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WASHINGTON—Denying widespread claims that the franchise is being offensive or disrespectful, the Washington Redskins’ kike owner announced Monday that he remains steadfast in his refusal to change the team’s derogatory name. [ Read on Here ] Sign in to see full entry.

By Frank Schwab | Shutdown Corner: Bob Costas, in the powerful halftime slot of NBC's "Sunday Night Football," joined in the growing sentiment that the Washington Redskins ' nickname is offensive and the team should change it. In an even-handed essay, Costas said that the name is demeaning, despite... Sign in to see full entry.

By Tulip Mazumdar Global health reporter: The number of HIV infections and Aids-related deaths has fallen dramatically, according to a UN report. Death rates fell from 2.3 million during its peak in 2005 to 1.6 million last year, says UNAIDS. The number of new HIV infections fell by a third since... Sign in to see full entry.

WASHINGTON, August 26 (By Maria Young for RIA Novosti) – As the international community on Monday fiercely debated which side might be responsible for last week's apparent chemical weapons attack in Syria, the United States and several other nations agreed such tactics warrant a foreign response for... Sign in to see full entry.

valetudocafe: A 125-year-old woman, said to be one of the oldest women in India, died at her home in Orissa, her family said Sunday. Fulla Nayak claimed that smoking cannabis every day was her secret to long life. Fulla Nayak, a resident of Kanarpur village in the coastal district of Kendrapada,... Sign in to see full entry.

By: Sanchez Manning Kensington Palace has announced to the world that the Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby son. Prince William and Kate’s newborn son weighed 8lb 6oz and was delivered at 4.24pm today at the private Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London. A spokesman for... Sign in to see full entry.

CARACAS, Venezuela (TheBlaze/AP) — Amid Venezuela’s growing scarcities, not even the Roman Catholic Church has received a dispensation. According to church officials, shortages and restrictions are causing a lack of crucial ingredients needed to celebrate Mass: altar wine as well as wheat to produce... Sign in to see full entry.

By MICHELE McPHEE, AARON KATERSKY and BRIAN ROSS | ABC News: As police searched for him, and as he lay bleeding in his boat hideout, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote "F*** America" on the side panel of the boat, police in Massachusetts told ABC News. Officers said they also... Sign in to see full entry.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to three months in prison for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes. She was also sentenced Monday in Newark to three additional months of home confinement. The 37-year-old South Orange resident pleaded guilty last year in... Sign in to see full entry.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged with using weapon of mass destruction at Boston Marathon By Jason Sickles and Dylan Stableford | The Lookout: Terror charges have been formally filed against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old suspected of helping carry out the bomb attacks at last week's Boston Marathon,... Sign in to see full entry.