Dwight Howard ready to prove he can be elite player again
ATLANTA (AP) — Dwight Howard has a new team, a new jersey number and a fresh start in his hometown.
ATLANTA (AP) — Dwight Howard has a new team, a new jersey number and a fresh start in his hometown.
Police say investigators have identified a suspect in the assault, but no charges had been filed by Wednesday afternoon. Police say they are awaiting autopsy results, conducting interviews and consulting with the Polk County Attorney's Office before filing charges.
Donald Trump should have plenty to occupy his time right now. Why in the world is he focusing on taking a former staffer to court?
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s deadliest single bombing in 13 years of war has turned the Baghdad district where it took place into the centerpiece in an increasingly bitter rivalry between the country’s prime minister and its Iranian-backed Shiite militias eager to hold sway over the city’s most diverse and prosperous area. Since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, it has been hit by seemingly endless suicide attacks, roadside bombs and even rocket shelling. The blast, for which the Islamic State group claimed responsibility... Читать дальше...
Last week's sniper attack in Dallas was gloomily reminiscent of a 1973 shooting spree in downtown New Orleans that shattered the peaceful urban landscape and went on for 11 hours, until police shot and killed Mark Essex from a helicopter hovering over a hotel.
The building is one of the final steps in Ryan's makeover of five blocks next to the stadium.
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PHILADELPHIA, July 13 (UPI) -- A doctors group says people delay or forgo care because insurance requires them to share costs, and in a recent paper offered methods to fix the problem.
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami police chief has settled an ethics complaint after he accepted free tickets to a Marc Anthony concert last fall. The Miami-Dade County ethics panel said in a news release Wednesday that Chief Rodolfo Llanes thought he didn't have to report the four tickets because they had a zero face value printed on them.
Residents push for safety improvements on stretch of US 12 ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Some residents of northeastern South Dakota want the state Department of Transportation to boost safety on a stretch of U.S. Highway 12. Some residents said during a Tuesday night meeting with DOT officials that they would like to see the two-lane road expanded to a four-lane divided highway, the American News (http://bit.ly/29DABqM ) reported. "Two lanes (per side) would make it safer," said Roxy Hilgenberg, a local resident. Читать дальше...
A four-year-old girl who had gone missing from her house on July 10 was found dead on Wednesday morning, her mutilated body raising suspicion that she was tortured and murdered.
Poll results will be released shortly after noon today.
The GMO labeling law that is set for a vote in the House of Representatives was written by the agro-industrial giant Monsanto, says Senator Jeff Merkley.
Just hours following his alleged flight incident on Monday, Lamar Odom was spotted at another strip club in New York City. E! News has...
The nasty legal dispute is airing the Trump operation's dirty laundry on the eve of the GOP convention.
Four years in the making, at a cost of more than $1 billion, U.S. Bank Stadium is finally opening its doors. Join us for an exclusive inside look at the new home of the Minnesota Vikings.
The newly discovered dwarf planet 2015 RR245, first sighted earlier this year and this week declared a dwarf planet (more on what makes a "dwarf planet" below), brings to 27 those objects in our solar system that are at least "highly likely" to be a full-fledged dwarf planet.
Raytheon Systems recently showed off their Coyote drones. The drones are shot out of a rocket-launcher type device and can communicate with one another to fly as a squadron.
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Pokémon fever hit a new high with last week’s release of “Pokémon Go,” a mobile app augmented-reality game based on the popular 1990s Nintendo video game and its animated television series. In just a few days, the game became so popular that it prompted officials to release advisories and safety tips for the masses of people venturing out to catch Pikachu and the game’s other cute virtual creatures. Hunting for Pokémon is even becoming a group sport, with plenty of opportunities in the next few... Читать дальше...
CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery rose 2.25 cents at $4.2625 a bushel; July corn was up 16 cents to 3.6535 a bushel; July oats gained 1.25 cents at $2.3775 a bushel; while July soybeans advanced 20.75 cents to $11.28 a bushel. Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. August live cattle was up 2.55 cents at $1.1145 a pound; August feeder cattle rose .67 cent to $1.3927 a pound; while July lean hogs gained... Читать дальше...
Online-media companies and social-media platforms are closing comments sections, writes John Delaney.
Online-media companies and social-media platforms are closing comments sections, writes John Delaney.