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• Cosby's accusers speak out in striking cover story
• Boston out of running for 2024 Summer Olympic Games bid
• DJ Henry was a black man killed by police. Should he be a cause?
• Colorado movie gunman's sister sobs, says she still loves him
• Boy Scouts lift blanket ban on gay adult leaders, employees
• Louisiana shooting suspect never involuntarily committed: Georgia authorities
• Obama calls GOP criticism of Iran deal 'ridiculous' 'sad'
• Bobbi Kristina Brown dies at 22
• A weak open for US stocks; Chinese market drops sharply
• Pedro Martinez steals the show on Hall of Fame induction day

Cosby's accusers speak out in striking cover story Posted: 27 Jul 2015 07:06 AM PDT Yahoo's Katie Couric speaks with one of 35 women who shared their eerily similar Bill Cosby stories with New York Magazine.

Boston out of running for 2024 Summer Olympic Games bid Posted: The city of Boston is no longer a candidate to host the 2024 Olympic Games.

DJ Henry was a black man killed by police. Should he be a cause? Posted: 27 Jul 2015 06:25 AM PDT Dan and Angella Henry sit in the windowed kitchen of their stately home in Easton, Mass. — the trampoline and swimming pool out back, the trees and hummingbird feeders all around, the artfully arranged platter of sandwiches on the granite counter.

Colorado movie gunman's sister sobs, says she still loves him Posted: 27 Jul 2015 03:22 PM PDT By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - The younger sister of Colorado movie massacre gunman James Holmes testified at his trial for the first time on Monday, telling jurors who will decide his fate that the murders were completely out of character, and she still loves him. Chris Holmes, 22, was called by the defense during the punishment phase of the trial.

Boy Scouts lift blanket ban on gay adult leaders, employees Posted: 27 Jul 2015 05:11 PM PDT The Boy Scouts of America on Monday ended the group's outright ban on openly gay adult leaders and employees, rolling back a policy that has deeply divided the membership of the 105-year-old Texas-based organization. The new policy, which takes effect immediately, comes three years after the organization removed its prohibition on gay youth but will still allow local Boy Scout units chartered by religious organizations to make their own choices regarding gay adult leaders. The Boy Scouts said the latest resolution, unanimously adopted by the organization's executive committee on July 13, gained final approval by the National Executive Board, with 79 percent of board members present voting to support it.

Louisiana shooting suspect never involuntarily committed: Georgia authorities Posted: 27 Jul 2015 04:08 PM PDT Suspect John R. Houser, who killed himself after Thursday's rampage in Lafayette, Louisiana, purchased the weapon he used in the attack from an Alabama pawnshop in 2014, authorities say. "We did not receive an involuntary commitment order on John Houser, because there was no order," Sherry Lang, deputy director of public affairs for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, told Reuters in a phone interview on Monday.

Obama calls GOP criticism of Iran deal 'ridiculous' 'sad' Posted: 27 Jul 2015 02:43 PM PDT ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — President Barack Obama unleashed a blistering and belittling rebuke of Republican White House hopefuls Monday, calling their attack on his landmark nuclear deal with Iran "ridiculous if it weren't so sad."

Bobbi Kristina Brown dies at 22 Posted: The only child of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown dies after five months in a coma.

A weak open for US stocks; Chinese market drops sharply Posted: 27 Jul 2015 06:41 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are getting off to a weak start, continuing a recent stretch of losses.

Pedro Martinez steals the show on Hall of Fame induction day Posted: Former Boston Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez has developed quite the reputation from both his time in the game, and since he's been out of the game.

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