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.
Factbox: Trump impeachment – What happens next?
The U.S. Senate will conclude its impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump this week, with a final vote set for Wednesday. The Republican-controlled chamber is all but certain to acquit the president.
On the campaign trail: Democrats deliver closing arguments with dogs, comedians and planes
Democratic presidential candidates fanned out across Iowa on Saturday for a frenzy of rallies and last-ditch speeches with just two days to go before the rural state kicks off the nominating process.
Iowa’s anger over Trump’s ethanol policy gives Democrats opening
In a speech last month to farmers in Texas, President Donald Trump won applause as he talked up recent U.S. trade agreements. When he tried to boast of his administration’s ethanol policy, however, he was met with silence.
