Dirk Kuyt retires from football after title-winning Feyenoord hat-trick
"After my return to Feyenoord I have had two fantastic seasons with the title this season an absolute highlight". Kuyt represented Holland and played in the 2007 Champions League final for Liverpool during his time as a player. 5/18/2017
The Avril Lavigne conspiracy theory returns
The wild fan theory says that label bosses chose to cover up her death and continue to release her songs, using Melissa instead. Since then, though, more and more people have found evidence for the theory, attaining a sort of crowd-sourced legitimacy. 5/18/2017
Aaron Mooy up against capacity crowd in Championship playoff
To have come so close to a Premier League return last season is all the motivation Wednesday need this time around, according to right-back Jack Hunt . 5/18/2017
The Real Watergate Scandal
The New York Times says Trump made the request to Comey during a February meeting. Four of the Watergate burglars were Cuban exiles. 5/18/2017
Papua New Guinea to Shut Parts of Manus Asylum-Seeker Camp: Refugees
Peter Dutton says the United States is not "putting roadblocks" in the way of the resettlement deal. But the immigration official told detainees they should see the centre's closure as a good thing. 5/17/2017
Fertile ground for Home Depot as gardening season begins
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned 0.08% of Home Depot worth $124,172,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. FILE - In this Wednesday, May 18, 2016, file photo, people approach an entrance to a Home Depot store in Bellingham, Mass. 5/17/2017
Australian Netflix users could be facing a price hike
So in Australia, Netflix is doing what it has done many times before in other countries: seeing what the market will bear. Production of the series is expected to create 80 acting talent and film crew jobs in the Australian state. 5/17/2017
Vodafone powers Britain's FTSE to new record high
In oil markets, Brent crude prices extended major gains made a day earlier, rising 0.2% to 51.87 U.S. dollars (£40.17) per barrel. The airlines said weakness in sterling against the dollar and euro shaved GBP82 million off the bottom line. 5/17/2017
IOS 10 and macOS Sierra updated for perhaps the last time
Apple Watch users can click on the Watch icon on their iPhones, the scroll down to and tap General, then tap Software Update. Mac owners will want to install macOS Sierra 10.12.5 (or Security Update 2017-002 for El Capitan and Yosemite). 5/17/2017
The entire MacBook line is getting updated this month, report claims
The reported refresh of the MacBook line - should it happen - would come as Apple faces new competition from old rival Microsoft . The smartphone accounts for almost two-thirds of Apple's revenue while the Mac lineup accounts for about one-tenth of it. 5/17/2017
Oklahoma's Cole urges Trump to avoid political pick for FBI
The administration declined to comment on the existence, or lack thereof, of recording devices in the White House. So far 14 people - lawmakers, lawyers and law enforcement officials among them - have emerged as candidates. 5/17/2017
WHO Confirms Second Ebola Case in Congo Outbreak
The deadly haemorrhagic fever was first detected in its dense tropical forests in 1976 and named after the nearby river Ebola . The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) has been activated to provide additional support if required. 5/17/2017
Officer Who Fatally Shot 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards Fired
Brittany Dunn , a spokeswoman for the Dallas County District Attorney's Office , confirmed in an email on Thursday that the U.S. His death has reignited criticism of police use of excessive force against young black men. 5/17/2017
Activists say Kurdish-led forces advance on IS-held Raqqa
The US classifies the PKK as a terrorist group as well, but not the YPG , a militia that the US has worked with for some time. In his capacity as secretary of defense, however, he is charged with finding the most effective ways to fight IS. 5/17/2017
Second Ebola case confirmed among 20 suspected in Congo
Ebola kills chimpanzees, which are eaten in the region, and whose populations could also suffer from this outbreak. At least three people have died , as of Saturday, and eight additional people are reported to have Ebola . 5/17/2017