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A large tree fell on a wedding party in Whittier, California, Saturday afternoon, killing one person and injuring at least five, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. Witnesses told CNN affiliate KTLA the wedding party was taking photos when the tree came crashing down in Penn Park. One witness described the tree as splitting […]

China has agreed to return the US underwater drone that it seized in international waters earlier this week, the Pentagon said Saturday. “We have registered our objection to China’s unlawful seizure of a US unmanned underwater vehicle operating in international waters in the South China Sea. Through direct engagement with Chinese authorities, we have secured […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Marcus Cox, Taylor Lamb and the Appalachian State kicker came through again in the Camellia Bowl.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly has been cleared from the NFL's concussion protocol by independent doctors to play Monday night against the Washington Redskins, according to team spokesman Steven Drummond.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly has been cleared from the NFL's concussion protocol by independent doctors to play Monday night against the Washington Redskins, according to team spokesman Steven Drummond.

Daniel L. Davis

Security, Middle East

How Desert Storm taught us all the wrong lessons.

In the heady days following the spectacular U.S. victory over Saddam Hussein’s Republican Guard armored divisions in Operation Desert Storm, military experts in Washington celebrated the fact that the U.S. military was vastly superior to every armed force on the planet. Even officials and experts in Russia and China grudgingly acknowledged the claim. President George W. Bush declared... Читать дальше...

Police are hunting for a man who threatened staff with a sawn-off shotgun as he robbed a Docklands supermarket on Sunday.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have won eight in a row.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State’s Naz Mitrou-Long broke out of a season-long slump with the best game of his career.

By Jeongeun Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Supporters of South Korean President Park Geun-hye rallied on Saturday for her reinstatement while opponents gathered to repeat their demands that the leader impeached over a corruption scandal step down immediately. "This is my first time out here, but yesterday when I heard about her opinion against the impeachment submitted to the Constitutional Court, whatever pity I had felt for her disappeared," Roh Yi-young, 55, said. Park's lawyers struck a defiant... Читать дальше...

The Packers announced that linebacker Nick Perry and running back James Starks did not make the trip to Chicago and have been downgraded to “out” for Sunday. Perry has a hand injury, and Starks has a concussion. The Packers started listing wide receiver Ty Montgomery as a running back on their unofficial depth chart this…

When UNLV beat Oregon, 80-69, last Dec. 4 in front of more than 12,000 fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the Rebels were on top of the world. The victory improved them to 7-1 on the season with a pair of W's over top-15 teams (Oregon and Indiana), and at that point ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It took Carlton Bragg Jr. about 20 minutes to knock the rust off.

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on China's seizure of a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater glider (all times local):

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on China's seizure of a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater glider (all times local):

PITTSBURGH — Jamel Artis scored a season-high 31 points as Pittsburgh survived 18 turnovers to hold off Rice, 83-73, Saturday night.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Joe Cremo scored 20 points with a career high four 3-pointers and Albany (N.Y.) broke away in the second half to beat St. Francis Brooklyn 87-60 on Saturday night for a seventh straight win against the Terriers.

Two multi-car crashes occurred in Baltimore.

Pornographic origami, a tongue you can lick your cat with, and a bamboo keyboard: How far can *you* get without buying something?

The Obamas are a credit to the race all right — the human race.

Christopher Roland Larson and Rebecca Kathleen Price, both of Portland, Dec. 12.

By Philip Rothrock

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