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Survivor: Reality show becomes possible road to Olympics
Culture
August 26, 2017
Survivor: Reality show becomes possible road to Olympics
The fact that Josh Williamson hadn’t stepped on ice until about a month ago hardly makes him an ideal candidate…
Venezuela’s Maduro vows to punish opponents for US sanctions
World
August 26, 2017
Venezuela’s Maduro vows to punish opponents for US sanctions
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro vowed Friday to prosecute for treason opponents he accused of being behind sweeping US financial sanctions…
North Korea fires short-range missiles in latest test
World
August 26, 2017
North Korea fires short-range missiles in latest test
North Korea fired several rockets into the sea Saturday in the continuation of its rapid nuclear and missile expansion, prompting…
Uneasy calm after 30 die in India riots over guru verdict
World
August 26, 2017
Uneasy calm after 30 die in India riots over guru verdict
Thousands of security forces have marched through a northern Indian town to maintain calm after supporters of a quasi-religious sect…
Damaging Hurricane Harvey settles in over southeast Texas
Weather
August 26, 2017
Damaging Hurricane Harvey settles in over southeast Texas
Hurricane Harvey has settled over southeast Texas, dumping rain and lashing the state’s Gulf Coast with damaging winds. The storm…
Fate of transgender already in military unclear under order
World
August 26, 2017
Fate of transgender already in military unclear under order
President Donald Trump on Friday directed the Pentagon to extend indefinitely a ban on transgender individuals joining the military, but…
National security aide Sebastian Gorka leaves White House
World
August 26, 2017
National security aide Sebastian Gorka leaves White House
Sebastian Gorka, a national security aide whose hard-line views on immigration and terrorism caused discord inside and outside the White…
Official: Death toll from mosque attack in Kabul reaches 28
Middle East
August 26, 2017
Official: Death toll from mosque attack in Kabul reaches 28
The number of people killed in an attack on a Shia mosque in the Afghan capital during Friday prayers rose…
Chador in, hijab out: Iran VP’s wardrobe draws criticism
Middle East
August 26, 2017
Chador in, hijab out: Iran VP’s wardrobe draws criticism
Just a couple of weeks into her appointment, the new Iranian vice president’s decision to abandon her fashion style for…
Judge extends detention of suspect in Dutch concert threat
World
August 25, 2017
Judge extends detention of suspect in Dutch concert threat
A man suspected of involvement in a threat that triggered the cancellation of a concert by American rock band Allah-Las…
Myanmar: 71 dead in militant attacks on police, border posts
World
August 25, 2017
Myanmar: 71 dead in militant attacks on police, border posts
Ethnic Rohingya militants in western Myanmar launched overnight attacks on more than two dozen police and border outposts, leaving 71…
Texas prepares as Harvey strengthens to Category 2 storm
World
August 25, 2017
Texas prepares as Harvey strengthens to Category 2 storm
Hurricane Harvey intensified as it steered toward the Texas coast on Friday, with forecasters saying it had strengthened to a…
Afghan official: Gunmen storm, attack Shia mosque in Kabul
Middle East
August 25, 2017
Afghan official: Gunmen storm, attack Shia mosque in Kabul
Gunmen stormed a Shia mosque in the Afghan capital while worshippers were at Friday prayers, setting off an explosion that…
5 dead as Guru’s backers riot after rape verdict
World
August 25, 2017
5 dead as Guru’s backers riot after rape verdict
5:00 p.m. A hospital doctor says five people have been killed in riots by supporters of the leader of a…
Witness: Charleston gunman declared ‘There’s a new boss’
World
August 25, 2017
Witness: Charleston gunman declared ‘There’s a new boss’
First he noticed waitresses and kitchen staff starting to leave hurriedly through the front door. Then a man dressed like…
Saudi-led airstrikes kill 14 civilians in Yemen’s capital
Middle East
August 25, 2017
Saudi-led airstrikes kill 14 civilians in Yemen’s capital
Airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition targeted Yemen’s capital early on Friday, hitting at least three houses in Sanaa and killing…
Explosions reported at Shia mosque in Kabul
Middle East
August 25, 2017
Explosions reported at Shia mosque in Kabul
2:30 p.m. An Afghan official says a Shia mosque in the capital, Kabul, has come under attack as gunmen stormed…
GOP discord might not bode well for raising debt ceiling
World
August 25, 2017
GOP discord might not bode well for raising debt ceiling
Fanning the flames of GOP discord, President Donald Trump is accusing Republican congressional leaders botching efforts to avoid an unprecedented…
South Korean court sentences Samsung heir to 5 years prison
World
August 25, 2017
South Korean court sentences Samsung heir to 5 years prison
A South Korean court sentenced the billionaire chief of Samsung to five years in prison for bribery and other crimes…
In the Persian Gulf, Iran’s drones pose rising threat to US
Middle East
August 25, 2017
In the Persian Gulf, Iran’s drones pose rising threat to US
High above the Persian Gulf, an Iranian drone crosses the path of American fighter jets lining up to land on…