A baby snakebird or Oriental Darter, which is classified as a near-threatened species, was electrocuted by a high-tension line that passes through the Okhla Bird Sanctuary and was found dangling from the wire.
A Michigan State football player told police that he was punched in the jaw by Warriors star Draymond Green.
Take one look at the top of the rock charts right now -- you'd be excused for thinking it was the late '90s, or perhaps the early...
Anger over a narrow field used for a National Women’s Soccer League match last weekend is drawing attention to larger issues as players fight for respect. U.S. national team and NWSL stars Hope Solo, Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe were among those using social media to declare the field unacceptable. More broadly, Solo, the U.S.
The United States Department of State raised its concerns with Moscow on the head of the US Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Jeff Shell, being denied entry to Russia.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Authorities say no threats have been found at Six Flags America in Prince George's County after the amusement park was closed because of a bomb threat.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Authorities say no threats have been found at Six Flags America in Prince George's County after the amusement park was closed because of a bomb threat.
It’s that time again, when the political world transfixes upon a mystery that will inevitably be solved and data suggest may not matter much to the outcome of the election: Whom will the presidential nominees choose as their running mate? The media race to find out the answer is nearly as strenuous and exciting as […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's public criticism of Donald Trump is dividing legal experts over whether the leader of the court's liberal wing should recuse herself in any future case involving him.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's public criticism of Donald Trump is dividing legal experts over whether the leader of the court's liberal wing should recuse herself in any future case involving him.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's public criticism of Donald Trump is dividing legal experts over whether the leader of the court's liberal wing should recuse herself in any future case involving him. While Ginsburg's remarks were relatively tame in an era of hyper-partisanship, experts in legal ethics told AP that she likely ran afoul of Canon 5 of the Code of Judicial Conduct, which says a federal judge "should not . publicly endorse or oppose a candidate for public... Читать дальше...
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Getting a good night's rest is about more than just going to bed at an appropriate time.
It's also about arranging your evening so that it's not stressful or stimulating in a way that can make it hard to fall and stay asleep.
We know: It's easier said than done.
To help you out, we've rounded up seven common behaviors that can ruin your rest — plus what you can do instead.
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Short on the sides and thinning on top, French President Francois Hollande's hair is kept perfectly groomed at a cost of almost 10,000 euros a month, the Canard Enchaine weekly reported Wednesday. The unpopular leader's hair has never been the topic of scrutiny, unlike other high-profile male politicians such as US presidential candidate Donald Trump or former London mayor Boris Johnson. "I can understand the questions, I can understand that there are judgements," said government spokesman Stephane Le Foll... Читать дальше...
Digital map developers send millions of misguided users to an isolated location in the middle of the Atlantic, which cartographers say is ‘like no place on Earth.’
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Questions are being raised about Trump's remarks.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated by months of failure in Syria, the Obama administration is taking what might be its final offer to Moscow: Enhanced intelligence and military cooperation against the Islamic State and other extremist groups if Syria's Russian-backed president Bashar Assad upholds a ceasefire with U.S.-supported rebel groups and starts a political transition.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A bipartisan state board has approved an extra $4 million for the State Highway Patrol for the coming months as troopers help with security for next week's Republican National Convention in Cleveland and with visits by…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A bipartisan state board has approved an extra $4 million for the State Highway Patrol for the coming months as troopers help with security for next week's Republican National Convention in Cleveland and with visits by…
Frustrated by months of failure in Syria, the Obama administration is taking what might be its final offer to Moscow: Enhanced intelligence and military cooperation against the Islamic State and other extremist groups if Syria's Russian-backed president Bashar Assad upholds a ceasefire with U.S.-supported rebel groups and starts a political transition.
TOPEKA, Kan. — A top Kansas lawmaker is questioning an arrangement that has seen a state agency’s interim leader in the position for more than six months. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/29Q84lr ) reports that Tim Keck has served as interim secretary for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability since Jan. 1. Democratic state Senate
The Cape Town city council’s attempts to secure a building site in Milnerton to house homeless people have broken down.
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Two masked robbers steal jewellery worth £200,000 in an armed raid at a store in Lancashire.
PHOENIX — The “Pokemon Go” craze across the U.S. has people wandering into yards, driveways, cemeteries and even an off-limits police parking lot in search of cartoon monsters, prompting warnings that trespassers could get arrested or worse, if they cross paths with an armed property owner. Since the release of the smartphone game last week,
