‘Mortal Kombat’ among 4 inducted to Video Game Hall of Fame

“Mortal Kombat,” the blood-and-guts arcade game that triggered Congressional hearings and age-level game ratings, was inducted Thursday into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, along with “Colossal Cave Adventure,” ”Super Mario Kart,” and the ubiquitous “Solitaire” game built into Microsoft Windows.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigns amid scandal

Baltimore’s mayor resigned on Thursday, ending a city leadership tenure that unraveled amid an unfolding scandal over payments for a self-published children’s book series she sold to customers including a $4 billion hospital network she once helped oversee and companies with business before the city.

Facebook bans Farrakhan, Alex Jones, other extremists

Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and others from its main service and from Instagram, saying they violated the company’s ban against hate and violence.

Military sexual assaults spike, but issue likely much bigger

Reports of military sexual assaults jumped by 13% last year, but an anonymous survey of service members released Thursday suggests the problem is vastly larger.

Chad Beeten named Durango boys basketball coach

Beeten was named Durango’s boys basketball coach Thursday. He replaces DeShawn Henry, who stepped down after 12 seasons to pursue an opportunity at the college level.

Alarmed states work to avoid vast undercount in 2020 census

In a squat office building not far from downtown, Esperanza Guevara is getting ready to look for people who might not want to be found. And her job could get a lot harder.

Storm over sexist writings forces out Trump’s choice for Fed

Conservative commentator Stephen Moore, President Donald Trump’s pick for the Federal Reserve, withdrew from consideration Thursday after losing Republican support in the Senate, largely over his past writings about women.

Assange refuses extradition to US; long legal fight expected

A defiant Julian Assange told a London court Thursday he will fight extradition to the United States to face charges of conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer, arguing that his work as WikiLeaks founder has benefited the public.

1 74 75 76 77 78 80
May 2019
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  
MOST READ
In case you missed it