Texas woman used in 'blood ritual' while being held captive
DALLAS (AP) — Four people kidnapped a woman and held her captive for three days in a San Antonio-area home, forcing her to ingest drugs and at one point conducting a "blood ritual," a sheriff's spokesman said Wednesday.
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Scorecard: How the GOP candidates fared in their 3rd debate
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Here's a look at how the 10 Republican presidential candidates in the main-event debate at the University of Colorado-Boulder performed Wednesday night.
Taylor Swift files counterclaim in groping lawsuit
DENVER (AP) — Taylor Swift filed a counterclaim Wednesday against a former Denver radio host who sued her after he said he lost his job because of false accusations that he inappropriately touched her during a photo session.
Homicide suspect tries to turn himself in, Santa Clara jail turns him away
A man in San Jose says he tried to turn himself in for murder to the Santa Clara County Jail, but was turned away.
Two Oregon men killed while filming WW2 tank destroyer
Two men killed by an explosion inside a tank-like armored fighting vehicle from World War Two were filming video of the weapon in action for a non-profit military preservation exhibit, authorities in Oregon said on Wednesday. A film crew was capturing footage of the 1944-vintage M18 Hellcat tank…
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China: Will respond to US ships with all necessary means
BEIJING (AP) — China's military will take "all necessary" measures in response to any future U.S. Navy incursions into what it considers its territorial waters around islands in the South China Sea, a Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
Apparent Russian raids in Syria's south for first time: monitor
Russia appears to have carried out strikes in southern Syria's Daraa province for the first time in an apparent expansion of its aerial campaign, a monitor said on Thursday. "Warplanes that are believed to be Russian carried out strikes on the Hara, Tal Antar, Kafr Nasaj and Aqraba areas of…
Royals' Volquez doesn't know when he'll be ready to play
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez said Wednesday that he didn't know whether he would be ready to play in the World Series once he returns to the U.S. following his father's funeral in the Dominican Republic.
Boy shot while family poses with illegal guns in Tennessee home
Police on Wednesday investigated how a boy was shot in the face while his family posed for photos with illegal firearms in their southeastern Tennessee home. The shooting occurred on Sunday night at a home in Harrison, Tennessee, about 20 miles east of Chattanooga, according to the Hamilton County…
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Boyfriend Takes Distrust To Frightening Extremes
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You probably have herpes, the WHO says
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - Two-thirds of the world's population under 50 have the highly infectious herpes virus that causes cold sores around the mouth, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, in its first estimate of global prevalence of the disease. More than 3.7 billion people…
Fairfield police say 10-year-old boy stabbed abusive stepfather to death
Police say a 10-year-old boy in Northern California stabbed his abusive stepfather to death in order to save his mother.
'We're Pretending Like We're Closed:' 911 Calls Released in Alleged Racial Prejudice of NBA Player
The 911 calls from store employees who feared opening the doors of a jewelry store to NBA player John Henson of the Milwaukee Bucks have been released.
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Witch wins protective order against warlock in Salem court
BOSTON (AP) — A judge granted a protective order against a warlock on Wednesday, spelling relief for the Salem witch who accused him of harassment.
Australia plans Chinese naval exercises despite US warship sail-by
Australia said Thursday it would continue scheduled live-fire naval exercises with China, even after close ally the United States sent a warship into disputed South China Sea waters this week. On Tuesday, Washington sent its USS Lassen destroyer within 12 nautical miles of small artificial islands…
India to Africa: We're not China
Thursday will mark Africa and India’s third annual summit – with over 2,000 African delegates from over 54 countries arriving in New Delhi to meet with the Indian Parliament. The agenda includes helping Africa combat rising terrorist threats, food, health, environmental sustainability, and economic…
Nigerian troops rescue over 330 women, children held by Boko Haram
The Nigerian army on Wednesday said it had freed more than 330 people, mostly women and children, from Boko Haram's Sambisa forest stronghold in the volatile northeast. The raid targeted "suspected Boko Haram terrorist camps at Bulajilin and Manawashe villages" on the edge of the Sambisa forest,…
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Texas man carving pumpkins with daughter stabs would-be intruder
A Dallas-area father carving jack-o-lanterns with his 7-year-old daughter for Halloween stabbed a suspected car thief with a knife after the alleged criminal broke into their home, police said on Wednesday. The suspect stole a car from a nearby gas station on Tuesday evening, crashed it and then…
Hungary’s 500-Year-Old Victim Complex
From the Habsburgs to Hitler, Hungarians have always viewed themselves as at the mercy of history. Is that why they love their strongman prime minister?
The Real Reason It's Harder Than Ever to Lose Weight
According to a recent study published in the journal Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, past generations could eat more, exercise less and still not weigh as much as you do. For the study, researchers at York University and the University of Alberta collected data on the eating habits of 36,400…
