Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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Here's a look inside Donald Trump's $355 million civil fraud verdict as an appeals fight looms
NEW YORK (AP) - On the witness stand last year, Donald Trump proclaimed: "I have a lot of cash." After Friday's eye-popping penalty in his New York civil fraud trial, he's going to need it - and maybe...
Feb 17, 2024
Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at 'Sneaker Con,' a day after a $355 million ruling against him
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - As he closes in on the Republican presidential nomination, former President Donald Trump made a highly unusual stop Saturday, hawking new Trump-branded sneakers at "Sneaker Con," a...
Feb 17, 2024
Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff speaks to basketball clinic, meets All-Stars, takes in HBCU game
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff was in the first row on Saturday. The husband of Vice President Kamala Harris was courtside for the HBCU Classic at the NBA's All-Star weekend in In...
Feb 17, 2024
Saving democracy is central to Biden's campaign messaging. Will it resonate with swing state voters?
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Just blocks from the shuttered Bethlehem Steel plant, the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley was bustling during lunch recently. Out of sight, a constant stream of visitors was shoppi...
Feb 17, 2024
Saving democracy is central to Biden's campaign messaging. Will it resonate with swing state voters?
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Just blocks from the shuttered Bethlehem Steel plant, the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley was bustling on a recent day with scores of older people eating lunch. Downstairs, out of ...
Feb 17, 2024
What does it mean to claim the US is a Christian nation, and what does the Constitution say?
Many Americans believe the United States was founded as a Christian nation, and the idea is energizing some conservative and Republican activists. But the concept means different things to different p...
Feb 17, 2024
Christian-nation idea fuels US conservative causes, but historians say it misreads founders' intent
The U.S. Constitution doesn't mention Christianity or any specific religion. The Declaration of Independence famously proclaims that people's rights come from a "Creator" and "Nature's God" - but does...
Feb 17, 2024
Astronaut headed to the moon says Canada needs more visionaries
OTTAWA - You're in a Florida beach house. You're under quarantine. And you're saying your final goodbyes to your family. That's all mandated by your bosses, because they're about to send you on a miss...
Feb 17, 2024
Fani Willis' testimony evokes long-standing frustrations for Black women leaders
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is used to prosecuting high-profile, challenging cases. But as she parried questions about her own personal conduct from the witness stand against the legal...
Feb 16, 2024
A Black author takes a new look at Georgia's white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Michael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia's colonial founder. Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments...
Feb 16, 2024
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