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Editor’s note: The perception of most persons is that Jihad is a call for Muslims to carry arms and go on a killing spree in the name of God. In this sermon by Imam Murtadha Muhammad Gusau, he points out that it means a struggle to pursue a pure heart. In the name of Allah, […]

“Ben-Hur” and Charlton Heston go together like sword and sandal, the two being inextricably linked in the public mind.

Colombia's Mariana Pajon retains her Olympic BMX title, with USA's Connor Fields winning gold in the men's event.

Two years ago, the NFL and NFL Players Association agreed that appeals under the substance-abuse policy would be resolved by neutral arbitration. That agreement has set the stage for plenty of individual agreements between league and union to be reached. PFT has confirmed that the three-game suspension imposed on Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell was…

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds reinstated RHP Michael Lorenzen from the bereavement list and optioned OF Kyle Waldrop to Triple-A Louisville.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds reinstated RHP Michael Lorenzen from the bereavement list and optioned OF Kyle Waldrop to Triple-A Louisville.

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council expressed regret Friday at the delay in presidential and parliamentary elections in Somalia and called on all parties to implement the new calendar without delay. The council stressed in a presidential statement approved by all 15 members and read at an open meeting that Somalia should adhere to

TBH, I think Instagram's new Snapchat-clone feature, "Stories", is pretty good. There was a little bit of skepticism at first, but now that it's been out for two weeks, people seem pretty into it. It's fun to see people use Instagram in a more loose way without the pressure of feeling like you have to pick the perfect image for your feed. And Instagram has a big advantage for me over Snapchat stories: I follow way more people on Instagram already, so its stories are more fun since it's a weird mix of people... Читать дальше...

A police conscript was killed and five other Egyptian policemen on Friday were injured by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Egypt's North Sinai, local media reported.

LOS ANGELES ― Orange County Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals said Friday he was “disappointed and disturbed” by a secret log that Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies kept for years on jail inmates and informants. The 1,157-page log has been kept under seal since it first surfaced about four months ago, but in court on Friday Goethals explained that it makes “clear” that a branch of the OCSD is “extensively” involved in dealing with informants in the jail. 

The Bundesliga outfit have enjoyed a hugely successful year financially after posting a healthy profit, even without Champions League football

ATLANTA — Local courts that jail poor defendants because they can’t afford to pay bail are unlawfully discriminating against the poor, federal attorneys say in a legal brief in a Georgia lawsuit. The U.S. Justice Department says such policies are unconstitutional. The federal brief was filed Thursday with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

PINEVILLE, Mo. — A prosecutor has announced that the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man near Pineville was self-defense. Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home at 11:15 p.m. on Aug. 10, The Joplin Globe reports(http://bit.ly/2bDuZxY ). A news release from prosecuting attorney Bill Dobbs says Bobby Sullivan was found dead in the home and

Nothing against the overly sentimental wedding cards they sell at the grocery store, but, hey ― they just aren’t for everyone. 

The NFL preseason is too early to be wagering on football as far as I’m concerned but I can’t imagine forcing another baseball play, so here we are. ...

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A man accused of injecting misbranded silicone into people's rear-ends in hotel-room procedures has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after one of his clients died.

Editor’s note: There seems to be growing tension between Igbos and Yorubas especially in Lagos and this is affecting the relationship that exists between the two groups. In this opinion by Clement Udegbe, he caution that the two groups should try to mend their differences as he has benefitted from the harmony that used to […]

Gophers defensive end Hank Ekpe managed just 2.5 sacks last year but says numbers don't tell the whole story.

The watermelons lay fat and green on Umar Bate’s farm, almost ready for harvest. He would need a tractor-trailer just to get his crop to market.

There are a number of things missing from the new movie “Ben-Hur” — Quintus Arrius, functioning tripods, a discernible point — but nothing perhaps so notable as the words “A Tale of the Christ.”

A car had run a red light and struck three pedestrians walking on a crosswalk, police said.