Waffle House backs workers who called police on black woman The arrest of the 25-year-old woman sparked outrage and calls for a nationwide Waffle House boycott after a cellphone video surfaced showing three white male Saraland police officers wrestling Clemons to the floor of the restaurant and handcuffing her even […]
Stormy Daniels sues Trump for defamation over ‘con job’ tweet Adult film star Stormy Daniels has filed a defamation suit against President Donald Trump for a tweet that said a forensic sketch of a man who allegedly threatened her in 2011 was “a total con job.” Daniels, whose real name […]
Kelly thinks he’s saving U.S. from disaster, calls Trump ‘idiot,’ say White House staffers White House chief of staff John Kelly has eroded morale in the West Wing in recent months with comments to aides that include insulting the president’s intelligence and casting himself as the savior of the country, […]
U.S. fast-food price war flares as consumer spending softens Cheap fast-food “dollar” deals surged in the United States during the first quarter, marking a major shift in strategy as a cool-down in consumer spending sent restaurant chains scrambling for customers. So-called “value” offers have been part of the U.S. fast-food […]
Deutsche Telekom sees T-Mobile-Sprint deal clearing anti-trust scrutiny Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) CEO Tim Hoettges expressed confidence on Monday that the $26 billion takeover of Sprint Corp (S.N) by its U.S. unit T-Mobile US (TMUS.O) would clear anti-trust hurdles. Hoettges, speaking after the all-stock deal was announced on Sunday, also touted […]
T-Mobile, Sprint say $26 billion deal would give U.S. tech lead over China T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) and Sprint Corp (S.N) said on Sunday they had agreed to a $26 billion all-stock deal and believed they could win over skeptical regulators because the merger would create thousands of jobs and […]
Shot taker: Ogunbowale set for Dancing With the Stars Hooping with Kobe and Ellen. Going from the big dance to a big dance competition. Making the cover of Sports Illustrated. Oh, and those two shots. “It’s definitely been a great few weeks,” Notre Dame guard Arike Ogunbowale said in a […]
Three big storylines heading into Kentucky Derby week Though Gronkowski, the horse, had little realistic chance of winning the Kentucky Derby, the mere possibility that Rob Gronkowski, the party animal, might grace the Churchill Downs winners’ circle would have made this a Derby Week unlike any other in recent memory. […]
One-handed NFL prospect Shaquem Griffin embraces the opportunity to prove doubters wrong again It’s not every year when Day 3 of the NFL draft comes with a curtain call. In fact, it has probably never happened. Yet it was so fitting on Saturday, when Shaquem Griffin, a fifth-round pick by […]
LeBron James’ first-round series vs. Pacers one of the best in NBA history The Cleveland Cavaliers’ first-round series against the Indiana Pacers came down to a win-or-go-home Game 7, but when it was all said and done, LeBron James had completed one of the greatest playoff series performances in NBA […]
