On that salary, the former second-round pick averaged 16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists and played a major part in the Rockets’ season, which ended with a first-round loss to the Trail Blazers. MORE: Parsons offended by Rockets approach | Rockets don’t match Mavs offer Parsons became a recognizable name in a heightened financial climate this offseason, which set him up for a major payday. He received a three-year, $46 million offer sheet from the Mavericks and the Rockets declined to match the offer, setting Parsons up for a move to Dallas....

After netting 44 goals in all competitions in his first season at Merseyside three years ago, the 29-year-old has netted 20+ goals in each campaign since, with a whopping 27 to his name already this season. MORE: Latest Premier League Golden Boot Standings However, despite playing an integral role in Liverpool’s Premier League and Champions League successes in recent years, he is yet to win a domestic cup in English football....

Welcome to the Club: There is probably no more an opponent of the Affordable Care Act than Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn. (The Texas Democratic Party points out that Mr. Cornyn has voted 20 times to repeal the ACA.) So it was, say, interesting when he recently seemed to recommend that his unemployed/uninsured constituents take advantage of it. I couldn’t say it any better than Cornyn himself, so here you go, compliments of PBS in Austin: “Well, the good news is that if you lose your employer-provided coverage, which covers about 180 million Americans, that is a significant life event, which makes you eligible to sign up for the Affordable Care Act....

False confessions are common, Fox says. “Once they are in custody facing life imprisonment or death,"—Browne is serving two life sentences in Colorado—“there is no disincentive to start bragging about other crimes.” And dissembling can result in better treatment, personal amusement, sometimes even the ability to leave the prison confines for a while. In the early 1990s a Mississippi man named Donald Leroy Evans, already convicted of a murder, claimed to have killed about 70 people....

“You, Iraqis, will be victorious,” Saddam (or possibly not Saddam) told his country in a televised address. “Your enemies will be in disgrace and shame.” Jerrold Post watched the address and was left with several questions. The Yale-trained psychiatrist and Saddam profiler wondered what the recent restructuring of Iraq’s military signifies, if Saddam is prepared to use chemical weapons–and what the deal was with those glasses. Post, the director of the political psychology program at George Washington University, established the CIA’s Center for Personality and Clinical Behavior in the early 1970s....

During Duke’s game against Florida State on Tuesday night, Seminoles player Xavier Rathan-Mayes appeared to trip Grayson Allen: MORE: Kentucky’s Derek Willis proposes to girlfriend on Senior Night Was this Rathan-Mayes getting revenge from a previous tripping incident with Allen? You may remember last February, when Allen appeared to trip him: So was Tuesday night’s trip on purpose or just a coincidence? The world may never know.

Was it the country itself or the billions of dollars in military equipment left behind when Biden ceded America’s position in the Middle Eastern country? “We’re living through the most dangerous generation of our lifetime, and we have a president who has no idea what’s going on. He has no idea what he’s doing and he has no idea what he’s saying,” Trump said of Biden. Trump went on to trumpet his own record with foreign leaders in Afghanistan, China, North Korea and Russia, saying “not one person was killed for 18 months” in Afghanistan....

The Spain international has found himself at the centre of an unwelcome transfer saga, with serious questions being asked of his long-term future at Stamford Bridge. Talk of big-money offers from China are said to have turned his head, while a potential return to La Liga at either former club Atletico Madrid or reigning champions Barcelona has been mooted. Liga giants eye Costa summer move Chelsea have sought to play the situation down, with Costa’s absence from last weekend’s 3-0 victory at Leicester City put down to a back complaint....

REPORT: Costa at the double in Chelsea win The Spain international scored two more goals on Tuesday, leading the Blues to a crucial 4-2 victory over Southampton at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea’s win at least temporarily extended their lead to seven points over second-placed Tottenham. That cushion can be significantly attributed to Costa, who has managed to earn a league-best 15 points from his 19 Premier League goals. Costa is tied with Alexis Sanchez for the third-most goals in the league this season....

Keeping your eyes healthy doesn’t just mean taking steps to prevent vision conditions like macular degeneration or cataracts—it also supports other aspects of your overall health. For example, research has shown that people who have conditions affecting their vision are more likely to have other health conditions than people with healthy vision. Having vision problems may increase your risk for: Diabetes Hearing conditions High blood pressure Depression How to Protect Your Eyes Some eye conditions are related to your genes....

Topical Antibiotics Topical antibiotics work by killing the Propionibacterium acnes bacteria. This not only helps reduce the small infections in the pores but also indirectly keeps the pores open. Topical antibiotics have been around for a while without many changes to the formulations; here’s a brief summary of each. All topical antibiotics must be prescribed by a healthcare provider. Clindamycin Clindamycin is the most frequently used topical antibiotic for acne, and it’s available as a solution, lotion, or gel at 1% strength....

Dilaudid is made using the poppy plant and is also referred to as an opioid, as are all medications derived from poppies. Dilaudid is also sold under the names Palladone, Palladone SR, Dihydromorphinone, and Hydromorphone Hydrochloride. Uses IV Dilaudid is used to treat pain after surgery, as well as other types of pain, often while the patient remains in the hospital. In pill form, Dilaudid may be used for cancer pain or to treat severe pain in an individual who is no longer hospitalized....

Few players have seen the highest of highs and the lowest of lows as Payet, who has played in the Champions League, contested both a Euro and Europa League final, and been stuck in Premier League obscurity all throughout a tumultuous career. While consistency was never his strong suit, Payet’s unquestioned talent would occasionally shine through, and his thunderous blast against PAOK in the Europa Conference League quarterfinals was just such an exemplary moment....

So now that Saddam is out, what has happened to the peace process? Colin Powell, on his second trip to the region in as many weeks, is finding out the hard way. Monday’s suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia underscored just how hostile the region remains to Americans and U.S. policies–a message the Secretary of State has been hearing at almost every stop. President Bush may have released the long-delayed roadmap to a Palestinian state, and he may have won an astonishingly fast victory in Iraq....

Shared by the director on Twitter Wednesday afternoon, three new images featuring the Caped Crusader standing next to the car were revealed. A far cry from the tank-like Batmobile that Christopher Nolan used and less-techy and streamlined than Zack Snyder’s version, Reeves seems to be opting for a modernized Adam West Batmobile design. The muscle car look, upgraded with modern tech gives Batman’s new ride a unique design. Each cinematic Batman is tied intrinsically to his Batmobile....

The airport was flooded with reporters and other media members hoping to catch a glimpse of the running back as he prepared to sign the biggest running back contract in NFL history. Another Dallas legend was flying into the airport at the same time as recently retired Dirk Nowitzki was returning from a trip to China. When he saw the media frenzy, the former Mavericks star couldn’t help but share a great quip....

Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki revealed he used to sing the Counting Crows hit song as a young player before shooting free throws on the “Awesome Boring” podcast. A coach suggested it as a way to calm down at the line before shooting in pressure situations. MORE: All-time great Mavs | Is Rajon Rondo bad for DeMarcus Cousins? It appears the strategy worked as Nowitzki has shot nearly 88 percent from the charity stripe for his career....

Bangladesh needs bailing outagain. The cyclone that tore into the southeastern coast last week was the worst storm to hit the nation in two decades. Winds up to 145 mph drove a 20-foot-high tidal wall of water over a dozen low-lying islands and onto the mainland. When the waters receded, more than 125,000 people were dead and some 9 million left homeless. No one had seen destruction on such a terrifying scale since the 1970 cyclone, and the famine that followed, which killed between 300,000 and 1 million people....

Banana Blood disease is caused by a type of bacteria that causes the plant to wilt and leads to significant crop loss. Symptoms include internal rot and discoloration, with the plant becoming stained a red-brown color, earning it the name Blood disease. There is no cure for it. It was first reported in a province in Indonesia in the early 1900s and was successfully contained for decades. However, in 1987 it was detected in West Java and has since spread to several other Indonesian islands and peninsula Malaysia....