How dangerous could terrorist UAVs be? Some analysts doubt that the pilotless planes are a real threat. Ephraim Sneh, a retired Israeli general and a Labor Party member of Parliament, says a UAV’s relatively small payload gives only “limited” capacity to inflict damage–although it still packs significantly more explosive power than any of the unguided Katyusha rockets that pounded northern Israel until the fighting stopped. All three UAVs launched by Hizbullah during the 33-day war were shot down by Israeli jets before they could do any harm....

MORE: Name plea goes to social media | Sean Taylor’s trial | Redskins fall in Dallas Levy, 88 and retired from coaching since 1997, told the Syracuse Post-Standard Monday that he “didn’t believe when the nickname was given it was meant to be derogatory,” and that he has never known anyone associated with the franchise who intended for the name to be used as an insult. “Nevertheless,” Levy told the paper, “it’s a crude word to define a Native American, and I would think if Native Americans feel offended, it would make sense to change it....

That bit of lore defines Sumner Redstone. it should be remembered by anyone who doubts his ability to pull off a proposed $8 billion merger of his Viacom Inc., home to hip MTV and Nickelodeon, with the venerable Paramount Communications. Such doubts flooded Wall Street last week on reports that Barry Diller, a former studio boss turned home-shopping magnate, and Ted Turner were also taking aim at Paramount. Can Redstone, a square by Hollywood standards, outsmart some of the country’s most aggressive moguls?...

This wasn't about pressure. He was just happy to be there. Nearly three years removed from brain surgery, Holmes was in a far better place Sunday at Quail Hollow. His 3-foot bogey putt gave him a 1-under 71 and a one-shot victory over Jim Furyk, capping a remarkable comeback from a health issue that wouldn't be classified as the garden variety in golf. Not many other guys keep a piece of their skull in a container in their closet....

The prospective buyer shared her dilemma to Mumsnet, revealing while she felt uneasy about the idea, her husband didn’t see a problem with it. Posting under 1988TBT, she revealed she was a local resident, which is how she knew about the grizzly crime, which happened just over a year ago. The house hunter captioned the post “would you live in a house where there had been a murder?” and it’s already amassed more than 200 responses since being uploaded on Tuesday....

President Donald Trump and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf have defended these actions as necessary to confront the “anarchists and agitators,” restore public order and overcome the resistance of local politicians. But as former DHS officials who served in administrations from George W. Bush to Donald Trump, we are increasingly concerned by the department’s politicization and departure from its original mission. The Trump administration’s continued reorientation of DHS toward supporting political agendas and priorities that do not align with more vital Homeland Security missions like cybersecurity, election security, border security, counterterrorism and keeping the country safe from pandemic disease will weaken our national security....

The disgruntled resident took to Mumsnet, under username Cheesersqueezer, where they fumed their next-door neighbor decided to paint the boundary marker, without telling them first. They raged: “My side looks awful now. If they had told me they were doing it, I would have arranged to get my side done too. “It’s a totally different colour and the top and sides are the new colour, as are all the drips on my side....

In a tweet on Monday, Christine Pitawanich of KGW 8 News in Oregon, wrote that a public information officer for the Bootleg Fire said that at least seven homes and structures were destroyed on Monday. Captain Richard M. Saalsaa, a public information officer for the Bootleg Fire, wrote in a statement to Newsweek that as of Monday morning, at least seven residential structures and 43 outbuildings were lost to the fire....

The majority of the events over the past few months have favored long hitters off the tee, but PGA National is a distinct departure from that style of play. Not only is the rough at PGA National by far the most brutal we have seen thus far, but there is also water on all but two holes. This leads to many players going less-than-driver off tee in an attempt to avoid the many issues that PGA National presents....

That new technology will qualify as a Level 3 autonomous driving system when it arrives in the U.S. in 2030, per Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) guidelines. SAE guidelines are largely recognized as automotive industry standards. In order to qualify as a Level 3 system, the technology must allow a driver to not responsible be responsible for control of the vehicle until requested by the system or the driver takes over because they choose to....

The ‘consolation goal’ scored by Alberth Elis will be of little consolation to Honduras, which fell 3-1 to Australia in the second leg of the CONCACAF-AFC play-off and will miss out on Russia. Honduras manager Jorge Luis Pinto said prior to the first leg that his goal was to get out of the home leg without conceding. Honduras accomplished that despite being second-best, but that never was going to be enough to get past the Socceroos....

Calm down, take a few deep breaths. What’s going on here is more psychology than economics. The U.S. stock market is understandably skittish over Southeast Asian problems–or any problems–because valuations here are at nosebleed-high levels relative to corporate earnings and assets. But get a grip. A 319-point drop in the Dow is a lot of points. However, it’s only 4 percent, no biggie in historical terms. But isn’t Southeast Asia in meltdown?...

James’ jersey was burned and trampled in demonstrations in Hong Kong one day after the four-time MVP told reporters Morey “was misinformed” on the situation, referring to the risk he put players and teams in that were in China at the time of his tweet. “I don’t want to get into a (verbal) feud with Daryl Morey, but I believe he wasn’t educated on the situation at hand, and he spoke,” James said Monday, via ESPN....

But in Hong Kong—the ninth-largest city in China—the National Day of the People’s Republic of China is a very different affair. The semi-autonomous region has been beset by anti-government protests since June, with millions taking to the streets in opposition to Beijing’s encroaching political and legal influence. The Hong Kong government has already canceled a planned fireworks show to mark the anniversary and moved the ceremony inside a convention center, rather than holding it outside and risking disruption....

The website—named 803.hk after an August 3 incident in which activists threw a Chinese flag into Hong Kong’s harbor—is offering varying totals of between HK$200,000 (around $25,500) and HK$1 million (around $127,500) to identify individuals engaged in the most direct anti-government actions, Bloomberg noted. It is not clear who is behind the website nor whether they have any link to the governments of either Hong Kong or Beijing. The website says those running the page “come from all walks of life and hope that Hong Kong will return to peace as soon as possible....

Riot police have cut the university off from the outside world, with as many as 800 pro-democracy students believed to still be trapped inside, according to The Guardian. The large campus is located in the Kowloon area of the territory, facing downtown across Victoria Harbour. Students have been occupying the site since last week, ferrying in supplies, makeshift weapons and obstacles in preparation for police action. Universities have become a focal point for resistance over the past five months....

Once widespread in the United States, hookworm infections now disproportionately impact poor areas with limited access to sanitation and medical care. The worm’s larvae live in contaminated soil, primarily infecting people by burrowing through the bottoms of their bare feet. Though a safe and effective treatment is available, there are an estimated 576–740 million people currently infected with hookworm worldwide, making it one of the most common neglected tropical diseases impacting humans....

The Colorado River feeds two reservoirs––Lake Mead and Lake Powell––which supply the water that powers the Hoover Dam’s capability to create electricity for 1.3 million people. The Hoover Dam also provides water to 25 million people, but if water falls another 150 feet, the reservoirs won’t be full enough to power the Hoover Dam. How Do Water Levels Affect The Hoover Dam? In the 1990s, reservoir levels were at 100 percent, according to Richard Seager, a climate scientist at Columbia University....

Well, scientists have found this generation. The snow babies, it seems, are neither the emotional and cognitive cripples that many predicted–nor the perfectly normal kids that biological revisionists have lately been claiming. Last week, at a landmark conference in Washington convened by the New York Academy of Sciences, more than three dozen neurologists, pediatricians and other researchers presented studies suggesting that the effects of cocaine on a fetus are far from simple, let alone predictable....

Now that we have reached Monday, Stephenson is officially eligible to be traded to another team, as ESPN.com’s Marc Stein noted. The Hornets are, indeed, shopping Stephenson to other teams, Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski first reported. MORE: Hornets, Pacers talk trade for Stephenson | Kings fire Mike Malone | Top NBA moments Stephenson, who signed a three-year, $27 million deal this summer, has a deal that is only guaranteed through next season....