Gareth Bale has 'small' injury for Real Madrid - Carlo Ancelotti

  

Gareth Bale is a doubt for Real Madrid's La Liga game at Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday, boss Carlo Ancelotti has said. Bale has scored five times in his last four games for club and country, including the opener in Madrid's 9-1 weekend hammering of Granada, overcoming a dip in form that had seen the €100 million signing go nine matches without a goal.

Family NABBED for Drug Traffiking

Members of a family accused of dealing large quantities of methamphetamine and other drugs on the Central Coast were arrested Tuesday in a pre-dawn operation, federal authorities said.
The FBI says the Rocha family was responsible for trafficking highly potent and pure narcotics in Santa Maria and surrounding communities, including near Mesa Middle School in Arroyo Grande.

Igbo leaders applauded Oba of Lagos as he delivered anti-Igbo speech

While the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, delivered apparently anti-Igbo remarks Sunday, sparking fierce nationwide backlash, Igbo leaders who were part of Mr. Akiolu’s audience, helped prod him on, joining other listeners in applauding the monarch as he spoke, audio and video recordings of the event show.

Ronaldo's 24th hat-trick in La Liga, equal with Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo scored five goals, including a first-half hat-trick, as Real Madrid thrashed Granada at the Bernabeu. The world player of the year's first three came within eight minutes following Gareth Bale's opener, putting Real 4-0 up at the break. Ronaldo's fourth came in the second half between two from Karim Benzema. 

Kenya strikes al-Shabab in Somalia after Garissa attack

Kenya's military has launched air strikes against al-Shabab bases in Somalia following an attack on a Kenyan university that killed 148 people. Colonel David Obonyo, a military spokesman, said on Monday that warplanes had attacked positions of the al-Shabab group on Sunday afternoon and early Monday morning.

Cute Husky Says "No" to the Kennel

Blaze, the 11 month old husky is very vocal about not wanted to go into the kennel!

Obama: Iran deal is once in a lifetime opportunity

United States President Barack Obama has defended a framework nuclear understanding with Iran as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prevent a nuclear bomb and bring longer-term security to the Middle East, insisting the US will stand in defence of Israel.

In an interview with The New York Times, published on Sunday night, Obama argues the risks of a deal are far outweighed by potential gains if it deters Iran's nuclear weapons aspirations, since the US is a far superior military power who can protect its core security interests.