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Fla. university head: Keep FAMU band suspended

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's top state university official is asking Florida A&M University to keep its famed band off the field.

Eleven FAMU band members have been charged with felony hazing in connection to the death of drum major Robert Champion in November.

State University System Chancellor Frank Brogan wrote ...

Best of the Web Today: Why Obama Flipped

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:05
Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat has two mommies.


Nadal furious with Madrid surface

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:05
Rafael Nadal threatens to withdraw from next year's Madrid Open if it continues to be played on the new blue clay surface.
Categories: BBC, News

Book of year shortlist revealed

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:05
The shortlist for Wales Book of the Year is announced along with some changes to the prestigious event.
Categories: BBC, News

Peru ministers quit over clashes

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:05
Peru's interior and defence ministers resign in the face of criticism over a failed operation against Shining Path rebels.
Categories: BBC, News

It's Good to Have a King

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:05
Why did hereditary rulers independently arise in so many cultures? Perhaps because lineage is a sensible basis for selecting leaders. Felipe Fernández-Armesto reviews.


Russia says it foiled terrorist plot against Sochi

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:05
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia claimed it has foiled a plot to attack the host city of Sochi both before and during the 2014 Winter Olympics, saying its agents discovered caches of weapons that included grenade launchers and surface-to-air missiles....

Russia says it foiled terrorist plot against Sochi

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:05
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia claimed it has foiled a plot to attack the host city of Sochi both before and during the 2014 Winter Olympics, saying its agents discovered caches of weapons that included grenade launchers and surface-to-air missiles....

Russia says it foiled terrorist plot against Sochi

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:05
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia claimed it has foiled a plot to attack the host city of Sochi both before and during the 2014 Winter Olympics, saying its agents discovered caches of weapons that included grenade launchers and surface-to-air missiles....

Obama vows to protect benefits for veterans

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:05
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama honored the nation's military heroes in a pair of Memorial Day ceremonies, vowing to protect the benefits earned by veterans and their families in an election year marked by the nation's transition from war....

Ancient Mayan workshop for astronomers discovered

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:05
NEW YORK (AP) -- Archaeologists have found a small room in Mayan ruins where royal scribes apparently used walls like a blackboard to keep track of astronomical records and the society's intricate calendar some 1,200 years ago....
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Bomb plot raises questions over European security

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:05
LONDON (AP) -- A shimmy toward the body scanner, a step into the booth and a wave of the arms - routine procedure now at U.S. airports, but not necessarily in Europe....

Bomb plot raises questions over European security

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:05
LONDON (AP) -- A shimmy toward the body scanner, a step into the booth and a wave of the arms - routine procedure now at U.S. airports, but not necessarily in Europe....

Bomb plot raises questions over European security

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:05
LONDON (AP) -- A shimmy toward the body scanner, a step into the booth and a wave of the arms - routine procedure now at U.S. airports, but not necessarily in Europe....

Bomb plot raises questions over European security

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 06:05
LONDON (AP) -- A shimmy toward the body scanner, a step into the booth and a wave of the arms - routine procedure now at U.S. airports, but not necessarily in Europe....
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