A recorded announcement, which warned of an explosive device set to denote, could be heard in early audio clips released after the 6:30 a.m. explosion took place. During a subsequent press conference on Friday afternoon, authorities said they believe the announcement played from within the vehicle, an RV truck that local police described as suspicious when they first arrived at the scene. No suspects had been officially implicated in the incident roughly 7 hours after it occurred....

Uses Nasonex is used to treat allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, conditions that contribute to nasal congestion, a runny nose, and difficulty breathing through the nose. When breathing is disrupted in sleep, snoring, upper airway resistance syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea may result. As a result, Nasonex may be helpful in opening up the nose and improving sleep-disordered breathing that occurs with these conditions. Nasonex is also used to decrease the size of enlarged tissues in the nose called nasal polyps....

Silver tweeted Tuesday morning: “6 cases out of 7 million people. What a disaster. This is going to get people killed. And it’s going to create more vaccine hesitancy. These people don’t understand cost-benefit analysis. They keep making mistakes by orders of magnitude.” Federal health agencies called for an immediate pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine on Tuesday morning after six women, who received the vaccine, developed a rare blood clot disorder within two weeks of vaccination....

Woods was killed by lethal injection and pronounced dead at 9:01 p.m. on Thursday after the state governor Kay Ivey refused to stop the execution carried out as punishment for the killing of the police officers in Birmingham in June 2004. Although convicted in 2005, co-defendant Kerry Spencer, said Woods did not shoot Carlos Owen, Harley Chisholm and Charles Bennett when they arrived at a drug house. Spencer, who remains on death row, said he pulled the trigger in self-defense when one officer pointed a gun at him....

Celebrated on September 7, bars, restaurants and pubs across the U.S. are offering discounted beers for you to enjoy - sensibly, of course. And because drinks and snacks go so well together, many are also offering deals on food, too. With brewpubs, microbreweries and independent bars more popular than ever, there are a huge number to choose from. There is currently a record high of more than 6,300 U.S. breweries, according to the Brewers Association....

Here is what the 2017 National Football Awards winners had to say regarding the recognition they recently received from their peers and the media. Best Striker - Shahrel Fikri Fauzi (PKNP FC) “Thanks to PKNP for giving me the opportunity for me to make everyone realise not to underestimate the underdogs. This is the first ever individual honour in my M-League career, I never dreamt that I would be voted as the best striker....

Today, it’s the National League Central. Teams are listed in order of last year’s standings. Players listed as additions and subtractions include major leaguers and some veterans on non-roster invitations to spring training. Prospects are listed if they have major league experience. Cardinals Additions: Dean Anna, Matt Belisle, Jason Heyward, Mark Reynolds, Miguel Socolovich, Carlos Villanueva, Jordan Walden Subtractions: David Aardsma, Daniel Descalso, Mark Ellis, Eric Fornataro, Justin Masterson, Shelby Miller, Jason Motte, Pat Neshek, A....

While on a rehab assignment with Single-A Potomac, Johnson, who’s been out since April with a calf strain, suffered a setback when he strained his oblique on a violent sneeze, Nationals manager Matt Williams told reporters Wednesday. MORE: All-time dumbest sports injuries “Strange happenings,” Williams said. “He got hit in the ribs, and then sneezed and pulled an oblique in the same area. I don’t know what it was. But he actually sneezed and he’s got an oblique strain....

Leading off the second, Escobar (.322/.367/.421), whose average trails only Bryce Harper’s .331 among Nats regulars, swung at an inside pitch by Noah Syndergaard and lost grip of his bat in the process. He grimaced in pain, then fell to his back on home plate. He faced one more pitch before leaving the game. According to the Nationals, Escobar was hit on his left hand by Syndergaard, however replays appear to show that the ball never hit his hand....

Harper, who missed 57 games because of a torn ligament in his left thumb, was batting sixth and playing left field as the Nationals opened a series against the Colorado Rockies on Bryce Harper bobblehead night. MORE: Harper hits three homers in rehab game | Straight-up swaps That meant Ryan Zimmerman, who’s been playing left since being activated from his own stay on the DL, was back at third base....

At least four people died, one by gunshot wounds, and dozens more were injured Wednesday as the pro-Trump mob clashed with security forces at the U.S. Capitol. To some observers, the scenes evoked images of other nations beset by unrest. For those hailing from countries accustomed to turmoil they accuse the U.S. of instigating, Wednesday’s events served as an opportunity to criticize and ridicule interventionist policies pursued by Washington....

Manager Matt Williams, questioned after the game, appeared to downplay the situation, especially his decision to keep Jonathan Papelbon in the game after he tangled with Bryce Harper. MORE: 15 times Papelbon was the worst | Scherzer shows up Williams “At the time it was a tie game," Williams told reporters (via USA Today). He’s our closer.” At best, Williams appeared clueless. At worst, he appeared to condone Papelbon’s actions....

Other research has also seemed to strengthen the biology-is-destiny camp, at least for sexual orientation. A 1991 study found differences in the brains of gay and straight men. Two years later researchers led by Dean Hamer of the National Cancer Institute reported evidence of what has come to be called a “gay gene.” Last week Hamer and colleagues unveiled, in the journal Nature Genetics, stronger evidence that a region of the X chromosome, long enough to contain 200 genes, is linked to homosexuality....

So far the excavation has turned up 39 ancient shipwrecks buried under nine centuries of silt, which preserved extraordinary artifacts. The copper nails and ancient wood are still intact, and in many cases cargo is still sealed in the original terra cotta amphorae, the jars used for shipment in the ancient world. They have also found a cask of the ancient Roman fish condiment known as garum and many mariners’ skeletons—one crushed under the weight of a capsized ship....

All-Star captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo picked their teams Thursday as part of TNT’s “NBA All-Star Draft Show.” Antetokoumpo delivered on his promise to take Stephen Curry with his first draft pick after James selected Kevin Durant at No. 1 overall selection. MORE: Watch the NBA All-Star Game live on fuboTV (7-day free trial) The funniest moment of the night came when James drafted Anthony Davis in his first reserve slot and said, “Tampering rules do not apply on All-Star weekend....

James (19 points) and Kevin Durant (31 points) propelled the comeback, and ten players from Team LeBron finished in double digits. Durant was named All-Star Game MVP for the second time. He shot 10-for-15 from the field and 6-for-9 from 3. MORE: All-Star Saturday results: Skills/3-point contest | Dunk contest The captain on the other side of the final score, Giannis Antetokounmpo, built off his 20-point first half to post a game-high 38 points to go along with 11 rebounds in 27 minutes....

Whereas the All-Star starters were voted on by fans, NBA players and a media panel, the league’s head coaches vote on the reserves. Both the Western Conference and Eastern Conference will have seven reserves each, made up of two guards, three forwards and two players at any position. Other than maybe one spot, there shouldn’t be too many surprises in the Western Conference. (Chris Paul and Devin Booker should both be locks, and three of Rudy Gobert, Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Davis and Draymond Green will likely be the forwards....

This year’s dunk contest field features four highflyers in Orlando’s Cole Anthony, Houston’s Jalen Green, New York’s Obi Toppin and Golden State’s Juan Toscano-Anderson. Ahead of the competition, here is all you need to know about how the contest works. MORE: Watch the NBA All-Star Game live with Sling TV (3-day free trial) NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest rules, scoring, format and judges NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest rules, scoring and format The NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest is a two-round competition in which five judges score every dunk on a scale of six to 10....

Ahead of All-Star weekend (Feb. 14-16 in Chicago), the league has released the final fan voting results. A few big names are unsurprisingly at the top of the lists, but there are some eye-openers on the leaderboards for each conference. MORE: When is the 2020 NBA trade deadline? Lakers forward LeBron James finished slightly ahead of Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo with the most overall votes. Fan favorites Alex Caruso and Tacko Fall landed in the top 10 at their respective positions, and Carmelo Anthony jumped up to sixth in the Western Conference frontcourt after joining the Trail Blazers in late November....