Wednesday, August 23, 2017

An Afghan official says a Taliban suicide car bomber has targeted a military convoy in southern Helmand province, killing at least five people.

Whole Foods shareholders will vote on whether to bless a union with Amazon that the organic grocery chain's CEO called "love at first sight."

Danish police say a DNA test from a headless torso found in the Baltic Sea matches with missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who is believed to have died on a private submarine.

The commander of the Navy's 7th Fleet will be removed after a series of warship accidents in the Pacific, two U. S. officials said Wednesday. One official said that Vice Adm. …

Travis Shaw hit a two-out double in the seventh inning to drive in Neil Walker with the go-ahead run and the Milwaukee Brewers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3        

An 80-year-old judge is an unlikely viral video sensation, but somehow Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio has been winning hearts and clicks on Facebook with a mix of compassion, humor and a rotating cast of the poor souls who have been ticketed in the city of Providence.

El Salvador's supreme court on Tuesday cancelled arrest orders for 16 retired soldiers accused of involvement in the killing of six Jesuit priests and two others in 1989 during the …

The Cleveland Cavaliers granted Kyrie Irving's request and traded the All-Star guard to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night for star guard Isaiah Thomas, forward Jae Crowder, center Ante Zizic and a 2018 first-round draft pick.

The three-time Tony Award-winning book writer best known for transforming the Little Orphan Annie cartoon strip into the smash Broadway musical "Annie" has died. Thomas Meehan was 88.

A federal appeals court says day laborers in a Long Island town have a First Amendment right to solicit passing drivers for jobs.

Preliminary figures from Nielsen show President Donald Trump's speech on the war in Afghanistan was seen by nearly 28 million TV viewers, just under the number who watched his inauguration but significantly less than the number…

President Donald Trump has a Super Bowl championship ring - just like Vladimir Putin.

The U. S. Marines put supermodel Kate Upton through her paces on Tuesday during a workout in Detroit to promote the upcoming Marine Week celebration in the city.

Sailors with ties to Michigan and Illinois are among 10 who are missing after a U. S. warship collided with an oil tanker in Southeast Asia.

Combat sports and TV experts say the Connor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather fight should be the biggest pay-per-view event in history with more than 50 million watching in the U. S. Saturday night's fight threatens the pay-per-view revenue record set by Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao two years ago.

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