Sentences with phrase «national headlines when»

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

In spring 2015, canine influenza made national headlines when it was identified as the cause of a respiratory disease outbreak in Chicago - area humane shelters.

Most recently, the school district of York, Pennsylvania, made national headlines when the state announced the city's schools would be turned into an «all charter» district.

The school made national headlines when it was first announced in February.

Dixons, in Bradford, faced a challenging time after it hit national headlines when a teacher was stabbed by a pupil, and earlier this month when its founder, former financial director and a former teacher were all found guilty of defrauding the Department for Education out of # 150,000.

A few weeks after I got my place at Cambridge, my college — St Catharine's — made national headlines when the college female drinking society were caught running naked through the streets, dressed as cats, but having lost their bin bag costumes.

The phrase, «The Bronx is burning,» made national headlines when broadcasters of the 1977 World Series at Yankee Stadium panned a few blocks away to capture a massive blaze.

Hancock International Airport made national headlines when it installed sophisticated pod doors to enhance security when passengers left the terminal.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made national headlines when the Democrat - turned - Republican - turned - independent gave a primetime speech at this summer's Democratic National Convention, during which he excoriated Donald Trump, then the Republican nominee for President and now president - elect, and outlined his support for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee.

During his last high - profile visit to Long Island in October, a lunch with business leaders in Woodbury, Powell made national headlines when he endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton for president.

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.

Rep. Kathleen Rice (D - Garden City) made national headlines when she walked out of a meeting with House Democrats on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, saying colleagues weren't taking allegations of sexual harassment seriously enough.

Last week, McDonald's made national headlines when it announced it had allegedly found a work - around to a San Francisco law designed to curb the predatory practice of using toys to lure kids into a lifetime of fast food.

In 1987, Peter Gillquist, a former leader in Campus Crusade for Christ, and 200 others in a single evangelical congregation made national headlines when they were chrismated (or confirmed) into the Antiochian Orthodox Church.

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Zuckerberg comments didn't specifically single out Musk, who recently caused headlines when he told members of the National Governor's Association that AI is «the greatest risk we face as a civilization.»

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

«That speech came at a time of cultural and political turmoil, when national and economic security dominated the headlines,» Gates wrote in a blog post Thursday.

CNN: American Jews confront internal rancor over Israel When the editor of a Jewish newspaper here wrote this month that the Jewish state might consider assassinating an American president, his column made national headlines and provoked a Secret Service inquiry.

Atlanta (CNN)- When the editor of a Jewish newspaper here wrote this month that the Jewish state might consider assassinating an American president, his column made national headlines and provoked a Secret Service inquiry.

He made national headlines at the De La Salle Invitational on March 11 when he fired a 9 - under 62, tying the course record at Diablo Country Club, which opened in 1914.

This month, in the very week when claims of abuse in football dominated national news headlines, the Home Office published their key policy document which described how service commissioners should provide for men and boys who are victims of sexual violence, domestic abuse and other intimate crimes.

Hanna also made national headlines in October when he suggested a GOP House committee had political motivations against Hillary Clinton in its investigation into the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

Hanna made national headlines in August in an interview and op - ed exclusive to Syracuse.com when he revealed his decision to support Clinton.

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

«When the residents of Hoosick Falls were plagued by contaminated water the governor took months to visit the affected areas, but he's now attempting to steal a national headline by acting as a compassionate leader.»

Before arriving in New York, Zimpher made national headlines while president of the University of Cincinnati when she forced its winning basketball coach to resign in 2005 amid claims of violations of NCAA rules.

When Jacobs addressed the Long Beach Democratic Club on Sunday, at a dinner headlined by national party chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman - Schultz, he alluded to the recent war with a sly quip.

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.

Corroded steel or cast - iron pipes are ticking time bombs, a fact that made national headlines last year when a pipeline in San Bruno, California, exploded, killing eight people and prompting Senator Dianne Feinstein of California to propose a law that would bolster pipeline oversight and raise fines for any safety violations.

The dangers of life in the National Football League made headlines in 2009, when a study commissioned by the NFL found that retired players were 19 times more likely than other men of similar ages to develop severe memory problems.

David Noble didn't know he was going to make international headlines when he casually decided to explore a 2,000 - foot - deep gorge in Wollemi National Park, about 100 miles outside Sydney, Australia.

Richard Leakey made headlines around the world in 1989 when a stockpile of 12 tons of ivory was burned in Nairobi National Park.

When the National Enquirer broke the news of Charlie Sheen's HIV diagnosis, the story was already misleading: «Charlie Sheen AIDS Cover - Up,» blared the headline.

TV news anchor blasts viewer who criticized her weight A local Wisconsin news anchor made national headlines in October when she responded, on air, to a viewer who had written her a letter criticizing her weight.

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.

School discipline: When John Deasy changed how LAUSD handles school discipline a few years ago, he was pursuing national headlines and personal advancement, not real positive change.

When the National Education Association held its membership conference over Independence Day weekend, it made headlines for endorsing Barack Obama early; for a speech Joe Biden gave about keeping the union - supporting «family» in tact; and adapting a teacher evaluation policy that would — barring a few caveats — take into account student performance on standardized tests.

Ivan and Mary Schrodt of Sherwood, Wisconsin made headlines in the Corvette world recently when they donated five Corvettes to the National Corvette Museum...

The 2013 Mustang GT made national headlines during the summer when more than 40 women volunteered their time and expertise to customize the vehicle in less than two months.

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.»

It's so rare, in fact, that a bankruptcy judge in Baltimore made national headlines recently when he discharged about $ 340,000 in student loans, says Robert Grossbart, a Baltimore bankruptcy attorney.

The acquisition of an early Cubist collage is a major coup for the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and made headlines when it was announced at the tail end of the month.

Though Sandra Bland's arrest and subsequent suicide made national headlines — as did the shooting of nineteen - year - old Renisha McBride when she sought help at a white family's door after crashing her car — few Americans have heard about the many other black women who have been killed in recent years, including Yvette Smith, Malissa Williams, and Rekia Boyd.

This was brought into particularly strong relief in 1975 when New York City was on the brink of bankruptcy and an infamous headline on the cover of the Daily News paraphrased the then - president Gerald Ford's expression of national sentiment: «Ford to City: Drop Dead».

Fortunately, Canada isn't North Korea, so citizens were eventually informed of this very real manifestation of global warming occurring right under their noses — it became headline news when the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) reported on the shattered record instead.

Griffin made headlines last week when he told a National Public Radio interviewer he wasn't sure global warming was a problem.

The authors believe their research shows that national energy policy needs to look at more than just the «headline worries», when it comes to the public opinion.

Last week the National Post spun a headline into the obscenely wrong by claiming that 68 % of Canadians want tougher copyright law, when the CRIA poll was only able to coax 32 % to say that, with 91 % wanting artists work to be protected onilne.

A version of this article appears in print on, on Page F4 of the National edition with the headline: When Life Insurance Becomes a Liability.

Researchers made national headlines in 2016, when they issued a report that showed couples who shared the housework had more sex and greater sexual satisfaction.