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Uber drivers will remain independent contractors, not employees, the company announced Thursday after settling two major class-action lawsuits challenging the very essence of the company's business model.

Apple Inc.'s iMovie and iBooks services on the iTunes Store have abruptly gone dark in China amid government pressure just six months after they...

More than 170 countries are lining up to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change Friday as the landmark deal takes a key step toward entering into force years ahead of schedule. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joins dozens of world leaders for a signing ceremony that ...

Earnings season is in full swing, but only a few sets of results may be indicative of how the U.S. economy is doing.

Tottenham Hotspur coach Mauricio Pochettino believes Jamie Vardy's suspension will have a “big impact” on Leicester's challenge for the Premier League title.

They've dubbed themselves "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Prom Dress."​

Paul Manafort’s work with Viktor Yanukovich is a showcase of his talents

Richard Tomkins
ORLANDO, Fla., April 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has exercised a contract option with Lockheed Martin for production of more JASSM-ER missiles.

Florida governor tells story of his daughter’s being drugged at a party

The Rams may want to make a splash in Los Angeles, but that’s not why they traded up to the first overall pick in the draft. That’s the word from Rams owner Stan Kroenke, who says the team made a decision based entirely on getting better on the field, not on selling tickets or building…

In the days leading up to the draft, we will break down where the Vikings stand at each position group on their roster.

Merriden Varrall

Security, Asia

It is shorthand for the idea that China's growing power represents a structural shift which threatens U.S. power.

There has been a lot of talk of late in the security and international relations community about the Thucydides trap, and more specifically that China and the United States find themselves in one. But there are two important problems with the way the maxim is being used that have more than just academic implications.

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AMD's stock basks in best day in 40 years

Watch a skilful three-point turn by US President Barack Obama's armoured limousine, nicknamed The Beast, during his visit to Downing Street, London.

The catamaran was carrying more than 100 passengers when disaster struck

As Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff faces impeachment, she said Friday her country was in the midst of a “grave” political moment, but that she was confident Brazilians would “prevent any setbacks.” Rousseff could be removed from office by Brazil’s Senate within weeks as part of an impeachment process that has paralyzed her government. She has called the attempt to oust her an illegal “coup” against a democratic government.

Pearl Jam got political during a concert in Columbia on Thursday. After canceling their North Carolina show due to the passing of controversial House Bill 2, frontman Eddie Vedder said the band has to stand up for what they believe in. HB2, signed into law in March, requires North Carolina citizens to use public restrooms corresponding with the biological sex printed on their birth certificate. Opponents of the bill believe ...

Middle-aged white people now account for a third of all suicides in the U.S., a new government report shows. Suicide is the nation's 10th leading cause of death, and the overall rate rose 24 percent in 15 years, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Suicides have long been most common among ...