Ali died Friday at 74 years old, leaving a lasting legacy dominated by his impact in the culture and politics of sports. But it was his ability inside the ring that drew him the spotlight required for that greater impact. Ali was the only three-time lineal heavyweight champion of the world. He bested the likes of Floyd Patterson, George Foreman, Sonny Liston and Joe Frazier. MORE: Ranking Muhammad Ali’s 10 greatest fights...

The court hearing on January 15, 2003, was arguably the top legal priority for the Bush administration at the time. Paul Clement, then the deputy solicitor general, had been dispatched to New York on what one media account later described as a “suicide mission”: an attempt to persuade the tough-minded Mukasey to reconsider a ruling he had made a month earlier. The judge had ruled that Padilla—a U.S. citizen whom Bush had ordered be detained in a military brig without being charged with a crime—should at least be allowed to see a lawyer to challenge the presidential decree....

Both players started and Muller scored an excellent long-range equaliser as Joachim Low’s side drew 1-1 with Spain in Dusseldorf on Friday. Arsenal playmaker Ozil completed the match, while Bayern Munich forward Muller was replaced by Leon Goretzka with nine minutes to go. Germany announced via their official Twitter account that neither of the key men have travelled ahead of the meeting with the Selecao at the Olympic Stadium. It remains to be seen if Muller and Ozil have sustained minor fitness problems or if the experienced duo have been granted a rest by head coach Low, who was satisfied with his side’s efforts against Spain....

Firefighters evacuated 150 employees from the warehouse, at 4950 Goodman Road, the department said on Twitter. Six employees were transported to area hospitals for treatment. The employees had sustained injuries that were described as minor to moderate, according to the tweet. “They were exposed to an unknown substance inside the building,” said Jody Hagemann, a spokeswoman for Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department, told The Press-Enterprise. The fire department said hazmat teams arrived at the warehouse to isolate the substance involved and identity it....

While experts suggest that stress can contribute to MS exacerbations, there is also some evidence that the disease itself causes physiological changes that manifest as stress (e.g., tension and nervousness). The Stress of Living With MS Living with MS means that you may have to face health limitations, such as problems with mobility, bladder issues, and impaired vision, which can cause frustration and stress. But there are many other concerns those with MS face that factor into the stress of living with this disease as well:...

The decomposed body was discovered by bailiffs sent by the landlord in the apartment in Courbevoie, just outside Paris, on Friday, Le Parisien reported. The woman, who would have been 74 if she were alive today, had lived in the 4th floor apartment of the building on Rue Armand Silvestre since 1997, according to the newspaper. According to the preliminary findings of an investigation by police in Courbevoie, the woman had been dead for almost five years....

“British Columbia authorities recently found an #AsianGiantHornet in a Japanese beetle trap not far from where nests were eradicated in Washington,” the tweet said. “The location was well within the flight distance from the U.S. nests.” Asian giant hornets, also informally known as murder hornets, are an invasive species that was first identified in the U.S. in December 2019. It is the largest species of hornet in the world, measuring two inches in length....

Why a greatest-hits album? In the early ’80s, we ran through all the things that bands do that make them break up, and all the things that bands do that make them suck. One of the things that bands do when they run out of ideas is put out a live album or a greatest-hits record. We never ran out of ideas. For me, this marks the end of one chapter....

At the forefront of this unlikely phenomenon is Air, whose eagerly awaited second album, “10,000 Hz Legend,” comes out this week. “We are conscious of our bad pop-music history, so it’s OK if you make fun of us,” says Air’s cofounder Nicolas Godin, 31, in a thick French accent. “But it made it less frightening for us when we made our last two albums. French music was so bad, it was easy to raise the quality levels....

Ahmed’s family is concerned that he may be “racially” profiled within the military, just as other Arab-Americans in civilian life have been since Sept. 11. “Will his loyalty to the American military be questioned?” Suheira asked. “How will he feel fighting against people of his own ethnicity or religion?” She had no answers. But as America enters what President George W. Bush has promised is a “long campaign” against terrorism, many of the estimated 15,000 Muslims in the U....

That day isn’t coming any time soon. As fierce fighting erupted in parts of Iraq in early April, the U.S.-led coalition tried to deploy U.S.-trained Iraqi units to quell the fighting. The results were disastrous: During the violence, many Iraqi police and civil defense personnel abandoned their posts, or joined Shiite militants loyal to renegade cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. What’s more, some soldiers of the first U.S.-trained battalion of the New Iraqi Army (NIA) deserted their unit or refused to follow orders....

Pakistan’s eight-month-old military regime is in a tight spot. Military leader Gen. Pervez Musharraf, under increasing pressure from the United States, is trying to crack down on militant groups. His government has begun to restrain radical sectarian organizations and to register madrassas – religious schools often used as militant-recruiting centers. One main government aim is to broaden the madrassas’ curricula from religion into mainstream subjects such as mathematics and science....

The Elf on the Shelf challenge is a fun Christmas activity for families that sees them hide an elf in various locations around the home, keeping a watchful eye over the children before reporting back to Santa. The challenge has also inspired memes, with clever social media users coming up with puns and jokes that typically follow the following structure: “You’ve heard of elf on the shelf but have you heard of…”...

When my father was 6 years old, not long before the Korean War broke out, his Christian family fled to the south, hoping to escape the escalating violence, religious persecution and poverty. They escaped in the middle of the night through bouts of gunfire, my father carrying his younger cousin on his back. Years later, when I was also 6 years old, he would move again for a better life—taking my siblings and me from Seoul to the United States....

Mendy has been sidelined since rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during September’s Premier League clash with Crystal Palace. The France international returned to training last month and made the first appearance of his recovery playing for City’s Academy side in a 1-1 derby draw against rivals Manchester United on Friday. Mendy played the opening 45 minutes and was soon showing off his progress on Twitter, where he has become something of a celebrity during his injury layoff....

The centre-back played a key part in United’s 2-1 FA Cup semi-final victory over Tottenham at Wembley on Saturday, but looks an outside shot of being called up by England boss Gareth Southgate for the World Cup finals in Russia having not featured for his country since June 2017. However, the 28-year-old still hopes he may get a late call thanks to the role he continues to play for United eight years on from his 2010 move from Fulham....

So Molly and I set off with our guide Adi (while the boys opted to go bike riding and get manicures). We first visited a traditional village of the Batak peoples who are descended from Mongols via Burma, and until the early 19th century lived in perfect isolation thanks to rumors of their cannibalism. They were indeed cannibals who worshipped many spirits. Our guide explained that criminals were tried, convicted, and sentenced to death by beheading....

At first I thought she’d gone to Florida with my grandfather for the winter, but as time passed a darker explanation crossed my mind. Suicide? I called a relative, who said she had spotted my mother around town. So as long as I dialed her number and it wasn’t disconnected, I told myself that she was alive. Four months may sound like a long time for a parent to be out of touch, but it’s not, considering my mother’s history....

Outwardly, I looked like the poster boy for success visiting from the United States. My white designer shirt and matching pants were straight from the megamalls in Detroit, where I worked as an engineer. Inwardly, I was caught in a web of ambition and cultural disenchantment. My attire suggested affluence, yet I could not afford the numerous requests for money or to make gifts of my belongings. Uncles and aunties who were prepared to mortgage their homes to help me leave 10 years ago now expected me to finance cousins hoping to make the same move to the United States....