MIAMI — The U.S. has released nine more prisoners from its base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and sent them to Saudi Arabia for resettlement, officials said Saturday. The move announced in a Pentagon statement is part of an effort by President Barack Obama's administration to release detainees considered low-risk while seeking to transfer the remainder to the U.S ... and some have called for new restrictions on future releases and transfers ... ....
A group of anglers and tourists went out off the Miami shore looking to make big catch. The anglers made one, hooking a large sailfish ...BouncerSmith told WPTV....
Despite citing a few qualms, the editorial board of the New York Post endorsed Republican frontrunner Donald Trump in an editorial on late Thursday, the first major New York publication to do so, CBSNews reported. "Trump is now an imperfect messenger carrying a vital message ... better informed on policy, more self-disciplined and less thin-skinned," the editorial read....
Pope and Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew to turn spotlight on Europe’s controversial deal with Turkey to end refugee crisis. Pope Francis, widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest defender of refugees, flies into Lesbos on Saturday to highlight the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Europe ...Related. The idealists of Lesbos. volunteers at the heart of the refugee crisis ... Related. Pope Francis and Bernie Sanders ... Facebook. Twitter ... ....
Beach Invitational (Apr ... LONG BEACH, Calif ...The Bison women competed at both the Beach Invitational and Mt ... At the Beach Invitational hosted by LongBeachState, NDSU's (167-3 / 50.98m) and (164-11 / 50.28m) finished first and second among collegians in the discus. Freshman led the group of Bison women in the shot put at the Beach Invitational with a big personal-best of 49-08.50 (15.15m)....
BeachInviteResults... LONG BEACH, Calif. --- The Portland Pilots men's and women's track & field teams concluded action this weekend at the Beach Invite. It was just the short distance runners that took to the track at LongBeachState on the windy day....
Grand Prix of LongBeach). LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 16, 2016) - Helio Castroneves continued his mastery of VerizonIndyCar Series qualifying by winning the Verizon P1 Award today, earning the pole position at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach... It is the second straight Long Beach pole for Castroneves and third of his career on the circuit. Castroneves won from the pole at Long Beach in 2001....
LongBeachConvention Center (1.968-mile temporary circuit) Long Beach, CA ... Hinchcliffe HeadsHonda Qualifiers at Long Beach Sato, Munoz also post top-10 times Daly again leads rookie field. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver James Hinchcliffe again led the Honda field in VerizonIndyCar Series action on Saturday on the streets of Long Beach, California, qualifying seventh for Sunday's Grand Prix of Long Beach....
Beach Invitational (Apr ... LONG BEACH, Calif. - Junior thrower took a big step up the NCAA performance list in the shot put on Saturday to headline the day for the North Dakota State men's track & field team at the Beach Invitational ... Sophomore sprinter clocked a career-best 47.34 for fifth place in the 400m dash at LongBeach, moving him up to fourth on the NDSU all-time list....
A zookeeper, killed by a Malayan tiger on Friday, April 15, 2016, was preparing for a talk show at the Palm Beach Zoo when the attack happened ...Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, where she died about an hour later ... “It is with great sadness the Palm Beach Zoo & ConservationSociety mourns the loss of our Lead Keeper Stacey Konwiser ... Zookeeper Killed By Malayan Tiger In Palm Beach is an article from....
LongBeach, Calif. • Helio Castroneves continued the Team Penske domination in qualifying Saturday by winning the pole for the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Castroneves turned a lap at 1 minute, 07.1246 seconds to earn the top starting spot for the race Sunday on the temporary street course. It’s the second consecutive year Castroneves will start from the pole at Long Beach, and second consecutive race ... ....
LONG BEACH >> There must be something in the LongBeach pavement. Well, maybe something with how the Taylor family prepares on their Corvettes for the Long Beach streets. Ricky and Jordan Taylor won their second consecutive IMSA WeatherTech series race at the 42nd annual Long BeachGrand Prix, completing 75 laps in the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix 100-minute on Saturday afternoon....
Palm Beach Zoo officials also announced Saturday that the zoo would remained closed over the weekend following the death of Stacey Konwiser, 38, who was killed by the 13-year-old male tiger in an enclosure known as the night house on Friday ... The tiger was tranquilized and authorities had to wait until the sedative took effect before they could come to Konwiser's aid, West Palm Beach police spokeswoman Lori Colombino said....
Palm Beach Zoo officials announced the zoo would remained closed over the weekend following the death of Stacey Konwiser, 38, who was killed by the 13-year-old male tiger in an enclosure known as the night house on Friday ... Ms Konwiser's death was the first of "a human involved in an animal incident in the 60-year history of the Palm Beach Zoo & ConservationSociety," the statement said....