North Carolina ‘bathroom’ Law
A late-night deal has been reached in North Carolina to repeal a controversial law that limits protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. A key element banned transgender...
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Spieth, Mickelson Among Masters Hopefuls At Houston Open
Five-time major winner Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth, the 2015 Masters champion who bungled a repeat bid, begin play Thursday at the PGA Houston Open with the Masters looming next week. Also in...
George Michael Portrait Sold For $580,000
A portrait of the late George Michael by artist Damien Hirst has sold for just under half a million pounds at a charity auction. The money raised from the sale of Beautiful Beautiful George Michael...
Flint Water Settlement Orders Lead Pipes Replaced
A federal judge on Tuesday approved a $97 million settlement in a lawsuit over drinking water contamination in the US city of Flint, Michigan, requiring that all lead pipes be replaced. The agreement...
US Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence For Texas Inmate
The US Supreme Court overturned Tuesday a death sentence for a Texas man, saying he was not properly sentenced because of his mental disability. The five-to-three Supreme Court decision offered a...
Disaster Costs Nearly Double To $175bn In 2016
Devastating earthquakes, floods, hailstorms and wildfires, along with man-made devastation, helped push global disaster costs to $175 billion (161 billion euros) last year, reinsurer Swiss Re said on...
Daredevil Director Edgar Wright On ‘Baby Driver’ Stunts
Filmmaker Edgar Wright revealed Monday the death-defying extremes he went to for heist thriller "Baby Driver" -- strapping himself to the outside of a speeding car to get the right shots. The British...
Top Seed Johnson Faces Rahm In World Golf Championships Match-Play
Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm advanced to the final of the World Golf Championships Match-Play Championship, setting up a showdown between world No. 1 and one of the game's brightest stars. Johnson...
Rangers Tap Darvish For Opening Day Start
Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish will be the Texas Rangers' opening day starter for the Major League Baseball club, manager Jeff Banister announced Saturday. Darvish, 30, will face the Cleveland Indians...
Top-Ranked Johnson, Mickelson Advance At WGC Match Play
Top-ranked Dustin Johnson and five-time major champion Phil Mickelson advanced to the World Golf Championships Match-Play Championship quarter-finals with impressive triumphs on Saturday. Reigning US...
Mickelson, Rahm Advance To Last 16 At WGC Match Play
Five-time major winner Phil Mickelson advanced to the knockout rounds of the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship with a 6-and-5 rout of fellow American J. B. Holmes on Friday. Mickelson...
Trump Administration Approves Keystone XL Pipeline
The Trump administration has issued a permit to energy company TransCanada to build the Keystone XL pipeline. The State Department said it had found the project, which was blocked by former US...
Stars To Face Mexico In US
The Black Stars have lined up an international friendly against Mexico to be played on June 28, 2017 at Houston’s NRG Stadium in Texas, USA. The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF), Soccer United...
Black Stars To Play Friendly Against Mexico In June
The Black Stars have lined up an international friendly against Mexico to be played on June 28 at Houston’s NRG Stadium in Texas, USA. The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF), Soccer United...
Ghana FA Provides Sports Ministry With Details of Mexico Friendly
Hon Asiamah (centre) reached a deal with the players in Gabon The Ghana Football Association has furnished the Ministry of Sports with all documents on the upcoming friendly against Mexico on 24...
As US Takes Aim At Immigration, Musicians Feel the Pinch
Before he staged a professional comeback last week, the rapper Kayem had disappeared from public life for two years. A US citizen by birth who remembers his relatives' suffering at the hands of...
McIlroy Eliminated By Kjeldsen At WGC Match Play
Second-ranked Rory McIlroy was eliminated from title contention on Thursday at the World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play after group rival Gary Woodland withdrew and Soren Kjeldsen won his second...
Theater Work Offers Dystopian View of Trump’s America
President Donald Trump's chest-thumping nationalism and harsh immigration policies are the subject of a new play depicting an apocalyptic America where stadiums are turned into prisons and people...
Black Stars To Play Friendly Against Mexico In June
The Black Stars have lined up an international friendly against Mexico to be played on June 28 at Houston’s NRG Stadium in Texas, USA. The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF), Soccer United...
Ghana FA Confirms Friendly With Mexico
The Ghana Football Association has confirmed the Black Stars international friendly against Mexico on 28 June. The match will be played at Houston's NRG Stadium in Texas, USA. A statement on the...