– Fri, Aug 3, 2012
Associated Press/Anja Niedringhaus - United States' Francena McCorory reafts after a women's 400-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012.
LONDON (AP) — Severe delays were reported Friday morning on a busy subway line serving Olympic venues, on the day that the athletics competition gets under way.
Transport for London said service on the Central Line, which links the center of the city with the Olympic complex, had been partly suspended because of a signal failure.
The agency advised passengers to use other subway lines, over-ground rail lines or bus services to reach the park.
There's a happy ending to the story of a dog, found alive in the rubble after a massive tornado devastated Moore, Oklahoma: she's been reunited with her owner.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilots involved in a midair collision in Alaska that killed a family of four apparently were communicating on different radio frequencies before the crash.
At least according to one new study
Rampaging immigrant youths have upended the country's reputation as a prosperous refuge
Good for your body; terrible for the planet
Is a cigar sometimes just a cigar? That debate will remain unresolved, but The Daily Caller can say with confidence that a banana is definitely not always just a banana at North Marion High School near Ocala, Fla.
An attack in broad daylight in London on Wednesday is drawing a swift response — and a possible terror link — from the highest authorities. Reports suggest two men chased down another man with their car before getting out, attacking him with a machete, and dragging him through the city streets.
For two days John McCain and Ted Cruz have been fighting on the Senate floor over the rules for negotiating a budget, but, like so many fights, it's also about so much more. Cruz is being annoying about the budget, but worse, he just doesn't get the Senate.
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