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Two bomb blasts Wednesday killed at least eight people and injured dozens more in southern Turkey, a senior official said. One of the explosions targeted a police bus outside Mardin State Hospital in the town of Kiziltepe, on the Turkish border with Syria. The blast killed three people and wounded at least 30 people — […]

Ticket sellers hoping to cash in on A-Rod’s retirement announcement may have been too optimistic. After Alex Rodriguez announced Sunday that he’ll end his infamous baseball career after Friday’s Yankee game, the median listing price for resale tickets shot up from $72 to $218, according to SeatGeek. But it turns out fans aren’t jumping to […]

From the very beginning of my life, the odds were stacked against me. As a child, I was abandoned on the side of the road by my biological mother. If not for the grace of a Good Samaritan and the SOS Children’s Village in Bindura that he brought me to, I would not be where […]

Years before he would run for President and sedate the world with his dulcet riffs on the pyramids and Popeyes, Dr. Ben Carson was auditioning as a would-be political leader on Glenn Beck’s television show. Running through a quiz on the issues, Beck asked him if he thought semi-automatic weapons should be legal. “It depends […]

A US Secret Service official confirms to CNN that the USSS has spoken to the Trump campaign regarding his Second Amendment comments. “There has been more than one conversation” on the topic, the official told CNN. The campaign told USSS Donald Trump did not intend to incite violence. The controversy erupted on Tuesday afternoon when […]

There’s something in the water at the Rio Olympics: Yet another pool has deep, bright green. This time, it’s the water polo pool. On Tuesday, when the diving pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre mysteriously changed colors, Olympic organizers and FINA — swimming’s international governing body — offered competing explanations why. On Wednesday, the […]

With six new fall shows headlined by white male actors, CBS Entertainment president Glenn Geller admits the network has some work to do. “We need to do better and we know it,” Geller told reporters Wednesday at the Television Critics Association press tour. “That’s really it. We need to do better.” On Wednesday, CBS was […]

Actor Will Smith used a recent press conference in Dubai to speak out against Donald Trump and Islamophobia. Smith was there promoting his new film “Suicide Squad” when talk turned to American politics. The “Fresh Prince” had a few things to say about GOP nominee Donald Trump. “As painful as it is to hear Donald […]

From the start of her campaign, Hillary Clinton has promised an “economy that works for everyone.” Her Republican rival Donald Trump preaches the economics of “America First,” while Clinton’s vision is “Family First.” As she said in her speech at the Democratic National Convention, “We will help you balance family and work.” She stresses programs […]

Two bomb blasts killed at least seven people and injured dozens more in southern Turkey Wednesday, a senior official said. One of the explosions targeted a police bus outside Mardin State Hospital in the town of Kiziltepe, on the Turkish border with Syria. The blast killed three people and wounded at least 30 people — […]

Former anchorman Dan Rather has issued a challenge to his colleagues: “This cannot be treated as just another outrageous moment in the campaign.” Rather is talking about Donald Trump’s remark that “Second Amendment people” might be able to stop Hillary Clinton’s appointment of Supreme Court justices. The comment raised the specter of political violence and […]

An official Rio 2016 bus carrying journalists was hit by an object that shattered windows Tuesday night, leaving two people injured by flying glass. Passengers threw themselves to the floor after something hit the vehicle and blew out two windows. One US journalist later stated her belief that the bus came under fire from a […]

The furor over Donald Trump’s comments about gun owners’ power in the presidential campaign continued Wednesday. The Republican candidate’s supporters attempted to quell the controversy, saying either that Trump was joking or that Democrats and the media were spinning it into something bigger than it was. Many interpreted Trump’s comments as a threat to rival […]

For Delta, Day 3 is better, but still not good. The airline, which has been scrambling ever since a six-hour global shutdown on Monday, said it is starting Wednesday with about 150 canceled flights across its system. The day before, 250 were canceled in the early hours. “The bulk of delays and cancellations are coming […]

When Brayden Hubbard turned 3 his mom knew one thing for certain: there’d be cars. The boy with round cheeks and spiky hair loves them so much, it was a no-brainer that his party would have this theme. Plates, cups, napkins and banners all printed with characters from the Disney movie “Cars” adorned the family’s […]

At least 11 babies died when a fire broke out in the maternity ward of a Baghdad hospital early Wednesday, the Iraqi Health Ministry said. The babies were in the pre-term birth unit in Yarmouk Hospital and died of suffocation, said Ahmed al-Rdainy, a spokesman for the ministry. A preliminary report provided by the Civil […]

In reaching for the gold, many will falter and fail. Some will cheat. Entire countries can fall into disgrace, as with the East Germans in the ’70s and the current doping allegations about the Russian team in Rio. History is full of such Olympic scandals, starting with the advent of the Games in ancient Greece. […]

Despite low oil prices, the growth in crude production is continuing unabated. OPEC produced just over 33.1 million barrels of oil per day in July, up 46,400 barrels compared to June, the oil cartel said in a new report released Wednesday. That’s over a million barrels a day more than it produced on average in […]

Sean Maroni has a passion for tinkering with things. The childhood trait persisted through his teen years and made him pause his college education in mechanical engineering to launch his startup Betabox in 2014. Maroni, 24, is founder and CEO of Raleigh-based Betabox, a business whose premise is to inspire innovation, especially among schoolkids. Most […]

It’s the calm before the storm that is the new English Premier League season, and the smile has temporarily left Claudio Ranieri’s face. But the reason for his momentary frown is a simple one — traffic. Ranieri finds himself in Los Angeles, a suitably glamorous location in which his Leicester City side recently has been […]

At least 11 babies died when a fire broke out in the maternity ward of a Baghdad hospital early Wednesday, the Iraqi Health Ministry said. The babies were in the pre-term birth unit in Yarmouk Hospital and died of suffocation, said Ahmed al-Rdainy, a spokesman for the ministry. A preliminary report provided by the Civil […]

Ski slopes, breweries and manicured parks are not the usual trappings of a power plant. Historically, these industrial monoliths have been functional eyesores — often inciting resentment and “not in my backyard” protests from local residents. But as cities generate more trash — the World Bank predicts global rubbish disposal will triple to 4 billion […]

Brazil’s Senate voted to hold an impeachment trial for suspended President Dilma Rousseff. The Senate voted 59 to 21 Wednesday in favor of impeachment trial proceedings. The vote means Rousseff, who was suspended this year on allegations of breaking budget laws, will likely face trial later this month after the closing ceremonies of the Summer […]

As FX’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” continues to bask in the glow of overwhelming praise, the show’s producers have already pivoted to working on the anthology’s next installment: a Hurricane Katrina tale that will be a fairly major departure from their retelling of the trial of the century. “I’d say it’s […]

A woman was accidentally shot and killed during a community police academy exercise in Punta Gorda, Florida. Mary Knowlton was shot by a police officer during a “shoot/don’t shoot” role-play scenario at the Punta Gorda Citizen Police Academy, Police Chief Tom Lewis said at a news conference. Knowlton was a participant in a two-hour training […]