Rose, Stenson lead the way for Europe in Ryder Cup
Gleneagles (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Europe's top pairing of Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson opened play Saturday on the second day of the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles looking to extend the hosts' 5-3 lead...
View ArticleWe Screwed Up Ebola Response, And The Result Will Cost Thousands Of Lives And...
Back in April, when the Ebola outbreak in West Africa had killed less than 100 people, Doctors Without Borders urged the world to mobilize a significant response, warning that failure to act could...
View ArticleOutgoing NATO Chief Reveals His Biggest Regret — It's Russia
Reflecting on his five-year tenure as NATO's political leader, retiring Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told USA Today that his biggest career regret was Russia's unchecked aggression.While...
View ArticleChampagne and tributes flow at Jean Paul Gaultier farewell
Paris (AFP) - The champagne flowed, along with the tributes, on Saturday as irrepressible fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier slathered his last ready-to-wear show in bucketloads of his famously wacky...
View ArticleEverything We Know So Far About 'Taken 3'
Liam Neeson may not have made a big splash at theaters with his latest film, "A Walk Among the Tombstones;" however, that will change when the 62-year-old action star's next movie hits theaters. USA...
View ArticleElon Musk Just Got $2.6 Billion To Build His Amazing 'Space Taxi' — Here's...
This week, NASA announced that Elon Musk's SpaceX will receive a $2.6 billion contract to develop the manned iteration of its Dragon capsule, the first version of which is already being used to...
View ArticlePhoenix Airport Damaged By Severe Thunderstorms
Severe thunderstorms have caused significant damage to Phoenix's international airport.The storms have also grounded all flights, according to the Phoenix Sky Harbor airport's Twitter account.Parts of...
View ArticleThere's Reportedly Been A Shooting On Indiana State University's Campus
A student was shot near a residence hall at Indiana State University in Terre Haute on Saturday, according to a crime alert on the university's website.Here's the full alert:A shooting near the Lincoln...
View ArticleThese FBI Charts Confirm That Mass Shootings In America Have Risen Sharply...
There's been a lot of speculation in recent years about whether mass shootings are actually on the rise in America or we're just paying more attention because of increased media coverage.Until now, the...
View ArticleREPORT: It Took The Secret Service 5 Days To Realize A Gunman Had Shot At The...
An in-depth report from The Washington Post details how the Secret Service reportedly failed to identify and respond to a 2011 shooting attack on the White House.The elite law enforcement agency tasked...
View ArticleFour-try New Zealand retain Rugby Championship
La Plata (Argentina) (AFP) - New Zealand defeated Argentina 34-13 in La Plata to clinch a third consecutive Rugby Championship title.Ben Smith, Israel Dagg, Julian Savea and TJ Perenara scored the...
View ArticleBelgrade gears up for first Gay Pride since 2010
Belgrade (AFP) - Serbia on Sunday holds its first gay pride parade in four years, seen as a key test of the European Union hopeful's commitment to protect minority rights.Authorities had banned the...
View ArticleA Cop Has Reportedly Been Shot In Ferguson, Missouri
A cop was shot in Ferguson, Missouri on Saturday night, according to News 4 in St. Louis.The officer was reportedly shot in the arm and was not killed.He was reportedly shot when he confronted two men...
View ArticleAfghanistan to inaugurate new president as conflict rages on
Kabul (AFP) - Afghanistan will host a grand presidential inauguration on Monday, with former US-based academic Ashraf Ghani taking power as NATO troops end their 13-year war without defeating the...
View ArticleDouble blow for British PM on eve of party conference
Doncaster (United Kingdom) (AFP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a double blow as a minister resigned in a sex scandal and a lawmaker defected to eurosceptic party UKIP on the eve of...
View ArticleRescuers rush to reach dozens trapped on erupting Japan volcano
Otaki (Japan) (AFP) - Rescuers rushed Sunday to help dozens of hikers stranded on an erupting volcano in central Japan with six people believed to be buried under ash and dozens injured.Columns of...
View Article'Anti-Facebook' social network gets viral surge
Washington (AFP) - In a matter of days, the new social network Ello, described as the "anti-Facebook" for its stand on privacy and advertising, has become perhaps the hottest ticket on the...
View ArticleProlific Prince goes funk, rock, sci-fi with two albums
New York (AFP) - As the funky bass quiets down near the start of one of Prince's two new albums, a soothing female voice informs that medication has put him in "suspended animation" for 45 years.Is the...
View ArticleTrio battling for world record in Berlin Marathon
Berlin (AFP) - With three of the fastest men in history over the distance in the field, Sunday's Berlin Marathon has every chance of seeing yet another world record set.Kenyan runners Dennis Kimetto...
View ArticleWide open field for men's elite road race
Ponferrada (Spain) (AFP) - Picking a winner in Sunday's World Championships elite men's road race looks to be about as easy as selecting the winning lottery numbers.The 254km course in Ponferrada,...
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