Trends. Page 86



Trends

Mississippi State fires coach Joe Moorhead after 2 seasons

Mississippi State fired Joe Moorhead after just two seasons Friday, making the unusual decision to dismiss a coach after a bowl game.
16:36 3 January 2022
Trends

Iran’s popular Gen. Soleimani became an icon by targeting US

TEHRAN, Iran — For Iranians whose icons since the Islamic Revolution have been stern-faced clergy, Gen. Qassem Soleimani was a popular figure of natio...
15:36 3 January 2022
Trends

Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge

MIAMI — Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge in Miami on Thursday night and is being held on an arrest warrant out of Texas...
15:10 3 January 2022
Trends

Big win for ‘ethical vegans’ in UK work tribunal

LONDON — British workers who practice “ethical veganism” to protect animals secured a big win in an employment tribunal when a judge ruled Friday that...
14:56 3 January 2022
Trends

‘Jeopardy!’ titans compete for $1 million, ‘Greatest’ title

LOS ANGELES — The Super Bowl is weeks away, but for “Jeopardy!” addicts the big game is here: All-time top money winners Brad Rutter, Ken Jennings and...
14:48 3 January 2022
Trends

Middle East long riven by killings of high-profile figures

Killings of major political and military figures have been a recurring factor in the modern Middle East, often presenting a defining moment and changi...
14:08 3 January 2022
Trends

Russia halts oil supplies to Belarus in push for closer ties

MINSK, Belarus — Russia has halted oil supplies to Belarus as talks on strengthening economic ties remained stalled over concerns that Russia could ef...
13:43 3 January 2022
Trends

Oil prices surge, stocks slip after US kills Iran general

BEIJING — Oil prices surged and most major global stock markets declined Friday after an Iranian general was killed by U.S. forces in Iraq.
12:45 3 January 2022
Trends

Ancelotti bids to reverse Everton’s derby-day fortunes

Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti was setting the scene for the latest Merseyside derby against Liverpool when he trotted out a cliché seemingly used fo...
12:08 3 January 2022
Trends

Turkish company says jets used illegally in Ghosn escape

ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish airline company says its jets were used illegally in Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan. Istanbul-based MNG J...
11:19 3 January 2022
Trends

German jobless rate ticks up to 4.9% in December

BERLIN — Germany's unemployment rate ticked up to 4.9% in December as the labor market in Europe's biggest economy showed some signs of economic weakn...
9:33 3 January 2022
Trends

Messy start: Croatia to elect new leader amid EU presidency

ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia's bitterly contested presidential race is headed for a runoff this weekend to decide whether a conservative or a liberal wil...
9:07 3 January 2022
Trends

Iran can call on powerful friends if conflict engulfs region

JERUSALEM — If Iran decides to follow through on its vow of harsh retaliation for the killing of its top general, it can call upon heavily armed allie...
8:22 3 January 2022
Trends

Stern was a big-city guy and a friend to the small markets

NEW YORK — David Stern had been NBA commissioner for barely a year when the Knicks won the 1985 draft lottery, sending Patrick Ewing on the way to New...
7:17 3 January 2022
Trends

Sudan’s women pursue soccer dream, challenging conservatives

OMDURMAN, Sudan — All her life, Elham Balatone wanted to play soccer — like her brothers, like the boys on her street. But in the Sudan where she grew...
6:21 3 January 2022
Trends

Iraqi militant killed by US worked with Iran for decades

BAGHDAD — Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a veteran Iraqi militant who was closely allied with Iran and rose to be a senior militia commander during the war ag...
6:12 3 January 2022
Trends

Indonesia capital floods leave 43 dead, 397,000 displaced

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The death toll from floods in Indonesia's capital rose to 43 of Friday as rescuers found more bodies amid receding floodwaters, d...
5:49 3 January 2022
Trends

Castro’s exit is latest blow to diversity of 2020 field

AUSTIN, Texas — The 2020 Democratic presidential primary initially featured the most racially diverse field in history. Now, with one month until voti...
5:23 3 January 2022
Trends

Syracuse upsets No. 8 Florida State 90-89 in overtime

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse forward Emily Engstler spent much of Thursday night's game against No. 8 Florida State in foul trouble and on the Orange ben...
5:21 3 January 2022
Trends

Tennessee scores twice late to stun Indiana 23-22 in Gator

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tennessee sure knows how to get out of a huge hole.
4:18 3 January 2022
Trends

Lebanon receives Interpol notice for ex-Nissan fugitive

BEIRUT — Interpol issued a wanted notice Thursday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon rather than fa...
3:42 3 January 2022
Trends

Ex-Trump aide Manafort told FBI he had ‘no chance at trial’

WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said he knew he “had no chance at trial" when he pleaded guilty in special counsel Robert Mu...
1:55 3 January 2022
Trends

Trebek says he needs 30 seconds for exit on final ‘Jeopardy’

NEW YORK — “Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek says he's already rehearsed what he's going to say to the audience on his final show, whenever that may be.
1:03 3 January 2022
Trends

4th death in Mississippi prisons; judge says other prison OK

JACKSON, Miss. — Another Mississippi inmate has died at the hands of a fellow inmate, bringing the death toll to four amid disturbances over the past ...
22:47 2 January 2022
Trends

US starts sending asylum seekers across Arizona border

PHOENIX — The U.S. government on Thursday began sending asylum-seekers back to Nogales, Mexico, to await court hearings that will be scheduled roughly...
22:16 2 January 2022
Trends

Delpit caps unusual season for LSU with trip to title game

Grant Delpit has had an unusual season.
22:13 2 January 2022
Trends

Son of television producer dies in ski accident in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — The son of television producer Jenji Kohan, who created the series “Örange is the New Black," died in a New Year's Eve ski accident i...
21:58 2 January 2022
Trends

Marianne Williamson lays off 2020 campaign staff nationwide

CONCORD, N.H. — Bestselling author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson has laid off her entire 2020 campaign staff but is pushing ahead with her De...
21:37 2 January 2022
Trends

Deal will let more companies make an overdose antidote spray

NEW YORK — More companies could begin making an easy-to-use version of an opioid overdose antidote under a deal announced Thursday by New York's attor...
21:22 2 January 2022
Trends

5 crew members feared dead after Alaska fishing boat sinks

JUNEAU, Alaska — Five crew members missing after a crab fishing vessel sank in the frigid waters off Alaska were feared dead after authorities called ...
20:27 2 January 2022