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The mall Santa experience is getting an upgrade. Nearly 40 malls in the U.S. have installed high-tech settings that let kids tap tablets, play games or take a virtual ride to the North Pole as they make their way to meet Santa. You can still pay to take a traditional photo with Santa, but most malls say you can go through without paying for a photo package.

The cheetah among a herd of buffalo.

Doug Haynes, president of New York's Point72 Capital Management, didn't have his sights set on a career in the hedge fund business.

WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a jury verdict that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. committed fraud against the federal government after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina.

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wanted to cancel the order for a new Air Force One, which is being developed. “The plane is totally out of control,” he … Click to Continue »

Beyoncé is the most nominated artist for the 59th annual Grammy Awards. She is vying for nine trophies in categories across several genres, including Urban, Rap, and even Rock. Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West are next in line with eight noms. Chance the Rapper has seven.

Parties with traditionally strong representation in the Italian parliament could try to amend the national electoral law to prevent the populist Five Star Movement (M5S) from getting the majority in possible early parliamentary elections, an M5S member of the Italian parliament told Sputnik on Tuesday.

Forget the flicks and tricks, Paul.

NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter's No. 2 is being retired, the last of the New York Yankees' single digits.

NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter's No. 2 is being retired, the last of the New York Yankees' single digits.

NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter's No. 2 is being retired, the last of the New York Yankees' single digits.

NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter's No. 2 is being retired, the last of the New York Yankees' single digits.

The 2017 Grammy nominations were revealed today – and there’s one particular nomination lots of fans are pretty excited about! You may remember back in February, Kelly Clarkson broke down while singing her song “Piece By Piece” on American Idol while she was eight months pregnant. The song had the whole audience in tears – [...]

Bullying at schools is increasingly becoming a problem and extreme cases of the phenomenon can attract expulsion.

President-elect Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that the US Air Force is being charged too much money for new airplanes known by the call sign "Air Force One," which will be used by the US president.

Evercore ISI raises its 2017 Netflix domestic subscriber estimate to 52.9 million from 51.8 million on lower-than-expected competition.

Philippine police murdered a town mayor while he was helpless in a jail cell, justice department investigators said Tuesday, contradicting claims by the accused and President Rodrigo Duterte that he was killed in a gunbattle.

Over the holidays, millions of Americans will pick up and read a book. I'm more of a non-fiction guy, but as an author I try to pay attention to literary trends. One of the most interesting is the growth of historical fiction. I was curious about what such a book looked like. To this end, I sat down with my new W. P. Carey colleague and friend Alan Simon (no relation). We talked about one of his many books, The First Christmas of the War.

The following are excerpts of our conversation.

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We’re just weeks away from the 59th annual Grammy Awards and the internet is already abuzz. Nearly a month ago it was announced that after five years, rapper L.L. Cool J had been replaced as the show’s host, and on Tuesday, the official 2016 nominees were revealed.

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Khloe Kardashian and Kris Jenner were among the Kardashian-Jenners to wish Saint West, Kim Kardashian's son, a happy first birthday.

LeBron James, the rightful recipient of SI's Sportsman of the Year award, is in town for the next two days.

Veteran British character actor Peter Vaughan, who played the enigmatic Maester Aemon in Game of Thrones, has died aged 93.

There is no shortage of laws protecting women in Turkey, activists say. But amid horrifying violence against women, the problem is getting lawyers and judges to apply them.

STOCKHOLM — Swedish authorities on Tuesday charged five teenagers from Afghanistan with aggravated rape for allegedly dragging another Afghan boy into a forest, threatening him with a knife and raping him.