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The Internet Can Turn Quickly — Even On Bernie Sanders

The former presidential candidate bought a lake-front summer vacation home for $575,000 last week. Some of his former supporters weren't happy about it and questioned his socialist bona fides.

Flooding on U.S. 51 in the Village of Tangipahoa, La. Heavy rains have caused rivers to crest in Louisiana and neighboring Mississippi, closing schools and roads and stranding residents.

Louisiana Governor Declares State Of Emergency As Floodwaters Rise

Authorities have rescued 72 people from high water in Tangipahoa Parish. Floods have been blamed for at least one death in Zachary. Heavy rains are expected to continue into the weekend.

The members of The Westerlies call themselves "an accidental brass quartet."

Songs We Love: The Westerlies, 'Saro'

Hear the self-described "accidental brass quartet" put a new spin on an old British ballad in an evocative arrangement by Nico Muhly and Sam Amidon.

Comedian Bill Cosby outside a Norristown, Pa., courtroom in February. An appeals court has rejected Cosby's effort to reseal his deposition testimony about extramarital affairs, prescription sedatives and payments to women.

Bill Cosby Loses Another Round In His Legal Battles

A federal appeals court has rejected the entertainer's bid to reseal his deposition testimony about drugging women he wanted to have sex with.

Jade Davis joined the Port of Cleveland last September, and he'll now be doing more to advocate legislatively for the Port and the Cuyahoga River.

The Port Authority of Cleveland Wants to Make Its Importance More Known to Lawmakers

The Port Authority of Cleveland is taking a more active role in making sure lawmakers – and the bills they’re working on -- take into account the Port’s...

FBI Releases Mobile App For Finding Bank Robbers

The new app enlists public's assistance in identifying bank robbers with wanted posters at your finger tips.

Ryan Lochte competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley final at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 11. A couple of days later, he reported he had been robbed at a local gas station — a story that turned out to be false. Now Speedo, one of his major sponsors, says it's dropping him.

Speedo Cancels Its Sponsorship Deal With Ryan Lochte

Saying it can't condone Ryan Lochte's behavior in Rio, swimwear company Speedo says it's donating part of Lochte's fee — $50,000 — to Save the Children, earmarked for children in Brazil.

Delaware Supreme Court Finds State's Death Penalty Law Is Unconstitutional

Capital murder trials and executions had been on hold awaiting this decision. The justices found that juries, not judges, should have final say in whether to sentence someone to death.

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone walks with his wife, Fabiana Flosi, in Singapore in 2014. Flosi's mother was kidnapped in Brazil and held for ransom last month; she's now been freed, police say.

Brazilian Police Say They've Rescued Mother-In-Law Of Formula 1 Boss

Aparecida Schunck, whose daughter is married to billionaire Bernie Ecclestone, had been kidnapped and held for ransom. Police said Sunday that Schunck had been found unharmed in Sao Paulo.

Pope Francis told reporters Sunday that there are violent people in every religion and that if speaking of "Islamic violence," he should mention "Catholic violence."

Pope Francis Says It Is Wrong To Identify Islam With Violence

"I believe that in pretty much every religion there is always a small group of fundamentalists," the pope said during a flight from Poland to Italy.

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