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Michael Mancini, left, celebrates with Jude Abbadessa during the U.S. championship game of the Little League World Series. (AP) New York’s Maine-Endwell beat South Korea, 2-1, to win the Little League World Series on Sunday, becoming the first US team to win the title since 2011 and the first team from New York to win since 1964. Ryan Harlost allowed one run during a complete game effort, striking out eight. Harlost also scored the decisive run on a passed ball during a two-run fourth iing that provided Maine-Endwell with all the offensive support it would need. Coer Rush hit an RBI single to give New York its first run in the iing. South Korea struck back with a solo home run from Yoomi...

Recently released emails appear to further show a direct coection between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department when Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, including efforts to get foundation donors seats to an official lunch with Chinese President Hu Jintao. In emails dated December 2010, Clinton State Department aide Huma Abedin and then-top Clinton Foundation official Doug Band discussed potential guests for the lunch with the Chinese president -- including three executives from groups that had donated millions to the foundation, according to an ABC News report late Saturday. Among the possible guests discussed were Bob McCa, then-president of wealth management at UBS; ...

A green sea turtle is seen off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. (Reuters) President Obama, with the stroke of a pen, created the world's largest ocean reserve on Friday off Hawaii, days after designating a massive federal monument in Maine –moves that have angered local lawmakers who accuse the president of disregarding the impact on residents. Obama used a presidential proclamation to expand the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii by over 400,000 square miles. The preserve now stretches 582,578 square miles, the world's largest marine protected area. "The expansion provides critical protections for more than 7,000 marine species ... [and] will allow scientists t...

A green sea turtle is seen off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. (Reuters) President Obama, with the stroke of a pen, created the world's largest ocean reserve on Friday off Hawaii, days after designating a massive federal monument in Maine –moves that have angered local lawmakers who accuse the president of disregarding the impact on residents. Obama used a presidential proclamation to expand the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii by over 400,000 square miles. The preserve now stretches 582,578 square miles, the world's largest marine protected area. "The expansion provides critical protections for more than 7,000 marine species ... [and] will allow scientists t...

A green sea turtle is seen off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. (Reuters) President Obama, with the stroke of a pen, created the world's largest ocean reserve on Friday off Hawaii, days after designating a massive federal monument in Maine –moves that have angered local lawmakers who accuse the president of disregarding the impact on residents. Obama used a presidential proclamation to expand the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii by over 400,000 square miles. The preserve now stretches 582,578 square miles, the world's largest marine protected area. "The expansion provides critical protections for more than 7,000 marine species ... [and] will allow scientists t...

The 10-year-old son of a Kansas state lawmaker died in an "apparent accident" Sunday on a water slide billed as the world's largest at a water park in Kansas City, Kansas, according to officials and the boy's family. Kansas City Chief of Police Terry Ziegler said on Twitter that his officers were working "an apparent accident death investigation." Authorities did not immediately identify the child who died at Schlitterbahn Waterpark, but state Rep. Scott Schwab and his wife released a statement saying it was their son Caleb Thomas Schwab. "Since the day he was bo, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those he came in contact with," said the statement, which asked for privacy a...

The 10-year-old son of a Kansas state lawmaker died Sunday on a water slide billed as the world's largest at a water park in Kansas City, Kansas, according to officials and the boy's family. Authorities did not immediately identify the child who died at Schlitterbahn Waterpark, but state Rep. Scott Schwab and his wife released a statement saying it was their son Caleb Thomas Schwab. "Since the day he was bo, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those he came in contact with," said the statement, which asked for privacy as the family grieves. Schlitterbahn spokeswoman Winter Prosapio said the child died on one of the park's main attractions, Verruckt, a 168-foot-tall water slid...

LONDON – Delta Air Lines has grounded flights scheduled to leave Monday after experiencing unspecified issues with its computer systems globally. Confirmation of Monday's troubles came in an official account that responds to customers via Twitter. The airline declined to immediately comment by phone and it was unclear whether all its flights were affected. "Delta has experienced a computer outage that has affected flights scheduled for this moing," the Atlanta-based company tweeted to customers affected by delays. "Flights awaiting departure are currently delayed. Flights enroute are operating normally. We appreciate your patience." The company said its IT systems were down "everywhere...

Aug. 7, 2016: A 12-year-old boy was killed in an accident on a ride at the Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kansas. (Fox 4) The 10-year-old son of a Kansas state lawmaker died Sunday on a water slide billed as the world's largest at a water park in Kansas City, Kansas,according to officials and the boy's family. Authorities did not immediately identify the boy who died at Schlitterbahn Waterpark, in Kansas City, Kansas, but Kansas state Rep. Scott Schwab and his wife released a statement saying it was their son Caleb Thomas Schwab. "Since the day he was bo, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those he came in contact with," said the statement, which asked for privacy as...

A much-heralded and widely cited study of 171 countries over nearly a half century purports to show more guns mean more mass shootings, but critics say the report uses bad methodology in a way that rigs the results. The study by Adam Lankford, a criminal justice professor at the University of Alabama, was published in the joual Violence and Victims in January has been cited by media outlets -- including The New Yorker, The Washington Post and Time magazine. But the study, formally published earlier this year after a draft was released in academic circles,has raised questions about what critics consider dubious methodology. “The Lankford ‘study’ is nothing more than junk science disguis...

A much-heralded and widely cited study of 171 countries over nearly a half century purports to show more guns mean more mass shootings, but critics say the report uses bad methodology in a way that rigs the results. The study by Adam Lankford, a criminal justice professor at the University of Alabama, has been cited by media outlets -- including The New Yorker, The Washington Post and Time magazine -- since January, when it was published in the joual Violence and Victims. But the more the study, formally published earlier this year after a draft was released in academic circles, gets cited, the more critics raise questions about what they consider dubious methodology. “The Lankford ‘st...

A much-heralded and widely cited study of 171 countries over nearly a half century purports to show more guns mean more mass shootings, but critics say the report uses bad methodology in a way that rigs the results. The study by Adam Lankford, a criminal justice professor at the University of Alabama, has been cited by media outlets -- including The New Yorker, The Washington Post and Time magazine -- since January, when it was published in the joual Violence and Victims. But the more the study, formally published earlier this year after a draft was released in academic circles, gets cited, the more critics raise questions about what they consider dubious methodology. “The Lankford ‘st...

CANBERRA, Australia – A cold and exhausted 65-year-old Russian balloonist came back to Earth safely in the Australian Outback on Saturday after claiming a new world record by flying solo around the world nonstop in 11 days, an official said. Fedor Konyukhov landed 160 kilometers (100 miles) east of the town of the Northam, where he started his jouey on July 12, about three hours after he flew over it on his retu, flight coordinator John Wallington said. "He's landed, he's safe, he's sound, he's happy," Wallington said from the landing site. "It's just amazing." "It's fantastic — the record's broken, everyone's safe. It's all good," he added. Konyukhov demonstrated precision navigation of h...

CANBERRA, Australia – A cold and exhausted 65-year-old Russian balloonist came back to Earth safely in the Australian Outback on Saturday after claiming a new world record by flying solo around the world nonstop in 11 days, an official said. Fedor Konyukhov landed 160 kilometers (100 miles) east of the town of the Northam, where he started his jouey on July 12, about three hours after he flew over it on his retu, flight coordinator John Wallington said. "He's landed, he's safe, he's sound, he's happy," Wallington said from the landing site. "It's just amazing." "It's fantastic — the record's broken, everyone's safe. It's all good," he added. Konyukhov demonstrated precision navigation of h...

CANBERRA, Australia – An official says a Russian balloonist has claimed a new 11-day round the world record. Support crew member Steve Griffin says Fedor Konyukhov's balloon on Saturday passed directly over the airfield at the Australian town of Northam where he began his jouey on July 12. American Steve Fossett also started from Northam to set a record of 13 days and eight hours for his 33,000-kilometer (21,000-mile) jouey in 2002. Konyukhov has taken roughly 11 days and six hours. The Swiss-based World Air Sports Federation did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation of the new record. Konyukhov is expected to land later Saturday. Let's block ads! بخوانید...

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A polar bear at the Grandview Aquarium (Animals Asia) Grandview Aquarium, described as the ‘world’s saddest zoo,’ continues to draw attention as hundreds of thousands of activists petition its operator to release the animals and close up shop for good. The aquarium opened inside the Grandview Mall in Guangzhou, China on Jan. 9. It came under fire almost immediately. Critics say the facility provides animals, including two polar bears, with little shelter and reprieve. Animal rights group Animals Asia, for example, has described spectators banging on a polar bear's glass enclosure and shouting at it in order to take selfies. [embedded content] In a recent note activist group PETA describe...

Matilda Rapaport in 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone,Maxime Schmid) An extreme skier who was taking part in a film shoot died from her injuries after she got caught in an avalanche in Chile, her sponsor, Red Bull, aounced Monday. Swedish skier Matilda Rapaport, 30, was rushed to a hospital after the July 14 avalanche. A freeride skier, Rapaport appeared in a string of viral videos coasting down steep, rocky mountain faces around the world. She landed on the December cover of the skiing magazine Powder, and in an article questioning whether pro skiers were taking too many risks. "A member of the Red Bull family since 2013, Matilda will be missed by the ski community, her fans and her supporters. ...

Veteran cop Tommy Norman recently heard from a man he arrested a decade ago, but instead of getting an earful from a career criminal, the North Little Rock police officer got a belated thank you. The man, now a 25-year-old truck driver,explained that the kindness Norman showed while detaining him for shoplifting at McCain Mall changed his life. It's just the latest example of how Norman, one of thousands of police officers around the nation who work every day to reach struggling youth in poor communities, has made a difference. “That moment goes to show police officers should treat people with dignity and respect, no matter what kind of crime they committed,” Norman told FoxNews.com. ...

Veteran cop Tommy Norman recently heard from a man he arrested a decade ago, but instead of getting an earful from a career criminal, the North Little Rock police officer got a belated thank you. The man, now a 25-year-old truck driver,explained that the kindness Norman showed while detaining him for shoplifting at McCain Mall changed his life. It's just the latest example of how Norman, one of thousands of police officers around the nation who work every day to reach struggling youth in poor communities, has made a difference. “That moment goes to show police officers should treat people with dignity and respect, no matter what kind of crime they committed,” Norman told FoxNews.com. ...