TV's Discovery Channel's personalities Tim Samaras, his son Paul and Carl Young were killed Friday while following a tornado that hit El Reno, Oklahoma, WGN reported on Sunday. "Storm Chasers" was a high-rated show on network TV.
Hundreds or protesters returned to the streets of Ankara and Istanbul on Sunday, after two days of continued unrest featuring 1,700 arrests. As Turkish Police continued to fire tear gas at protesters, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said protesters attempted to undermine democracy.
The Starbucks franchise has unleashed a new policy: smokers will be forbidden to light up a cigarette within 25 feet of its storefronts. This new policy, which also bans smoking on patios, has just gone into effect on June 1 nationwide and Canada. 81.3 percent of the U.S. population lives under some kind of a ban on smoking, either in the workplace, restaurant or bars, according to the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation.
Former NBA All-Star was upgraded to serious condition a day after his SUV crashed head-on into a van, killing a woman. The hospital listed Blaylock in critical condition on Friday, and police said the former professional basketball standout was placed on life support for a short time during the day.
