Kaepernick ad spurs Nike boycott campaign
Protesters on social media called for people to burn their Nike sneakers and boycott the sporting goods maker after it chose former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, the first NFL player to kneel during the national anthem as a protest agains…
Democrats protest as U.S. high court nominee’s chaotic hearing opens
The Senate confirmation hearing for Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court pick, opened in chaos on Tuesday, as Democrats complained about Republicans blocking access to documents stemming from the nominee’s previous work in the W…
U.S. Gulf Coast ports restricting traffic ahead of Storm Gordon
A second U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil producer halted some offshore production and ports along the coast curtailed operations on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Gordon strengthened and churned toward an expected nighttime landfall.
U.S. service member in Afghanistan dies in non-combat incident
A U.S. service member died in a non-combat related incident in eastern Afghanistan, NATO military headquarters in Kabul said on Tuesday, a day after another American service member was killed in an apparent insider attack.
Democrats protest as U.S. Supreme Court nominee’s hearing begins
U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday complained about Republicans blocking access to documents stemming from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s previous work in the White House under President George W. Bush as the conservative judge’s Senate confirma…
Storm Gordon starts kicking up waves on U.S. Gulf Coast
Waves began to batter parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday as the region felt the first effects of Tropical Storm Gordon, which is expected to become a hurricane before it comes ashore with high winds and heavy rain, forecasters said.
Scandal-hit USA Gymnastics says Perry out as CEO
USA Gymnastics said on Tuesday that its chief executive, Kerry Perry, would resign after less than a year in the job as the sport’s national governing body tries to recover from a scandal in which one of its team doctors sexually abused hundreds of fem…
New York’s Fashion Week kicks off month of global presentations
Top designers, A-list stars and thousands of fashionistas will converge on New York this week for the annual week-long preview of Spring fashion, which officially kicks off on Thursday following a Wednesday evening show of creations by luxury brand mav…
Massachusetts congressional match-up mirrors New York Democratic upset
A 10-term Democratic congressman will try to fend off a challenge on Tuesday from a Boston city councilor who could become Massachusetts’ first black congresswoman in a race with parallels to a New York upset that rattled the party in June.
Democrats vow ‘sparks will fly’ over Trump’s Supreme Court pick
U.S. Senate Democrats plan to hammer President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh over his views on abortion and presidential power in hearings starting on Tuesday, but the conservative judge looks likely to be confirmed.
