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A Turkish soldier and two fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed when militants attacked a military outpost in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, security sources said on Wednesday. At least four other soldiers and a local security contractor were wounded when militants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the outpost, sparking a firefight. The incident is the latest in a surge of violence during the recent weeks between
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Tennis star Maria Sharapova, British mogul Richard Branson and Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai have signed up. So have actor Ashley Judd, Colombian singer Juanes and Brazilian football star Kaka.
The National Football League and the players union met with a federal judge on Wednesday to provide closed-door updates on the status of settlement talks in their dispute over New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s “Deflategate” suspension. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan met first with the NFL, then began meeting with the NFL Players Association. Berman had ordered the briefings ahead of a previously scheduled hearing in litigation
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting later this month will consider how to finance the monitoring of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers, a crucial step toward an eventual end of sanctions on Tehran. The IAEA has been asked to report on whether Iran is taking the necessary measures to shrink its nuclear program as agreed in the July 14 accord, which was days later enshrined in a Security
“It’s time we have a tool to really let people know there is pot in something,” said Diane Carlson of Smart Colorado, a parents’ group that has pushed for giving edible pot a distinct look.
Already locked in its tightest trading range on record, U.S. investors are watching as rallies and retreats alternate with uncommon speed. This is happening in a market that has gone virtually nowhere in seven months even as the average daily swing widened almost 20 percent from a year ago.
“It’s time we have a tool to really let people know there is pot in something,” said Diane Carlson of Smart Colorado, a parents’ group that has pushed for giving edible pot a distinct look.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Philip Johnson was dying of pancreatic cancer when he brought his former wife, Thanh Tran, to the basement of his home in Venice, California. Under a tarp that was weighted down with bricks was a violin case with a combination lock.
“It’s time we have a tool to really let people know there is pot in something,” said Diane Carlson of Smart Colorado, a parents’ group that has pushed for giving edible pot a distinct look.
Texas plans on Wednesday to execute Daniel Lopez, 27, who was convicted of killing a veteran police officer in 2009 and has waived his rights to appeal his death sentence. If the execution goes ahead, it would be the 528th in Texas, the most of any state since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976. Lopez was convicted of striking Corpus Christi Police Lieutenant Stuart Alexander at
