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Penn State aiming to improve defense heading into fall

The position, though, looks like it has grown in depth and athleticism. "Trace had a hell of a season (in 2016) ... but we've got two quarterbacks you can win w...

London Marathon hero Matthew Rees helps struggling runner over line

Another said: "Matthew Rees you were the hero of the marathon". "He wasn't very coherent, he was just like "I have to finish, I have to finish" and I said 'yo...

Justice Dept. threatens sanctuary cities in immigration fight

The U.S. Justice Department has escalated its approach to so-called " sanctuary cities ", writing at least eight jurisdictions Friday to put them on notice they...

Vegas-area officials say listing as sanctuary site is wrong

Escalating its attempts to get New York City and other metropolises to end their sanctuary city policies, the Justice Department sent identical letters to s...

Golf ball pieces from harvest cause hash brown recall

Shoppers in some states in the USA who are keen to buy some hash browns should be wary - they may have bits of chopped up golf balls in them. Hash browns sold...

Hawaii lawmakers criticize Sessions' island judge remarks

In a brief order on Friday, the United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the judges voted to reject a request by Hawaii to skip the standard first step o...

Diet drinks can lead to stroke, dementia

They conclude that both sugar- and artificially sweetened soft drinks "may be hard on the brain ". In other words, having diabetes may be more of a risk fact...

Thousands brave rain at Washington science march

Scientists - and science lovers - across the globe are taking to the streets on Earth Day to raise awareness of public policy and scientific freedom from politi...

Idaho unemployment drops to 3.5 percent

The rate was 3.2 percent in February and 3.3 percent in January, which was a tenth of a point under December's 3.4 percent. Over the year, Colorado's unemploy...

Ambush suspect a terrorist who targeted police

Prosecutors in the Eric Frein trial Tuesday rested their case after 10 days of testimony and 535 exhibits. Prosecutors have called dozens of witnesses in addi...

With North Korea, we do have cards to play

Senior administration officials told CNN on Thursday that China is the focus of the Trump administration's North Korea strategy. Council diplomats, spea...

Lavrov speaks to Tillerson about Syria chemical attack

Israel's concern about Iran establishing a permanent base in Syria the day after the civil war there ends will feature prominently when Prime Minister Benjami...

Ann Coulter invited to speak at UC Berkeley

University spokesman Dan Mogulof said that posters went up on campus last week threatening disruption of the event and officials discovered "targeted threats"...

Miss Vickie's recalls jalapeno-flavoured chips due to possible salmonella

No Salmonella was found in the product supplied to Frito-Lay and no illness related to the matter has been confirmed to date. Salmonella food poisoning ca...

Trump Prods Italy On NATO Spending

Gentiloni said that while financial constraints prevented Rome from paying the promised two percent of GDP, the prime minister assured Trump that "our commitm...

US Budget Chief Wants Border Wall Funds Stipulated

If anything, Trump's desire to achieve a flurry of victories next week risks several high-profile setbacks. These are the same people who promised to repeal and...

Thousands turn out for March for Science in US cities

She wore a white T-shirt, with a drawing of the earth stretched over her belly, and carried a sign that read "evidence-based policy and not policy-based evide...

DOJ Puts Nine Sanctuary Cities On Notice

The Justice Department has sent a letter to Philadelphia , and six other cities, ordering them to verify that they're in compliance with immigration law o...

New details on teacher's arrest, teen student's rescue at remote cabin

A day after they disappeared, Cummins was sacked from his teaching job at Culleoka Unit School, where Elizabeth had been a student in his forensics class. Cummi...

Turkish election board rejects appeals to annul referendum

Prime Minister and AKP leader Binali Yildirim said Erdogan could rejoin the party he founded in 2001 once official results - expected before the end of the mont...

Feds Detail Tad Cummins Allegations

The two spent at least one night in the cabin, police say. Griffin Barry is the caretaker for a group of vacation cabins in Cecilville, California. Siskiyou...

More Americans Than Ever Want Marijuana Legalized

Attorney General Jeff Sessions ― who has stated his personal opposition to weed ― has anxious some marijuana advocates with ominous comments about the suppose...

Pakistan vs West Indies Ist Test today

Pakistan have lost their past six tests, while West Indies have lost their past two home series, to India a year ago and Australia in 2015. One thing we have...

Hernandez family planning private funeral in Connecticut

When asked if it was the N.F.L. team's "duty or obligation" to pay out that money, Sheff said that he didn't imply that it was either. We wonder that ourselves....

Inside a Colorado pot club - a rare and endangered species

New polling shows that almost every voter in the United States supports legalizing medical marijuana, and a strong majority supports legalizing recreational mar...

McDonald's order trips up Cleveland Facebook slaying suspect

Following a nationwide manhunt, authorities were notified that Stephens' auto had been seen in a McDonald's parking lot near Erie, Pennsylvania on Tuesday morni...

Dade says it's following immigration law

Unless the recipients can prove they are no longer thwarting Homeland Security's efforts to deport illegal immigrants, the Trump Administration put the country'...

Funeral services held for Ohio victim of Facebook killer

He was 74 years old and was the victim of a senseless, random murder on Easter Sunday at the hands of Steve Stephens . Forensic Graphic Artist Jonny Castro o...

Indian Constitution not Prasad has given Muslims 'proper sanctity': Owaisi

He had earlier received a lot of flak for his statement that Muslims do not vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) despite the Centre giving them "proper san...

Starbucks barista goes off about new Unicorn Frappucino

The Unicorn Frappuccino is a beverage created entirely because it's weird and pretty to look at. After it's release Wednesday, customers have gone insane or...

Italian court finds link between cellphone use and tumour

An appeal could still be filed against the court ruling. He had claimed that using his business mobile phone for three or four hours a day, over a period of 1...

Nine Inch Nails, Paramore among Riot Fest 2017 massive line-up

Chicago Reader reports that the festival, which takes place September 15-17, will feature the influential punk band as a Sunday headliner. Riot Fest contin...

China GDP Beats, Q1 Rises 6.9%

It added that "positive changes kept emerging and major indicators performed better than expected". China's economy grew faster than expected in the three mon...

Justice warns sanctuary cities in immigration fight

He says the administration's targeting of diverse cities and states goes beyond constitutional norms and will continue to be challenged. The Trump administrat...

Ontario imposes tax on overseas buyers to rein in housing prices

Rent control will be imposed on buildings constructed after 1991, which limits annual increases. Currently, only those built before 1991 are protected from mass...