Sentences with phrase «national headlines»

The other candidate is young and charismatic, and has made national headlines for his aggressive advocacy of gay marriage as well as for the problems in his own marriage.

The state made national headlines in 1997 when lawmakers set aside $ 5 million to spur the creation of single - gender academies for middle and high school students.

To defend its integrity, the company recently made national headlines by announcing it would prosecute those involved with publishing fake reviews.

The issue has now become a full - scale crisis, dominating national headlines.

Now, that is 5 parliamentary candidates hitting national headlines in just the last 3 days.

Some writers capture national headlines; others capture local hearts.

The party won't rely on national headline polls to make these judgments.

But he also used his message to highlight the suffering of people «struggling to find work or relying on food banks» whose plight did not make national headlines.

Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco made national headlines when on January 4 he told the media his correction officers at Rockland County Jail had received taunts from inmates who now knew exactly where they lived thanks to the Journal News gun map.

The meeting came just one day before the pope met with Kim Davis, the Kentucky County Clerk who made national headlines for refusing to issue marriage licenses because of her opposition to the Supreme Court's legalization of same sex marriage.

Carter's disappearance grabbed national headlines when it sparked a massive search for her whereabouts that involved hundreds of volunteers.

The defeat Tuesday of two Republican Senate candidates who made national headlines with anti-abortion remarks also raised questions about the Christian right's power.

(CNN)-- Voters booted out two Democratic state lawmakers in Colorado on Tuesday in a heated recall effort that generated national headlines as a referendum on the renewed gun control debate.

VanBlarcum made national headlines last year when, following a spate of mass shootings, he called on Ulster County residents with valid pistol permits and who felt confident in their shooting skills to begin carrying weapons.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban generated national headlines this week when he showered praise on Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Despite spending four years in statewide office, and even after his strong performance in this election against a plausible Republican challenger, Schneiderman remains unknown to much of the electorate and hasn't managed to score the sort of national headlines that were routine for his predecessors.

Caught up in national headlines about our presumed Islamophobia, we at Wheaton College have been wondering if things could have gone differently in the past few months.

The project brought together more than 40 women, garnering national headlines in USA Today, AutoWeek, Car & Driver, MSN Autos, the «CBS Evening News» and many other media outlets.

While some recent national headlines from the con include the presence of an actual firearm dealer in the Chicago area (albeit selling replica weapons), regional and national attendees were treated to a great celebrity lineup and panels galore.

When you see national headlines on the pass rate, if they are including the six per cent extra 17 - year - olds who resat maths and English, this will be one reason why the results look so disastrous.

I lost three months of sleep over this with my first novel (The Almost True Story Of Ryan Fisher) because in the middle of writing it, Ted Haggard, my senior pastor and friend — he even officiated my wedding — had a story break that made it into national headlines.

The Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, which made national headlines after the site of its future mosque was vandalized last month, has decided against scheduling any festivities for Saturday.

«An American Crime» (TBA): Director Tommy O'Haver («Ella Enchanted») dramatizes the true story of the 1965 Indianapolis murder of a 16 - year - old girl, Sylvia Likens, whose brutal abuse made national headlines at the time.

«This governor is so busy trying to gain national headlines that he fails to realize that the overwhelming majority of New Yorkers are benefitting from the Republican income tax cuts,» DeFrancisco said.

The race for the 19th congressional district seat grabbed national headlines while proposed projects such as Legoland brought out community members in droves.

Tenney, a first - term House member facing an election challenge in November from state Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, D - Utica, has attracted national headlines this year over a series of provocative statements.

Weiner, who has earned national headlines and respect from many in the party for his spirited defenses of healthcare reform and the 9/11 victims» compensation bill, has long been considered a front - runner in the 2013 race for mayor.

After five years of landing on the state's list of low - performing schools, a tiny South Texas district that drew national headlines for cutting its sports program to ward off closure is now meeting state academic standards.

The trial made embarrassing national headlines for the once - rising Democratic star, who was accused of seeking more than $ 900,000 from two wealthy supporters to conceal his pregnant mistress, Rielle Hunter, from voters during his unsuccessful run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.

Wall Street knows Alibaba quite well after its 2014 record - setting initial public offering, which raised $ 25 billion and remains the largest IPO ever in the U.S. And Ma has been in national headlines frequently of late, meeting with Donald Trump before his inauguration and promising to create 1 million new jobs here within the next five years.

At the same time national headlines on childhood obesity, poor nutrition, and the impact of landfill waste were inundating the news.

Execute: Serve up school breakfast all week long, and share your own NSBW photos and stories as well as those from local, state, and national headlines using hashtags like #schoolbreakfastchallenge, #NSBW17, and #schoolbreakfast.

1 / This will make national headlines tomorrow.

Cuomo has some of his reputation riding on the new regulator, given that as attorney general, he made national headlines investigating banks and brokerages and pursuing a number of consumer cases.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made national headlines Tuesday when he announced the minimum wage for state employees will be raised to $ 15 an hour.

However, after a campaign which made national headlines due to prior controversial comments by both the Plaid Cymru [25] and Labour [26] candidates, Plaid Cymru were unable to capitalise as their vote share went down slightly.

PLATTSBURGH National headlines dominated a town hall discussion between the candidates seeking Rep. Elise Stefanik's seat.

Yet again we are receiving national headlines for the culture of corruption in New York State.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will focus on New York issues and stop suing Trump to win national headlines.

He speculated that Cuomo was seeking national headlines and seeking primarily to placate the left, and then wondered whether it was even worse, and Cuomo was using the latest shooting tragedy as an excuse to push a radical gun agenda he wanted to advance «all along.»

The NEA's rank - and - file outrage is dominating many national headlines, just as the AFT outrage did, stealing the focus from what should be a public relations victory for Clinton.

It's always a good thing when Gronkerotica makes national headlines since it serves to remind the rest of us that yes, there are steamy books available that offer fun word play on terms and phrases like «tight end» and «the receiver was wide open.»

One of the stories that recently hit national headlines told of a woman who alleges she was gang - raped by officers after they forced her to drink alcohol.

Phrases like «cooling market» and «slow sales» are gracing national headlines, causing buyers and sellers alike to contemplate the repercussions.

This year's entertainers include national headline comic Cy Amundson, international laser performer Lady Light and popular Minneapolis artist Adam Turman.