2016-08-20
Usain Bolt kneeled down and gave the track one final kiss, then flattened his hand, reached down and slapped the white number “3” painted at the starting line. Three Olympics, three races at each,...
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2016-08-19
Two spacewalkers attached a new docking port to the International Space Station Friday, clearing the way for U.S. crew ferry ships being built by Boeing and SpaceX to begin test flights to the lab...
2016-08-19
PARIS (AP) — The Bastille Day truck attack in the Riviera city of Nice has claimed an 86th victim. ......
2016-08-19
Smartphones, electric cars and other consumer electronics could receive a big boost following a breakthrough that doubles the life of rechargeable batteries. SolidEnergy Systems, a startup founded by...
2016-08-19
U.S Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has apologized for his behavior surrounding a late-night incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, saying he should have been more "careful and candid" about...
2016-08-19
Pressed by the FBI about her email practices at the State Department, Hillary Clinton told investigators that former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell had advised her to use a personal email account...
2016-08-19
Well, why should Virtual Reality stay on Earth alone? SpaceVR, a company founded by Ryan Holmes in 2015, is the world’s first virtual-reality platform that allows users to be an...
2016-08-19
Usain Bolt won the men's 200m to claim his second gold medal at Rio 2016, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of a 'treble treble'. Bolt, 29, ran 19.78 seconds to finish ahead of...
2016-08-19
The United Nations obtained a document which details strategies by South Sudan's government in recruiting child soldiers this past week to prepare for an upcoming conflict according to The Associated...
2016-08-19
Superintendent Eddie Johnson sent an email recommending seven officers be fired for making false statements over the shooting of Laquan McDonald, as well as stripping the officers of their police...
2016-08-19
For the first time, the State Department has admitted a link between a $400 million cash payment to Iran and the release of four American prisoners. Republicans are calling it a ransom, but the White...
2016-08-19
A possible election victory by Hillary Clinton in November will bring about changes at the Clinton Foundation, The Associated Press reported Thursday. As part of the changes the family foundation will...
2016-08-18
Indian authorities are no wiser as to the fate of a military jet 27 days after it mysteriously vanished from radar on a routine flight over the Bay of Bengal, CNN reports. The Indian Air Force Antonov...
2016-08-18
President Barack Obama is unlikely to break from a New England vacation to survey flood damage in Louisiana, despite calls for him to visit and meet with responders and victims. The White House...
2016-08-18
Preparations are underway for the eighth trilateral meeting of foreign ministers featuring China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, China’s Foreign Ministry told China Daily on Thursday. The ministers...
2016-08-18
After nearly 14 years of operations, Gawker.com will be shutting down next week, the company's outgoing CEO Nick Denton told the staff Thursday. The decision...
2016-08-18
The bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex that lived more than 66 million years ago have been unearthed in Montana by paleontologists with Seattle’s Burke Museum, The Associated Press reported Thursday. The...
2016-08-18
Brazilian police say four American Olympic swimmers — including one from the University of Georgia — fabricated their story of being robbed at gunpoint, according to news reports. The source said...
2016-08-18
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Qatar Airways passenger jet with over 300 people on board made an emergency landing at Istanbul's main airport Thursday after an engine caught fire, the airline said, blaming a "bird...
2016-08-18
Russia is about to hold its first elections for five years, but movements within president’s inner-circle appear to show president’s desire to curb all opposition...
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