OLYMPICS/ Japan beats France 79-71 to wrap up group play in women’s basketball
RIO DE JANEIRO-Asami Yoshida scored 24 points to lead Japan to a 79-71 win over France 79-71 Saturday to wrap up its group play in women's basketball. Japan came to the Olympics looking to improve on its best Olympic finish, which was fifth in 1976. Now Japan (3-2) will play the United States in the quarterfinals Tuesday....
Герои, спасшие миллионы (ФОТО)
Лишь через пять дней после взрыва, 1 мая 1986 года, советские власти в Чернобыле сделали страшное открытие: активная зона взорвавшегося реактора все еще плавилась. В ядре содержалось...
Arsenal player ratings against Liverpool: How did Sanchez rate?
For the third time in four seasons, Arsenal lost their opening Premier League fixture at the Emirates. They were comfortable in the first-half but looked shell shocked at the final whistle. Petr Cech 6/10 — Was unlucky to concede four goals, being honest. He would have needed a stepladder to have saved Coutinho's...
Swiss Train Attack Suspect, Female Victim Die of Wounds
The man who attacked passengers on a crowded Swiss train with a knife and burning liquid died of his wounds Sunday, as did one of his victims, a 34-year-old woman, Swiss police said. Three others remain hospitalized with serious wounds. Police are still searching for a motive but said there's no indication the suspect,...
Blast at Turkish Border Crossing Kills 10 Syrian Rebels
A bomb blast at a border crossing between Syria's opposition-held Idlib province and Turkey killed at least 10 Syrian rebel fighters on Sunday, activists said, as a wave of airstrikes pounded the region and fighting raged in the contested northern city of Aleppo. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a...
Ryan Lochte and Other US Swimmers Robbed by Armed Men in Rio
Four members of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team were robbed by armed men early Sunday morning in a taxi headed for the Olympic Village, according to the United States Olympic Committee. Swimmers Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger, Jimmy Feigen and Ryan Lochte left France House early Sunday morning in a taxi headed for the athletes'...
Pokemon Statue Rises In New Orleans (video)
Local residents were baffled when the #PokeMonument showed up overnight. Pokémon Go may have angered many users with its latest update, but one fan is still so smitten that they have erected a statue in its honour. The unofficial likeness of Pikachu mysteriously appeared in a fountain in a small park in New Orleans over...
Top Trump Adviser Jeff Sessions Says Campaign ‘Is Not Over’
Top Trump foreign policy adviser Sen. Jeff Sessions says Republican nominee Donald Trump's campaign is "not over," and criticized media coverage claiming his campaign is in trouble. “You’ve had this whole morning talking about nothing but negative on the Trump campaign,” Sessions said on...
“Jared Padalecki dead 2016”
News of actor Jared Padalecki’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the August 2016 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the actor best known for his role on the television...
‘Supernatural’ Actors Jensen Ackles And Jared Padalecki Share Hilarious Season 12 video
On his page on Instagram Jensen Ackles published a video from the set of TheFlash....
The Pooppening: Roomba spreads poop all over house
A puppy pooping on your living room rug in the middle of the night sounds pretty nightmarish in itself. What's exponentially worse is when that poop gets spread all over your house while you're sleeping. Jesse Newton, a dad in Little Rock, Arkansas, shared the horrifying tale of when his Roomba did just that. In a...
Hundreds Protest Hero Burial for Philippine Dictator Marcos
Hundreds of Filipinos rallied in stormy weather Sunday against President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to allow dictator Ferdinand Marcos to be buried in a heroes' cemetery, but Duterte remained firm in his stance despite growing opposition. About 1,500 protesters carrying a large streamer that read "Marcos not a...