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GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) — Author and world religions scholar Reza Aslan will speak this Friday at Knox College in Galesburg. His presentation is titled "Rethinking Religious Conflict: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam at Home and Abroad." The (Galesburg) Register-Mail reports (http://bit.ly/1RTY4XD ) that the event is free and open to the public. Aslan is the author of several books, including the best-seller "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth." He teaches creative writing at the University of California-Riverside. Читать дальше...

MIAMI - Giancarlo Stanton drove in two runs and Miami beat the New York Yankees 2-1 Saturday at Marlins Park in the final spring training game for both clubs.

It wasn't immediately clear what caused the pilot to land on the freeway on Interstate 15 North, about 50 miles from San Diego County.

URBANA, Illinois - Prosecutors who allege Illinois basketball player Jaylon Tate hit his girlfriend in the face want to use statements she reportedly made after that alleged attack.

Sparky is not a tall dog, even for a Yorkshire terrier. His owner and handler, Patty Steele of Willamina, says he’s “really more middle of the road” for a Yorkie in terms of height. Without a ruler, we can put…

US Army/Staff Sgt. Michael Behlin

Currency wars are like real wars in more ways than one. They can last longer than the combatants expect, and produce unexpected victories and losses. Real wars do not involve all fighting, all the time. There are quiet periods, punctuated by major battles, followed by new quiet periods as the armies rest and regroup.

In the currency wars, it looks like a recent quiet period is over and war is entering a new major battle. The U.S. dollar went from... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on Mormon church's two-day conference in Salt Lake City (all times local):

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on Mormon church's two-day conference in Salt Lake City (all times local):

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Retired banking executive T. Denny Sanford has given much of his $1.4 billion in donations to the health care and research fields, but the 80-year-old philanthropist says he finds the most joy in spearheading programs that…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Retired banking executive T. Denny Sanford has given much of his $1.4 billion in donations to the health care and research fields, but the 80-year-old philanthropist says he finds the most joy in spearheading programs that…

A deflationary Bacon Cheeseburger Index combined with optimistic Google searches for timeshares reflect a U.S. economy in flux—and, likely, a Federal Reserve in flux. These readings, plus snapshots of car buying, gun ownership, food stamp demand and more, make up the “Off the Grid” Indicators report.

A deflationary Bacon Cheeseburger Index combined with optimistic Google searches for timeshares reflect a U.S. economy in flux—and, likely, a Federal Reserve in flux. These readings, plus snapshots of car buying, gun ownership, food stamp demand and more, make up the “Off the Grid” Indicators report.

It was, by and large, a solid Saturday of work from Tommy Armstrong.

Cruz said Saturday that the majority of Republicans are rallying against Trump, who still leads the GOP in polling despite sliding numbers.

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For as exciting as the NCAA Tournament can be, during the other 11 months of the year, college basketball often finds itself under scrutiny.

Aside from major issues about NCAA regulations, the game itself can sometimes be criticized for a lack of watchability.

Men's college basketball took steps to fix that problem recently, changing the shot clock from 35 seconds to 30 seconds this season and continuing the "freedom of movement" initiative to create more flow in the games. Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA - The Flyers have been scoreboard watching for a good portion of the last month as they make their push toward the postseason.

Nisha B Jain, 23, a Tumakuru-based undergraduate student from Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Bengaluru, bagged 10 gold medals with the highest scores in surgery, pathology, MBBS course for lady students, final-year MBBS (overall), final-year MBBS in pathology, anatomy, MBBS course for lady students and general surgery.

Hyongtae Pae, the 72-year-old retired farmer whose uproar over yoga caused a flight from Hawaii to Tokyo to turn back, is temporarily barred from leaving the island of Oahu and is being required to undergo a mental health evaluation.

Raghav, 15, who was identified as autistic at the age of two, suffers from communication disputes and hardly socializes. On Saturday, his eyes were bright and cheerful as he played chess on the street with his fellow mates, drew cartoons and painted goldfish.

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BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Two guards were killed in an attempted attack on an oil field in eastern Libya by suspected Islamic State militants on Saturday, a guards spokesman said.

Ali al-Hassi said guards had repelled the attack on Bayda field, about 250 km (155 miles) south of the major oil terminals of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf. A security official from the nearby town of Maradah said the militants were in a convoy of about 10 vehicles.

Militants loyal to... Читать дальше...

The poison is believed to have been put in the food by someone on Thursday night.