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'This was a peace event. Somehow it went haywire:' 3 shot, 1 beaten near Seward Park on Near North Side
Chicago Tribune • cached • 1 hour ago
Somehow it went haywire,'' said Maurice Edwards, 50, who had been at the picnic all day. Three men were shot and a fourth was beaten up during what witnesses said was back to school peace picnic at the Near North Side's Seward Park on Saturday evening.

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Annan's legacy of fighting for equality and rights lives on
The Bellingham Herald • 1 hour ago
Kofi Annan left the United Nations far more committed than it had been to combating poverty, promoting equality and fighting for human rights - and until his death Saturday he was speaking out strongly for nations working together to solve problems and worried about the rise of nationalism. And on July 30, he tweeted: "Whether our task is fighting #poverty, stemming the spread of #disease or saving innocent lives from mass murder, we have seen that we cannot succeed without the #leadership of the strong and the engagement of all.".

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Titans vs Bucs: Jurrell Casey gives salute at end of national anthem
The Tennessean • cached • 1 hour ago
Titans defensive tackle Jurrell Casey (99) salutes during the National Anthem before the preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Nissan Stadium Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. The Titans take the field before the start of the preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Nissan Stadium Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn.

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Latest Canada & World Headlines
Canoe • 5 hours ago
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California Attendance:. 1:05 PM PT2:05 PM MT3:05 PM CT4:05 PM ET16:05 ET20:05 GMT4:05 1:05 PM MST3:05 PM EST3:35 PM VEN0:05 UAE (+1)3:05 PM CT, August 18, 2018.

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In Mueller memo, Papadopoulos emerges as bit player in Trump-Russia affair
Washington Examiner • 1 hour ago
In the sentencing memo, Mueller blamed Papadopoulos for the FBI's failure to fully investigate Mifsud. Mueller seemed miffed about that, characterizing Papadopoulos as an unwilling witness.

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New Haven youth, 15, subject of Silver Alert
New Haven Register • 3 hours ago
NEW HAVEN - A Silver Alert has been issued for Christian Lewis, 15. Christian is a black male with black hair and brown eyes.

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Putin dances at Austrian wedding before meeting with Merkel in Germany
Los Angeles Times • cached • 1 hour ago
Photos showed Putin dancing with the bride, who was dressed in a traditional Austrian costume. Germany imported 53 billion cubic meters of Russian gas last year.

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Billy Graham's good news not the gospel Aretha Franklin sang
The Herald Sun • 4 hours ago
But the good news Billy Graham preached was not the gospel that Aretha Franklin sang. Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul,” died at her home in Detroit on Thursday.

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Bill Reynolds: Paying the price for taking the PawSox for granted
providencejournal.com • 3 hours ago
There's no question he's good at it, the same pitch he once used to make about the PawSox. There's probably no doubt we've taken it for granted through the years, for it was just the way it was.

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Sunday shows preview: Trump stokes intel feud over clearances
The Hill • cached • 5 hours ago
The White House has defended the move by accusing Brennan and other former officials of "monetiz[ing] their public service and security clearances.". Brennan denied the claims, calling the decision part of a "broader effort by Mr. Trump to suppress freedom of speech & punish critics.".

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Torrence Brown is latest Penn State football player to call it a career
Philly.com • cached • 43 minutes ago
Brown is the fifth Penn State player to end his career because of injuries. Fifth-year senior Torrence Brown, who suffered a season-ending knee injury last September against Georgia State, announced Saturday night on Twitter that he will not return for the Nittany Lions this season.

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Priyanka Chopra & Nick Jonas: Alia Bhatt
One News Page • cached • 6 hours ago
Alia Bhatt has always expressed her fondness for Priyanka Chopra and the two share a strong bond. Keeping the bond strong and going, Alia Bhatt is here to be a part of Priyanka Chopra's engagement..

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ICE agents detain man who was driving his pregnant wife to hospital to give birth
Chicago Tribune • 1 hour ago
A California woman said Saturday that she had to drive herself to the hospital and give birth without her husband after he was detained by immigration agents. Venegas said she drove herself to the hospital for a scheduled cesarean section for the birth of her fifth child.

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NJ Mom Killed In Colo. Was Set To Reveal Baby's Sex Today: Report
Patch • cached • 3 hours ago
FREDERICK, CO - The pregnant mother of two children who was reportedly from Passaic County and allegedly killed by her husband in Colorado, was 15 weeks pregnant and set to have a gender-reveal party today, according to a report by US Weekly. Only a few people knew the baby's gender, including Shanann Watts' brother, Frankie Rzucek, a Clifton native, according to a CNN report.

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Letter To The Editor: Re-Elect Gearity
Patch • cached • 3 hours ago
I am writing to urge voters to re-elect Victoria Gearity as Mayor of the Village of Ossining. Victoria is a healthy mix of decisive and open minded.

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Sheriff: Shooting at football game unrelated to school
New Haven Register • 3 hours ago
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a shooting outside a Florida high school football game in which two men were wounded had nothing to do with school or the game. The shooting Friday night caused panic at the game at Palm Beach Central High School, including some injuries as people fled the stadium in chaos.

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Kane scores in August as Tottenham beats Fulham 3-1 in EPL
The Macon Telegraph • 8 hours ago
Harry Kane finally scored a Premier League goal in August as Tottenham beat Fulham 3-1 on Saturday for its second straight win to open the English season. Fulham won the second-tier League Championship playoff final at Wembley at the end of May.

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Cleveland Browns, Dez Bryant a bad fit with Josh Gordon returning
USA TODAY • 2 hours ago
Gordon, the talented but troubled wideout who didn't report to training camp on time as he continues to take steps to keep his addiction issues at bay, was moved to the active/non-football injury list Saturday - meaning he'll again be among his teammates and in club meetings while he focuses on conditioning but won't be a practice participant quite yet. Meanwhile, Bryant's visit to Browns headquarters in Berea, Ohio, on Friday ended without a deal, though coach Hue Jackson said Saturday that the team's interest in Bryant is mutually exclusive from Gordon's situation.

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Michelle Yeoh Recalls Hollywood Quota System: 'We Can't Have Two Minorities' in the Same Film
The Wrap • 3 hours ago
“Crazy Rich Asians” star Michelle Yeoh recalled her challenges as an Asian actress starting out in Hollywood in the 1990s - including what she described as an apparent quota system for nonwhite performers. “Sometimes I wish that if I had a really strong mentor, maybe I could have done more,” Yeoh said.

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Italy's leader demands safe roads as death toll from bridge collapse rises to 42
Los Angeles Times • 8 hours ago
Italy's president demanded guarantees Saturday that all the nation's roads are safe following the Genoa highway bridge collapse, after he hugged and comforted mourners at a state funeral for many of the dead in the grieving port city. Hours earlier, the toll from Tuesday's bridge collapse rose unofficially to 42 with the discovery of four more bodies.

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