Hancock, Beauprez sharpen their pitches to land RNC in DenverDenver PostDenver Mayor Michael Hancock, center, stands with former Rep. Bob Beauprez, left, and Colorado Republican Committee Chairman Ryan Call, during a news conference on Monday…
Former Atlanta arts center employee sentencedWashington TimesATLANTA (AP) – A judge sentenced a former employee of the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta to two years and six months in prison and ordered him to repay…
Washington PostHundreds of people from neighboring Morocco have been storming the border fence to get into Europe. Feb. 28, 2014 Would-be immigrants jump over a fence into the North African Spanish enclave of Melilla. More…
San Francisco ChronicleIt appears safe to cross one offseason question off the list: Daniel Kilgore will likely be the 49ers’ starting center in 2014. The 49ers signed Kilgore, 26, to a three-year extension Thursday that…
Meteor Seen Over Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina on …The Epoch TimesA fiery meteor was spotted over many area of Washington, DC; Virginia; North Carolina; and Maryland tonight, including Fairfax, Kensington, and Pentagon City….
San Jose Mercury NewsSANTA CLARA — While the 49ers weigh the long-term futures of Jim Harbaugh and Colin Kaepernick, the team’s first contract extension this offseason was awarded Friday to Daniel Kilgore, a potential successor…
ESPNATLANTA — The short-handed Atlanta Hawks signed center Mike Muscala, a 2013 second-round draft pick, on Thursday after completing the buyout of his Spanish League contract. Muscala (6-11, 230) averaged 14.6 points and led the…
ESPNPolice checking on reported damage to a car belonging to Richie Incognito, the player at the center of the Miami Dolphins’ bullying scandal, say Incognito told an officer he did the damage himself. [+] Enlarge…
USA TODAYPhiladelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman continued an aggressive week, locking up three critical pieces to coach Chip Kelly’s high-scoring, high-revving offense by signing center Jason Kelce to a six-year, $37.5-million extension and re-signing…
12K cameras to give Atlanta police broader window to cityAtlanta Journal ConstitutionLt. LeAnne Browning (center) with the Atlanta Police Department answers questions Wednesday during a tour of the APD video integration center. Browning is flanked…
ReutersKopitar, Kings find offense to top Avalanche. DENVER — The Los Angeles Kings may have found their offense just in time for a playoff push. Center Anze Kopitar had two goals and an assist, and…
Aspen International Fashion Week brings runway back to ski townDenver PostBrooke Fogg, center, president of Aspen International Fashion Week, with vice presidents Kerri Butler, left, and Katie Van Horne. The trio from Denver are planning…
CBSSports.com“We are very enthusiastic about the opportunity… to develop this unique property, which we expect will become a transformational and vital urban, residential sports and entertainment center for [Oakland],” Colony CEO Thomas J. Barrack, Jr….
MiamiHerald.comMiami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez threw his support Wednesday behind a convention center in downtown Miami, saying the county could use another major conference space in addition to the Miami Beach Convention Center. The endorsement marked…
Chicago TribuneFeb 26 (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Angels agreed to a record $1 million, one-year contract for 22-year-old center fielder Mike Trout on Wednesday, setting a positive tone for their ongoing conversations regarding a…
The Seattle TimesSeattle could use starting pitching or outfield help. The Rays rumors broke when Franklin was participating in the Mariners’ intrasquad game Tuesday. He had two at-bats in the game and lashed a two-run…
Washington PostSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard briefly left with an apparent right knee injury against the Sacramento Kings before returning to his usual form. Howard and Kings center DeMarcus Cousins banged knees…
Convention center is Las Vegas‘ pick for 2016 Republican conventionLas Vegas Review-JournalThe 2016 Republican National Convention will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center if the city wins the right to host the nationally…
Michelle Obama Visits Miami To Promote FitnessCBS LocalMIAMI (CBSMiami) – First Lady Michelle Obama is coming to Miami Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the fourth anniversary of her “Let’s Move!” campaign. While in town she’ll visit…
Walmart hiring 150 workers for downtown Honolulu storeHonolulu Star-AdvertiserWalmart is hiring 150 employees for its Downtown Honolulu store scheduled to open in the summer. The big-box retail giant has opened a temporary hiring center at…
Walmart hiring 150 for new Downtown Honolulu storeKITV HonoluluThe temporary hiring center, located in Kaakako at 627 South St., Suite 103, is across from Honolulu Fire Department Headquarters between Halekauwila St. and Queen St. Walmart’s…
MiamiHerald.comInvoking the name of San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan in the Heat’s locker room is never a casual thing, so when Dwyane Wade dropped the reference Sunday to drive home his point about Chris…
Unlikely pair at center of Facebook’s megadealThe Seattle TimesJan Koum and Brian Acton created a Silicon Valley startup that decisively challenges all the genre’s stereotypes. By BARBARA ORTUTAY. The Associated Press. PREV of NEXT. WhatsApp…
New York TimesJason Collins spent his first six and a half seasons with the Nets, who reached the N.B.A. finals twice during his tenure. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images. LOS ANGELES — Jason Collins, a 35-year-old N.B.A….
Metro Nashville schools may put pre-K hub at Casa AzafránThe TennesseanRenata Soto and Jesse Register talk about a new prekindergarten facility at Casa Azafrán. The Metro school system has reached an agreement to put its…
New York TimesATLANTA — As the ball went up for the opening tip at Philips Arena on Saturday night, Cole Aldrich draped his left arm over the back of the folding chair next to him….
The Denver ChannelDENVER – Colorado Republican party chairman Ryan Call reveals to 7NEWS the key downtown venues at the center of a plan to bring the 2016 Republican National Convention to Denver. The proposal will…
Video and Social Media Updates From KievNew York Times (blog)Last Updated, 5:26 p.m. | As my colleagues Andrew Higgins and Andrew Kramer report from Kiev, a short-lived truce collapsed on Thursday and exploded into deadly…
ESPN… Cavaliers, Spencer Hawes, Philadelphia 76ers, Dunk, Must See, Viral. In an effort to add depth to their front line as they chase a playoff spot, the Cleveland Cavaliers have traded for Philadelphia 76ers center…
New York PostSAN FRANCISCO — Nets general manager Billy King confirmed Thursday afternoon the Nets have worked out free agent center Jason Collins, and he could potentially be signed by the team to fill its…
Miracle in Miami: Baby who stopped breathing helped by Miami news photog …New York Daily NewsAl Diaz/Miami Herald/AP. Sweetwater officer Amauris Bastidas, left, was passing by and stopped to aid baby Sebastian de la Cruz,…
2 men sentenced in brutal attack on Giants fanLas Vegas SunIn this May 31, 2012, file photo, Marvin Norwood , left, with attorney Victor Escobedo, center, and co-defendant Louie Sanchez appear during a preliminary hearing…
New York TimesKIEV, Ukraine — As the center of the Ukrainian capital tipped into a maelstrom of gunfire and blood on Thursday, a man wearing a helmet stood on a street corner near Independence Square,…
Stephen Jones on Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo’s rehab: ‘I think he’s on target …Dallas Morning News (blog)Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, center, watches the Atlanta Hawks play the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA…
San Francisco ChronicleThe churning transformation is the main show, especially the most disruptive game-changer of all: the Transbay Transit Center, at present a 1,500-foot-long hole so deep and wide that 50,400 Mini Coopers could be…
CNN(CNN) — One person was killed and dozens injured after unrest broke out overnight at an Australian detention center for asylum seekers on a remote island in Papua New Guinea, authorities said Tuesday. Detainees breached…
Washington PostCANBERRA, Australia — A violent protest culminated in a breakout from an immigrant detention camp Australia runs in Papua New Guinea where one asylum seeker was killed and scores were hurt, an Australian official…
BusinessweekNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center front, inspects the command of Korean People’s Army (KPA) Unit 534, in this undated photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Jan. 12,…
Hollywood LifeHarry’s past and present lady loves both walked in shows during London Fashion Week on Feb. 17. But while Harry was front and center at ex Cara’s Burberry Prorsum show, he was mysteriously missing…
New York Daily NewsMEMPHIS — It was hardly a surprise on Monday night that when the Knicks returned to the practice court for the first time since last week, Mike Woodson was putting his team…
CBS NewsSOCHI — Mother Nature took center stage early Monday in Sochi, with thick fog affecting two events. The men’s biathlon 15km mass start — a Russian favorite — was nixed for the second day…
New York Daily NewsNew York is “Fun City” again. The return of “The Tonight Show” after 42 years does more than destroy Los Angeles’ last gasp at comic significance — it restores the most important…
BloombergPedestrians cross a road near the illuminated clock tower of the Balmoral Hotel,… Read More. Pedestrians cross a road near the illuminated clock tower of the Balmoral Hotel, center, on Princes Street in Edinburgh. Close….
Hollywood LifeThe 67th British Academy Film Awards (you’re right, let’s just call them the BAFTAs) are taking center stage from the Royal Opera House in London on Feb. 16. And as one of the last…
ReutersROME (Reuters) – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano summoned Matteo Renzi to a meeting on Monday at which he is expected to ask the center-left leader to form a government that must overhaul one of the…
Protesters evacuate Kiev city hallTaipei TimesIn a highly symbolic gesture ahead of a new mass protest, anti-government demonstrators yesterday vacated Kiev’s city hall after occupying the building for more than two months as part of…
Miami High makes it back to girls’ basketball final fourMiamiHerald.comMiami High entered its girls’ basketball regional final Saturday as the top-ranked team in the state and ranked No. 23 nationally by USA Today. Why? The…
ReutersROME (Reuters) – Center-left leader Matteo Renzi was set to be nominated as Italy’s youngest prime minister in a matter of days after a party coup forced Enrico Letta to resign as premier of the…
ESPNSOCHI, Russia — T.J. Oshie brainstormed while he skated to center ice, desperately trying to come up with one last move to end an epic shootout. He had already taken five shots at Sergei Bobrovsky,…
New Denver domestic-violence center to open this fallDenver PostMayor Michael Hancock on Friday said that by fall, a one-stop center to aid victims of domestic violence will be open in Denver. “We want to become…
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)According to multiple reports, the Seattle Seahawks signed former Packers center Greg Van Roten on Friday just three days after he was released by Green Bay. He made 10 regular-season and three…
Los Angeles TimesThe mystery of the jelly doughnut-shaped rock that seemed to materialize on Mars is a mystery no more. After taking a close look at the small white rock with a deep red center…
ReutersROME (Reuters) – Italian center-left leader Matteo Renzi is young, dynamic and has never shied away from a challenge, but his decision to force party colleague Enrico Letta to resign as prime minister is a…
CNNLOS ANGELES — Only a fool goes to a basketball game expecting to see a player score 60 points. Flames have to leak from his fingers. Buckets have to pour from the heavens. An entire…
Los Angeles TimesTARTUS, Syria — In a setback for a United Nations-brokered aid effort, a convoy carrying humanitarian assistance to civilians trapped in the center of the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday was met…
Washington PostU.S. skier Bode Miller looks on during a press conference of the U.S. alpine dki team at the Gorki media center in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi, on Feb. 6, 2014. Alexander Klien / AFP/Getty….
ESPNThe Minnesota Timberwolves remain without their starting center, and now the Los Angeles Lakers don’t have theirs. While that’s had quite a negative impact on the Timberwolves, the banged-up Lakers can’t do any worse. Los…
ESPNLOS ANGELES — The Lakers and Phoenix Suns engaged in a fresh round of trade discussions Monday focused on four-time All-Star center Pau Gasol as both sides continued to assess their options in advance of…
Indianapolis StarDec 23, 2013; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Andrew Bynum reacts in the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports (Photo: David Richard David…
SportingNews.comThe Indiana Pacers have officially signed Andrew Bynum to a contract, which positions them to continue to dominate in the paint. Bynum will be brought on as Roy Hibbert’s backup center, which is a luxury…
