Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Saturday declared a virus emergency in the city of 7.3 million, extending school cancellations until Feb. 17 and canceling all official visits to mainland China. Lam announced a package…
In photos: Rescue efforts under way after deadly…
Search and rescue efforts were under way Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 31 people and more than 1,600 others, the BBC reports. The big picture: Authorities recorded more than…
Iraqi Security Forces Storm Tahrir Square, Clash With…
Volunteer medics clear the ruins of a medical tent near Tahrir Square in Baghdad on Saturday after security forces stormed the area. They said security forces set the tent on fire, burning everything in it,…
Kaine: GOP senators should at least treat Trump…
Sen. Tim KaineTimothy (Tim) Michael KaineKaine: GOP senators should 'at least' treat Trump trial with seriousness of traffic court Senate Dems to Pompeo: Comments about NPR reporter 'insulting and contemptuous' Iran resolution supporters fear impeachment…
A woman shot and killed an ex-Illinois State…
The Friday night shooting, which was captured on surveillance footage, appeared to show several people watching television in a media room when the woman sitting behind the victims stands up "without apparent provocation," the Lisle…
Bernie Sanders, stuck in Trumps trial, leans on…
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders drew large, passionate crowds in Iowa this weekend, even when he was not there. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at a Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate…
The Doomsday Clock Moves Closer Than Ever to…
But the one thing that is measurable is the degree of inaction on climate change. As the US withdraws from the Paris climate agreement, the world as a whole has done little to meet the…
We will be very efficient: Trump defense opens…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's lawyers went for short and sweet during Saturday's impeachment trial, taking only two hours of their first day at the Senate podium to outline their case for exonerating the president – a marked…
Coronavirus death toll rises to 56 in China…
As the U.S. closed its consulate in Wuhan and prepared to extract all its diplomats, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Saturday of a "grave situation" in the rapid spread of the coronavirus that has claimed 56 lives. The…
Saturday Night Live: Welcome to hell, Alan Dershowitz…
"Saturday Night Live" returned for its first new episode of 2020 this weekend. The show started out in the well of the Senate for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial and then promptly went to hell…
60 miles from college: Lack of education, a…
BALDWIN – The squeals of elementary students at recess coming from a playground behind a two-story building and the occasional hiss of a tractor-trailer's tires on the main drag a couple of blocks away serve as…
Hip-hop has never been respected: Diddy slams Grammys…
BEVERLY HILLS — Attention, Recording Academy: Were you listening? Sean "Diddy" Combs, winner of the Industry Icon award at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy Gala, challenged the industry to get its act together in the next year…
Pro Bowlers cite safety as deterrent to 17th…
4:24 PM ET Michael DiRocco Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University Multiple APSE award winner Jenna Laine Close ESPN Staff Writer…
Irked Dodgers dont want 17 title, fake banner
LOS ANGELES -- Many expressed frustration over the Houston Astros' role in the sign-stealing scandal and others conveyed the importance of moving on, but virtually every member of the Los Angeles Dodgers was consistent on…
Cyborg pummels Budd for historic 4th MMA title
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- The shots came fast and with ferocity from Cris Cyborg. A knee. A left hand to the head and a right to the body. A hard right kick to the legs. Again…
On-court squabble delays Aussie doubles match
MELBOURNE, Australia -- A first-round mixed doubles match between the No. 1-seeded pair of Marcelo Melo and Barbora Strycova and American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jamie Murray was delayed by more than 10 minutes when the…
China quarantines for Wuhan coronavirus wont seal off…
Most urban planners don't design a city with the idea of sealing it off. Many advocate for the opposite: making cities as free-flowing as possible to encourage tourism and attract workers. But on Thursday morning,…
The top 10 highest paid athletes in the…
5: The only tennis player in the top ten, Roger Federer made $93.4 million. Reuters/Danielle Parhizkaran Roger Federer may not have won a major title between June 2018 and 2019, but he was…
A couple pleaded guilty to scamming Warren Buffett…
Bill Pugliano/Getty The couple accused of scamming Warren Buffett and other investors pleaded guilty in connection with a $1 billion Ponzi scheme on Friday, court filings show. Jeff and Paulette Carpoff siphoned at least $140…
Good News- Officers drive 1,500 miles to deliver…
Children were grateful for Christmas presents they received from California Highway Patrol officers, who drove more than 1,500 miles to spread a little bit of post-holiday cheer. Three military families who were on an active-duty…
Book Bombshell: Hunter Biden’s Firm Bagged $3 Million…
An investment fund connected to Hunter Biden received three million dollars in taxpayer cash from a federal program run by one of his father’s top advisers, according to revelations in Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power…
George Soros in Davos: 2020 Election Will Determine…
Left-wing billionaire George Soros on Thursday reportedly warned that the 2020 election will determine the “fate of the world” and lashed out at President Donald Trump during a private dinner event at the World Economic…
BREAKING: DOJ Rules Comey’s FBI Had ‘Insufficient Predication…
The Department of Justice says that the FBI under disgraced former Director James Comey should have discontinued its secret surveillance on a member of the Trump campaign during the 2016 election because it had “insufficient…
Body of missing Notre Dame student found in…
Annrose Jerry, 21, had not been seen since Tuesday. January 24, 2020, 8:23 PM 3 min read A University of Notre Dame student who was missing since Tuesday was found dead on Friday. Annrose Jerry,…