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Actor Wendell Pierce lost his home to the catastrophic flooding in Louisiana this weekend .

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Kim Deok-hyeon missed out on the men's triple jump final in his last Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Kim managed to go only 16.36 meters, finishing in 27th place among 48 contesta

A special one-day session of both the Houses of Bihar Legislature has been scheduled for Tuesday (August 16) for ratification of the Constitution Amendment Bill on GST.

Police say surveillance video captured the attack, and the escape of the shooter in a vehicle which hit a bicyclist a few miles away. They identify the suspect as 35-year-old Oscar Morel of Queens.

Sandra Bullock has had rocky relationships, but that doesn't stop the “Our Brand is Crisis” star from giving love another try. The actress is currently dating Bryan Randall, and their relationship might just lead to marriage. A source close to the two reportedly told E! News that the two are enjoying their relationship and that they are “very serious” about where they want to take their romance.

The Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection has begun accepting applications to fill a position on the state Supreme Court left vacant by Justice Nancy Saitta's retirement ...

“When they placed you in hurdles but you were born to swim.”

Brazilian Olympian João Vitor De Oliveira literally just dove across the 110m hurdle finish line to qualify for the next race.

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His cheeky dive safely took him from 6th to 4th and helped him to qualify by 0.01 seconds.

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Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are reportedly fighting because of the “Sorry” singer's new flame, Sofia Richie. Bieber has unfollowed Baldwin on social media, according to People, and the model is upset about it. The two were never officially together, but the ones in their circle knew that they were dating. Now, their friends are reportedly blaming Lionel Richie's daughter for asking Bieber to unfollow Baldwin.

Jaime King gets her hand massaged during a mani-pedi at a nail salon on Monday (August 15) in Beverly Hills, Calif. The former Hart of Dixie actress was spotted talking and texting on her phone for most of the session. The day before, Jaime shared a cute photo of her two-year-old son James Knight wearing [...]

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In a move to bolster its Xbox division, Microsoft announced its acquisition of Beam, a live-streaming platform that allows users to watch and play video games with each other.

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Croatia wasn’t one of the favorites coming into the men’s basketball competition at the Rio Games, yet they finished pool play atop Group B with a 90-81 victory over Lithuania on Monday. Croatia (3-2), which began the day not knowing if it would even advance to the quarterfinal round, will play

Iron ore prices have surged 50 percent this year, prompting speculation that the market may be poised for a fall.

Kim Kardashian doesn't want to be labeled a feminist. In an essay published on her website, the reality star said that despite her wanting to advocate for the “civil and social rights and liberties of all people, regardless of their gender,” she does not think it necessary to be dubbed a feminist.

Pennsylvania's attorney general showed little emotion Monday night as she was convicted of leaking grand jury secrets and lying about it under oath.

Tonga’s Rio Olympics flag bearer, Pita Nikolas Taufatofua, stole the show at the opening ceremony when he appeared covered in a generous amount of oil.

Brazil's Thiago Braz da Silva delights the Rio crowd with victory in the pole vault ahead of world number one Renaud Lavillenie of France.

“The problem is what you hear. There is no French during the competitions.”

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has relieved Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Archandra Tahar from his duties over reports that he had a dual Indonesian-US citizenship, State Secretariat Minister Pratikno said.

Beat Argentina and the USA gets the winner of France vs. Spain.

Pennsylvania's attorney general has been convicted of perjury and obstruction charges related to a grand jury leak

Sophomore outfielder Jasiah Dixon of Orange Lutheran has committed to USC.