Author: JohnValbyNation

Alicia Keys and Sara Bareilles teamed up at the City of Hope’s Spirit of Life Gala on Thursday for a musical salute to Sylvia Rhone, chairman and chief executive officer of Epic Records, and performed a duet fittingly for the honoree — a mashup of their respective songs, “Girl on Fire” and “Brave.” “We’re so…

Amman, Jordan —  Turkish artillery and warplanes on Friday battered Kurdish-held territories across northeast Syria, while ground troops and allies overran 14 villages on the periphery of two strategic towns along the border, Turkey’s military said. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, referring to Kurdish fighters, said 342 “terrorists have been neutralized” since the start of cross-border…

TEHRAN —  Two missiles struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian officials said, the latest incident in the region amid months of heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S. There was no word from Saudi Arabia on the reported attack, and Saudi officials did not…

The Pentagon said it’s ramping up the deployment of U.S. forces to the Middle East to “assure and enhance the defense of Saudi Arabia” against Iran at the same time President Trump has vowed to start bringing troops home from the region. The Pentagon plans to dispatch about 1,800 additional troops to Saudi Arabia, officials…

MEXICO CITY —  At least one man died when a small boat filled with migrants from the Central African nation of Cameroon capsized Friday off the Pacific coast of southern Mexico, authorities said. Two passengers were still missing late in the day, said prosecutors in Chiapas state. The single-engine boat most likely originated in Mexico or…

AUSTIN, Texas —  Former Republican Rep. Pete Sessions’ climb back into Congress was already off to a rough start, with some in his own party suggesting he was carpetbagging by leaving the Dallas district he lost last fall to try to get elected in a far more rural and politically safe one. Now he may have…

A stunning bicycle kick stole the show, but Rayados’ defense had an accomplishment of its own in snapping Santos’ long scoring streak Rogelio Funes Mori’s goal was gorgeous. In the 60th minute of Monterrey’s Liguilla match against Santos Laguna, the Argentine forward, only recently back to full fitness, used his chest for his first touch on…

The Red Devils’ first-team have been off-colour but their youth side have secured a knockout berth in European competition Manchester United’s Under-19s cruised to the last 16 of the UEFA Youth League following a 6-2 victory over Young Boys that confirms them as group winners.  They have recorded emphatic results throughout the group stage, beating…

The winger produced one of the misses of the season with his side 2-1 up against Burnley and was glad they could hold on for the win Matt Ritchie was relieved that his horror miss was not punished as Newcastle held on to record a 2-1 victory over Burnley. The winger got to the ball…

The Wales international continues to generate transfer talk and it could be that he treads a similar path to a former colleague and heads to Italy Gareth Bale’s agent insists the Welshman is “very happy at Real Madrid” but has stopped short of ruling out a future transfer to Serie A and admitted “nothing is…