Real Madrid bounce back after derby demolition
The Galicians put their more illustrious hosts under pressure for long spells and were unfortunate not to level matters at the beginning of the second period when midfielder Celso Borges…
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Ukraine: Rockets shatter nerves as army, rebels dig in ahead of ceasefire
Artillery and rocket fire can be heard almost constantly in the village Talakovka, about 10 kilometers from the strategic port city of Mariupol in southern Ukraine. The Ukrainian army has…
Bayern Munich score eight in Hamburg rout
Five separate players scored as Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich thrashed a woeful Hamburg 8-0 at the Allianz Arena Saturday. Thomas Muller, Mario Gotze, Arjen Robben, Robert Lewandowski and Franck Ribery…
Reports: Police shot at event tied to controversial cartoonist
The attack occurred just over a month after the massacre at the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which had come under fire for its publishing cartoons of Mohammed….
A Valentine for black men
They say love can heal all wounds. So on this Valentine’s Day I’m sending a love letter to black men with a prayer that in the coming years the black…
Usain Bolt confirms he will retire after 2017 World Championships
The Jamaican sprint starwho has won six Olympic gold medals and is the reigning world record holder over the 100 meter and 200 meter disciplineshad previously intimated he would quit…
Over 100 whales dead after washing up on New Zealand beach
When it first happened, conservationists140 trained volunteers in the Golden Bay area as well as experts from New Zealand’s Department of Conservationrushed to water down the giant mammals, cover them…
Painted love: the 10 most popular erotic paintings as chosen by the internet
The list, which is topped by Gustav’s Klimt’s The Kiss, includes well-known works by Renoir, Botticelli, Toulouse-Lautrec and Leighton, as well as two paintings each by Manet and the English,…
WHO: Up to 100 feared missing after boats collide on Congo River
The collision happened Thursday morning but news of the disaster is only just emerging. Eugene Kabambi, a WHO spokesman in the country’s capital, Kinshasa, told CNN that the wreck occurred…
UK police arrest London man suspected of terror offenses
He was arrested on suspicion of collecting information which may be useful to somebody who commits or prepares acts of terrorism, of being a member or supporter of ISIS, and…
Tribal leader: Iraq’s Anbar province could ‘collapse within hours’
While U.S. officials have said that ISIS, which calls itself the Islamic State, is on the defensive in Iraq and Syria, al-Gaoud says that’s definitely not the case where he…
Parts of U.S. at risk of ‘megadroughts’ for decades, NASA warns
The feared droughts would cover most of the western half of the United Statesthe Central Plains and the Southwest. Those regions have suffered severe drought in recent years. But it…
Actor Gary Busey hits pedestrian in Malibu parking lot, authorities say
He was not cited and there was no evidence of alcohol or illegal substances, said Lt. Anthony Rotella of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Busey has appeared in movies…
Shelling in Ukraine cities ahead of midnight ceasefire
The continued fighting comes after Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko warned Friday that the planned ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists was in “big danger.” Poroshenko said that after the…
Jeb Bush gets mom’s backing “if America needs you”
Jeb Bush was speaking at a benefit for the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy in Bonita Springs, Florida. His mother’s comments deliberately and publicly poked fun at the flap…
It’s snow time again in Boston
They have a few more hours to catch a flight or get in the car and get the heck out of there before the latest massive storm brings everything bad…
16 die when train and bus collide in Mexico
The injured were evacuated to a local hospital.
‘Laugh-In’ announcer Gary Owens dead at 80
Owens had been a diabetic since he was 8. He died Thursday surrounded by relatives at his Los Angeles area home, his son Chris Owens said. “His body just kind…
Snowed in? Here’s how to beat the winter blues
“She’s seen the same cage, the same scene, the same everything, day in and day out,” Schlozman wrote. “But alas, my kid’s hamster cannot work scissors, or a remote control…
Pennsylvania governor halts death penalty while ‘error prone’ system reviewed
Wolf, a Democrat who ran his family’s cabinet manufacturing business before becoming governor in January, said the moratorium would be in place until a task force examining capital punishment in…
Canadian police: Shooting plot foiled
Brennan did not reveal the suspects’ alleged motives, only saying they were “a group of individuals who had some beliefs and were willing to carry out violent acts.” – All…
Staying safe when the lights go out
Here are some tips to stay healthy when the lights go out: Avoid hypothermia A condition called hypothermia happens when a person’s core body temperature goes below 95 degrees F….
Ron Paul: ‘I’m not pro-Russian. I’m pro-facts’
Paul’s remarks contained his usual non-interventionism rhetoric, even when he was challenged by a student from Kiev who asked why Paul hadn’t denounced Russian aggression against Ukraine and the annexation…
Toronto Jane’s Twitter trail through Syria
Jeff Weyers, a senior analyst with the Canadian counterterror research group iBRABO, has been tracking her movements through Syria with every tweet. “I don’t think she knew that she was…
Snatching Little League team’s title is a lousy move
To paraphrase the ESPN “30 for 30” sports documentary opening: “What if I told you that a sport based on lying, cheating and rule bending worked perfectly fine as long…
Note to GOP: Steer clear of UK
Most recently, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker visited Chatham Housea gorgeous foreign policy study center in Westminster. There he was asked if he believed in evolution or not. Why, I cannot…
David Carr, we’ll miss you
To see three nationally well-respected leaders in the field vanish in a week’s time has left many in the news business shaken. Williams deserves the least sympathy; he caused his…
Bush blames Florida agency for unredacted emails
“Ten months ago we asked the secretary of state’s office to make sure they redacted these emails before they gave them to outside entities,” Bush said in Florida at a…
This is a revolutionary pope
Catholicism is a global religion, of course, and it’s changing fast under the leadership of this very bold pontiff. The right-versus-left argument has also been in play, dramatically, as this…
Rubio gets personal with Iowans, promises to return
In a nondescript Barnes & Noble in West Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, Marco Rubiowho introduced himself as just “Marco”also chatted about policy issues while making plenty of time for…