Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula claims December shooting at Florida naval base
An audio recording purporting to be from the Islamist militant group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility on Sunday for a fatal shooting in December at a U.S. naval base in Pensacola, Florida, but provided no evidence.
On the campaign trail: Big crowds, Super Bowl watch parties cap Democrats’ final Iowa push
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The final countdown to the Iowa caucuses is on.
Ahead of crucial vote, anxious Iowa Democrats grapple with tough choices
Like many Iowans, Peggy Magner is still grappling with a weighty choice as the state’s first-in-the-nation nominating contest fast approaches: which Democratic candidate is best equipped to defeat Republican President Donald Trump in November.
Early spring a ‘certainty’ says groundhog, but no word on Super Bowl champ
One question answered, but there was still one to go across America after the world’s most famous groundhog emerged on Sunday, saw no shadow in the snowy morning light, and proclaimed an early spring.
Native American advocates say change to Chiefs name, traditions overdue
When the Kansas City Chiefs take the field at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, thousands of fans will see the culmination of five decades of striving for the NFL’s ultimate stage: the Super Bowl.
Campbell wins Walter Payton Man of the Year, Jackson is Most Valuable Player
Jacksonville Jaguars’ Calais Campbell took home the Walter Payton Man of the Year prize on Saturday, while the National Football League’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors went to Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.
In Miami’s crowded social scene, Super Bowl still the hottest ticket in town
Fans hoping to score a ticket to Super Bowl LIV face a steep bill this year, with a seat to the big game still one of the most coveted in all of professional sports.
U.S. universities set up front-line defenses to keep coronavirus at bay
On its sprawling campus in America’s heartland, thousands of miles from China, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has taken aggressive steps to keep the fast-spreading coronavirus away from its classrooms and students.
Explainer: How the path to the Democratic presidential nomination is different in 2020
The Democratic Party will officially nominate a 2020 presidential candidate at its convention in July, a process that begins on Monday with the Iowa caucuses and ends with the Puerto Rico primary in June.
Steyer wins black Democratic group endorsement in South Carolina
A South Carolina caucus for African-American women will back Tom Steyer on Sunday, the group’s chair said, an important endorsement for the billionaire U.S. presidential candidate in the first state to vote in which most Democrats are black.
