Once prized as a leafy haven from the social ills of urban life, the suburbs are now grappling with a new outbreak of an old problem: poverty. Currently, 38 million Americans live below the poverty line, which the federal government defines as an annual income of $20,000 or less for a family of four. But for the first time in history, more of America’s poor are living in the suburbs than the cities—1....
As for one of the heroes in Jacksonville’s playoff win over Pittsburgh last weekend, he was doing the same in a far more literal sense. Jaguars fullback Tommy Bohanon spent the entire 2016 campaign out of the NFL after being released during the preseason by the Jets. Faced with the possibility his pro career may be over, Bohanon began working for his father’s small contracting company in North Fort Myers, Fla....
Since the spring, the Baltics—Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia—as well as Eastern European nations like Poland and the Czech Republic, have watched with mounting anxiety as the Russian troop build up around Ukraine continued inexorably. Mistrust of Moscow, and of former KGB officer Vladimir Putin in particular, runs deep in the region, where each country was either once part of the former Soviet Union, or a member of its eastern bloc....
An old priest may be forgiven a bit of hyperbole. The Serbs aren’t Nazis; “ethnic cleansing” can’t approach the scale of the Holocaust. But after the shame of watching two Bosnian enclaves fall, and hearing the tales of terrified refugees, the Western allies decided to stand up to aggression. At a one-day conference in London, they warned the Serbs that if they attacked the “safe area” of Gorazde (map), NATO would respond with a “substantial and decisive” air campaign, involving U....
So when it comes to Houston collecting its fourth straight loss, there’s that. And there’s the fact that the Rockets were playing on Thursday without Chris Paul, forward Luc Mbah a Moute or center Clint Capela, three of their most effective defensive players. There’s also a particularly difficult span in the schedule, with back-to-back disappointing losses to the Clippers and Lakers followed by a stretch of eight road games out of 11....
Select vehicles for the recall are 2006 to 2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, and Lincoln MKZ vehicles. According to the recall, a valve in the hydraulic control unit might stick open, “which could result in extended brake pedal travel.” Ford stated that this issue may increase the likelihood of a crash. In the recall, Ford stated that the company is aware of 15 reported accidents and two injuries that might have resulted from the brake issue....
The U.S. has become the country worst affected by COVID-19. According to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, there are now almost 432,500 cases and more than 14,800 deaths across the country. Models predicting when the outbreak will peak in different states have been developed to help authorities manage healthcare. By understanding when they should expect an uptick in cases, they can try to prepare healthcare facilities to accommodate larger numbers of patients....
Lauren “I think Wenger has been the greatest manager in Arsenal’s history. We have seen what he has done for the club and how he has transformed things, with the style of play and the way in which we won the league in the unbeaten season. “He has been an amazing coach at that level. As a person, I always like to highlight the way he sees the world. When I joined Arsenal, there were players from everywhere....
Court documents filed in the wake of the death of Kozlowski’s husband, 37-year-old Thomas Hand Jr., said the shooting allegedly occurred in front of the couple’s 2-year-old son. Montgomery police arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the shooting, according to the Montgomery-based news station WSFA. The teenage suspect faces capital murder charges due in part to the shooting allegedly occurring in front of a child. Kozlowski, who was crowned Miss Mississippi in 2008, shared some of the details surrounding the shooting in her Facebook post....
Justin Smith, 26, pleaded not guilty to stealing money from the team over an eight-month period, according to Cleveland TV station WJW. MORE: ‘Small-school’ prospects with big game | Ravens player sues hotel after having money stolen twice Smith allegedly took money from a special fund for Personal Seat Licenses (PSLs). He faces fourth-degree felony charges for grand theft. According to a Berea (Ohio) police report, Smith allegedly made refunds from one PSL account, transferred that money to another account and then conducted a refund to one of his five credit cards, with a total of 46 transactions....
Now with the Bucks, playing at TD Garden on Monday, Terry has an appreciation for the changes president Danny Ainge, who signed Terry in 2012, has made with the 20-4 Celtics, the best team in the league. That begins with coach Brad Stevens, hired out of Butler after the Nets trade. Terry was with the Hawks when, in his second NBA season, Atlanta brought in coach Lon Kruger from the college ranks at Illinois....
On Wednesday, Putin announced that Russia would expand its war efforts in response to a successful counteroffensive mission from Ukraine. He warned that he’d be willing to turn to “various weapons of destruction” to “protect Russia and our people.” The thinly-veiled threat prompted both U.S. President Joe Biden and the National Security Council to respond, cautioning that there would be “severe responses” if Russia were to use nuclear weapons. However, officials also reassured that there’s been “no indication” that events would escalate to that level anytime soon....
Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel, Emmitt Smith, Wilber Marshall, Fred Taylor, Cris Collinsworth, Lomas Brown, Jack Youngblood and, of course, Tim Tebow, to name a few. Urban Meyer won two BCS titles coaching the Gators, but the way he left Gainesville rubbed a lot of UF faithful the wrong way, including Youngblood. Speaking with Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi on his Open Mike radio show on 740-AM in Orlando, Youngblood blasted Meyer....
Amash–who left the Republican Party in July over fears of a “partisan death spiral” and became an independent–disputed the “imminent” threat posed by Soleimani. He condemned Trump’s foreign policy actions in the Middle East and said the White House’s claim that Iran or Soleimani threatened “four embassies” is likely “totally made up.” On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said he “didn’t see” any specific evidence Iran planned to attack four embassies, despite Trump’s claim an attack was “imminent....
Former Kelantan and Maldives head coach Velizar Popov has returned to Thailand, following his appointment as the Thai Premier League club head coach. The Bulgarian trainer announced the news on his social media on Wednesday evening. The Dangerous Koupreys are based in the Sisaket province of Thailand, and finished 13th in the league last season. In 2015 they came the closest to winning a major title, finishing runners up in the Thai League Cup....
Hanson fell into a coma Monday and was transferred to Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, according to Atlanta television station WSB, which first reported the death. No details were given about the cause of his ailment, which reportedly began Sunday morning when he had trouble breathing and was rushed to a hospital. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2015 Hanson’s friends and former teammates were reportedly told, “It’s real bad” and that Hanson suffered catastrophic organ failure....
The gist is this. Bouchard stole a victory from Terry Labonte and Darrell Waltrip at Talladega in 1981. It was his only winning race. He ran 160 races during his 1981-87 Cup career. He won pole position three times, and his results included 19 top-five finishes and 60 times in the top 10. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2015 | Year’s best moments | Kyle Busch, big possibilities Bouchard was the Cup 1981 rookie of the year....
Mason, a 2001 All-Star with the Miami Heat, played for six NBA teams over 13 seasons including five years with the Knicks. He was diagnosed with congestive heart failure earlier this month . MORE: Remembering those who have passed in 2015 | Mason Jr. issues statement, basketball world reacts Mason had four surgeries following his heart attack and his three sons — Anthony Jr., Antoine and Armon — were at his side....
“I am dismayed—more like disgusted—by NBC’s decision to air Trump’s ‘I won’t play by the rules so let me make my own rules’ town hall opposite Biden’s,” Gould wrote in a public Facebook post. “Is this what the new leadership at NBC thinks is the right thing to do? To be complicit in Trump’s tantrum? A shameless grab for ratings!” “I wouldn’t be shocked if this were Fox News. But NBC?...
After the Patriots, James’ former team, joined the San Francisco Giants and Tampa Bay Rays in signing an amicus brief urging the United States Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage across the country, James said support of gay marriage is the work of the devil. “That’s Satan working on us,” James said on the Washington Watch radio program hosted by Tony Perkins of the anti-gay Family Research Council, now James’ employer....
