VA to pay Iowa vet $500,000 to settle suit over treatment
AP - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Department of Veterans Affairs is paying an Iowa veteran $550,000 to settle his allegation that he suffered life-shortening heart damage because of a three-year delay...
View ArticleAndy Murray the latest to withdraw from U.S. Open due to injury
Washington Post - Murray, who has an injured hip, joins Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori among the big names who have withdrawn from the tournament due to injury.
View ArticleRyan Zimmerman's left arm is just fine, but he will get Saturday off anyway
Washington Post - The Nationals veteran will not join the long list of the injured, while recovering players Jayson Werth and Trea Turner near their returns.
View ArticleDJ Khaled says McGregor-Mayweather 'both won already'
USA Today - DJ Khaled is going with Floyd Mayweather, but he thinks Conor McGregor is great too.
View ArticleEx-bank worker in Lincoln gets prison for embezzlement
AP - LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A former bank employee has been sentenced to prison for embezzling more than $74,000 from a 72-year-old woman's account. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that 25-year-old...
View ArticleNashville overpass named after longtime Baptist pastor
AP - NASHVILLE, Tenn. ? An overpass in the Tennessee capital is being dedicated in the honor of a longtime pastor in the city's historic African-American neighborhood. Nashville Mayor Megan Barry on...
View ArticleWNBA to let players continue with unity during anthem
USA Today - The WNBA is going to let teams choose how they stand for the national anthem for the remainder of the season
View ArticleSmashed homes and businesses, heavy rain left behind by Harvey
AP - Harvey spun deeper into Texas and unloaded ponderous amounts of rain after the once-fearsome hurricane crashed into vulnerable homes and businesses along the coastline. At least one person has died.
View ArticleIllinois governor OKs creation of Muslim advisory council
AP - CHICAGO ? Gov. Bruce Rauner has approved the creation of the Illinois Muslim American Advisory Council. The Republican signed the plan into law on Friday without offering comment. The council's...
View ArticleYou can help Hurricane Harvey victims
CNN - Heavy winds, massive waves and torrential rains pounded south Texas as Hurricane Harvey plowed ashore early Saturday. The rain continues, with flood waters rising amid dire concerns about the...
View ArticleHere's what South Texas looks like now
CNN - Hurricane Harvey made landfall late Friday in Texas as a Category 4 storm, battering the coast with 130-mph winds and torrential rain. It was the strongest hurricane to hit the United States in...
View Article500,000 take to Barcelona's street to declare they are "not afraid"
AP - Police said more than 500,000 people joined the anti-violence march, which was led by first responders to attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils.
View ArticlePort Aransas mayor says damage 'massive'
AP - ORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - The mayor of the island city of Port Aransas, Texas, says officials haven't been able to determine yet how much destruction was caused there by Hurricane Harvey because...
View ArticleTeen male found shot to death in Ohio police cruiser
AP - AKRON, Ohio (AP) ? Authorities say a 17-year-old male has been found fatally shot in the back seat of a police cruiser in the northeast Ohio city of Akron. Akron police said in a statement a gun...
View Article'This is my last one to ride out,' Rockport resident says
CNN - Hurricane Harvey slammed directly into the coastal Texas city Rockport overnight, knocking down trees and signs, bending utility poles in half like toothpicks, and blowing out the windows of...
View ArticleMorales batea jonrón y Azulejos vencen a Mellizos
AP - TORONTO (AP) - Josh Donaldson bateó un jonrón de dos carreras, Kendrys Morales agregó un vuelacerca solitario y los Azulejos de Toronto derrotaron el sábado por 10-9 a los Mellizos de...
View Article'A soldier of the Islamic State': ISIS claims Brussels knife attack
AP - Man who attacked two soldiers in Brussels shouted 'Allahu Akbar' twice during attack
View ArticleDonald Trump: the discriminator in chief
CNN - To Donald Trump, former sheriff Joe Arpaio is a "patriot" deserving of a pardon while transgender Americans who courageously risk their lives in the military to defend our nation are a...
View Article3rd straight loss for Frank de Boer as Palace woes deepen
AP - LONDON ? Frank de Boer blamed Crystal Palace's lack of courage for his third straight loss since taking charge, with the London club yet to even score. Tammy Abraham and Jordan Ayew scored either...
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