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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — People across Louisiana sought Monday to process the news that one of the Saints' much-loved players, former defensive end Will Smith, was shot in the back Saturday night in what police called a deadly act of…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — People across Louisiana sought Monday to process the news that one of the Saints' much-loved players, former defensive end Will Smith, was shot in the back Saturday night in what police called a deadly act of road rage. Smith, 34, arrived in New Orleans in 2004 as a No. 1 draft pick and played with such passion and power that he quickly became a defensive captain. Off the field, he won hearts in his adopted city, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and rejuvenated when the Saints won the Superbowl in 2009. Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — People across Louisiana sought Monday to process the news that one of the Saints' much-loved players, former defensive end Will Smith, was shot in the back Saturday night in what police called a deadly act of…

Suspended Browns receiver Josh Gordon might be in trouble with the NFL again.

Suspended Browns receiver Josh Gordon might be in trouble with the NFL again.

Suspended Browns receiver Josh Gordon might be in trouble with the NFL again.

Suspended Browns receiver Josh Gordon might be in trouble with the NFL again.

Suspended Browns receiver Josh Gordon might be in trouble with the NFL again.

Suspended Browns receiver Josh Gordon might be in trouble with the NFL again.

In June, the United Kingdom will hold a critical referendum asking voters whether the country should leave the European Union. Some friendly Europeans want to convince their neighbors to stay -- with hugs.

Prohibition is the most spirited poll promise currently being served to woo women voters across India -Bihar's Nitish Kumar recently honoured his prohibition promise, Jayalalithaa and K Karunanidhi have promised to ban liquor in Tamil Nadu, and Kerala's Oommen Chandy has warned women voters will give a befitting reply in forthcoming elections to those opposing partial prohibition imposed by his government.

The move threatens to roil the Republican ranks.

Doug G. Ware
SANAA, Yemen, April 11 (UPI) -- A cease-fire in Yemen didn't last Monday before it was marred by reports of fighting between coalition fighters and rebels, a week before scheduled peace talks.

(AP) — Continuing a wave of expanding labor policy reforms aimed at addressing income inequality, California's Democratic governor signed legislation Monday to increase time-off pay for employees who must leave work to care for their family. At a signing ceremony, Brown said providing more assistance to the state's lowest earners on family leave will help correct the growing income disparity facing California and every other state. Many Republicans opposed the legislation but there was little debate... Читать дальше...

SPOKANE, Washington - It's impossible at this moment to determine the mental competence of an escapee from Washington's largest state psychiatric hospital who was captured on Friday night, a judge said Monday.

Asia-Pacific index effectively unchanged

MINNEAPOLIS - Even when the Minnesota Twins catch a break, it doesn't take long for things to take another turn for the worst.

A collection of pop artist Andy Warhol's iconic "Campbell's Soup Cans" prints has been stolen from a Missouri art museum. The FBI on Monday posted a $25,000 reward for information leading to the artwork's recovery.

Too few pigs are headed to markets in pork-loving China, leading to soaring domestic prices and a rush of pork imports from the U.S. and elsewhere to fill the gap.

Two men who led authorities in a pursuit across L.A. County last week were charged Monday with four felonies, including residential burglary. 

Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau has a sure-fire plan for determining his starting goalie for a first-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators.

Congratulations, Pink Floyd. Once again you've managed to sync up your 1973 album "Dark Side of the Moon" with a blockbuster movie, only this time it's one with an actual Dark Side.

A new study on the long-term risks of playing football found more than 40 percent of retired National Football League players examined showed signs of traumatic brain injury, which is often a precursor to the degenerative brain disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

The rate of TBI found in the retired football players is "significantly higher" than that of the general population, Dr. Francis Conidi, one of the study's authors, said in a statement.

I am pleased to report that we reopened Gundersen Tomah Clinic on April 11. While the closing was necessitated by a frozen pipe rupture and the resulting flooding led to an unanticipated disruption in care, I was heartened by the…