ga In this Florida school district, some parents are pushing back against a cellphone ban By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:40:44 -0500 It's no surprise that students are pushing back on cellphone bans in classrooms. But school administrators in one South Florida county working to pull students' eyes away from their screens are facing some resistance from another group as well - parents. Full Article
ga American Jewish, Muslim voters take opposing directions amid Gaza War and domestic economic concerns By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 08:50:14 -0500 In a historic shake-up, both Muslim and Jewish voters introduced fresh dynamics to the 2024 presidential election. While Jewish Americans largely continued their Democratic support, a noticeable minority within select locales--such as zip codes in New York City -- shifted toward President-elect Donald Trump. Full Article
ga Salzburg win in Champions League is 1st in eight games for Red Bull teams Jurgen Klopp will join By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:04:38 -0500 The Red Bull family of soccer clubs that will soon be overseen by Jurgen Klopp finally got a first win in the Champions League on Wednesday. Full Article
ga Peru arrests the country's soccer boss as part of a criminal investigation into fraud By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:58:21 -0500 Peruvian police arrested the head of the country's soccer federation Thursday as part of an investigation into allegations that he abused his position to extort local clubs into ceding their television rights. Full Article
ga Man United ends winless run in Europe and Osimhen scores 2 as Galatasaray beats Tottenham By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:16:26 -0500 Manchester United secured its first win in Europe for more than a year by beating PAOK 2-0 in the Europa League on Thursday. Full Article
ga Galatasaray confirms forward Mauro Icardi tore his ACL By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 07:25:20 -0500 Galatasaray forward Mauro Icardi tore his right ACL in the Europa League match against Tottenham and could miss the rest of the season, the team said Friday. Full Article
ga Leeds player Junior Firpo gets 3-game ban for alleged headbutt By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 06:39:09 -0500 Leeds defender Junior Firpo has been suspended for three games for allegedly headbutting a Millwall opponent in an off-the-ball incident during a midweek game in England's second-tier Championship. Full Article
ga English FA starts investigation into referee and offensive remarks about Klopp By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:55:13 -0500 The English Football Association has launched its own investigation after a video, widely shared on social media, appeared to show a Premier League referee making offensive comments about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Full Article
ga Aid groups say Israel misses U.S. deadline to boost humanitarian help for Gaza By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:27:00 -0500 Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, where conditions are worse than at any point in the 13-month-old war, international aid organizations said Tuesday. Full Article
ga Israeli strikes set off explosions in Beirut suburbs and kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 07:37:11 -0500 Israeli airstrikes hit a cafeteria and a home in Gaza, killing at least 14 people, medical officials said. In Lebanon, warplanes struck the capital Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday after the military ordered a number of houses there to evacuate. Full Article
ga Honda faces investigation over engine failure By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:02:44 -0500 U.S. regulators are investigating over 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles after receiving numerous engine failure reports. Full Article
ga Judge extends time to seek indictment on driver accused of killing Johnny Gaudreau and his brother By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:53:45 -0500 The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they were cycling on a rural New Jersey road briefly appeared in court Tuesday, where the judge extended the window for prosecutors to seek an indictment. Full Article
ga Zverev beats former champion Rune to set up Paris Masters final against Khachanov or Humbert By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:16:47 -0400 Alexander Zverev reached the Paris Masters final for the second time after beating former champion Holger Rune 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Saturday. Full Article
ga Gauff upsets Sabalenka and sets up showdown with Zheng for WTA Finals title By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:39:54 -0500 Coco Gauff defeated top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (4), 6-3 and set up a showdown with Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in the final of the WTA Finals on Friday. Full Article
ga Coco Gauff wins WTA Finals for the first time by beating Zheng Qinwen By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 14:29:36 -0500 Coco Gauff won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final on Saturday. Full Article
ga Coco Gauff's WTA Finals title ends her season with a $4.8 million check and a big turnaround By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 09:43:23 -0500 Coco Gauff pays attention to what people say about her online and occasionally takes pleasure in clapping back, so it should not be a surprise that she took to social media to type out a message after wrapping up 2024 by winning the WTA Finals and the $4.8 million check that came with it. Full Article
ga Sinner beats Fritz again in U.S. Open rematch at ATP Finals in native Italy By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:16:40 -0500 Late in the second set of his victory over Taylor Fritz at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, Jannik Sinner used all the adulation in his home country to his advantage. Full Article
ga Trump's economic agenda for his second term is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:29:41 -0500 Donald Trump's election win is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates even before he gets back to the White House. Full Article
ga Maryland frontrunner Alsobrooks sweats out challenge from Hogan in Senate race By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:18:14 -0500 An unusually competitive Senate race in Maryland went down to the wire Tuesday night with Democrat Angela Alsobrooks hoping her robust polling lead turned into victory against Republican Larry Hogan, a former two-term governor banking on his popularity to fuel an upset win the deep-blue state. Full Article
ga Democrat Angela Alsobrooks defeats popular ex-Gov. Larry Hogan in Maryland Senate race By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 21:37:44 -0500 Democrat Angela Alsobrooks won the Senate race in deep-blue Maryland on Tuesday over Republican Larry Hogan, a former two-term governor who failed to convert his popularity into an upset win. Full Article
ga Harriet Tubman commissioned as a brigadier general in Maryland National Guard By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:31:38 -0500 Abolitionist Harriet Tubman was officially made a one-star brigadier general in the Maryland National Guard on Veterans Day at a ceremony attended by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore. Full Article
ga Wheat And Weeds-Tending The Garden By www.web-church.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:10:27 PST Expanding on the parable and applying it to how the Kingdom Of Heaven works our lives from today until the harvest. How Jesus said we should treat weeds. Full Article
ga 'Ukraine cannot win this war': Hungarian minister says talks with Russia a must By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:45:47 -0400 Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto argues in an exclusive interview that his country remains the only NATO nation to avoid sending weapons to Ukraine because such a step, he believes, would only prolong a war with Russia that it is increasingly evident neither side can win. Full Article
ga Art Garfunkel recounts recent emotional reunion with musical partner Paul Simon By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:41:16 -0500 Musician Art Garfunkel recently reunited with on-again/off-again musical partner Paul Simon, looking to reconcile their differences and make amends. Full Article
ga 'It's concerning': Penalties racking up quickly again for Maryland By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:26:29 -0400 Penalties have been a reoccurring problem for Maryland during the Mike Locksley era, and though the Terrapins tamped them down last season, they are racking up quick again in 2024. Full Article
ga After bye, Maryland faces needed win against Northwestern on path to another bowl By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:54:53 -0400 With thinner margins in a strengthened and expanded conference along with Maryland's struggle to limit penalties, Friday night's home game with Northwestern is now a keystone to get to bowl eligibility. Full Article
ga Maryland finds balance between rest and football on bye week before Northwestern game By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:01:43 -0400 There's no such thing as an off week during football season, even when there's not a game on the schedule. For Maryland players and coaches, the goal is to strike a balance between getting away from football and still being connected to football. Full Article
ga November gauntlet begins again for Maryland with trip to No. 1 Oregon By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:43:04 -0500 Last season marked the first time Maryland posted a .500 or better mark in the month of November under Mike Locksley. College football's final month has always been a gauntlet for Locksley's teams, a trend that continues Saturday at No. 1 Oregon. Full Article
ga Ivanna Richards racing against men, dreaming of reaching Formula 1 By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 04:15:32 -0500 Ivanna Richards hopes to one day crack the Formula 1 boys club. Full Article
ga Sauber has signed Brazilian driver Gabriel Bortoleto to partner Nico Hulkenberg in F1 for 2025 By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:57:47 -0500 Sauber has signed 20-year-old Brazilian driver Gabriel Bortoleto to make his debut in Formula 1 next year as Nico Hulkenberg's teammate. Full Article
ga U.S. launches strikes against Iran-backed militant forces in Syria By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:30:22 -0500 U.S. forces launched strikes against nine Iran-linked targets in Syria, a response to several attacks on American troops in the region over the last 24 hours, U.S. Central Command officials said Monday. Full Article
ga Obama's singular arrogance By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:43:34 -0500 Amid the smoldering wreckage of last Tuesday's elections, Democrats must ask themselves a simple question: Who is in charge? Full Article
ga America more united by MAGA than leftists like to admit By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:40:07 -0500 The numbers are trickling in, and between the presidential elections of 2020 and 2024, President-elect Donald Trump saw dramatic increases in support at the ballot boxes from Hispanics, youth and Black people -- traditionally all voters who stick with Democrats. This has the Democrat Party trembling in its big black boots. Full Article
ga Can Trump make foreign policy great again? By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:43:04 -0500 In the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, pollsters predicted that Democratic candidate Hilary Clinton would win comfortably. Full Article
ga Israel says it's complying with White House demands to enhance conditions in Gaza By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:49:25 -0500 Israel's security Cabinet has signed off on steps to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip ahead of Wednesday's deadline imposed by the Biden administration to address the dilemma or face a weapons embargo. Full Article
ga Missing kayaker faked his own death and fled to Europe, investigators believe By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:04:14 -0500 A Wisconsin man apparently faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his family and flee to eastern Europe, investigators say. Full Article
ga Harris really does want illegal aliens voting By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:49:02 -0400 The Supreme Court on Wednesday stepped in to prevent a group of known illegal aliens from voting next Tuesday. Full Article
ga Trump making America great again By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:53:09 -0500 Donald Trump was elected Tuesday to a second, nonconsecutive term as president. Full Article
ga Letter to the editor: Democrats united us -- against them By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:07:45 -0500 Starting in the Obama administration and continuing through Vice President Kamala Harris' run for president, the Democrats have pledged to bring the American people back together. Full Article
ga Jets' Spencer Shrader expected to kick against Cardinals after another shakeup at the position By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:31:46 -0500 Spencer Shrader is next up in the New York Jets' kicking shuffle. Full Article
ga Roger Goodell says the NFL is working 'very hard' to hold a game in Berlin By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:06:20 -0500 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has an answer for German fans wondering about rumors the league could be heading to their capital city of Berlin: "Believe it." Full Article
ga LOVERRO: In a yardstick game, Commanders need a few more inches By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 21:08:48 -0500 As Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels was trying to lead his team in a comeback in the final minutes against the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers, the scene inside Northwest Stadium was a sea of towels. Gold "Terrible Towels." Full Article
ga City of Berlin launches official bid to host NFL games from next year By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:23:29 -0500 Berlin's city government launched an official bid campaign on Tuesday to host NFL games over a five-year period from next year. Full Article
ga Catcher Gary Sanchez becomes free agent after 2025 mutual option with Brewers gets declined By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 14:59:33 -0400 Gary Sanchez's $11 million mutual option for 2025 was declined by the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, making the catcher a free agent. Full Article
ga Nationals decline Joey Gallo's $8 million option for $2.5 million buyout By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 19:21:50 -0500 Joey Gallo's $8 million mutual option was declined by the Washington Nationals on Sunday, making the first baseman/outfielder a free agent. Full Article
ga Rays' Wander Franco charged with illegally carrying gun in his vehicle By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:01:07 -0500 Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was charged with illegally carrying a gun in his vehicle during the altercation in a parking lot that led to his arrest over the weekend, Dominican Republic prosecutors said Tuesday. Full Article
ga Sony reports healthy profits on strong sales of sensors and games By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:59:59 -0500 Sony's profit rose 69% in July-September from a year earlier on the back of strong sales of its image sensors, games, music and network services, the Japanese electronics and entertainment company said on Friday. Full Article
ga California air regulators approve changes to climate program that could raise gas prices By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 01:03:14 -0500 California air regulators voted to approve changes to a key climate program aimed at reducing planet-warming emissions that has a wide swath of critics and could increase gas prices statewide. Full Article
ga DraftKings revises revenue projections downward after string of customer wins on NFL games By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 12:41:40 -0500 The house doesn't always win. Full Article
ga Japan's SoftBank returns to profit after gains at Vision Fund and other investments By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 07:21:54 -0500 Japanese technology group SoftBank swung back to profitability in the July-September quarter, boosted by positive results in its Vision Fund investments. Full Article