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Tony Stewart returns to track for first time since Kevin Ward Jr.'s fatal crashNASCAR superstar Tony Stewart spoke聽Friday that the death of fellow race car driver Kevin Ward Jr. will 'affect my life forever.'
Why Chelsea Clinton is leaving NBC as special correspondentChelsea Clinton聽had been working as a reporter at NBC News since 2011, sporadically doing feature stories on people or organizations doing public-spirited work.聽Clinton聽said Friday she is quitting her job聽citing increased work at the聽Clinton聽Foundation and the expectancy聽of her聽first child.
US colleges screening W. African students for EbolaAs a precaution, several US colleges and universities have set about to check on the health of their students who come from that part of Africa hit hard by the Ebola outbreak.
Military pilot did not eject, was killed in Virginia F-15 crash, say investigatorsThe pilot of an F-15 jet that crashed this week was killed, military officials said Thursday, bringing to a sad end an exhaustive two-day search.
James Foley and 3 other hostages were waterboarded by Islamic State: ReportThe Islamic State captors appeared to model their waterboarding technique on that of the CIA, reported the Washington Post on Thursday.聽
Woman dies at Burning Man: First death in seven yearsWoman dies at Burning Man:聽Alicia Louise聽Cipicchio, who worked in an art gallery near Yellowstone National Park, was struck by a bus while attending the Burning Man festival, about 120 miles north of Reno.
Pennsylvania reaches deal to expand Medicaid to low-income earnersPennsylvania became the 27th state聽to expand聽Medicaid聽guidelines in exchange for receiving federal dollars, after the US Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday approved the state's plan.
Serena Williams sails through US Open winds, Anna Ivanovic falls in straight setsSerena Williams and聽Novak Djokovic battled windy conditions on Thursday moving onto the third round of the US Open. While former number one聽Ana Ivanovic聽failed to survive the second round.
Why the NFL got tough on domestic violenceIn a memo to NFL teams, Commissoner Roger Goodell wrote: 'Domestic violence and sexual assault are wrong. They are illegal. They are never acceptable and have no place in the NFL under any circumstances.'
Tsarnaevs' sister charged for bomb threat against NY womanAilina Tsarnaeva, who lives in North Bergen, New Jersey, made the threat against an upper Manhattan woman via telephone on Monday, police said. She turned herself in at a Manhattan police precinct, and police charged her with aggravated harassment.
Member of 'Cops' film crew member killed in police shootoutThe suspect fired from the pellet gun before officers returned fire, Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said at a news conference. He said witnesses and officers thought the robbery suspect's Airsoft handgun looked and sounded real, but discovered later that it fires only plastic pellets.- Flight to Paris diverted to Boston after man 'lunged' at flight attendantA Frenchmen was subdued by a federal air marshal during a Miami-to-Paris flight Wednesday. The flight was diverted to Boston where he was arrested by Massachusetts state police.
- Search resumes for missing F-15 fighter pilot in VirginiaAn F-15 fighter jet crashed in a remote, heavily wooded area of western Virginia on Wednesday. The F-15 pilot is missing.
Court overturns hate-crime convictions in Amish beard cutting caseAn appeals court ruled the Amish defendants acted on personal motivations, not religion in the 2011 hair and beard cutting attacks. The judges ruled the jury had received incorrect instructions about how to weigh the role of religion in the case.
Texas dad acquitted in slaying of drunk driver who killed his sonsDavid Barajas lost his two sons when a car driven by Jose Banda hit them. The prosecution claimed that Barajas murdered Banda in a fit of rage.- Dueling Ferguson funds: Donations near $700,000Two sites supporting Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson have taken in nearly $410,000 from some 10,000 contributors. The Michael Brown Memorial Fund stands at $280,000 from more than 9,300 people.
Hurricane Cristobal: A category 1 storm seen passing BermudaHurricane Cristobal聽centered about 425 miles west of Bermuda聽on Wednesday, where a tropical storm watch is in effect and heavy rain is likely, the National Hurricane Center said.
Mass. National Guard F-15C fighter jet crashes in VirginiaCol. James Keefe of the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard said at a news conference in Westfield, Massachusetts, that the missing pilot is an experienced flyer.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon appoints new public safety directorMissouri Gov.聽Jay聽Nixon聽on Wednesday named former St. Louis police chief Daniel Isom II as聽new state public safety director. The appointment gives his administration its first black Cabinet member,聽after聽Nixon聽faced criticism both for the lack of racial diversity among his department leaders and for the state's response to the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown.
Josh Gordon season suspension for drugs spotlights NFL domestic violence policyCritics of the NFL's arbitrary policy toward domestic violence point to the contrast between the punishments and say it's time for the league to crack down on players who hurt women.
