Spinal injections, 5am alarm calls and a body in "shock" - Dame Kelly Holmes on her quest to finish the London Marathon.
Queen Elizabeth II is turning 90 and when it comes to royal occasions, this family is renowned for its festivities.
City work on new regulatory tools to review university growth
The passing of British comedian Victoria Wood has generated a flood of tributes from giants of comedy, film, television, music, literature, theatre and politics.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis police say a 2-year-old child has died at a hospital after being shot. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release that officers were sent to the city's northwest side Wednesday night regarding a child shot. The release says officers found the child unresponsive with a single gunshot wound. Police say the child later died at a hospital. According to police, detectives have been told that only the mother and child were at home the time of the shooting. Читать дальше...
Born a slave, Tubman went on to lead the Underground Railroad, a secret network of safe houses where slaves were helped to escape to free states. The media mogul made the comments promoting her latest OWN network show at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Winfrey serves as executive producer and also appears in the series about a journalist who returns home to her estranged family in the South.
The Country and Provincial Championships form proved rich last year, and Kim Waugh believes punters would be silly not to keep following her unlucky runners from this year's Provincial final.
In telling other peoples' stories, 60 Minutes prides itself on being front-footed.
Go ahead and fret, Warriors fans: “Based on how I feel right now, I probably couldn’t play,” he said after Wednesday’s practice. Curry’s status has become The Story in the first week of these NBA playoffs. Head coach Steve Kerr hears all the chatter about the Warriors proceeding cautiously with Curry because they hold a two games-to-none lead on the Rockets. It’s about whether he’s OK or not. [...] if he’s not quite OK and there’s a risk of him injuring himself or making it worse, then we won’t play him. Читать дальше...
Rubble at North Melbourne pub where a wall collapsed onto a footpath during demolition work has been found to be riddled with asbestos.
The Daily Record reports (http://dailyre.co/1pjnzUJ ) Edward Koloski entered the plea earlier this week to charges of vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and DWI in the crash that killed Javan Robinson in Rockaway Township. Prosecutors say Robinson was going to a grocery store close to midnight on Feb. 23, 2014, when he was hit by Koloski's Dodge Charger while trying to cross Route 46.
MADISON, Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin students were warned to avoid part of the campus in Madison after reports that a man with a knife grabbed two women, who were able to flee unharmed.
Campus police public information officer Marc Lovicott says police received two separate reports Wednesday of women on campus being grabbed from behind. Officers are searching for the suspect, who is described as wearing a black long-sleeve T-shirt, red-and-white shoes and having a muscular build.
TOKYO (AP) — The first of two back-to-back earthquakes struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu one week ago Thursday night. Confirmed deaths from the earthquakes. Additional deaths attributed to evacuation-related stress. People still missing. People injured by the earthquakes. People in shelters. Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Kumamoto Prefecture
Economists and analysts have been swooning over a new series of ultra-cheap, ultra-long bank loans announced by the ECB last month.
CHEYENNE, Wyoming - Where's the best place to watch next year's eclipse? If you're thinking the grand open spaces of Wyoming, you have plenty of company.
Hotel rooms across the Cowboy State are going, going, gone, well over a year before the arrival of the first total solar eclipse to be seen from the mainland U.S. in almost four decades. Jackson Hole is bracing for big crowds, and Native American tribes are promoting their heritage as the perfect backdrop for the rare natural event. — South Carolina offers the closest eclipse-watching for 100 million people on the East Coast, right before the moon's shadow crosses into the Atlantic Ocean, assuming summer rain clouds don't block the view. Читать дальше...
LOS ANGELES - Chris Paul scored 25 points, J.J. Redick added 17 and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 102-81 Wednesday night and take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Rihanna has stripped off again for her hardcore new X-rated video.
Campaign financial reports also show main contenders are ready to spend big through the end.
Police have charged 140 people and seized large amounts of drugs, weapons, cash and stolen items valued at $2 million in raids targeting Perth's suburban dealers.
After two nights in custody, the teenager accused of killing a Melbourne mother in a shopping centre car park is out on bail after magistrate gives him a second chance.
NEW YORK (AP) — Four months after negotiating a global climate agreement in Paris, government officials are coming to New York on Friday to sign the pact in a ceremony at the United Nations.
