International

IOC strips US of Olympic relay medals in Gay doping case

May 14, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_5425" align="alignleft" width="300"] Tyson Gay[/caption] LONDON (AP):The entire United States men's sprint relay team was stripped of its silver medal from the 2012 London Olympics yesterday as a result of Tyson Gay's doping case. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) notified the US Olympic Committee by letter...

Raul Castro: US and Cuba Ambassadors to Be Named Soon

May 13, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_5393" align="alignleft" width="300"] Cuba's President Raul Castro waves to the press as he accompanies France's President Francois who is departing Jose Marti airport in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Hollande's one-day trip made him the first French president to visit Cuba since it...

Verizon buying AOL for $4.4 billion

May 13, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_5390" align="alignleft" width="300"] he Verizon studio booth at MetLife Stadium, in East Rutherford, N.J. (yahoo)[/caption] Verizon is buying AOL for about $4.4 billion, advancing the telecom’s push in both mobile and advertising fields. The acquisition gives Verizon an entryway into the increasingly competitive online video space....