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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is upholding the broad reach of a federal law prohibiting bank fraud.

Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly will be become a new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Activists who joined the Dakota Access pipeline protest in southern North Dakota say they'll take what they learned to their fights back home. Washington resident Rob Lewis says he was drawn to the Native Americans' argument that nature is sacred as its case for preserving the environment.

Brussels - Greater security cooperation with Albania and Kosovo would augment Europe's existing security architecture, and advance US strategic interests. Albanians are staunchly pro-American. They crave closer security, cultural, and commercial cooperation with the US. Albania and Kosovo would welcome the expansion of US military bases on their territory.

Albania and Kosovo are all the more important given trends with Russia and Turkey. Steely-eyed realism: Russia is a strategic adversary; Turkey an uncertain ally. Читать дальше...

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It’s commonly said that electric cars are all well and good in the city, but cease to make any sense once you get outside of the M25. “It’s like the wild west out there” one user said to me, describing the lack of either operational charging stations or station chargers that actually fit the cars.

Let’s face it, life on this planet hasn’t been super-smashing this year, what with Brexit, Trump – and the death of every celebrity we’ve ever loved. So let’s all unwind with these NASA images showing what life was like in space – or preparing to leave our planet. Which, considering everything that’s happened, isn’t sounding […]

The Syrian army is regrouping around Palmyra, after Daesh retook the city following an opportunistic attack that looks to have had American involvement, Dr. Taleb Ibrahim, Deputy Director of the Damascus Center for International and Strategic Studies, alleged in conversation with Radio Sputnik.

Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly made enough progress in the concussion protocol to practice in a limited capacity last week, but he wound up being ruled out for Sunday’s victory over the Chargers when he wasn’t cleared for a full return by an independent neurologist. That made it three straight games on the sideline for Kuechly,…

Conway questioned why such a policy shift has not already occurred.

MOBILE, Ala. — Police in one Alabama city said they helped stage a man’s arrest so that he could really just kneel down and propose to his terrified girlfriend.

The justices sent the case back to a lower court to decide whether the jury instructions in Shaw's case were correct.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST):

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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- "Deadpool" star Ryan Reynolds gave a shoutout to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and SickKids Foundation during his acceptance speech for Entertainer of the Year.

President-elect Donald Trump took aim at one of the Pentagon’s costliest programs on Monday, saying on Twitter the “program and cost” of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter “is out of control.”

ANKENY, Iowa — The board that governs Iowa’s public universities is expected to decide Monday whether to take action against Iowa State University’s president for his use of university airplanes.

Donald Trump says he'll reduce the costs of the Pentagon's most expensive weapons program — Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter — after he takes office. The tweet comes the same day Defense Secretary Ash Carter visited Israel as it prepared to receive the first two next-generation F-35 fighter jets intended to help preserve the country's military edge in the volatile Mideast. President-elect Donald Trump is trying to cast new doubt on the CIA's conclusion that Russia tried to interfere... Читать дальше...

Lionel Richie is set to go on tour next year with Mariah Carey as his “very special guest” and all the dates have been announced! The 35-show date tour will kick off on March 15 in Baltimore and end on May 27 in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting this [...]

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a popular Nigerian author of novels, short stories and non-fiction. A rare new photo of her beautiful daughter has gone viral.

(AP) — Mobile police helped stage a man's arrest so he could kneel down and propose to his terrified girlfriend. Police made sure the scene was safe by informing all other on-duty officers before the fake call went out.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices soared to historic highs in early Monday trading in response to a weekend production agreement reached between OPEC and non-OPEC members.

(AP) — Finding out he had Parkinson's disease in 2014 was like a sucker punch to Stephen Belfiore's gut. Exercise, including the coordination-heavy moves of boxing, is increasingly recommended for Parkinson's patients as a way to alleviate symptoms and network with others who faced the same diagnosis. In June, Belfiore, 58, was driving past a small shopping plaza on Watertown Road when he noticed a new business. When he read that Blue Boy offers classes for people with Parkinson's, he drove there the next day. Читать дальше...

If you’ve ever wondered about what your spouse isn’t telling you — especially about money — then read on.

If you’ve ever wondered about what your spouse isn’t telling you — especially about money — then read on.

If you’ve ever wondered about what your spouse isn’t telling you — especially about money — then read on.