A day of horror. A night of protests and vigils; anger and sorrow.

`Protests took place in cities across the country on Friday to condemn police brutality. In Atlanta, some demonstrators blocked a highway and in Phoenix police used tear gas and pepper spray to break up a protest.

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Serena Williams wins Wimbledon to tie Open era record with 22nd Slam title

Serena Williams just keeps on making history and it’s hard to keep up. Here are 5 of her biggest feats.

West Indies wins Women’s World Twenty20

Set 149 to win, the Windies cruised to victory with eight wickets in hand thanks to a 120-run opening stand between captain Stafanie Taylor (59 off 57) and 18-year-old Hayley Matthews (66 off 45).

NYC under travel ban from deadly East Coast snowstorm

New York City and Long Island were under a travel ban Saturday, including all transit from New Jersey bridges and tunnels into and out of the city as a deadly blizzard left major cities, roadways and airports along the East Coast largely immobilized.

First local case of virus linked to birth defects confirmed

A female Aedes aegypti mosquito, which can spread the Zika virus, acquires a blood meal from a human host at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed Houston’s first case of travel-acquired Zika virus, a mosquito-borne illness that has been linked to neurological diseases and birth defects.

Commuter train and passenger bus collides – 18 dead

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A commuter train slammed into a passenger minibus Sunday at a railroad crossing in Indonesia’s capital, killing at least 18 people and seriously injuring six others.

Bodies of 7 dead babies found in German flat

MUNICH – German police said Friday they had found the bodies of “probably seven” babies in an apartment in the southern state of Bavaria after being alerted by a local resident.