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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department and Baltimore officials have reached a deal for sweeping reforms to the majority-black city's police department after a federal review found officers routinely violated residents' civil rights, officials said on Wednesday.

Baltimore, which was torn by rioting in 2015 over the death of a black man in police custody, and the Justice Department had been in talks for months over reforms to the 2,600-officer department... Читать дальше...

Worldwide PC shipments fell 1.5% in the fourth quarter, a big improvement from a 10.6% decline last holiday shopping season, with Lenovo Group holding the top position in the market despite close competition from HP Inc. . Lenovo shipped 15.7 million PCs during the quarter, a 1.7% year-over-year improvement, which lifted its share of the market slightly to 22.4%, according to IDC. HP was a stone's throw away, shipping 15.3 million, representing growth of 6.6% over the same quarter last year,... Читать дальше...

President-elect Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday he turned down $2 billion in real estate deals during from the United Arab Emirates, stating he wanted to avoid a conflict of interest as he prepared to take office later this month. Trump said he was contacted by Damac Properties Dubai Co., a property development company already involved with two multi-billion golf resort properties under Trump's name. He said his presidency and business ventures did not present any conflict of interest, but... Читать дальше...

Viewed as the most competitive matchup of this weekend’s NFL divisional round, the Pittsburgh Steelers (12-5) and Kansas City Chiefs (12-4) meet for just the second time in their rich histories Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium for a spot in the AFC Championship game. The two sides met just one other time, a wild card overtime thriller in the 1993 playoffs that Kansas City won 27-24. Otherwise, the two storied franchises have never lined up in the postseason.

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Drake just took his relationship with Jennifer Lopez to the next level, gifting his love interest with a very special piece of jewelry to kick off 2017. The 47-year-old singer attended Drake’s New Year’s Eve show at the Hakkasan Las Vegas nightclub, cheering him from the audience and fueling dating rumors even further. “Jennifer and Drake seem really happy,” a source recently told PEOPLE.

Drake just took his relationship with Jennifer Lopez to the next level, gifting his love interest with a very special piece of jewelry to kick off 2017. The 47-year-old singer attended Drake’s New Year’s Eve show at the Hakkasan Las Vegas nightclub, cheering him from the audience and fueling dating rumors even further. “Jennifer and Drake seem really happy,” a source recently told PEOPLE.

In his confirmation hearing before the U. S. Senate on Wednesday, Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson was asked about his views on sanctions imposed against Russia in light of allegations that it attempted to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He also discussed whether or not Exxon, the company he has led for 10 years, lobbied against those sanctions. Photo: Getty Images

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The white man who murdered nine black people in a church in Charleston, S.C., is the first person to receive the death penalty in a federal trial that included hate crimes charges.

Authorities took down a heroin distribution ring on Wednesday for allegedly lacing their product with an animal tranquilizer and cocaine.

Daniel Suarez will be a rookie in the Cup Series driving the No. 19 vacated by Carl Edwards.

NEW YORK — The Coen brothers will make their first TV show, a miniseries series titled “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.” Joel and Ethan Coen will write and direct the project, set in the Old West, Annapurna Television announced late Tuesday. The production company said it plans to make “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” with

Borders between countries are never just straight lines, but these are especially unusual.

Police officers say recent tensions in some communities have made their jobs more dangerous and have made some reluctant to do their jobs. The findings were part of a national survey by Pew Research.

Donald Trump held a wide-ranging news conference Wednesday, the first since being elected president.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Kathleen Clark, a law professor at Washington University in St Louis, who says President-elect Trump failed to adequately address his conflicts of interest in the plan laid out at Wednesday's press conference.

President-elect Donald Trump reacted Wednesday to the intelligence community's briefing about the contents of an unverified dossier that includes allegations about potential collusion between his campaign and Russia as well as other damaging information about him.

Former Justice Department officials, civil rights advocates and a current senator are among the witnesses testifying about Sen. Jeff Sessions and his bid to become U.S. attorney general.

Peter Thiel, a staunch supporter of the president-elect, at his condo on Union Square in Manhattan. Donald Trump has “a phenomenal understanding of people,” Mr. Thiel says.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A national advocacy group is ranking the Las Vegas metropolitan area 21st worst in the nation for dangers to pedestrians, and it puts Nevada 12th on the list as the deadliest state for walkers.