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Walt Disney Co. has laid off about 250 people in its recently combined consumer products and interactive media unit, the company said.

Bulletins from the world of bad teenage decisions would seem to suggest that parental worries about playing with matches have now been eclipsed by what can be inflicted with recording devices. As director Kasra Farahani’s “The Good Neighbor” makes tediously clear, nothing good can — or does — come...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California prosecutor said Wednesday that two men charged with murder in the shotgun slayings of two young girls can't face the death penalty because it wasn't an option when the girls were sexually assaulted and killed more than 40 years ago.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California prosecutor said Wednesday that two men charged with murder in the shotgun slayings of two young girls can't face the death penalty because it wasn't an option when the girls were sexually assaulted and…

Nearly half of American adults are "very concerned" about two issues that have hounded Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign this year: her use of a private email server to conduct government business and donations to her family's charitable foundation, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Wednesday.

Founded in 1920 and the largest social work school in the world, the school has influenced national policy discussions on homelessness, aging and veterans' mental health and is a leader in the area of military social work.

Just last week, Apple announced the Series 2 of the Apple Watch that is scheduled to be released this Friday, Sept. 16. As the tech giant’s own smartwatch is ready to hit the market, Google’s Android Wear technology won’t be making much of the impact for the rest of 2016.

“Shadowhunters” Season 2 is coming soon! Filming for the upcoming installment of the show based on Cassandra Clare’s “The Mortal Instruments” books has already started, and some of the series’ cast members and crew have taken to social media to share behind-the-scenes photos. Katherine McNamara, who plays the show’s lead character Clary Fray, has shared a few photos from the set teasing action-packed scenes.

The two most-experienced U.S. Presidential Debate moderators say the candidates, not the moderators, should be the primary fact-checkers on the debate stage.

Bella Hadid struts her stuff on the runway at Anna Sui‘s show during 2016 New York Fashion Week on Wednesday afternoon (September 14) in New York City. The 19-year-old model shared the runway with big sis Gigi, where the sisters rocked leather and lace outfits. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Bella Hadid Bella [...]

An MRI exam on Tyler Skaggs’ sore left arm on Wednesday demonstrated that his ulnar collateral ligament remains intact. No structural damage was detected, and the diagnosis was a mild flexor-pronator strain, said Angels General Manager Billy Eppler.

The boy in the closet weighed 34 pounds.  

When police officers removed the mirrored doors behind which Yonatan Daniel Aguilar had died hours earlier, they found a crumpled blanket on the ground, obscuring his emaciated body — pale and stiff, curled in a fetal position, with cuts on his face.

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Netflix has put pressure on the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) to suppress the practice of data caps by broadband internet service providers (ISPs), in a recently filed comment from the online video network, IB Times reports. 

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ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter says American politics is at an "all-time low" but "is bound to get better" following the November elections.

It’ll just be a matter of months before driverless cars hit Boston’s streets, city officials said Wednesday.  “If this technology is going to yield benefits for the consumer, we want to make sure it works in the city of Boston,” said Chris Osgood, the city’s chief of streets. “We want to make sure we’re doing our due diligence and understanding what the implications are. How do we set up the right policies and take the right approach to this so it’s going to have the biggest net benefit?”

It looks like Tamar Braxton is cutting ties with a couple of her friends. The singer has reportedly unfollowed singer Monica and Lil Wayne’s ex-girlfriend Toya Wright on Instagram. Why? Nobody knows for sure, but there are rumors that it was because the two recently appeared on “The Real.”

Laura Miller is going to trial for her role in deleting e-mails from the computers of then Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty in 2011

With all the talk about who will or won’t be playing quarterback for the Vikings on Sunday, it’s easy to miss who was and wasn’t practicing on Wednesday for the team that will officially open its new stadium on Sunday night. Defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd (knee), tackle Matt Kalil (hip), tight end MyCole Pruitt (knee), and cornerback…

The Dodgers have arranged their starting rotation so their three most reliable pitchers will face San Francisco during a three-game series at Dodger Stadium next week.

NEW YORK - A U.S.-led Security Council resolution calling for a complete end to nuclear testing as part of effo...

CANTON, Ohio — LaDainian Tomlinson, Hines Ward and Brian Dawkins are among the 94 players and coaches nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2017. Joining those first-time eligible nominees are Jason Taylor, Donovan McNabb, Chad Johnson, Olin Kreutz, Joey Porter, Derrick Mason and Bob Sanders. Already chosen to be discussed by

Dr. Brock Holt (John Stamos) thinks that Chad Radwell (Glen Powell) is the serial killer on the loose in Season 2 of “Scream Queens.” In a newly released promo clip for the upcoming sophomore run of the FOX series, Dr. Holt accuses Chad of being responsible for all the killings in the hospital.

The Premier League table has returned to familiar type after last season`s delightful anomaly featuring Leicester City, with Manchester City and Chelsea now setting the pace and Manchester United back in the top four.

Musicals staged by Sheffield's Crucible theatre lead the nominations for the UK Theatre Awards, which reward shows produced outside London.