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Doug Saunders on President Trump's unexpected airstrike into Syria and a look back at the results of similar tactics by previous American presidents

The U.S. government on Friday dropped its effort to force Twitter to identify users behind an account critical of President Donald Trump, the social media company said. In response, Twitter said it was dropping a federal lawsuit against the U.S. government that challenged the request to unmask the users. Twitter had sued just a day earlier, claiming the government overstepped its authority in issuing a summons to reveal the account owners. The lawsuit said that the Department of Homeland Security... Читать дальше...

HOUSTON (AP) — Investigators believe a woman fatally shot her stepfather, critically injured her mother and killed two other people at different locations in the Houston area before killing herself on Friday, according to police.

NEW YORK (AP) — On the second day of his life as an octogenarian, former big league pitcher Phil Regan walked out to the infield and threw batting practice for the New York Mets.

NEW YORK (AP) — On the second day of his life as an octogenarian, former big league pitcher Phil Regan walked out to the infield and threw batting practice for the New York Mets.

Phil Regan, 80, an assistant minor league pitching coordinator, throws batting practice with New York Mets players before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, April 7, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Phil Regan, 80, an assistant minor league pitching coordinator, throws batting practice with the New York Mets players before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, April 7, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Phil Regan, 80, an assistant minor league pitching coordinator throws batting practice with the New York Mets players before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Friday, April 7, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

NEW YORK (AP) — On the second day of his life as an octogenarian, former big league pitcher Phil Regan walked out to the infield and threw batting practice for the New York Mets. Regan, 96-81 during 13 big league seasons, is in his ninth season with the Mets and is their assistant minor league pitching coordinator. Regan coached since retiring as a player and managed Baltimore in 1995, when Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive games record.

NEW YORK (AP) — On the second day of his life as an octogenarian, former big league pitcher Phil Regan walked out to the infield and threw batting practice for the New York Mets.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Danny Willett had the most memorable week of his life a year ago when, as a relative unknown on the world golf stage, he won the Masters — forever changing his life. This week’s title defense was not as memorable for Willett, who missed the cut Friday after following his opening-round 73...

Butcher remains unsigned by the Colorado Avalanche.

A second man has been charged as authorities continue a crackdown on a "loose cartel" accused of fixing harness races in Queensland.

Protesters shut down a ‘blue lives matter’ speech by Heather Mac Donald who is a prominent critic of ‘black lives ...

Political events in the Bay Area: town halls, immigration seminar Political events Rallies and protest events are a part of political life in the Bay Area. Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Elk Grove (Sacramento County), will host a town hall at 10 a.m. at Del Oro High School, 3301 Taylor Road in Loomis. Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, will host a meeting at 10:30 a.m. at Nick Rodriguez Community Center Theater, 213 F St. in Antioch. Immigration seminar: “Know Your Rights,” a presentation and training... Читать дальше...

The U.S. women’s hockey team extended their run in the 2017 IIHF World Championships last night, trouncing Germany in the semifinals to set up a meeting in the gold medal game tonight against their old rival Canada, who they’ve faced in every final of the event’s 17-year history.

What was billed as a showdown between the leaders of the United States and China over trade and North Korea ended with little sign of confrontation Friday — or of concrete progress in resolving their differences.

Unmarried senior citizens are shacking up together in record numbers, jumping 75 percent since 2007, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

President Donald Trump on Friday chose Kevin Hassett, an economics adviser to past Republican presidential candidates, to be chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Hassett will play a critical role in analyzing the performance of the economy and impact of policy changes. Hassett is the research director for domestic policy at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank that he joined in 1997. He has provided economic advice to the presidential campaigns of John McCain, George W. Читать дальше...

Conference realignment moves often make little sense. But Wichita State joining the AAC is one that is truly mutually beneficial to both parties.

Folsom Lake in Folsom, Calif., in 2015, one of the state’s larger reservoirs. The drought had shriveled the lake to about a third of its capacity.

If the world is going to end, there should at least be a party to mark the occasion.

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - The CEO of a Wyoming-based coal producer is advising President Donald Trump to keep the U.S. engaged in an international climate agreement that seeks to combat global warming.