Juventus beaten 2-1 by Torino in derby marred by violence
ROME (AP) — Juventus was prevented from clinching a fourth consecutive Serie A title with a 2-1 loss at Torino on Sunday in a derby marred by fan violence.
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More than 2,500 confirmed dead in Nepal earthquake
An aftershock adds chaos to an already devastated region.
Obama turns 2016 hopefuls into comic fodder for media dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) — A presidential election just getting into gear provided President Barack Obama plenty of new material to work with on the night he describes as Washington celebrating itself.
Baltimore protests turn violent after death of suspect
BALTIMORE (AP) — A protest over the death of Freddie Gray, who was critically injured in police custody, started peacefully with thousands marching through downtown streets before the demonstration turned violent and volatile.
Top U.S. court appears on cusp of declaring right to gay marriage
By Joan Biskupic WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s arguments on Tuesday over same-sex marriage will cap more than two decades of litigation and a transformation in public attitudes. Based on the court’s actions during the past two years, a sense of inevitability is in the air: That a majority is on the verge of declaring gay marriage legal nationwide. Justice Anthony Kennedy, the court’s pivotal member on gay
In Kathmandu Valley, quake-hit Nepalis fend for themselves
By Ross Adkin DHADING, Nepal (Reuters) – Barely any sign of an organized relief effort was visible outside Nepal’s capital on Sunday, as aid agencies struggled to fly and truck relief supplies to a country stricken by its worst earthquake in eight decades. In the lush Dhading farming district 80 km (50 miles) outside Kathmandu, people camped in the open, the hospital was overflowing, the power was off and shops
Oklahoma lethal injection drug faces U.S. Supreme Court test
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this week on whether a drug used in Oklahoma’s lethal injection mix should be banned in a case that comes as a shortage of execution chemicals has sent some states scrambling for alternatives. The main question before the nine justices in the case brought by three death row inmates that will be heard on Wednesday is whether the use of the
How to Be Happy in a World of Turmoil
How many times have you thought to yourself the following: If only I had more money, if only I had someone to love, if only I had a better job, if only I felt better. If only I had that one thing I am missing, I would be happy.Truth be told, following that reasoning you will never attain real happiness. Actually, the opposite effect would…
Get Off the Scale!
It’s seems that once again, the public conversation about health has been degraded to weight and appearance.As usual, celebrity women have become the prime targets of jabbing and sometimes devastating comments. This collective social behavior always trickles into the day-to-day lives and consciousness of so many women, fueling insecurity,…
New avian flu viruses send U.S. scientists scrambling
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Three highly pathogenic avian flu viruses that have infected poultry and wild birds in the U.S. Midwest appear unlikely to present a significant risk to humans. The H parts, which are highly pathogenic in poultry, originated in Asia, and the N parts come from North American, low pathogenic, avian flu viruses, said Dr. Rubin Donis, an associate director for policy and preparedness in the