Russia's Lavrov Calls for Repeat of Reset With U.S.: Report

MOSCOW - Moscow called on Sunday for a new "reset 2.0" in relations with Washington, saying the situation in Ukraine that had led to Western sanctions against Russia was improving thanks to Kremlin peace initiatives. Washington and Brussels accuse Moscow of supporting a pro-Russian rebellion in eastern Ukraine. The conflict has brought relations between Moscow and the West to their lowest level since the end of the Cold War.

Hong Kong Police Fire Pepper Spray as Protests Descend Into Chaos

HONG KONG - A tense standoff between thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters and police warning of a crackdown spiraled into chaos Sunday as the crowd jammed a busy road and clashed with officers wielding pepper spray. A huge crowd of protesters tried to reach a mass sit-in being held outside government headquarters to demand Beijing grant genuine democratic reforms, but was held back by police who had warned people to leave the area for their own safety. Beijing condemned the protests, calling them "illegal."

Students and activists have been camped out on the streets outside the government complex all weekend. Students started the rally, but by early Sunday leaders of the broader Occupy Central civil disobedience movement said they were joining. In a rare scene of disorder in the Asian financial hub, thousands of other protesters arriving to join the crowd breached a police cordon, spilling out onto a busy highway. The huge crowd trying to reach the protest zone was met by officers manning barricades who doused them with pepper spray. Demonstrators, who tried at one point to rip apart metal barricades, carried umbrellas to deflect the spray.

3 students shot and in criticial condition after gunmen storm ESUT

Three students of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Agbani, are in critical condition at the the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) after being shot and wounded by suspected armed bandits who invaded their hostel, The Nation reports.

Oh my! This guy stole $150k diamond ring and traded it for $20 bag of weed

Former airport worker, 20 year old Walter Earl Morrison (pictured) is accused of stealing a diamond ring worth about $150,000 and then swapping it for just $20 worth of weed.

Hidden Dangers of Miscarriages Scar Would-Be Moms

Meghan Tyrell thought she was just having a heavy period. But by the time she got to the hospital, she was having a miscarriage and fighting for her life.

“I didn’t even know I was pregnant,” said Tyrell, 26 and a third-grade teacher from Long Island. “I was hemorrhaging.”

Miscarriage, the loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks, is a common event, occurring in an estimated 15 percent of all pregnancies, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

But it also can be deadly, according to medical experts, and the grief is two-fold, worrying about the loss of an unborn child and the mother. And for those who survive a dangerous miscarriage, there can be untold complications afterward, including infertility.

“I was close to sepsis and if I hadn’t gone to the hospital, I would have bled to death,” Tyrell told NBC News.

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Carrie Burdie says complications following her miscarriage have left her unable to get pregnant.

Tyrell had polycystic ovary syndrome, a common endocrine system disorder among women of reproductive age. When a cyst burst, doctors had trouble controlling the bleeding. She had two blood transfusions and four blood vessels in the uterus cauterized.

West Texas Woman Accused of Strangling Husband With Apron

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Saturday, Sep 27, 2014 • Updated at 1:38 PM CDT

Investigators say a West Texas woman has been charged with killing her husband of nearly 25 years by allegedly using an apron to strangle him.

El Paso County jail records show 61-year-old Martha Acevedo of San Elizario was being held Saturday on a murder charge.

Is the Supreme Court Ready to Settle the Gay Marriage Battle?

he Supreme Court, which returns from summer break on Monday, will decide whether to wade back into the contentious debate over same-sex marriage this term and potentially settle the issue nationwide once and for all.

More than 80 lawsuits were filed in support of allowing gays and lesbians to wed in the last year, a deluge of challenges triggered by a 2013 high court ruling in favor of a lesbian who sought federal recognition of her relationship with her wife. In siding with Edie Windsor to strike down part of the Defense of Marriage Act, the court gave hope to LGBT advocates that it would issue a definitive ruling on gay marriage bans in 31 states.