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BEIRUT (AP) — An explosion claimed by the Islamic State group in the central Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday killed at least four people and wounded more than two dozen, Syria's state media and the militant group reported.

Victoria Monét and Bia, the opening acts for the European leg of Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour, have issued statements following...

Just when it seemed like the response to National Hockey League star Ryan Getzlaf’s use of a homophobic and sexist slur couldn’t get any more disappointing... it just got more disappointing.

Roger Moore, the handsome Londoner who portrayed James Bond in more films than anyone else and did so with cartoonish, cheeky charm and probably for...

The America’s Cup allows the champ to set the rules. But Oracle’s Larry Ellison has set up a competition that calls for smaller, cheaper boats with fewer opportunities to exploit technological and financial advantages.

WASHINGTON — The Trump Administration budget released Tuesday slashes funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by nearly one-third, eliminating more than 3,800 jobs while imposing dramatic cuts to clean air and water programs. The White House’s proposed spending plan for the EPA amounts to $5.7 billion, a 31 percent cut from the current budget year.

LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) - Kauai health-care professionals have urged Gov. David Ige to ban a chemical from agricultural use in Hawaii.

How do hormones affect emotions? This question was originally answered on Quora by Ray Schilling.

Despite several setbacks, Iggy Azalea has landed a release date for her sophomore album Digital Distortion. In an interview with the Zach Sang...

NEW YORK — Dina Merrill, the rebellious heiress who defied her super-rich parents to become a movie star, often portraying stylish wives or “the other woman,” has died at age 93. Merrill, raised in part on the Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida now owned by President Donald Trump, died Monday, according to a family spokeswoman. The

Angel Gomes has the potential to become a star at Manchester United claims former Old Trafford coach Paul McGuinness. The 16-year-old made his debut in the Premier League on Sunday.

The UNSC meeting on Tuesday kicks off with a minute of silence to pay tribute to the victims of Manchester terrorist attack, the Uruguayan Ambassador to the United Nations Elbio Rosselli said.

The UNSC meeting on Tuesday kicks off with a minute of silence to pay tribute to the victims of Manchester terrorist attack, the Uruguayan Ambassador to the United Nations Elbio Rosselli said.

As he once did with Cain, the Lord has marked and rejected the merciless tyrant and promised him suffering eternal, both in the land of the living and the dead.

A young woman who attended Monday night’s Ariana Grande concert in Manchester said there was ‘sheer panic’ after the explosion that killed 22 people and injured dozens of others.

Not every trophy campus is a monument to a company's success. In fact, it can have just the opposite effect, reflecting a sour turn in fortunes.

New-home sales fell sharply in April after reaching a nine-year high the prior month, a possible sign of weaker demand after a run-up in prices.

Ignition Entertainment’s “El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron” is getting a sequel. Find out more about the upcoming game below. This week, Japanese video game magazine Famitsu disclosed that a spiritual successor to “El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron” is scheduled for release this summer. The upcoming game is said to be entitled “The Lost Child,” and it is being directed by the same director and character designer of its spiritual predecessor, Takeyasu Sawaki.

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Defense Secretary James Mattis was opposed to President Barack Obama's full withdrawal of US troops from Iraq in 2011. Mattis' disapproval stemmed in part from an intelligence briefing he received in November 2011, in which he was told that if all US soldiers exited Iraq, "all hell's going to break loose" by the summer of 2014.

"I asked, 'What happens if we pull our troops out?'" Mattis, who was then head of US Central Command, told The New Yorker's Dexter Filkins. Читать дальше...

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In 2016, candidate Donald Trump had one simple thing to say about the Paris climate change treaty: “We’re going to cancel the Paris climate agreement and stop all payments of United States tax dollars to U.N. global warming programs.”

Even before President Trump took office, many of his conservative ...

Big Brother is sitting inside your Wi-Fi router. The electromagnetic waves that allow us to wirelessly surf the internet can pretty much travel through anything, even walls. And now, scientists have figured out how to harness that power to create 3D holographic images of a room – while standing outside of it. “It can basically...

Best part? No. More. Tights. For those of us living in climates with cooler winters, one of the best things about getting dressed in summer is that wearing a dress is finally not a total hassle. No more digging through your tights drawer to find a pair that isn’t yet riddled with holes, finding a sweater to layer, or accepting the fact that your outfit will ultimately be ruined by your clunky, blizzard-proof boots.No, for the next few months, all you need to do is put your dress on and go — full stop. Читать дальше...