Robin Williams Death: The Difference Between Depression & Normal Sadness
Robin Williams was found dead this afternoon at his home near Tiburon, California, according to the Marin County Sheriff's Office. Emergency personnel found Williams unconscious and not breathing at 12:00 p.m., local time; "At this time, the Sheriff's Office Coroner Division suspects the death to…
Dolphin With Two Heads Washes Up on Turkish Beach
It was not your average day at the beach for gym teacher Tugrul Metin. The 29-year-old was splashing in the waves in Izmir, on Turkey's west coast, when a shocking sight washed up onto the sand in front of him. Metin discovered the body of a deceased two-headed dolphin, which measured about a meter…
Hillary's Straw Man Arg vs 2nd Amendment Backfires
One of the most vocal opponents of the second amendment has always been Hillary Clinton. As recently as this past week, a straw man argument that...
AdChoicesGND NewsSponsoredRobin Williams, manic comedy star, dead at 63
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Robin Williams, the Academy Award winner and comic supernova whose explosions of pop culture riffs and impressions dazzled audiences for decades and made him a gleamy-eyed laureate for the Information Age, died Monday in an apparent suicide. He was 63.
Photo of boy holding decapitated head is barbaric: Australia PM
The photograph of a young boy holding the decapitated head of a slain Syrian soldier and published in Australian media on Monday underscored the barbarity of Islamist State militants, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said. The image was posted on Twitter and showed the boy, believed to be the…
WOMAN MISTAKEN FOR COUGAR WANTS A BIG CAT, NOT A CUB
DEAR ABBY: I'm a single woman in my late 30s and have an 18-year-old daughter. When I am alone or out with my girlfriends, I am constantly hit on by younger men. My girlfriends say it's because I don't look my age and that I should feel flattered. Well, I am not a "cougar," and I don't get turned…
Japan to test first homegrown stealth fighter jet: report
A group of major Japanese firms are planning a test flight next year for the nation's first homegrown stealth fighter jet, a report said Tuesday. The consortium -- led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries -- is developing a jet that has similar technology to US-made F-35 stealth fighters, with a…
Actor-comedian Robin Williams found dead in apparent suicide
Actor-comedian Robin Williams was found dead in an apparent suicide by asphyxiation, Marin County Sheriff's officials said Monday.
Kerry calls severed head photo among 'most grotesque' ever
Sydney (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday described the picture of an Australian boy holding a severed head in Syria as "stomach-turning" and said concerns about foreign jihadist fighters would be taken to the United Nations.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — "Mad Max" director George Miller was "heartbroken" over Mel Gibson's string of scandals in recent years, and said plans for a new trilogy prompted him to pick a younger actor for revisiting the post-apocalyptic auto action franchise.
Chief: Police killed California robbery hostage
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A hostage kidnapped during a Northern California bank robbery was killed by police in an ensuing chase and shootout, likely during a final gunbattle where the lone surviving suspect used her as a human shield, authorities said Monday.
PBS' antiques show finds $1 million baseball trove
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The PBS series "Antiques Roadshow" says it hit a home run with a collection of 1870s Boston baseball memorabilia.
Nigeria confirms new Ebola case in Lagos: minister
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday branded a Liberian-American a "madman" for bringing Ebola into Nigeria, as the country announced its 10th confirmed case of the deadly virus. Patrick Sawyer died in a Lagos hospital on July 25 in Nigeria's first case of Ebola, which has claimed the lives of…
Python caught in Florida is chief suspect in mystery of missing cats
By Barbara Liston ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) - The evidence is circumstantial but the case looks strong. Multiple cats missing without a trace, a freshly killed body, and one well-fed, 120-pound Burmese python lurking in the Florida underbrush. Four Port St. Lucie police officers on Friday captured the…
Russia Mounts Aid Convoy to Ukraine Despite NATO Warnings
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that, in conjunction with the Red Cross and with approval of the Ukrainian government, Russia is sending an aid convoy to eastern Ukraine, despite warnings from NATO that humanitarian help could act as a pretext for invasion. Last week, the Ukrainian…
Often Overlooked Method to Pay Off Mortgage
If you own a home and pay for a mortgage, you could reduce your payments by as much as $3,000 a year. Here is how it works.
AdChoicesRateMarketplaceSponsoredEthel Kennedy takes ALS 'ice bucket challenge,' challenges Obama
Ethel Kennedy, the 86-year-old widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, took the so-called "ice bucket challenge" at the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis Port, Mass., on Saturday, and dared President Barack Obama to do the same.
Stewart crash probe focuses on lighting, track
The collision was as common as any in racing. Kevin Ward Jr.'s car spun twice like a top, wheels hugging the wall, before it plopped backward on the dimly lit dirt track.
WHO approves experimental drugs as Ebola death toll tops 1,000
Geneva (AFP) - The World Health Organization on Tuesday authorised the use of experimental drugs in the fight against Ebola as the death toll topped 1,000 and a Spanish priest became the first European to succumb to the virus in the latest outbreak.
The plight of the poor amid Philippines' growing population (18 photos)
The Philippines has one of the fastest growing populations in Southeast Asia with around 100 million people. At least 12 million people live in the capital city of Manila alone, making it one of the most densely populated and largest cities in the world. Lack of space and economic opportunities has…
Russia says begins military exercises in Pacific islands also claimed by Japan
Russia began military exercises in the Kurile Islands in the Pacific Ocean, a Defence Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, a move likely to anger Japan, which also lays claim to them. "Exercises began involving military units in the region, which are deploying to the Kurile Islands," Colonel…
Mitch McConnell (9 photos)
The path to victory in a state where both Mitch McConnell and President Obama have approval ratings below 40 percent appears to involve taking a startlingly negative, partisan tone. (Yahoo News) Find more news related pictures in our photo galleries and follow us on Tumblr
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