Minnesota has lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.
ANAHEIM, California - Although the Los Angeles Angels have struggled at the plate for most of the season, their stellar starting pitching has kept them in the playoff race.
Exactly five years ago, the ranking of Thiruvananthapuram city in terms of sanitation published by the Union ministry of urban development would have put the administrators to shame.
Keith Urban gives an energetic performance while headlining The Today Show‘s concert series on Friday (August 7) at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. Just about a mile uptown, Luke Bryan performed for a crowd in Central Park for Good Morning America‘s summer concert series. The Big Apple sure became a lot more country that [...]
Imagine trying to get your driver's licence or passport renewed, only to be told you are dead. A major flaw uncovered by Chris Rock has shown this is entirely possible.
A fisherman clung to his dead father's body as he waited for rescue after a boat's maiden voyage ended in tragedy, rescuers say.
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, the first Indian-American to be running for the US presidency, is the youngest among the 17 Republican presidential aspirants for the 2016 elections.
The Wine Market Council says in 2014 there were 92 million wine drinkers in the United States, 54 percent of them female.
What is the best way to fuel your workout? Do you need carbohydrates and protein? Do you need a sports drink, gel or energy bite? The list of sports nutrition questions goes on and on.
Getting your news these days is a nerve-wracking thing. Yes, you’re happy to note cat videos, new babies and neighbors having fun, but who likes to see word of war, destruction, accidents or death?
The Bible tells us that in the last days people will worship creatures more than their creator.
My children, admittedly, have grown up with a very thrifty mother. It shouldn’t surprise me that my sons and daughter are very mindful of what things cost. They don’t like to be wasteful, and …
You can soon find the bedraggled beggar on train belting out songs in praise of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyhan' instead of the usual bhajans and time-worn Bollywood numbers.
Karolina Pliskova has a history with Angelique Kerber. They met each other in a final less than two months ago and will do so again at Stanford. The fourth-seeded Pliskova advanced to her WTA Tour-best fifth final of the year, beating American Varvara Lepchenko 6-2, 7-5 on Saturday in the Bank of the West Classic. She’s looking for her first career Premier-level tour win — and Kerber, who has three titles this year, is standing in her way again. ... Читать дальше...
A weakened Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in China and was set to be downgraded on Sunday after killing six people and injuring hundreds in Taiwan, where millions were left without power.
All the action from the MCG as the Kangaroos look to consolidate their spot in the eight.
BREMERTON – The Kitsap BlueJackets roughed up Black Bears starter Callahan Neely, tagging the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning on their way to an 11-8 victory in West Coast League ba…
MasterCard says any move by the Reserve Bank to cut fees merchants pay to banks for accepting credit cards runs the risk banks will recoup the income by raising card interest rates.
CANTON, Ohio — Former 49ers defensive end Charles Haley was thankful Saturday during his enshrinement at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Haley talked about family, teammates, friends and, of course, football. He also told of being diagnosed with manic depression in the late 1980s. It was his recollection of his depression that captured the crowd’s undivided attention. “My life spiraled out of control for years,” said Haley, who was presented by former San Francisco owner Eddie DeBartolo. Читать дальше...
Sydney defender Rhyce Shaw says the Swans are picking and choosing when they play good football and their inconsistency over the past month is a frustrating reminder of why they are performing below what they have shown in recent years.
Want your hotel with $20-a-day drinks? Free wifi? These are the perks hotel chains are offering if you sign up to their loyalty programs rather than booking through the likes of Booking.com, Wotif and Expedia.
BY THE NUMBERS: The atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945
The Japanese city of Nagasaki marked Sunday the 70th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, ending World War II. Here's a look, by the numbers, at that day 70 years ago in Nagasaki:
Melbourne's inclination to turn everyday objects into an art project has gone out to sea, with a six shipping containers at Port Melbourne getting a vibrant makeover.
Disorienting and dreadful, wondrous, hilarious and magnificent: Arts Centre Melbourne's inaugural Supersense festival turned the venue into a hypnotic, baffling labyrinth.
