Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced the deployment of 40 additional prosecutors around the U.S. to help combat the recent rise in violent crime. Two new violent crime task forces are also being set up. (Dec. 15)
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Year in review: The 50 stories from 50 states that moved us in 2017
Before we usher in the new year, it’s time for a retrospective of 2017.
2017: Remembering those we’ve lost through the year
Take a look back in memoriam of 10celebrities, athletes and other notables who died in 2017.
Iceland struggles with violence against women
Iceland has a female prime minister and some of the world’s strongest laws on workplace equality and equal pay. It also has one of Europe’s highest per-capita levels of reported rapes, according to statistics agency Eurostat. (Dec. 12)
Why the cheetah population is shrinking
The current estimate of cheetahs that remain in the wild is 7,000 in Africa and 100 in Asia.
Not even North Korea’s Kim Jong Un can control the weather
Pyongyang’s state media implies Kim Jong Un can control ‘the nature.’
If only our fake president acted more like the ‘fake’ news media he hates so much
Trump’s hypocrisy is beyond words. Imagine if, like news outlets, he issued contrite apologies for his false statements. There would be hundreds.
NFC playoff outlook undergoes serious shake-up in Week 14
The conference appeared to be developing a clear pecking order – until Sunday.
NFL playoff picture after Week 14
Meanwhile, Steelers and Eagles officially sew up berths with division crowns.
Steelers slip past Ravens again to claim AFC North
Pittsburgh needed a late push from Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown to wrap up the division ahead of a matchup with the Patriots.