Twitter brings back election labels for 2020

It's an effort to make sure you're not fooled by a bogus account claiming to be the real candidate. Twitter is bringing back special labels to help users identify accounts and tweets from U.S....

‘Okay But Tht Lippie SUS’: Reginae Carter Lights Up the Internet With New Look

Between snagging roles like the one she did in the TV One film “Dear Santa, I Need a Date” and being Lil Wayne ‘s famous daughter, Reginae Carter spends some of her time wowing people on social...

Gainesville to consider new Tax Allocation Districts applications

GAINESVILLE – Funding assistance for a fourteen townhome housing development and the expansion of a midtown business will be on the voting agenda when the Gainesville City meets next week.

A...

Michigan company hands out 13 Cadillacs, 30 cruises as Christmas bonuses

PONTIAC, MICH. —

Owners of a Michigan mortgage company sure know how to throw a Christmas party. United Shore Financial Services, celebrating its best year in the mortgage lending business, hired...

UN climate talks in limbo as rifts among countries remain

Saturday Dec 14, 2019 at 6:00 AM

MADRID (AP) " Countries remained deadlocked Saturday in talks over combating climate change as U.N. talks dragged on beyond the official deadline with no end...

Cedartown man charged with eluding officer traveling too fast on Martha Berry

A 43-year-old Cedartown man is being held on a $5,700 bond after allegedly leading police on a chase down Martha Berry...

Calhoun Church Calendar, Dec. 14

Poplar Springs Fellowship, 61 Dempsey Loop Road in Adairsville, is having a special Christmas candle light service on Monday, Dec. 22, at 6 p.m.

The King of Kings Lutheran Church, 45 Appalachian...

Goggia leads Italian 1-2 in WCup super-G, Shiffrin 3rd

ST. MORITZ, Switerland (AP) — By the smallest margin, Sofia Goggia won a World Cup super-G race on Saturday and Mikaela Shiffrin was third to extend her overall standings lead.

Goggia was just 0.01...

NYPD officers shoot, wound man carrying 'imitation firearm'

Authorities said at a press conference following the shooting early Saturday that the man was in critical condition. Police say two New York City officers shot and wounded a man wielding an...

Seven Democratic candidates qualify for next week's debate

The Democratic National Committee announced Friday that seven candidates have qualified to participate in next week's presidential primary debate.Former Vice President Joe Biden, South Bend, Indiana,...

Alleged Militants Kill Police Officer in Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Alleged members of an Islamic militant group shot a police officer to death in eastern Indonesia in the latest assault targeting security officials in the world's most populous...

The "little things" that Japanese hotels get right

The Japanese have a reputation for perfection in nearly everything they do, and that includes hotels. As expected, they've recently created some architectural and design hotel masterpieces during the...

Alleged militants kill police officer in eastern Indonesia

Ex-Sudan strongman al-Bashir gets 2 years for corruption

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A court in Sudan convicted former President Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption on Saturday, sentencing him to two years in a rehabilitation facility.

That’s the...

Boris Johnson Heads North to Celebrate Crushing Election Win

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was heading to northern England on Saturday to meet newly elected Conservative Party lawmakers in the working class heartland that turned its back on the...

Boris Johnson heads north to celebrate crushing election win

Newspapers sit on display for sale with their front pages reporting on the general election in a supermarket in south west London, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged Friday...

Ex-Sudan strongman al-Bashir gets 2 years for corruption

KHARTOUM, Sudan — A court in Sudan convicted former President Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption on Saturday, sentencing him to two years in a rehabilitation facility.

That’s the...

California governor rejects PG&E’s bankruptcy plan

NYPD officers shoot, wound man wielding ‘imitation firearm’

NEW YORK — Two New York City police officers shot and wounded a man wielding an “imitation firearm” early Saturday in the Bronx, authorities said.

The man...

North Korea conducts another test at long-range rocket site

North Korea’s Academy of Defense Science did not specify what was tested on Friday. Just days earlier, the North said it conducted a “very important test” at the site on the country’s northwestern...