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More than 100 Special Olympics athletes and trainers who stayed at Pomona and Claremont McKenna colleges in preparation for the World Games, which begins this weekend, were treated to a farewell pep rally Friday morning.

He galloped out seven furlongs in 1:24 and a mile in 1:38.40 under jockey Martin Garcia.

Following Schalk Burger’s appointment as interim captain on Tuesday, Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer says the player had always been one of his top candidates to lead the green and gold. The full team for the All Blacks clash will be announced on Wednesday.

She confesses: “I feel offensive in that these [people]-especially young people – are going through such a complex time in their life”. The ideal world would be where we don’t judge people on their ‘otherness, ‘ we embrace that otherness.

According to Rand Getlin of NFL Network, Gresham will visit with the Green Bay Packers.

This coupled with the fact that the government is prosecuting police officers and legal officials who stopped weapons shipments for Syria from within Turkey conducted by members of the Turkish intelligence agency MiT has led many to claim that the Turkish government has been...

As previously reported, the lightning rod of a rapper had originally planned to hold a memorial concert for the family of Dillan Harris, a one-year-old who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on the South Side of Chicago.

Tensing fired a single shot, hitting the driver in the head as he attempted to flee. Dubose was driving away when Tensing shot him, police said. He took off on me.

President Francois Hollande himself was among those who asked the Council to rule on the constitutionality of a law that waives the need for warrants to use phone taps, cameras and hidden microphones and allows authorities to force Internet providers to monitor suspicious behavior.

Approvals for house purchase rose to 44,488 from 42,876 in May, up around 6 percent compared with a year ago, the BBA said.

The France worldwide forward has been linked with a move away from the Bernabeu this summer, with Arsenal reportedly interested in a £40m deal for the 27-year-old.

Mike Aviles isn’t exactly the most well-known player in baseball in terms of trade discussions this month. He’ll remain with the Indians for the rest of the season. Aviles’ four-year-old daughter, Adriana, is undergoing treatment for leukemia at the Cleveland...

A vicar from Farnham has gone on the run from court just hours before he was due to be found guilty of stealing around £24,000 wedding, funeral and graveyard memorial fees.

Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX) updated its FY15 earnings guidance on Friday.

Jamie O’Brien is a stuntman, so it’s not supposed to be surprising to see him attempt something considered so risky. He’s a barrel-riding master, movie producer, prankster and all-around game changer.