Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas Representative, formally announced Thursday that he’ll seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, ending months of intense speculation over whether he’d try to translate his newfound political celebrity into a White House bid. Until he challenged Republican Senator Ted Cruz last year, Mr O’Rourke was little known outside his hometown of El Paso….
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Unanimous No. 1 Florida and the top six teams remained the same in this week’s Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll for games played March 21-27. Occupying the final four spots are James Madison, LSU, Florida State and Georgia, while USF makes its first appearance in the 2016 rankings. The Gators (33-1)…
Police in Scotland have filed their final report into a probe of CIA “rendition stopovers” during the early years of the War on Terror, looking into at least six secret flights. The report’s contents remain secret, however. Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland, Scotland’s chief public prosecutor, ordered the probe back in 2013. His successor James Wolffe…
Take-Two Interactive, publisher of Red Dead Redemption 2, is in a legal battle with the security company Pinkerton over the use of characters Andrew Milton and Edgar Ross, two Pinkerton agents featured in Rockstar’s latest title. As reported by The Verge, this all began when Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations sent Take-Two a cease-and-desist letter over…
As she emerged from five years captivity inside the Islamic State, Barfe Khalaf Farho wanted one thing more than anything else: fire. The 26-year-old Yazidi had been forced to wear a niqab every day of her slavery in the homes of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) fighters and their wives. So when she reached…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of North Georgia head coach Mike Davenport, assistant coach Sarah Phillips and graduate assistant Karlie Gillam of the Division II National Champion Nighthawks, were named the 2015 NFCA DII National Coaching Staff of the Year, announced on Tuesday. It was a record-breaking season for UNG. Under the direction of Davenport…
Electrical systems in Venezuela have been targeted by another cyberattack, President Nicholas Maduro has said. Caracas has accused the US of “sabotage”, while US officials blame local corruption and mismanagement for the blackout. After a failure at the Guri hydroelectric power plant left much of the country without power on Thursday night, Venezuelan authorities managed…
Thanks to popular demand, we’ve gotten our first look at Spider-Man: Far From Home, featuring several European locations, three separate Spider-suits, and the one and only Nick Fury. Want to take a closer look? We’ve got you covered with our gallery of screenshots from the teaser: Just want to watch the trailer again? We’ve got…
Fans of the Royal Family got a second royal wedding this week, as Princess Eugenie married Jack Brooksbank at St. George’s Chapel. Here are the best photos from their wedding day so far. Kirsty O'Connor / PA Images via Getty Images Starting early in the morning, people started to gather across from St. George’s Chapel to watch the wedding. Naomi Campbell Matt Crossick / Pool via AP…
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced that four-time Olympian and Oregon State head coach Laura Berg has been selected as the head coach for the 2017 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team (JWNT) that will compete at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women’s World Championship…