November 25th, 20220The U.S. marked the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday with traditional feasts, parades and American football, taking a moment to celebrate in a week shadowed by gun violence.
The official holiday dates to the Civil War, when President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a day to give thanks and seek healing. U.S....
October 19th, 20170NEW YORK - National Football League officials weighed the fervor of players protesting racism against President Trump’s anger at their autumn meeting on Tuesday with supporters of the players kneeling outside in solidarity.
The NFL did not seek commitments from its players to stop kneeling during pregame renditions of the U.S....
September 29th, 20170U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his fight with the National Football League (NFL) on Tuesday, calling on the league to ban players from kneeling in protest at games while the national anthem is played.
“The NFL has all sorts of rules and regulations. The only way out for them is to set a rule that you can’t kneel during our...
September 29th, 20170LANSING — Colonel Kriste Kibbey Etue, director of the Michigan State Police, has apologized for a Sept. 24 Facebook post that disparaged athletes kneeling during the national anthem.
“It was a mistake to share this message on Facebook and I sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended,” Etue wrote in a message released Tuesday...
September 24th, 20170SOMERSET, N.J. ― National Football League players from the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars knelt and linked arms during the pre-game national anthem on Sunday, hours after President Trump called on fans to boycott teams that do not discipline players who protest.
At the first game since Trump stepped up his criticism of...
