Pluto probe survives encounter, phones home
By Irene Klotz LAUREL, Md. (Reuters) - A U.S. spacecraft sailed past the tiny planet Pluto in the distant reaches of the solar system on Tuesday, capping a journey of 3 billion miles (4.88 billion km) that began nine and a half years ago. The event culminated an initiative to survey the solar…
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Police: Birthday cake beating followed week of handcuffing
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A 9-year-old boy who was fatally beaten over a missing birthday cake had been handcuffed for up to three hours a day for a week before the deadly assault, according to court records released Tuesday in Maryland.
Associated PressHuge carp found in Kansas ditch is no fish story
By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) - Rarely is a trophy fish so easy to land. An animal control officer in Olathe, Kansas, recently hauled in a 60-pound (27-kg) carp that was lying in a drainage ditch. A man out for a walk last week spotted the fish and called police, city animal control…
ReutersFamily Concerned After Mother Of 2 Goes Missing On Way To Work
An Oxnard, Calif., family is desperately trying to locate their adult daughter, who vanished on the way to work and hasn`t been seen or heard from in more than a week, the woman`s worried parents said Tuesday.
TribuneTruck hits driver's ed car, killing 2 teenagers, injuring 2
WARWICK, N.Y. (AP) — A truck slammed into a driving lessons car in a rural intersection on Tuesday, killing two 16-year-old high school students and injuring two others and their instructor.
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Death to America, deal with America: Iran's Khamenei
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's distrust of the United States loomed over nuclear talks for years but Iran's supreme leader ultimately did a deal because it served the nation's interests. Faced with conflicting pressures over a US-led agreement -- needed to end crippling Western sanctions but deeply at…
AFPSerena hits another milestone with ranking feat
Serena Williams, who owns all four tennis Grand Slam titles for the second time in her career, has achieved another historic milestone in the wake of her Wimbledon victory. The WTA Tour revealed Tuesday that world number one Williams is the first top-ranked player ever with more than twice as many…
AFPAn age-old tradition may die with Windows 10
Microsoft is getting ready to release Windows 10, a new PC operating system that will be available as a free download for a large number of current Windows users. However, the free Windows 10 upgrade offer is only good if you download the new OS within one year of the official July 29th launch…
BGR NewsJudge dismisses counts in Michael Brown family lawsuit: report
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed four counts in the wrongful-death lawsuit against Ferguson filed by the parents of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager shot dead last August by a white police officer, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The judge said two counts of the…
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T-Mobile's New Family Plan Undercuts Verizon, Adds Data
You're getting 10 gigs! And you're getting 10 gigs! T-Mobile is doing with 4G data what Oprah did with cars. Verizon offers a 10GB family plan for $80, but those 10GB are shared among everyone on the plan, in contrast to T-Mobile, where each person gets 10GB all to themselves. What's more, Verizon…
Tech Media Network (Tom's Guide)'I Am Jazz': a transgender girl plus a family that loves her
NEW YORK (AP) — Like many 14-year-old girls, Jazz Jennings goes to school, plays soccer, hangs out with friends, has a thing for mermaids and loves social media, kind of wishes her tummy were a little bit flatter, and lives life feeling good about herself.
Associated PressMissouri executes first inmate since Supreme Court ruling
David Zink, 55, was pronounced dead at 7:41 p.m. CDT after receiving a fatal dose of drugs at a state prison, said Mike O'Connell, spokesman for the Missouri Department of Corrections. "David Zink callously took a young woman's life, and it is fitting he pay by losing his own," Missouri Attorney…
ReutersWoman In Wheelchair Feels No Need To Explain Her Condition
DEAR ABBY: I am a partially disabled person in my 70s. Because of arthritis in my spine and hip, I'm able to stand for only a few minutes and walk only 20 to 30 feet. When I know I am going to be someplace that requires more walking or standing, I use my wheelchair.My question is: How do I reply to…
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U.S.News & World ReportTwo pilots killed in Russian strategic bomber crash
Two pilots were killed when a strategic bomber with seven people on board crashed in far eastern Russia on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, the latest in a string of military aircraft accidents. "The search and rescue team of the eastern military district has found where two members of the Tu-95…
AFPTrump ridiculed over Nazi soldier tweet
Another day campaigning for president, another controversy for US tycoon Donald Trump, who was lampooned Tuesday over a tweet that appeared to show Nazis marching under the White House. "Make America Great Again," was the catchphrase alongside a montage of the US flag merged with his face,…
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Northern California authorities suspend search for baby
REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Northern California authorities said Tuesday they've stopped actively searching for an infant who's been missing for 11 days, but they'll keep the case open and investigate any leads they receive.
Associated PressTwo teens killed, four hurt in head-on Washington state car crash
The vehicles, traveling in opposite directions, both crossed a center dividing line and collided late on Monday in Onalaska, about 100 miles south of Seattle, according to a Washington State Patrol accident report. An 18-year-old man driving the SUV and a 13-year-old girl in the same vehicle were…
ReutersActor Jesse Eisenberg compares Comic-Con to genocide
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jesse Eisenberg compared his experience of facing screaming fans at Comic-Con to genocide, saying the raucous crowd was "terrifying."
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