Dems come up short in special elections, but find a silver lining
Tim Ryan's challenge to Pelosi's leadership post a year ago - said: "I think that's a question for the caucus to decide". While all of America had its eyes set on the special election in Georgia Tuesday, a race for a U.S.

Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime revealed in Brazil
As the Galaxy Tab S3 sports a 9.7-inch QXGA Super AMOLED display (2048x1536 pixels), the tablet runs on Android 7.0 Nougat. The tablet is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC, equipped with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage .

Centre should discuss beef ban issue with various states: Shiv Sena
With the Sena realising how much the BJP needs it for July's presidential polls, the saffron party is pushing for a hard bargain. The BJP chief Amit Shah is likely to meet the Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray during his Maharashtra visit beginning Friday.

Severe weather in NYC region
The line may wane a bit as it crosses the spine of the Appalachians, but then is expected to re-intensify on the eastern side. There is now a thunderstorm warning issued for Carroll, Frederick, Howard, and Montgomery Counties until 3:45 p.m.

Iran launches missiles into eastern Syria, targets ISIS
Such an attack is rare in Syria's long-running civil war, in which Iran is backing embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad. Deir el-Zour is home to both Islamic State militants and civilians.

Alberta fighter Tim Hague dies following boxing match in Edmonton
The 34-year-old's head bounced off the canvas in sickening fashion, and he laid motionless before the referee waved off the fight. A heavyweight trained in jiu-jitsu, Hague put his teaching career on hold to make his pro MMA debut in 2006.

All talk, few trades before NHL's expansion roster freeze
Jason's Take: The Canucks actually made one of the first pro-active deals related to the expansion draft. Lindberg and Fast, both 25-year-old Swedes, are restricted free agents and hold arbitration rights.

Britain, EU to begin Brexit negotiations on Monday
They have struggled for years with Irish nationalists, who want the British province to join a united Ireland. But a newly appointed junior Brexit minister, Steve Baker, told Reuters: "I don't foresee any change".

UK's May cracks joke about election disaster
However a deal for Downing Street could be close , as a new date has been set for the opening of the United Kingdom parliament. A deal with the DUP also risks destabilising Northern Ireland by increasing the influence of pro-British unionists.

Cosby judge declares mistrial as jury deadlocks again
Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents both Allison and Kirkpatrick, warned the Cosby camp his accusers were far from finished. Jurors have already discussed the case for more than 50 hours since Monday, leading to Cosby's lawyer to push for a mistrial.

Rule gives Oregonians non-gender option on driver's license
One commissioner said, "I hope those who will use "X" as an identifier will feel an element of comfort moving forward". OR is officially the 1st state to recognize non-binary residents on their driver's licenses and IDs.

Readers respond to Comey's testimony
Bharara says Trump called him twice before the inauguration, to "shoot the breeze". "One hundred percent", Trump said. Comey told senators he believed Trump fired him because of the Russian Federation investigation.

Pakistan crush England to storm into Champions Trophy final
Well there are reasons for calling Pakistan as unpredictable as on days they are too hot and on other days they are too cold. Liam Plukett and Mark Wood followed to wrap up an abject innings , England losing their final seven wickets for 83 runs.

Ark. Tyson lobbyist injured in Virginia baseball practice shooting
Tonight the MI delegation and staff will wear white ribbons for our friend & fellow Michigander, Matt Mika . Mika is a Western Michigan University and Adrian College graduate.

Greece seeks bailout, debt breakthroughs
Tsakalotos said one big benefit from the deal Thursday was that future debt repayments could be linked to Greece's growth. Be Civil - It's OK to have a difference in opinion but there's no need to be a jerk.