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I met Kevin Williamson years ago and he told me that he got the idea to write the opening scene of "Scream" when he was house sitting one night, the weather was bad and somebody started calling on the phone and hanging up.

Former MetroFM presenter Thabo “Tbo Touch” Molefe is the latest SABC employee to go public about his beef with the national broadcaster.

Gregory Pacho, who is Polish-Italian, runs a taxi company and has lived in Boston, England, for 16 years. For the first time, he said, he has given serious thought to leaving.

SEATTLE — Robbie Keane scored in the 15th minute, leading the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Saturday. It was Keane’s sixth goal of the season for the Galaxy (7-3-8, 29 points), who were outshot 22-7, but still won their second straight after a seven-game winless streak. The goal

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — This was not supposed to be part of the story reigning Olympic champion Gabby Douglas had in mind when she set her sights on Rio.

Maggie Nichols competes on the floor exercise during the women's U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials in San Jose, Calif., Friday, July 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Amelia Hundley competes on the uneven bars during the women's U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials in San Jose, Calif., Friday, July 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Aly Raisman competes on the balance beam during the women's U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials in San Jose, Calif., Friday, July 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Simone Biles, center, hugs Ragan Smith during the women's U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials in San Jose, Calif., Friday, July 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Gabrielle Douglas reacts after competing on the balance beam during the women's U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials in San Jose, Calif., Friday, July 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Peter Mattis

Security, Asia

There’s nothing high-tech about it, but it works.

Chinese intelligence operations have long been regarded as mysterious and unfamiliar to those who witnessed the East-West intelligence contest across the Iron Curtain. The mystery remains in part because of a reluctance to examine the available record closely. Chinese officials and citizens engage all kinds of activities that can be viewed as intelligence work—from stealing intellectual property... Читать дальше...

Michael Peck

Security, Eurasia

Could Stalin have fought a two-front war?

Fighting a war on two fronts is the military equivalent of driving a car while texting. It’s just a really bad idea, as Germany can attest. One reason Germany lost two world wars is because its forces were split between East and West. America and Britain also fought World War II in Europe and Asia.

In contrast, the Soviet Union could concentrate its forces against Germany, thanks to a 1941 neutrality pact with its long-time rival Japan. Читать дальше...

Sebastien Roblin

Security, Americas

Despite its flaws, it served its country honorably. 

The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark was a low-altitude strike plane born out of a shotgun wedding between competing Air Force and Navy requirements—with Defense Secretary McNamara as the minister. Despite its troubled adolescence, it grew into a capable high-tech night bomber that lasted decades in service, noted for its sleekly elegant profile.

Troubled Conception

In the early 1960s... Читать дальше...

'De beslissing om een oorlog te starten, en de catastrofale gevolgen van die beslissing zullen mij de rest van mijn dagen achtervolgen', schrijft John Prescott, die in 2003 vicepremier was in de Britse regering van Tony Blair, in een bijdrage in Sunday Mirror. Hij noemt de Brits-Amerikaanse inval in Irak in 2003 het begin van een 'illegale oorlog'.

MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — A 3-year-old boy who was found unresponsive in a hot car outside his grandparents' home has died at an Ohio hospital, authorities said.

A fast-moving brush fire sent about 2,000 people fleeing from their homes in the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains north of Los Angeles on …

Harper used a Conservative party event at Calgary’s Stampede Saturday night to talk about Kenney’s plan to merge Alberta’s Progressive Conservative party with the province’s other right wing party, the Wildrose

Protesters marched again Saturday in cities nationwide to decry police brutality after the killing of two African-American men by police this week. While many were peaceful, events turned ugly in St. Paul, Minnesota, where protesters clashed with police on Interstate 94. At least two officers were injured by protesters — one hit with a glass […]

The Lower Columbia College president’s and dean’s lists for the 2016 spring quarter have been announced.

NEW YORK — Daniel Murphy is torching major league pitching and no one is burned more than his former New York Mets teammates. Murphy, who is leading the majors in hitting, homered for the sixth time this year against the Mets, drove in four runs, leading Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals over New York

Congratulations are in order for Mr. and Mrs. Derek Jeter! The retired New York Yankees star, 42, married model Hannah Davis, 26, on Saturday evening, E! News confirms. In front of close...