Timeline of Events: The 2013 Miss Universe Pageant

From left, Miss Connecticut USA Erin Brady and Donald Trump look on as Russian singer Emin Agalarov speaks onstage with his father Aras Agalarov during a news conference after Brady won the Miss USA 2013 pageant on June 16, 2013, in Las Vegas. In November 2013, Donald Trump took the Miss Universe pageant to Moscow, bringing his trademark glitz and glamour to a country that had never hosted a major beauty contest.

Chattanooga Chamber Calendar Of Events July 10-14

7/11 Ribbon Cutting for EPB 10 - 10:30 a.m. EPB: 110 North Greenwood Ave Join the Chattanooga Chamber for a ribbon cutting event for EPB 7/12 Ribbon Cutting for Chattanooga Allergy Clinic 4:30 - 5 p.m. Chattanooga Allergy Clinic: 6734 Lee Hwy Join the Chattanooga Chamber a ribbon cutting event for Chattanooga Allergy Clinic 7/12 midTown Chamber ... (more)

A timeline of events in the Brendan Dassey case

A federal appeals panel affirmed a lower court's ruling that Brendan Dassey 's confession was improperly obtained in a Wisconsin killing that was the focus of the Netflix series "Making a Murderer." The three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 Thursday that "no reasonable court" could have confidence that Dassey 's confession was voluntary.

Books, events mark late poet Gwendolyn Brooks 100th birthday

In this June 1989 file photo, Illinois Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks holds a portrait of herself painted by Anne-Cressey McGraw-Beuchamp at a ceremony in Chicago. Brooks would have turned 100 on June 7, 2017, something places around the country are commemorating all year with new books, poetry readings, writing contests and even a bus tour through her hometown of Chicago, all inspired by her.

Buddy, can you spare $400 trillion?

The worldwide economy is short $400 trillion of meeting retirement needs of only 30 years from now . Longer life spans and disappointing investment returns will help create a $400 trillion retirement-savings shortfall in about three decades, a figure more than five times the size of the global economy, according to a World Economic Forum report.

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An exhibition of the New Mexico History Museum on New Mexican Crypto-Jews in the late 20th Century. May 18, 2017, IMPORTANT MESSAGE: This is the final week to view our exhibition Fluid Identities: New Mexico Crypto-Jews in the Late 20th Century... Read more NOTE: Public hours for the Jewish History Museum will conclude on Sunday, May 28 and resume on Continue Reading The Consulate of Mexico is hosting an art exhibition "United by Art".

a House of Cardsa star Robin Wright gets political: a Trump has stolen all of our ideasa

Actress Robin Wright attends Kering Talks Women In Motion At The 70th Cannes Film Festival at Hotel Majestic on May 18, 2017 in Cannes, France. Fans who love tales of White House drama and political intrigue used to get their fix from “House of Cards,” the hit Netflix series about a fictional president with ego to burn and an evil grip on power.

The Latest: Trump signs spending bill that prevents shutdown

The Latest on efforts in Congress to repeal the health care law and agree on a spending bill to keep the government open : President Donald Trump has signed a short-term, stopgap spending bill keeping the government functioning and avoiding a shutdown on his 100th day in office. Trump signed the bill in private Friday night after he returned to the White House from a daytrip to Atlanta.

Nevada Alluvial Fan Flooding Workshop

This workshop is a collaborative effort by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , the Nevada Division of Water Resources , and several other organizations working together under the Nevada Silver Jackets program. The workshop will provide an overview of issues of concern associated with alluvial fan flooding in Nevada, including the structural and geological hazards associated with alluvial fans, local issues with alluvial fan development and flash flooding, nonstructural flood-proofing techniques to reduce the consequences of flooding, and planning for developed and undeveloped alluvial fans.

Daily Calendar for Tuesday, April 11, 2017

UT ELECTROACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE: The description of the University of Tennessee Electroacoustic Ensemble is deceptively simple: The group "performs contemporary improvisational music that incorporates electronics alongside acoustic instruments," if you stop digging at the "About" section of the ensemble's Facebook page.

Guest column: Gorsuch’s assurances likely tested

Gorsuch's assurances that 'no man is above the law' are likely to be tested right away, writes David Adler. The sincerity of the assurances made by Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch, to the Senate Judiciary Committee in the course of confirmation hearings that the president "is not above the law," is likely to be tested if, as expected, he is approved by the Senate for the vacant seat on the High Tribunal.

Key events in case of ex-FBI agent lost in Iran on CIA job

Some key dates in the disappearance of Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent who vanished while in Iran on an unauthorized CIA mission: March 9, 2007 - Levinson is detained by suspected Iranian security agents in the lobby of his hotel on Kish Island, Iran, a Persian Gulf resort area and free-trade zone for which no Iranian visa is required. April 2007 - Levinson's disappearance becomes public knowledge as the U.S. tries to ask Iran for information.

Last Word: Building a Bigger Police Force, Old Desk Calendars and Summer School

Since the Memphis Mayor's race of 2015 became about how best to build a larger Memphis Police Department , the discussion has always had an element of controversy to it on a larger scale than a head count of who has a badge. The police retention bonuses announced by the city this week with a four-year Crime Commission grant of $6.1 million comes with a call for yet another freeze of the city's deferred retirement option program.

Oscarsa best picture fail joins list of 10a

For all the people who have screwed up in public, botched beyond belief, lived through that “Wanna Get Away?” moment, Sunday night's Academy Awards was for you. Steve Harvey, Bill Buckner, John Travolta, Mariah Carey and all the other public bunglers are waking up this morning feeling a little better because their gaffes didn't happen in front of 35 million Americans and another gazillion people around the world.

A guide to fast-moving events on Dakota Access pipeline

FILE - This Nov. 25, 2016, file satellite image taken by DigitalGlobe shows the construction site of the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. Opponents of the pipeline called for protests around the world Wednesday... Developments on the Dakota Access pipeline have unfolded swiftly in recent weeks, with many of them propelled by the transition from President Barack Obama's administration to Donald Trump's. Here's a look at what happened involving the $3.8 billion pipeline - and what's yet to come: A company called Energy Transfer Partners has been working for months on the 1,200-mile project as a way to get oil from North Dakota's rich Bakken fields across four states to a shipping point in Illinois.