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A Maui ukulele player is back behind bars after a brief release to perform in Los Angeles with reggae artist Matisyahu. Clint Alama's public...

Nominee Tim Kaine played his harmonica while his wife clogged.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Wil Myers has some great memories at Tropicana Field. Monday night didn’t produce any more. Myers went 1 for 4 in his first game back at the ballpark since a blockbuster trade two years ago, and the San Diego Padres lost 8-2 to the Tampa Bay Rays. The AL Rookie of

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires burning in California (all times local):

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Just over a week into the Olympics, most of those watching the events have had at least one moment of awe about the feats of athleticism on display.

We all know that competing at the Olympics is the end product of years of training, but how much fuel do elite athletes need?

The energy needs of athletes vary depending on their overall body composition and performance goals, as well as day-to-day training type, duration and intensity. This means energy... Читать дальше...

The auction of Gawker Media is expected to attract some heavy hitters, but will it save the company — or kill its snarky spirit?

The auction of Gawker Media is expected to attract some heavy hitters, but will it save the company — or kill its snarky spirit?

The 86-year-old congressman, who is now serving his final term in office, reflected briefly on his career.

Assuming you weren’t going up against Simone Biles, that is.

By Shintaro Kano, RIO DE JANEIRO - The Japanese men's table tennis team secured its first Olympic medal with a 3-1 semifinal victory ov...

Michael Phelps strikes a pose and talks to reporters while walking the red carpet at the Omega House on Monday (August 15) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On Saturday, the 31-year-old swimmer won his record-breaking 23rd Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Michael and Katie Ledecky, 19 – who has won several [...]

Talk to us. Or else. That’s the message the NFL sent Monday to linebackers Clay Matthews, Julius Peppers, James Harrison and Mike Neal, who are being investigated by the league for an alleged connection to performance-enhancing drugs.

A total of four people were killed and 68 were wounded in a 5.4-magnitude earthquake in Arequipa in southern Peru, local media reported.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The U.S. aviation regulator has upgraded Indonesia's air safety rating, clearing the way for its airlines to fly to North America after nearly a decade of being barred.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The U.S. aviation regulator has upgraded Indonesia's air safety rating, clearing the way for its airlines to fly to North America after nearly a decade of being barred.

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes one unforgettable honeymoon. Just two days after exchanging vows in front of family and friends near Santa Barbara, Calif., Kevin Hart...

Australia’s central bank cut interest rates at the start of August due to subdued inflation readings and a sense the economy had scope to growth at a faster speed.

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Pennsylvania attorney general Kathleen Kane was convicted on all accounts in a trial stemming from a political rivalry with an opponent, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

The jury in the trial found Kane guilty of all charges which included two counts of perjury and 10 misdemeanor counts of abusing the powers of her office.

Kane became Pennsylvania's first female elected as attorney general in 2013 and was seen by many as a rising star among Pennsylvania Democrats. Читать дальше...

Aetna will withdraw from 11 of the 15 states where it currently offers plans through the Affordable Care Act exchanges. Aetna’s move puts at least one county, Pinal in Arizona, at risk of having no insurers offering exchange plans in 2017.

The NFL is threatening to suspend players named in Al Jazeera's report on performance-enhancing drugs unless they agree to interviews with the league by August 25.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Bahamian Shaunae Miller dove over the finish line Monday night to edge United States track legend Allyson Felix in the 400-meter final at the Summer Games.

[...] many others come to college with too little appreciation for the vast opportunities before them, gloss over foundational curricular requirements as merely hurdles to be cleared, show far too little drive in developing a plan to make the most of their educations and focus too heavily on the party scene. Analyzing data from a study of more than two dozen institutions, sociologists Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa conclude that many students “enter college with attitudes, norms, values, and behaviors... Читать дальше...

Two years ago, Supreme Omokunde was driving his Jeep Cherokee through one of Milwaukee’s business districts when a police officer pulled him over for expired license plate tags.

NEW YORK — In a tight game, a couple of knuckleballs that floated out of the strike zone cost R.A. Dickey. He walked consecutive batters in the fourth inning and rookie Aaron Judge followed with an RBI double for the only run Monday night in the Toronto Blue Jays’ 1-0 loss to the New York