The competition to host the 2024 Summer Olympics just got a little tougher for Los Angeles with mayors from more than 50 cities worldwide voicing their support for rival Paris.
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U.S. stock indexes were trading at record highs Thursday as investors weighed earnings from Kellogg, Viacom and other companies. Financial stocks led the gainers. Energy stocks also rose as the price of crude oil headed higher. Utilities were the only laggard.
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As James Quincey prepares to take the reins, he says the future Coca-Cola is starting to emerge.
Ruby Rose knows how to make lemons out of lemonade. The actress suffered a wardrobe malfunction backstage at "Late Night With Seth Meyers," and instead of demanding new designer duds, she improvised. The front of the gray T-shirt read, “Late Night With Seth Meyers” — not the most fashionable slogan, but beggars can’t be choosers — and on the back, she wrote a message to her mom.
Ruby Rose knows how to make lemons out of lemonade. The actress suffered a wardrobe malfunction backstage at "Late Night With Seth Meyers," and instead of demanding new designer duds, she improvised. The front of the gray T-shirt read, “Late Night With Seth Meyers” — not the most fashionable slogan, but beggars can’t be choosers — and on the back, she wrote a message to her mom.
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MSNBC’s Ali Velshi questions Rep. Tim Ryan, D-OH, on what’s next for Democrats in a Trump administration.
Taxpayers often pay dearly to host the big game but get little in return, writes Jason Notte.
After meetings, Shinzo Abe will golf with Trump at his Florida resort.
ATLANTA (AP) — A colossal panoramic painting depicting the Battle of Atlanta from the Civil War will be lifted by cranes from the building where it has been housed for nearly a century and then trucked to its new location.
Emirates and other Gulf airlines tout U.S. jobs as American carriers lobby Trump to restrict their access.
PARIS — Cedric Herrou remains defiant ahead of a court ruling that could see him jailed for sheltering illegal migrants. The French activist who was put on trial for helping migrants without authorization to enter, travel through and remain in France had more people from Africa staying on his farm Thursday. “The more they pressure
Cleaning up the company will help it get sold — but the valuation needs to fall too
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a high wire accident involving the famed Flying Wallenda circus family (all times local):
Ryan Adams has a new album, “Prisoner,” due out on Feb. 17.
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn took a faster line in downhill training on Thursday, and that bodes well as she tries to fill one of the few gaps in her medal collection. The American has never finished on the podium in five combined races at worlds and three Olympics since 2002, though she does
Sessions juramentado como secretario de Justicia En una ceremonia en la Casa Blanca, Trump dijo que Sessions era un hombre íntegro y de principios, alguien que ha dedicado su vida a la causa de la justicia. Sessions fue el primer senador en respaldar a Trump durante la campaña. La asesora de la Casa Blanca Kellyanne Conway defendió la compañía de modas de Ivanka Trump. Trump has tuiteado sobre compañías como Boeing, Carrier y General Motors, pero los expertos dicen que esta vez es diferente porque... Читать дальше...
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Small homes — even ones that measure less than 400 square feet — are becoming increasingly popular.
Besides being cheaper to buy, small houses might also be better investments than larger ones, according to a new report from financial-services company Nerdwallet.
The analysis (first reported by Curbed) compared home-listing prices and sizes in America's 20 largest metro areas between 2013 and 2016. It found that, on average, the value of smaller homes rose faster than that of larger homes. Читать дальше...
President Donald Trump signed three new executive orders Thursday morning that he said were focused on scaling back crime and violence against police officers. “I’m signing three executive actions today … Click to Continue »
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada state road remained closed and impassible Thursday, a day after an earthen dam failed in a rural area of northeastern Nevada and released fast-moving water that covered low-lying roads and forced the rerouting of…
The NFC East may not have the best teams in the NFL, but the division has the best receiver-cornerback rivalries. Beyond Odell Beckham Jr. vs. Pretty Much Everyone and Pretty Much Everyone vs. Josh Norman, an interesting back-and-forth is brewing between Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins and Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant. In two games between the…
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Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Mississippi has retained its status as the nation's most religious state and Vermont is once again home to the smallest percentage of "very religious" people.
A remote-controlled cleaning robot sent into a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant had to be removed Thursday before it completed its work because of camera problems most likely caused by high radiation levels.
The latest dispute over the venue of the cup final has begun, with the Merengue president saying that the club's home ground will be unavailable
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Construction is expected to begin this spring on a plastics housewares plant that company officials say will bring 500 new jobs to Davenport.