President Barack Obama waves to reporters at the conclusion of his news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. The president claimed an array of successes in 2014, citing lower unemployment, a rising number of Americans covered by health insurance, and an historic diplomatic opening with Cuba. He also touts his own executive action and a Chinese agreement to combat global warming. The President also criticized Sony’s decision not to show “The Interview” after threats from hackers reportedly tied to North Korea.
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People stand in line to receive their purchases at a distribution point of an internet shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. In his Thursday speech, President Vladimir Putin, who has led Russia for 15 years sought to soothe market fears, said the country has sufficient currency reserves and would not resort to administrative controls, such as fixing exchange rates or obliging exporters to convert their Western currency holdings to rubles.
K-State men and women are in action this weekend. K-State band is the best in the U.S. Bold Predictions. Texas A&M Play-by-play announcer Dave Smith kicks off hour 2. You Can’t Be Serious to wrap the show.
On Friday afternoon Judge William Malcolm continued the preliminary hearing of a man accused of a number of charges including aggravated kidnapping, and robbery. Earlier Friday two other defendants waived their preliminary hearings. Ortegas Tune, 26, of Manhattan was the first to waive his preliminary hearing. Tune faces charges which include one count of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of aggravated robbery. His arraignment has been set for December 29. Rasheem Wilson, 26, also of Manhattan was the next to waive his hearing–with a December 29th arraignment set. Wilson’s charges include two counts of aggravated kidnapping,…
Two of three men charged in connection with an aggravated robbery and kidnapping incident reported in the 1300 block of Flint Hills Place this past October waived preliminary hearings Friday morning before Judge William Malcolm, with a third going ahead with his scheduled preliminary hearing late in the morning. Ortegas Tune, 26, of Manhattan was the first to waive his preliminary hearing. Tune faces charges which include one count of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of aggravated robbery. His arraignment has been set for December 29. Rasheem Wilson, 26, also of Manhattan was the next to…
From K-State Athletics Communications The Pride of Wildcat Land, the Kansas State University Marching Band, has been recognized as the best marching band in the nation. The band has received the Sudler Trophy, which is given every two years to recognize the top marching band in the U.S. Frank Tracz, professor of music and the university’s director of bands, received the award Friday at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. “We are so proud of Dr. Tracz, our students, our staff and all members who make up the Pride of Wildcat Land,” said Kirk Schulz, university president. “This prestigious…
Manhattan City Manager Ron R. Fehr received the Buford M. Watson Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Management for his outstanding work and career in Manhattan. The award is the highest award presented by the Kansas Association of City/County Management (KACM). Fehr began his career in Manhattan in 1982 as the park and forestry supervisor and rose through the ranks of the Parks and Recreation Department to the City Manager’s Office when he became assistant city manager in 1992. He then became the eighth city manager in Manhattan following a national search in 2000. Fehr has managed the city…
The father of a US spy freed by Cuba after nearly 20 years of imprisonment told the Associated Press on Thursday that he is worried about his son’s whereabouts.
Eight dead children and a woman suffering from stab wounds were found inside a home in a northern Australian city on Friday, police said.
People line up to take the bus outside the Capitolio in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. How does one end almost 54 years of hostility toward a next-door neighbor? That’s about to become clear as the Obama administration and the communist government of Raul Castro move to normalize more than a half-century of bitter animosity between the United States and Cuba.