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Hot dogs could distinguish the company’s menu and offering another value option, analysts say.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - The leaders of the Tennessee House and Senate are moving to end a total gun ban at the legislative office complex.

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GOP front runner Donald Trump did not flinch in his response.

Last Saturday at the Republican Presidential debate in Manchester, New Hampshire, moderator David Muir asked the candidates whether they would, if elected, use the controversial interrogation technique known as waterboarding. The use of the technique by the Bush Administration was the center of a national firestorm in 2007 when it was accused of using inhumane and illegal interrogation methods. Читать дальше...

In breakthrough discovery, scientists confirm ripples in space-time created by violent collisions in the universe

Boeing Co.’s stock suffered its second-biggest one-day price plunge, just two weeks after its biggest-ever price drop, after a Bloomberg report of a Securities and Exchange Commission accounting probe.

Boeing Co.’s stock suffered its second-biggest one-day price plunge, just two weeks after its biggest-ever price drop, after a Bloomberg report of a Securities and Exchange Commission accounting probe.

It's Yeezy season, y'all! After a number of hints and teases on Twitter ahead of his big show today in Madison Square Garden, the time has come for Kanye West to officially...

An off-duty Richmond police officer was shot and killed in his Vallejo home early Thursday by the father of his 6-year-old grandson, who then fled with the boy and was arrested a short time later in Fairfield, authorities said. The slain officer was identified as Augustine “Gus” Vegas, 58, a 15-year veteran of the department and an investigator in homicide and property crime cases. The alleged shooter, identified as Robert Vega, 30, of Fairfield, was arrested without incident outside an undisclosed residence in Fairfield... Читать дальше...

Kobe Bryant has spent a career tormenting the Toronto fan base and now he is set to entertain it as the NBA's All-Star Weekend descends on Canada for the first time and welcomes Bryant for his swan song.

After the costliest of wildfire seasons ravaged the West last year, with three catastrophic blazes ripping through Lake County, the U.S. Forest Service may be headed for a showdown with Congress over how to cover the surging bill. President Obama’s proposed budget, released this week, calls on legislators to allow the Forest Service to use disaster funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay its firefighting tab. Vilsack told a group of California forest managers during a Bay Area... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A school district in Virginia has decided not to use a video about race and affirmative action after it made students uncomfortable and drew criticism from parents who called it "white guilt." "While we as educators do not object to difficult and constructive conversations about American history and racial discourse past and present, we understand why many people feel this video in particular was not the best way to deliver such an important lesson," Henrico County Superintendent Patrick C. Читать дальше...

The Obama administration says a North Korea sanctions bill that won Senate approval is consistent with U.S.efforts to increase pressure on North Korea over its development of nuclear weapons.

The Obama administration says a North Korea sanctions bill that won Senate approval is consistent with U.S.efforts to increase pressure on North Korea over its development of nuclear weapons.

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Zenefits, the $4.5 billion startup whose CEO resigned this week, created a secret software tool to let California sales reps fake the completion of an online training course that health insurance brokers must take before getting a license, according to an email sent to staff on Thursday.

The program, known as a macro, made it appear that aspiring health insurance brokers were completing a mandatory online course... Читать дальше...

After a month of blockbuster surprises from Rihanna, Beyonce, Drake, and Future, Kanye is the latest to turn sound into spectacle—and get everyone talking.

The Enzo Ferrari is one of the rarest and most desirable hypercars in recent memory. Named after the legendary Italian sports-car maker's founder, only 400 were built.

The puppy they raised died by their side, too.

The bodies of a pair of university students were found hugging each other tightly Thursday morning under the ruins of a residential building in Taiwan.

The building collapsed during a deadly earthquake last weekend in Taiwan, which killed dozens and has left many more still trapped.

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Tsai Meng-chia, the male student, was reported to be covering his girlfriend Huang... Читать дальше...

At the risk of fueling sectarian tensions, Sunni-majority countries Saudi Arabia and Turkey plan to conduct joint military exercises.

Police say an officer has died after being shot twice during a law enforcement operation in suburban Atlanta.

Derek Fisher is flying high.

Nine days before the Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is jumping back into the debate over solar energy. Clinton today said she favors ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The mayor of Cleveland apologized Thursday to the family of Tamir Rice, a black 12-year-old boy fatally shot by a white Cleveland police officer, for the city having sent the …