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CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 26 points, Kevin Love added 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed drama-free during a 113-104 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

The lawsuit contends breach of contract, elder abuse and intentional infliction of emotional distress by the landlord, David Kantz. According to Hatch, three generations of women who owned the cottage she lived in promised her she could stay there for life, and Kantz — whose late wife was the last of the three women — violated that trust by hitting her with a 60-day eviction notice in February. Attorney Nanci Nishimura called the order “outrageous,” and contends that Hatch’s death was hastened... Читать дальше...

(CNN) – Una azafata que según oficiales huyó de agentes de seguridad aeroportuarios mientras intentaba transportar alrededor de 30 kilos de lo que se cree es cocaína, se entregó a las autoridades el miércoles.Marsha Gay Reynolds se entregó a agentes de la Administración para el Control de Drogas (DEA) en Nueva York, informó Timothy Massino, vocero de la DEA en Los Angeles.Él dijo que no se dará a conocer más información ...

(CNN) – Una azafata de JetBlue que según oficiales huyó de agentes de seguridad mientras intentaba transportar 30 kilos de lo que se cree es cocaína, se entregó a las autoridades el miércoles.Marsha Gay Reynolds se entregó a agentes de la Administración para el Control de Drogas en Nueva York, informó Timothy Massino, vocero de la DEA en Los Angeles.Ella ha sido acusada de posesión de drogas con la intención de ...

When a deformed feral kitten was discovered on a rural property in Langley, Cassidy the Cat’s rescuer says he was scooting around on his front legs with his bum in the air like a “reverse velociraptor.”

KISSIMMEE, Florida - Preston Tucker and Colby Rasmus drove in runs and rookie Michael Feliz pitched four innings for the Houston Astros in a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.

“So let me get this straight, you catch public transport and you think it’s safe to go to sleep with your legs open? LOL”

Asian shares slipped Thursday after the U.S. dollar strengthened against regional currencies.

Asian shares slipped Thursday after the U.S. dollar strengthened against regional currencies.

Paul R. Pillar

Terrorism, United States

Reactions in the United States to the terrorist attacks in Brussels have quickly fallen into a familiar pattern, seen after attacks last year in Paris and in similar form after earlier incidents. There are commentaries about how sophisticated and far-reaching the responsible group must be. There is excoriation of relevant security services, this time being the Belgians' turn. There is exploitation by politicians of the spike in public concern about terrorism... Читать дальше...

Dave Grohl has stepped up to support an unsigned metal band in Cornwall, England, that has been denied the privilege of practicing in a family garage...

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Vancouver-area minister plays down the absence of mention in the federal budget to British Columbia’s key infrastructure request: the George Massey Tunnel replacement project

Ziggy Marley and his wife Orly have welcomed their fourth child! The 47-year-old musician (and son of the late Bob Marley) now has a newborn son named Isaiah Sion Robert Nesta Marley. “All are healthy and happy,” his rep told People. The couple is already parents to daughter Judah, 10, and sons Gideon, 9, and [...]

Lookin’ good.

U.S. President Barack Obama is on a trip to Argentina to talk with the country's president Mauricio Macri.

Obama does the tango with a dancer during the State Dinner at the Centro Cultural Kirchner on Wednesdayin Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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While at a state dinner in Buenos Aires on Wednesday night, he was asked to Tango. ????

Casa Rosada - República Argentina

And he wasn't too bad. Читать дальше...

For the past 35 years, Naclerio has been known by many as The White Shadow of New York City high school basketball.

There in the flood of ceiling tiles that covered the departure terminal floor sat the toddler.The girl was covered in blood, crying and perched on another victim. Her mother, probably. The woman appeared to be dead. “Those images stayed with me in my mind, and I keep seeing the girl crying, crying, crying. She is just a girl,” said Francisco Izquierdo, a taxi driver who had gone into Departure Hall ...

The president brushed aside critics who say his strategy against ISIS is too cautious against an enemy keen on slaughtering civilians.

DENVER (AP) — A powerful spring blizzard stranded travelers at Denver's airport and shut down hundreds of miles of highway in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska as it spread into the Midwest on Wednesday.

Snow blown by gusts up to around 50 mph made it unsafe for planes to land or take off at Denver International Airport, leading officials to close it around midday. The closure came hours after long flight delays caused by power outages at the airport's fuel depot and deicing supply and the cancellation of about a third of the airport's daily flights. The wind and the heavy, wet snow typical for a spring storm weighed down power lines and snapped them into one another, causing many outages and flickering lights in Colorado and Wyoming. Читать дальше...

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has created an independent panel to study alleged crimes against humanity committed by North Korea.

Rukmini Callimachi, foreign correspondent for The New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about what appears to be a decentralizing strategy for bomb-making by ISIS and what recent bombings suggest about their skill with the process.

Eight anti-drone protesters were issued misdemeanor tickets Wednesday during a demonstration at the gate of a U.S. Air Force base outside Las Vegas ...

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court Wednesday cleared the way for the Department of Justice to allow states to have their inmates' death penalty appeals expedited through federal court.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court Wednesday cleared the way for the Department of Justice to allow states to have their inmates' death penalty appeals expedited through federal court.