So Andy Burnham has called for a review of the current gay blood ban. That’s nice of him, I suppose, but I hope he doesn’t mind if I don’t get too excited about his acceptance of the queers just yet.
(ATTN: UPDATES with separate visit by N. Korea's ceremonial leader) SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's top diplomat has arrived in Thailand, Pyongyang's state news agency said Sunday. Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong arrived in Bangkok Saturday to
The 18-year-old is hoping to follow the footsteps of Aaron Ekblad.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump defended himself Sunday from the fierce backlash he’s received for criticizing Fox News debate moderator Megyn Kelly, insisting he said nothing wrong and that he values women. “I cherish women,” the real estate mogul told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” adding that he did not mean to imply […]
Ohio Gov. John Kasich said he’s open to legislation mandating that police wear body cameras — but he didn’t offer a firm commitment during an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” Sunday. Kasich’s comments about policing come on the one-year anniversary of the Ferguson, Missouri shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed […]
Republican presidential candidate John Kasich reaffirmed his call for a path to legal status for the undocumented immigrants in the U.S., as well as a guest worker program to meet the needs of the labor market.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — On July 30, Joseph Toomey and a handful of his friends sat on benches at Court Square, some of them finishing pulled pork sandwiches from the Central BBQ food truck. Regulars? Nah. New Yorkers. They were here for a bachelor party weekend. "We just got in town about an hour ago," Toomey said. "I didn't want to go to Atlantic City or Vegas, and we all love barbecue, so we came here. We were walking down the street and saw the Central BBQ truck and so here we are." Talk about luck. Читать дальше...
The new Magpies signing could have had a winner but Shane Long saved a point for Southampton.
Slyngstad keen to take a more active ownership role
Slyngstad keen to take a more active ownership role and focus on corporate governance
Slyngstad says listed companies losing focus on how to become profitable
Arsene Wenger will have to wait for this campaign's first points as Arsenal flopped in the season opener.
After a summer of talk about Petr Cech’s ability to help Arsenal end their long title drought, the former Chelsea goalkeeper was guilty of two glaring errors as his new team began the Premier League season with a demoralizing 2-0 defeat to West Ham at the Emirates. To be fair to the long-time Chelsea No. 1, there was more than just his errant decision-making to blame for West Ham’s opener two minutes before halftime, when Cheikhou Kouyate headed in a free-kick. That was the case, too, as West Ham... Читать дальше...
The Richmond County Sheriff's Office reports 14 handguns are missing from Cabela's Outpost after an overnight burglary.
CAIRO (AP) — A leading member of Egypt's hard-line Islamist group Gamaa Islamiya, which waged an armed insurgency against the government in the 1990s, has died in prison, an official said Sunday.
CAIRO - A leading member of Egypt's hard-line Islamist group Gamaa Islamiya, which waged an armed insurgency against the government in the 1990s, has died in prison, an official said Sunday.
CAIRO (AP) — A leading member of Egypt's hard-line Islamist group Gamaa Islamiya, which waged an armed insurgency against the government in the 1990s, has died in prison, an official said Sunday.
CAIRO (AP) — A leading member of Egypt's hard-line Islamist group Gamaa Islamiya, which waged an armed insurgency against the government in the 1990s, has died in prison, an official said Sunday.
Karen Butler
NEW YORK, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Valerie Bertinelli returned to television this weekend with the premiere of her new Food Network show, "Valerie's Home Cooking."
Andrew V. Pestano
BAGHDAD, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has unveiled significant reforms aiming to reduce government costs and fight corruption after weeks of nationwide protests.
The Swiss Family Robinson wish their pad was as swanky.
About two in three Australians say the Abbott government should take climate change more seriously and even more believe coal-fired power will eventually be supplanted.
The playing field is already unfair as wealthy athletes can access science others cannot, writes Clive Cookson
