North Korea appears to have fired a ballistic missile from a submarine off its eastern coast, South Korea says. It is not clear whether the test was authentic, and if it was, whether it will be considered a success by the North. A successful test would be significant because submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) are hard to detect. It comes as North Korea gears up for a rare and significant party congress next month ... ....
Foreign leaders visiting KingSalman of Saudi Arabia have noticed that there is a large flower display just in front of the 80-year-old monarch ... Of course, King Salman is not the only world leader past or present whose inability to cope has been artfully concealed by aides and courtiers ... ....
(CNN)Eight family members found dead in a rural southern Ohio community were shot in the head "execution style," most while they slept, authorities said Friday. Officers are searching for the killer or killers, who are probably armed and a danger to surviving family members, Pike CountySheriffCharlesReader said ... "I've given the family precautionary measures to make. They know we're available." ... Read More ... 'Doesn't happen every day' ... ......
Brazilian PresidentDilma Rousseff on Friday said she would appeal to South American trade blocs if she is removed from office, blasting the push to impeach her as a coup and a naked attempt by Brazil’s elite to snatch power back from her Worker’s Party... She told her opponents that her impeachment would have “serious consequences for the Brazilian political process.” ... “I can’t say today what is going to happen ... ....
... overtime against the Florida Panthers during Game 5 of an NHL hockey first-round StanleyCup playoff series, early Saturday, April 23, 2016, in Sunrise, Fla ...The Islanders, one win away from handing Florida its fourth first-round exit since reaching the Stanley CupFinal in 1996, have the opportunity largely due to the play of goalie Thomas Greiss....
BOSTON (AP) Boston Celtics guard IsaiahThomas was spared a suspension for taking a swing at Atlanta's Dennis Schroder, remaining eligible for Game 4 of the first-round playoff series against the Hawks after getting hit Saturday with a flagrant foul instead. Thomas scored a career-high 42 points in Boston's 111-103 victory Friday night, helping the Celtics avoid a 3-0 hole in the best-of-seven series....
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal will leave it up to the club's board to decide whether he should remain at the club even if he wins the FA Cup... "We live in the present ... Progressing to a record-equalling 19th FA Cup final means Manchester United, fifth in the Premier League, have the chance to end a disappointing season with a trophy ... I think the referee... Read more on FA Cup ... Read more on Add FA Cup alerts. Read more on FA Cup ... ....
The ScottishCup semi-final success over Celtic last Sunday has the potential to change everything for Rangers... This season, meanwhile, now finds Mark Warburton's Championship title winners in the box seat to join the set-up as Scottish Cup winners and Europa League qualifier entrants ... Certainly the League and the Petrofac, but not the Scottish Cup....
Rangers manager Mark Warburton has pledged his players will not be allowed to zone out before they have to zone in on the ScottishCup final ... We will prepare well ... If you can't motivate yourself for a cup final then you're not worth your salt as a footballer,” said Wilson ... We are delighted to be in the cup final but now we're in it we want to win it ... ....
The Boston Celtics are also looking to even their series against the Atlanta Hawks, though they may need another Herculean effort from IsaiahThomas... ___ ... Isaiah Thomas was asked what he could do for an encore after scoring a career-high 42 points to help Boston avoid a 3-0 hole against Atlanta ... The Celtics are happy that Thomas can take the floor at all on Game 4 on Sunday ... Thomas said he got the word from Celtics PresidentDanny Ainge....
Provo • The powerful BYU rugby machine continued to roll on Saturday afternoon, walloping Arkansas State 68-20 in a Penn MutualVarsityCup semifinal match at South Field. With the win, top-ranked BYU (22-0) advances to the Cup’s championship match. The Cougars will face longtime nemesis California on May 7 (2 p.m.) in the final at South Field in Provo ... BYU edged Cal 30-27 last year in the final at Sandy... ....
Patrick Kane is only 27 years old, but he has already moved into third place all-time in overtime StanleyCup goals ...Random thoughts as the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs comes closer to conclusion ... He has to be on Team Canada for the WorldCup of Hockey, doesn’t he? ... James Reimer with a Stanley Cup ring? ... Europe at the World Cup in Toronto, you can get a ticket for $29....
— The collective sigh of relief could be heard echoing among the sounds of whistles and bouncing basketballs at the Celtics practice facility on Saturday afternoon when word came down that IsaiahThomas would not be suspended for striking Dennis Schroder in the head in the first half of Friday night’s Game Three.Following his epic, ......