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German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during a joint press conference with Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi as part of a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) BERLIN – A nationalist, anti-immigration party performed strongly in a German state election Sunday in the region where Chancellor AngelaMerkelhas her political base, overtaking her conservatives to take second place amid discontent with her migrant policies, projections indicated. The three-year-old Alteative for Germany, or AfD, won 21 to 22 percent of votes in the election for the state legislature in Mecklenburg-Weste Pomerania, according to projections for ARD and ...

A sculpture, titled “Mother of the Martyr,” depicts a slender peasant woman, a traditional artistic representation of Egypt, with her arms outstretched with a helmeted soldier standing behind her. (AP) A provincial goveor in Egypt has ordered changes to a sculpture honoring fallen soldiers, which used to have a helmeted soldier standing behind the woman. (AP) Previous Next CAIRO – A provincial goveor in Egypt has ordered changes to a sculpture honoring fallen soldiers after many on social media said it appeared to depict an unwanted advance on a woman symbolizing the country. The concrete sculpture, titled "Mother of the Martyr," depicts a slender peasant woman, a traditional ...

People from the Florida Panhandle down to the Tampa area braced Thursday for Hurricane Hermine, as it lashes the area with strong winds and potentially dangerous storm surge. The National Hurricane Center said the storm's winds ratched up from 75 mph in the afteoon to 80 mph by evening as the former tropical storm gained new fury. Hermine was set to make landfall late Thursday or early Friday, forecasters said. A hurricane waing was in effect for Florida's Big Bend from the Suwaee River to Mexico Beach. And on the East Coast, a tropical storm waing was issued for an area that extended from Marineland, Florida, northward to the South Santee River in South Carolina. [embedded content...

John Legend is standing with Colin Kaepeick in his decision not to stand during the national anthem, calling the "Star Spangled Baer" "weak," and saying he doesn't "truly love" the song. "For those defending the current anthem, do you really truly love that song? I don't and I'm very good at singing it. Like, one of the best," he wrote on Twitter. For those defending the current anthem, do you really truly love that song? I don't and I'm very good at singing it. Like, one of the best — John Legend (@johnlegend) August 30, 2016 He continued, "My vote is for 'America the Beautiful.' 'Star Spangled Baer' is a weak song anyway." My vote is for America the Beautiful. Star spangled baer ...

The JLTV (Oshkosh Defense) As the U.S. Army readies to bring its current crop of Humvees into the 21st century with a new vehicle, recoaissance officials are also looking to replace the Humvee's pre-World War II .50-caliber machine gun with a version of the Apache helicopter’s caon in 2019. The Army has embarked on a major project to replace the Humvee, officially known as the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWVS). Last year the Army signed a $6.7 billion deal with Oshkosh Defense for 17,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs). Touted as offering more protection and greater off-road mobility, JLTVs will replace a large chunk of the Army and Marine Corps’ legacy Humvee fle...

Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Tuesday survived a tough primary challenge -- defeating a persistent, first-time challenger and the controversy that ended her leadership of the Democratic National Committee. The Associated Press projected the win for Wasserman Schultz shortly after polls closed. In the state’s closely-watched Senate primaries, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy won their respective Florida Senate primaries -- setting up a high-profile November contest that will help determine whether Democrats can retake control of the Senate. Wasserman Schultz is expected to win a sixth term in November in the state’s Democratic-leanin...

NFL quarterback Colin Kaepeick’s conversion to social activism coincided with his romancing of a hip hop DJ of Egyptian descent who has frequently spoken about perceived racial injustices and “Islamaphobia” in the U.S. Related Image Expand / Contract Nessa Diab, left, and Colin Kaepeick. (Twitter/AP) Kaepeick, 28, who has come under fire for his decision to remain seated during the playing of The Star-Spangled Baer before San Francisco 49ers games, reportedly began dating Hot 97 DJ and MTV host Nessa Diab in July 2015. A few months later, his social media posts began to reflect the Black Lives Matter and Muslim activism of Diab. "History!" Kaepeick wrote on Instagram Oct. 15, wh...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepeick Monday, calling Kaepeick's refusal to stand for the national anthem "a terrible thing." "I think it’s personally not a good thing," Trump told Seattle radio station KIRO when asked about the controversy. "I think it’s a terrible thing, and you know, maybe he should find a country that works better for him, let him try, it’s not goa happen." Kaepeick became the subject of national controversy over the weekend when he remained seated on the San Francisco bench during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Baer" prior to Friday night's preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. While e...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepeick Monday, calling Kaepeick's refusal to stand for the national anthem "a terrible thing." "I think it’s personally not a good thing," Trump told Seattle radio station KIRO when asked about the controversy. "I think it’s a terrible thing, and you know, maybe he should find a country that works better for him, let him try, it’s not goa happen." Kaepeick became the subject of national controversy over the weekend when he remained seated on the San Francisco bench during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Baer" prior to Friday night's preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. While e...

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Former teammate Alex Boone isn’t taking any more hits for embattled San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepeick. The offensive guard suited up for five seasons alongside Kaepeick, blocking as defenders tried to get Kaepeick off his feet. Now, Kaepeick is voluntarily taking a seat, choosing to sit during the playing of The Star-Spangled Baer to protest perceived racial injustice. It may be a good thing that Boone, now with the Miesota Vikings, is no longer wearing the same jersey as Kaepeick. “We probably would have had a problem on the sideline,” Boone told ESPN. Boone’s brother J.J. was a Marine and served in Iraq, making Boone one of several current or former NFL players, many with mi...

Former NFL tight end Ben Utecht caught one pass from superstar quarterback Peyton Maing the night of Feb. 4, 2007, helping the Indianapolis Colts win Super Bowl XLI. But that’s not the memory he most wants to retain. Or the life experience he most wants to share. Utecht, who sustained five documented concussions during his five-year NFL career with the Colts and Cinciati Bengals, said Sunday on “Fox & Friends” that he’s already experienced some long-term memory problems since he last took the field in 2008. That reality led him to write the autobiographical “Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter to My Family.” “That was the foundation of writing the book; was ...

June 6, 2011: Former congressman Anthony Weiner speaks to the press in New York. (Reuters) Former Congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner sent explicit photos to a woman multiple times over the past 19 months, according to a New York Post report published late Sunday. The report said Weiner, who is married to Hillary Clinton's top aide, Huma Abedin, described his sexual fantasies and masturbation in messages to the unidentified woman and called her "literally a fantasy chick." One of the photos Weiner sent the woman showed his underwear-clad crotch as his son Jordan slept next to him in bed. When contacted by the Post, Weiner admitted he and the woman "have been fr...

A tropical depression chuing 400 miles off the coast of North Carolina on Sunday had weather watchers eyeing a potential upgrade to a tropical storm that could impact the Outer Banks as early as Sunday night, while residents along the Gulf Coast are keeping their eyes on another potential system. Tropical Depression Eight had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and was moving westward at about 9 mph, according to a 5 p.m. National Hurricane Center update. The depression was located 355 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras. No coastal watches or waings were currently in effect, but a tropical storm watch could be required for “interests along the Outer Banks” as the depression progresses. T...

This undated photo shows Ryan Coles, who is accused of killing his parents Friday, Aug. 26, 2016. (Salem County Correctional Facility) A suburban Philadelphia couple were beaten to death by their own son in their New Jersey home, authorities said Saturday. Edward Coles Jr., 58, and wife Rosemarie Coles, 55, of West Deptford, were found dead by another family member Friday moing. The couple's son, 28-year-old Ryan Coles, was arrested on murder and weapons charges. His bail was set at $1 million. The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said that the couple died from "blunt head trauma" and alleged that Ryan Coles had bludgeoned his parents "with his hands and an unknown object." Neighbor...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tweeted Saturday about the fatal shooting of NBA star Dwyane Wade's cousin, in another apparent attempt to persuade black voters to back him in November. "Dwyane Wade's cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago," Trump tweeted. "Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!” Nykea Aldridge, 32 was shot and killed Friday afteoon while pushing a baby in a stroller on Chicago's South Side. Chicago Police said Aldridge was shot in the head and arm by two men outside an elementary school. The shooters appeared to be targeting a third man, police also said. The baby in the stroller wasn't hurt, and authoritie...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepeick is refusing to stand for the national anthem before games because he believes the United States oppresses African Americans and other minorities. Kaepeick sat on the team's bench Friday night during the anthem before the Niners played host to the Green Bay Packers in an exhibition game. He later explained his reasoning in an interview with NFL Media . ''I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,'' Kaepeick said. ''To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave a...

LOS ANGELES – An ex-wife of Donald Trump's new campaign CEO, Stephen Baon, said Baon made anti-Semitic remarks when the two battled over sending their daughters to private school nearly a decade ago, according to court papers reviewed Friday by The Associated Press. That revelation came a day after reports emerged that domestic violence charges were filed 20 years ago against Baon following an altercation with his then-wife, Mary Louise Piccard. In a swo court declaration following their divorce, Piccard said her ex-husband had objected to sending their twin daughters to an elite Los Angeles academy because he "didn't want the girls going to school with Jews." "He said he doesn't lik...

Ava Bye (Pesylvania State Police ) DEVELOPING: Pesylvania authorities have canceled an amber alert for a 3-year-old girl they say was abducted and perhaps taken to the NewYork City area, FOX5NY reported. No further details - including her current location - were immediately available. Related Image Expand / Contract Robert Bye (Pesylvania State Police ) The alert was issued Friday for Ava Bye, who was last seen around 12:30 a.m. on Vine Street in Nescopeck Borough, Pa.,according to the Pesylvania State Police. Authorities said at the time they believed the girl was kidnapped by 24-year-oldRobert Bye and could be in great danger. Ava, who has curly brown hair and hazel eyes, was last...

FILE - This June 27, 2011 file photo shows Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, who drew criticism for sentencing former Stanford University swimmer Brock Tuer to only six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. (Jason Doiy/The Recorder via AP, File) A judge who came under fire after sentencing a Stanford swimmer to six months in a sexual assault case requested Thursday to remove himself from handling criminal cases, but efforts to recall him still remain. Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky requested that he be assigned to civil court and that request was approved, the county’s Presiding Judge Rise Pinchon said in a statement. "While I firmly beli...