Judge blocks Mississippi 'religious freedom' law
Martin Smith
JACKSON, Miss., July 1 (UPI) -- A controversial "religious freedom" law due to take effect Friday in Mississippi was blocked at the last minute.
Martin Smith
JACKSON, Miss., July 1 (UPI) -- A controversial "religious freedom" law due to take effect Friday in Mississippi was blocked at the last minute.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The trial in a dispute over a new home in McKennan Park neighborhood of Sioux Falls has concluded.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The trial in a dispute over a new home in McKennan Park neighborhood of Sioux Falls has concluded.
WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending fell for a second month in May, with weakness hitting all areas of building. Construction spending declined 0.8 percent in May following a 2 percent tumble in April, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The April figure had been the biggest monthly setback in five years. The back-to-back declines in overall
MONTEREY, Calif. — Researchers are developing a one-of-a-kind camera to mount on great white sharks in an effort to discover why the fish travel each year to a spot in the Pacific Ocean nicknamed the “White Shark Cafe.” Scientists know that white sharks meet at a part of the ocean about halfway between Mexico and
Kayleene Danielle Greniger is accused of hiding a machete her boyfriend allegedly used to decapitate 20-year-old David Haiman. Joseph Thoresen, 35, has been charged with second-degree murder.
The Chinese government lauded the Madhya Pradesh government's scheme of offering rice, wheat and salt at Re 1 per kg to the poor people.
After hitting highs in 2015, rents grew at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in the second quarter versus 5.1 percent last year.
Fed's Stanley Fischer: Brexit not most important factor for U.S. economy
Fergie dropped a new song Friday and a milk-themed video rich in celebrity moms.
Showmen behind Nathan's annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest have long claimed the tradition began in 1916 as a showdown between patriotic immigrants on the Coney Island boardwalk. The contest and its backstory were invented in the 1970s by PR men trying to get more attention for Nathan's, which had just become a publicly traded company. The legend of the hot dog contest conveniently dates to 1916, the same year Polish immigrant Nathan Handwerker opened his Coney Island hot dog stand using a $300 loan from two friends. Читать дальше...
PARIS — For a side that has needed late goals to win matches at the European Championship, it would seem a safe bet that France’s players are practicing penalty shootouts ahead of their quarterfinal against Iceland on Sunday. But it would be a losing bet. “We haven’t practiced penalties,” France right back Bacary Sagna said.
Annie Martin
LOS ANGELES, July 1 (UPI) -- Yanic Truesdale, who plays Michel Gerard on "Gilmore Girls," said the Netflix revival will reveal more about his character.
AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De beurs in Amsterdam behaalde vrijdag opnieuw een mooie koerswinst, na de opmars van de afgelopen dagen. In Londen wist de beurs ook verder te stijgen en wordt afgestevend op de grootste weekwinst sinds 2011. De verliezen door de brexit zijn in Londen inmiddels al weer helemaal weggepoetst.
ENSCHEDE - Twee tot nu toe onbekende mannen hebben donderdagmiddag een diefstal met geweld gepleegd, bij een woning aan de Keteldiepstraat in Enschede. Het duo zou naar het huis zijn toegegaan om een iPhone te kopen.
Bareburger is quickly becoming the much-hyped burger chain in New York City. It was named one of five winners of the 2015 Hot Concept Awards by Nation's Restaurant News.
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Reports of fewer posts on Instagram is natural, especially as social media platforms become more mainstream.
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Russian doping whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova has become the first athlete to be granted permission to compete at the Rio Olympics under a neutral flag after the International Association of Athletics Federations ruled in the Russian's favour.
The IAAF voted last month to maintain a global competition ban on the All-Russia Athletic Federation, and the International Olympic Committee decided only athletes who are individually cleared to compete by their respective international federations could go to Rio. Читать дальше...
DENEKAMP - Agnes ten Dam-Koopman blijft lid van de fractie van Lokaal Dinkelland. Dat heeft ze gezegd na afloop van een fractievergadering.
Apple is rumored to launch the iPhone 7 in a new color this year. After last year’s rose gold iPhone, we’re going to get either a blue or black new option this year, according to reports that are yet to be confirmed. Designers are having a field day with these rumors, creating all sorts of 3D renders of the blue or "Space Black" iPhone 7. Martin Hajek, one of our favorite artists when it comes to creating images of unreleased Apple devices based on the latest rumors, has his own take on a black iPhone 7. Читать дальше...
JOHANNESBURG — Namibia has told two North Korean companies that their services are no longer needed in the southern Africa country while U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang remain in place over its nuclear and missile tests. Namibia is the latest African nation to cut ties as international pressure mounts to tighten and better enforce sanctions on