The National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit in federal court on Friday to block a new gun law in Florida just over an hour after it was signed by Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who is an NRA member. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act — passed three weeks ...
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DeMar Derozan says James Harden should be NBA MVP
Ahead of the clash of conference leaders Friday night in Toronto, Raptors forward DeMar DeRozan advocated for Rockets guard James Harden’s case for league MVP. “He’s earned it,” DeRozan told Tim MacMahon on Friday, hours before the two teams face off. “The things he’s doing are incredible. He should be a lock.” ...
Read More »Serena powers to 1st win in comeback with baby on her mind
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Serena Williams‘ power game is intact, whether she’s firing aces or smashing groundstrokes. Her grit is there, too. Her timing may be a little off and the unforced errors are a clue she has been away for 14 months. All in all, the 23-time major ...
Read More »Stephen Ross, Miami Dolphins owner, walks back anthem comments
CLOSE USA TODAY Sports’ Lorenzo Reyes, Lindsay H. Jones and Mike Jones break down what they saw at the NFL Combine. USA TODAY Sports Dolphins owner Stephen Ross(Photo: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports) Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said Tuesday that his comments the previous night about players standing for the ...
Read More »‘The hope is still there’ for return this year
Two weeks after suffering a horrific left ankle injury mere minutes into his first game as a member of the Boston Celtics, Gordon Hayward declared himself out for the rest of the 2017-18 NBA season. Four and a half months later, though, the All-Star forward says he’s no longer so ...
Read More »There’s A Christian Alternative To Obamacare. But There’s A Catch.
NORFOLK, Neb. ― Danielle Lammers, a 35-year-old administrative assistant, wife and mother, had a bump on the back of her lower thigh. It had been there for as long as she could remember, but in July of last year it started to hurt while the family was on vacation at ...
Read More »Man Charged With Hate Crime For Allegedly Plowing Truck Into Convenience Store
A former reserve sheriff’s deputy is facing hate crime charges after telling Louisiana authorities that he plowed his pickup truck into a convenience store because he thought its Sikh owners were Muslim. Chad Horsley, 27, was arrested Monday and charged with one count each of hate crimes, simple criminal damage to property, ...
Read More »Kerryon Johnson’s 40-yeard run highlights Auburn pro day
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Kerryon Johnson can now happily get back to his football routine. The Auburn running back ran the 40 before NFL scouts Friday at the school’s pro day after skipping it at the combine. He didn’t quite make his goal of 4.50 seconds or better, running in ...
Read More »Aid-In-Dying Gains Momentum As Erstwhile Opponents Change Their Minds
Susan Boyce, married and the mother of four, doesn’t know when she will die, but she knows how. One day, her diseased-decimated lungs will no longer be able to pump oxygen through her bloodstream. “What happens with us is that we can’t get enough oxygen,” said Boyce, 54, of Rumson, New ...
Read More »18 Kitten Heels That Don’t Look Like They Belong In The ’50s
This spring, we’re throwing it back to styles we can thank our grandmothers for. From flattering wrap tops and breezy breezy jumpsuits, to slingbacks and kitten heels, many of spring’s top looks prove what goes around comes around. Now, we’re not talking about your grandmother’s clanky kitten heels and orthopedic wedges. Instead, ...
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