Daily Archives: 07/25/2017


Backstreet Boys, Florida Georgia Line Back Together on CMT

Backstreet Boys got their first hit country song this year on a collaboration with country duo Florida Georgia and now the two powerhouse acts are teaming up for a “CMT Crossroads” episode airing Aug. 30. The cross-genre television show will …


8 Indiana Siblings Rack Up 448 Years of Combined Marriage

Eight siblings who grew up in southwestern Indiana have amassed nearly 450 years of combined marriage.   Bruce Clinkenbeard of Freelandville, Indiana, and his wife Sally have been married for 53 years, but that’s just the tip of the Clinkenbeard …


The Iron Lady Makes Huge Splash in and out of the Pool

Katinka Hosszu has a case full of medals. She wants so much more. From marketing marvel to ambitious businesswoman to fledgling union organizer, the Hungarian swimmer known as the “Iron Lady” knows how to make a splash – in and …


Brazil Plans Federal Workers’ Buyout to Cut Deficit

Brazil’s cash-strapped government is drawing up a voluntary redundancy plan for federal civil servants aimed at reducing its bloated payroll and saving about 1 billion reais ($318 million) a year, the Planning Ministry said on Monday. It will also offer …


Republicans in US House Push for Congressional Budget Office Cuts

Conservative Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are seeking to add an amendment this week to spending legislation that would slash the number of staff at the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The budget research office, known as the CBO, …