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What started as a marketing campaign has taken over the Memphis Open: The tournament has gone to the dogs.

North Koreans were never informed of the widely-reported poisoning death of their Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, going about their Friday afternoon in the oppressive nation entirely unaware of the major scandal enveloping their government.

New details of a January raid by US forces against al-Qaeda in Yemen that left 26 people dead are raising new questions about the mission. A tribal leader enlisted by the US-supported Yemeni government to fight Shiite rebel factions was among those killed in the raid, according to local authorities.

DETROIT (AP) — BMW AG is recalling more than 19,000 i3 REx plug-in hybrids in the U.S. because they could develop a fuel vapor leak that would increase the risk of a fire. BMW says a fuel tank vent line may rub against the sleeve of a battery cable.

HONOLULU (AP) — Minor shaking was felt across Hawaii's island chain Friday morning after a moderate earthquake struck between the Big Island and Maui, but no damage was reported.

Buzz Aldrin in 2014 looks back on the Apollo 11 mission.

In the past five years, grassroots activism has defined citizen unrest and resistance towards government, politicians, and the police. The Trump presidency era adds a layer of political and activist urgency, ensuring that every part of culture become political. It seems that brands, Hollywood institutions, and other previously apolitical institutions are now part of a national dialogue about race, inequality, and marginalization.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia teachers and other state employees would get a two percent salary increase while staff overseeing child welfare cases will see a 19 percent raise under the Georgia House's budget proposal approved Friday. The plan also includes more than $1 billion to finance construction projects around the state, including for local schools and colleges, a new crime lab in Savannah and completion of a new campus for Lanier Technical College in Hall County. The increases for various employees supports "people who make their living... Читать дальше...

LAWRENCE, Kan. — There’s a very simple reason every rival coach picked Kansas to win the Big 12 this season: Only one of those coaches has been around when the Jayhawks failed to do it. That was Baylor’s Scott Drew. And it was well over a decade ago. Now, the pressure is on Drew and

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A Nevada lawmaker has proposed a new bill that would make mandatory implanting of computer microchips in humans a Class C felony. The idea of microchipping humans does not sit well with Republican Sen. Becky Harris of Las Vegas who has raised concerns over potential privacy and autonomous rights violations. She wants the new industry regulated before it gets too far ahead of itself. To track humans, a microchip is embedded in the body that collects information and allows for seamless interaction... Читать дальше...

If you’ve lost sleep worrying that Ivanka Trump’s brand is in jeopardy, take comfort — her perfume is a now a best seller on Amazon. Sales were so high that her scent on Friday took the two spots in Amazon’s best sellers in Women’s eau de parfum: one spot for the spray and one for […]

For nearly 30 years, Ethan Hawke has done the same job — without ever repeating himself. He began his career as a poetry-loving kid in prep school and went on to be the poster boy for Generation X in “Reality Bites.” He’s played a cop, a cowboy and a dreamer, all in service of his […]

Former NFL running back Trent Richardson is making headlines again, for all the wrong reasons. According to Carol Robinson of Al.com, the former Browns and Colts running back was arrested Thursday night in Alabama on a domestic violence charge. The verbal argument with a woman apparently began at a Walmart, and continued back at their hotel…

Moody’s Corp. swung to a loss in the final quarter of the year as it booked a hefty charge related to its settlement with the Justice Department.

The nation has heard relatively little from former President Barack Obama since he boarded Marine One Jan. 20, departing Washington, D.C. and the White House for good. The 44th president headed straight to vacation upon the conclusion of his eight-year presidency, but now, it seems he’s back to work. His namesake legacy, the Obama Foundation, released its vision for the future in a statement Friday.

Shares of Square Inc. climbed nearly 4% on Friday after analysts at Citigroup initiated coverage on the stock with a buy rating. Square stock traded around $14.40 Friday afternoon, representing an increase of nearly 18% in the past three months and more than 46% in the past 12 months. Its shares have outperformed the S&P 500 , which is up 7.3% in the past three months and 22% in the year. The percent-gain is Square's largest since Dec. 7. The company is scheduled to report earnings next week.

U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz is calling for a wider probe of a Bureau of Land Management agent who played a key role in the standoff with Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy before being investigated for his activities at Burning Man. The chair of the House Oversight Committee said ...

The cast of the upcoming movie Mary Poppins Returns just keeps getting better and better and now Angela Lansbury has been added to the list of amazing actors! The legendary 91-year-old actress will play the Balloon Lady, a treasured character from PL Travers‘ series of Mary Poppins children’s books. Emily Blunt is playing the title [...]

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HOOVER, Ala. — Former NFL running back Trent Richardson is facing a misdemeanor domestic violence charge in Alabama. Police in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover say the 26-year-old Richardson was jailed Friday with bond set at $1,000. A police statement says officers received a call about yelling coming from a guest room at a hotel