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(AP) — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Tuesday that he is confident he followed the law in accepting donations that now appear to be part of a federal criminal investigation. McAuliffe defended his actions to reporters, a day after a law-enforcement official told The Associated Press that McAuliffe is the subject of a federal investigation looking at donations to his 2013 gubernatorial campaign. Federal law forbids foreigners from contributing to U.S. political campaigns, but McAuliffe said... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT (AP) — Convoys of coffins streamed through the streets and mourners fired guns in the air Tuesday as two Syrian coastal towns — government strongholds that had gone relatively untouched throughout the civil war — reeled from coordinated bombings…

BEIRUT (AP) — Convoys of coffins streamed through the streets and mourners fired guns in the air Tuesday as two Syrian coastal towns — government strongholds that had gone relatively untouched throughout the civil war — reeled from coordinated bombings…

BEIRUT (AP) — Convoys of coffins streamed through the streets and mourners fired guns in the air Tuesday as two Syrian coastal towns — government strongholds that had gone relatively untouched throughout the civil war — reeled from coordinated bombings that killed more than 160 people. Residents of one of the towns, Jableh, described a day of horror as explosions went off in quick succession only a few meters apart, tearing through civilian crowds — then hitting the hospital emergency room where many of the wounded were taken. Читать дальше...

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People with chronic kidney disease face higher odds of heart attack or stroke if they have high-salt diets, a new study suggests.

Prosecutors argued that Calvin Harris killed her when she came home to the Southern Tier estate they shared with their four children. Defense lawyers argued that authorities overlooked another suspect in the area from Texas as the couple's marriage broke up. Calvin Harris, 55, was wealthy from his family's car dealerships, and court papers say he told people his wife would not get half his business as divorce loomed. Jurors in the third trial last year failed to reach a verdict after 11 days of deliberations.

"This has been Brian's playoffs and we'd like him to finish the job."

In the past six months, Serena Williams has fallen in love with Snapchat.

The major airlines have announced steps to rein in the oversupply, but such changes can't happen overnight, so fares will remain affordable for the peak travel season. Be prepared to spend a few more hours of your vacation standing in an airport security line. American Airlines and United Airlines say they each plan to spend about $4 million on contractors who will help TSA by handling some of the non-screening duties at airport checkpoints, like running bins and managing the lines. Stories about... Читать дальше...

Buyers swarmed the two-year Treasury auction, at the same time market expectations for a Fed rate hike were building.

IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — It grew to the size of a small town, becoming a symbol of Europe's closed border policy for migrants and refugees. On Tuesday, Greek authorities began to dismantle it.

Starting at dawn, police moved more than 2,000 people out of Idomeni, the sprawling makeshift camp on the Greek-Macedonian border, and sent in bulldozers to begin erasing the tent city. The refugees — many from Syria and Iraq — had stubbornly resisted government efforts to leave the site voluntarily, braving torrential rainfall and winter weather. Most were living in small tents pitched in fields and along railroad tracks, or in large marquee-style tents set up by aid agencies to help house people. Читать дальше...

Constance Zimmer and Shiri Appleby both rock sheer ensembles as they hit the red carpet at The Paley Center For Media Presents PaleyLive NY: An Evening With UnREAL held at The Paley Center for Media on Monday (May 23) in New York City. The two ladies were joined at the event by their co-stars Jeffrey [...]

A consortium that includes the Texas A&M University System and the University of Texas System announced Tuesday that it will compete for the contract to operate one of the nation’s nuclear weapons labs.

(AP) — A bill that would've required universities in Illinois to offer healthy feline and canine test subjects to rescue organizations has provoked a dispute between its Democratic sponsor and the University of Illinois. The measure is nicknamed "the beagle bill" because beagles are the breed of dogs most commonly used for experiments and the adoption effort is bolstered by the Beagle Freedom Project, an animal rights group that's successfully lobbied for similar legislation in Minnesota, Connecticut, Nevada and California. Читать дальше...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's newest prison has stopped taking inmates after just four months of full operation. Records obtained by The Associated Press suggest why.

NEW YORK (AP) — A retired New York City police officer faces federal money-laundering charges for allegedly running a prostitution ring that charged customers as much as $2,000 an hour. U.S. Attorney Robert Capers says the 44-year-old Rizzi ran a prostitution ring called BJM/Manhattan Stakes and Entertainment between 2012 and 2016.

Hoping to avoid another embarrassing and chaotic floor fight over proposals to protect workers from being fired on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, House Republicans are moving to ?change the rules for how to deal with such hot-button amendments to future spending bills. During a vote last week on a military construction […]

With all the national anger about long wait times for airline passenger screening, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration is launching an experiment at the world’s busiest airport. On Wednesday, TSA officials will be showing CNN their new passenger screening lanes at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, aimed at speeding up a security system that many are […]

Testimony began Tuesday in a trial over the 2011 state legislative redistricting plan, which a group of Democratic voters who sued over the plan last year asserts is the "worst partisan gerrymander in modern history."

A fire at a Fennimore motel attributed to a burning cigarette was actually caused by a methamphetamine lab, with two people, including a 12-year-old child, burned in the fire.

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For exercise scientist Yannis Pitsiladis, the magic number is 178.

That's how many seconds an athlete has to shave off Dennis Kimetto's 2014 marathon time of 2:02:57 — the current world record — in order to run the first sub-two-hour marathon in human history.

That goal is widely regarded as unattainable in the running community. But Pitsiladis wants to use state-of-the-art training techniques to help a world-class athlete do the impossible, no drugs required. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Celine Dion, Tyler Perry, Bono and Julia Roberts are a few of some 65 big names scheduled to appear on the second annual "Red Nose Day Special" this Thursday.