.
Clive Cussler, million-selling adventure writer, dies at 88
The real-life thrill-seeker wove personal details and spectacular fantasies into his page-turning novels about underwater explorer Dirk Pitt
Lyon stuns Juventus and Cristiano Ronaldo
It’s only one goal and there’s still the return leg to come in Turin, but Lyon’s surprise 1-0 win against Juventus on Wednesday leaves this last-16 tie delicately poised as the Italian team seeks its first Champions League title since 1996.
Lyon stuns Juventus and Ronaldo
It’s only one goal and there’s still the return leg to come in Turin, but Lyon’s surprise 1-0 win against Juventus on Wednesday leaves this last-16 tie delicately poised as the Italian team seeks its first Champions League title since 1996.
More Than 15 Million Tuned In for CBS’s Democratic Debate
The chaotic debate, the final forum before the South Carolina and Super Tuesday primaries, showed viewer interest remained high.
Detroit reaches agreement to drop nuisance suit against controversial landowner
Detroit Corporation Counsel Lawrence Garcia said the city on Wednesday voluntarily dismissed claims it filed Feb. 6 against Salameh Jaser
Lake Shore Drive reopens after smoke from downtown fire shuts down lanes
Smoke from a fire Feb. 26, 2020, in the 100 block of North Harbor Drive caused a closure on part of Lake Shore Drive. | Chicago Fire Department Inbound and outbound lanes were open by 3 p.m., police said. A section of Lake Shore Drive was closed Wednesday because of […]
Man sentenced for robbing Beltline jogger at gunpoint during monthlong crime spree
After previously pleading not guilty, a man accused of a monthlong crime spree in Atlanta, which included robbing a Beltline jogger at gunpoint on Memorial Day, changed his answer Wednesday.
Death penalty repeal passes Colorado General Assembly
The Colorado state legislature has taken the historic step of passing a bill to abolish the death penalty, as 21 other states have previously done. After nearly five hours of debate Wednesday, the state House voted 38-27 for the repeal, with three Democrats joining all 24 House Republicans in voting […]
Neo-Nazis in US charged over threats to journalists, churches
Several alleged members of the neo-Nazi Atomwaffen Division charged with conspiring to harass journalists and churches.
Amid concerns of costing Mount Pleasant big business, CMU sees ‘upside’ in moving WMU game to Detroit
The game will be Saturday, Oct. 17, at Ford Field. Tickets start at $10.
With 3-week spring break and 90 international students, St. Paul’s School warns of coronavirus concerns
The emergence of the coronavirus outbreak is complicating plans for spring break at St. Paul’s School, which has 90 international students from 18 countries, many of whom were planning to return home over the three-week stretch, as well as a number of American students who had international travel…
Former Michigan center Cesar Ruiz dedicates NFL dream to late father: ‘He’d be mind-blown’
Cesar Ruiz is one of four Michigan offensive linemen invited to the NFL Combine.
The Boston Red Sox currently quarantining a Taiwanese prospect because of coronavirus fears
The Boston Red Sox, out of an abundance of caution, have kept a prospect from Taiwan from reporting to the team’s spring training complex in Fort Myers, Florida, because of coronavirus fears, CNN has learned.
White House weighing appointing coronavirus czar, despite denials
White House officials have privately weighed appointing a czar to oversee the administration’s response to the growing novel coronavirus outbreak, despite public denials by members of the administration, sources inside the administration and advisers close to the White House say.
Can Lysol and Clorox products kill the novel coronavirus? The answer is … complicated
The disinfectants are thought to be effective against the novel coronavirus. But until tests confirm this, its ability to kill the novel coronavirus has not been scientifically proven.
House panel deals blow to bill barring trans athletes from female sports teams
A bill that would bar transgender athletes from participating on girls’ sports teams was dealt a setback Wednesday, after a panel of lawmakers recommended it be killed.House Bill 1251 would require that students interested in participating in female athletic teams be “cisgendered,” meaning that thei…
Despite criticism, more than 15.3 million people tuned into chaotic Democratic debate on CBS
The chaotic final Democratic debate before the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday averaged 15.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen television ratings.