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A man on a train in eastern Switzerland stabbed several passengers and poured out some kind of liquid that caught fire Saturday afternoon, leaving six people hurt — including a 6-year-old boy, police said. In a statement on Facebook, St. Gallen police said the 27-year-old suspect was also injured in the fire. In addition to […]

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards called the widespread flooding spawned by the region’s pounding rainfall across the southern part of the state a “truly historic event” that won’t be over anytime soon. The rainfall battered the parishes around Baton Rouge and is expected to move west, he said at a news conference Saturday. There are […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A small plane has crashed at a Des Moines street intersection near the airport, but no one was seriously injured.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Christian Reitz was thrilled to watch his teammates win Olympic gold the previous two days, hoping he could keep Germany's shooting string going.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Christian Reitz was thrilled to watch his teammates win Olympic gold the previous two days, hoping he could keep Germany's shooting string going.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Christian Reitz was thrilled to watch his teammates win Olympic gold the previous two days, hoping he could keep Germany's shooting string going.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Christian Reitz was thrilled to watch his teammates win Olympic gold the previous two days, hoping he could keep Germany's shooting string going.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The federal fraud trial of politically connected Mandeville businessman Raymond Reggie has been pushed back from next week to next June in Baton Rouge.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The federal fraud trial of politically connected Mandeville businessman Raymond Reggie has been pushed back from next week to next June in Baton Rouge.

This guy is a poor reboot of a classic criminal.

RIO DE JANEIRO — With one shoe on and one shoe off, Etenesh Diro raised a big cheer at the Olympics on Saturday with a gutsy finish in her 3,000-meters steeplechase heat. Initially outside the qualifying places, the Ethiopian was rewarded — following a protest by three teams, including her own — with a place

Bryce Dallas Howard and David Lowery discuss remaking the 1977 film for 2016

Russian long jumper Darya Klishina, who was the only Russian athlete allowed by IAAF to participate in Rio Olympics, was banned from the Games, a source told R-Sport on Saturday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With one shoe on and one shoe off, Etenesh Diro raised a big cheer at the Olympics on Saturday with a gutsy finish in her 3,000-meters steeplechase heat.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With one shoe on and one shoe off, Etenesh Diro raised a big cheer at the Olympics on Saturday with a gutsy finish in her 3,000-meters steeplechase heat.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With one shoe on and one shoe off, Etenesh Diro raised a big cheer at the Olympics on Saturday with a gutsy finish in her 3,000-meters steeplechase heat.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With one shoe on and one shoe off, Etenesh Diro raised a big cheer at the Olympics on Saturday with a gutsy finish in her 3,000-meters steeplechase heat.

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The brains of people who are obese or overweight appear to have aged an extra 10 years compared to their lean peers from middle age onwards, brain scanning research has revealed.

The difference, scientists say, corresponds to a greater shrinkage in the volume of white matter, although they don’t know the cause. It might be down to genes causing both brain-shrinking and obesity, or it could be that changes occurring in the brain lead to overeating. Either way... Читать дальше...

A mishmash of voices and music blaring from video screens compete for attention inside a new art exhibit in Ohio looking at the images and sounds of presidential campaign television ads. Organizers of the exhibit — open now through Election Day on Nov. 8 — made sure each exhibit features an equal number of commercials from both parties, said Adam Levine, the Toledo museum's associate director who's also the show's co-curator. The exhibit features many iconic images from the past half-century, including... Читать дальше...

Australia`s Don Bradman, still regarded as cricket`s greatest batsman, heads the list with a stunning 12 double centuries in just 52 Tests.

British actor Kenny Baker, who starred as R2-D2 in six Star Wars films, has died aged 81 after a long illness, his niece confirms.