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38 dead after hurricane-triggered landslides in Mexico

Images of the damage from storm Earl showed massive mudslides burying entire hillsides, trees felled and buildings creaking under collapsed walls and roofs. (Va...

ARod to play final game with Yankees on Friday

Online ticket price tracking site Tiq-IQ said the average price to get into Yankee Stadium on Friday is $456. "Saying goodbye may be the hardest part of the...

Ousted from DNC, Wasserman Schultz fighting to stay in House

The candidate challenging ousted Democratic National Committee boss Debbie Wasserman Schultz for her Florida House seat in this month's party primary is filin...

Executed Iranian Scientist Mentioned in Clinton's Privately-Stored Emails

The agency quoted a spokesman for the Iranian judiciary, Gholamhosein Mohseni Ejehi, as confirming the execution of Shahram Amiri . "Amiri had access to conf...

Skydiver who died in Northern California was 18

San Joaquin County sheriff's officials said they have not yet been able to notify one of the families involved and are not yet publicly identifying the two dead...

'Medals over morals': Entire Russian team banned from competing in Rio Paralympics

In an uncompromising press conference, Sir Philip Craven - the president of the International Paralympic Committe (IPC) - said he was "disgusted" at the Russi...

12-foot pro-Donald Trump display set on fire in yard

Sam Pirozzolo, from Staten Island, New York, blamed "pro-Hillary thugs" for torching his 12-foot high tribute to The Donald, which was painted in the colors of ...

Hroniss Grasu carted off with non-contact, right knee injury

But the Bears will have to wait another year to see exactly what they have in him after he slipped on the oft-criticized turf at Soldier Field. Chicago Bears ...

DC transit cop busted for ISIS support

He also had several meetings with an undercover law enforcement officer, many of which were with Amine El Khalifi , who later pled guilty to planning to conduc...

Australians crash in training, Hoskins taken to hospital

She was taken to the hospital only as a precautionary measure, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Australian cyclist Melissa Hoskins has been taken to ho...

Orlando Mayor Wants Pulse Nightclub to be a Permanent Memorial

On Wednesday, Dyer visited the makeshift memorial with the prime minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel. The mayor was unavailable for an interview , but spokes...

Woman dead, several injured after mass stabbing in London

Darlene Horton , the wife of Richard Wagner , was killed the day the university's summer study overseas program ended.Horton, 64, was pronounced dead at the ...

Turkish President backs return of death penalty

That was a central theme of the weekend's massive Democracy and Martyrs' Rally in Istanbul . People have started to gather hours before the mass rally in t...

Dutch cyclist Anna van der Breggen takes gold

Van Vleuten was taken to a Rio hospital where "severe concussion and three small fractures in her lumbar spine" were diagnosed, according to the Dutch cycling f...

Rays lose game, series to AL-worst Twins

Santana (5-9) struck out eight in 6 1/3 innings, giving up two runs on six hits. "I definitely wanted to go deeper but it's not all about me, it's about getting...

Officials investigate Zika case in Palm Beach County

While pregnant women are most vulnerable to the virus, older citizens are also at risk of contracting mosquito-borne diseases, warned Wasserman Schultz, D-Westo...

IS claims Pakistan hospital blast

The health department declared emergency at the Jinnah Postgraduate and Medical Centre and Civil Hospital, Karachi, along with other medical facilities of the m...

Slugger Alex Rodriguez to retire, become Yankees instructor

Rodriguez will be paid the full sum still owed on his deal, which is approximately $27 million, according to ESPN . "He's going to go down as one of the gre...

Republican Meg Whitman: Trump Is a 'Dishonest Demagogue,' I'm Supporting Hillary Clinton

Trump's comments "create a clear and present danger", says Hayden. Hanna has previously spoke out against the Republican Party, being one of only 13 of the p...

China wins Olympic gold in men's 10 meter synchronized diving

Chen and Lin received a number of 10s from the judges in both execution and synchronization for the fifth dive - a forward 4.5 somersault that carried an degree...

Kasich: Trump Jr. called aide to float VP offer

Two of Trump's staunchest Republican critics say Trump may have done irreversible damage in two critical states, Arizona and OH, with an approach to immigration...

Young Man Killed While Playing Pokemon Go At Tourist Attraction

Authorities say Calvin Riley of San Mateo was shot at the bustling Aquatic Park in the Fisherman's Wharf area, frequented by thousands of visitors each day, j...

Jury Selection Begins In Trial of Pennsylvania's Top Prosecutor

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane departs after her preliminary hearing on August 24, 2015, at the Montgomery County Court House in Norristown. The ...

Delta Airlines grounds all flights as its computer systems suffer major outage

A power outage in Atlanta, began at about 2:30 am Eastern Time. "There may also be some lag time in the display of accurate flight status at delta .com, the Fly...

Is There Gender Equality At The Rio Olympics?

But athletes just can't post whatever they want. Michael Phelps' signature event has become the individual medley and he's taken home gold in each of hi...

South Korea: North fires ballistic missile into sea

There is the possibility that this time, North Korea was aiming to drop the missile in the EEZ. It was also one of the rare launches aimed towards Japan . Th...

Zika virus identified in two local residents

Eight women in IL are listed in the Zika Virus Pregnancy Registry, but an IDPH statement says five of those cases have not been confirmed, and those women may...

Labour Members Win Court Battle Over Vote

The High Court said the NEC's decision amounted to a breach of contract , in a ruling that increases the voter base by around a quarter. "We are now callin...

Japan's emperor hints at abdication, citing deteriorating health

Akihito ascended to the Japanese throne in 1989 after Emperor Hirohito's death. But if his words, even though he avoided directly mentioning his wish to abdicat...

Shami Chakrabarti Nomination As Labour Peer Slammed By Jewish Community Leaders

The human rights campaigner has been at the centre of an honours storm after the Labour leader nominated her for a peerage shortly after her report into anti-Se...

Massachusetts Congressman, Veteran Lashes Out at Donald Trump

Dent added that he was not shocked by Hanna's break with the party, although he said he himself has no plans to support Clinton. Families who lose sons or dau...

Ledecky smashes world record to win 400m freestyle gold

In Omaha, there was a buzz over what was to come, and what type of digits Ledecky would put on the clock. It was never a matter of if, just a matter of when: ...

Brazil kicks off Olympic Games with celebration of diversity

Rio's Olympics are costing almost $12 billion with big legacy projects like a new metro line, bus highways and massive real estate developments. President of ...

Passage of GST bill is a good step: Rahul

The opposition party said the treasury benches focused only on Rajya Sabha members during consultations for a consensus on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill...

He's a Player: Padres' Clemens wears jersey with odd name

The Padres were gifted two walks to open the seventh. The last triple-play turned by the Phillies was the rare unassisted triple play by Eric Bruntlett again...