Bali volcano explodes as high as 3 miles into the sky
An increasing number of smaller, highly explosive eruptions at Mount Agung volcano in Bali sent an ash cloud as high as 3 kilometers (about 2 miles) into the sky on Monday. And the eruption…
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Black-clad robbery suspects held in Toronto
In a 1 1/2-hour police interview, Glenn Katsir, the ex-boyfriend of Dr. Barry Sherman and son of Dr. Arthur Sherman, bragged that he’d acquired several phones with jailbroken capability, to be used to secretly…
9 World Health Organization preparedness tips
WORLD UPDATES: Ebola is back and the WHO says the world is not ready to handle an outbreak. The president’s latest court case threatens to divide his party, and California is still a mess….
A breakdown of how Metro will look by 2022 — and why it might not be a bad thing
Some of Washington’s big-ticket rail services are set to return to pre-1996 levels, according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. In its 2019 Regional Transport Plan, the council now says that it expects…
House Rules Committee recommends congressman be held in contempt for refusing to testify on harassment allegations
The House Rules Committee on Wednesday recommended the full House file a contempt of Congress complaint against North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows, who has refused to appear before the panel to testify on…
Lydia Ko wants to let you know that LPGA Tour results are ‘overrated’
The world’s top-ranked golfer Lydia Ko is not all that impressed with her recent victory at the Women’s British Open, calling her victory “fun” and cautioning, “sometimes results are so overrated.” More than half…
Grizzlies hand 76ers fifth loss in a row
PHILADELPHIA — Tyreke Evans scored 17 points and Marc Gasol added 16 and the Memphis Grizzlies cruised to a 126-91 victory Tuesday night over the Philadelphia 76ers, who lost to the Grizzlies for the…
App Store guidelines are ‘unprecedented’, appeals court rules
Apple Inc got an unprecedented ruling Monday on changes it made to its App Store in 2016 that gave users greater control over some app permissions, after a federal appeals court sided with competitors,…
Reba McEntire: Things You’ll Never Hear Me Say
Reba McEntire is turning up the fan and media heat with the launch of the new NBC game show, “Love Connection,” and her upcoming film, “Nashville,” at the end of this month. But above…
Health emergency ahead as Europe and China top CDC’s travel warning about strain of flu
This article is over 6 months old New map lists regions around world in ‘extreme, very high’ risk to severely affect health Health emergency ahead as Europe and China top CDC’s travel warning about…