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A triple suicide bombing Saturday at a market on an island in Lake Chad killed at least 15 people and injured 130, Chad's government said. A top police official blamed the carnage on Nigeria's Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.

A painting of Bush's campaign slogan and the Twitter hashtag — "#All In For Jeb" — was unveiled Saturday before friends and supporters at the Miami studio of artist Romero Britto. Bush spoke briefly before posing for selfies with supporters who crowded around the former Florida governor.

The fallout from a fatal February highway pileup still trails Caitlyn Jenner.

Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore expressed his deep gratitude to Quebec on Saturday for what he called its leadership role in tackling global climate change.

Giving a woman a compliment on her appearance these days is a minefield for men

Refugees from Syria fear violence and its aftermath. They need stability, and that calls for bold action from the UN

Video emerges showing a stand-off between police and a suspected bank robber in Miami, who is then shot and killed outside a barber shop

Video emerges showing a stand-off between police and a suspected bank robber in Miami, who is then shot and killed outside a barber shop

As recent attacks in Paris, Mali, Colorado Springs and San Bernardino show, threats of terrorism and mass violence are all too real. But could your fear of such attacks be more deadly than the unlikely chance you will be physically hurt by terror? Recent research suggests the answer could be yes.

You can purchase your item online without queuing, but then you must wait for it

WASHINGTON -- United States security officials told President Barack Obama on Saturday that there was still no indication that the two people who carried out the deadly attack in San Bernardino, California, that left 14 dead this week were linked to a larger terrorist group.

The officials also told Obama that there was evidence the attackers, Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, had been self-radicalized, according to a readout of a Saturday meeting attended by Attorney General Loretta Lynch... Читать дальше...

Saratoga Springs Police Department via AP

Nicholas Brendon, one of the stars of the hit TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, pled guilty to criminal mischief in upstate New York on Friday after he was accused of choking his girlfriend.

Brendon, who played sidekick Xander in Buffy, was arrested in Saratoga Springs on Sept. 30 after police said he had a drunken fight with his girlfriend.

Officials first charged him with third-degree robbery, a felony, as well as two counts of... Читать дальше...

What was fascinating about the show this year was a re-emergence of class as an issue

Erick Erickson just couldn’t help himself.

The conservative talk radio host and editor of RedState.com apparently disagreed so strongly with the New York Times’ front-page gun safety editorial Saturday that he opened fire on a copy of the newspaper and posted the evidence on social media.

I shot holes in the NY Times editorial - This is what I think of the New York Times edito... https://t.co/XEJpuV05Kk pic.twitter.com/brh3KrODwS

The Giants wasted less than a day licking their wounds after losing on Zack Greinke, reaching agreement Saturday on a five-year, $90 million deal with onetime Cubs and A’s starter Jeff Samardzija. Samardzija's signing is a clear buy-low move for a pitcher the Giants view as much better than he showed in 2015. A right-hander who turns 31 in January, Samardzija was a top-notch starter with the Cubs and A's in 2013 and 2014 before his one season with the White Sox, in which he allowed 118 earned runs... Читать дальше...

Life's too short not to tell someone they are a buffoon

It's a lower-body ailment, that much seems clear.

OMAHA — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging a Nebraska law that allowed the Nebraska governor to approve the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline route through the state.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Consider them the concept cars of casinos.

LAS VEGAS - Consider them the concept cars of casinos.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Consider them the concept cars of casinos.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Consider them the concept cars of casinos.

Whether it's shooting down enemy planes, strumming a guitar-shaped controller to hit the right notes or swiping a table-top screen to grab the best set of cards first, the latest slot machines are looking a lot like an arcade. [...] that's what some in the industry are betting will attract younger players to the casino floor to revive gambling revenues that have sagged in recent years. [...] their September debut at the Global Gaming Expo, or G2E, in Las Vegas, it wasn't entirely clear what "skill-based... Читать дальше...