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Russian nuclear submarines sailed off for drills in the Barents Sea, and mobile missile launchers roamed snow forests in Siberia on Tuesday, after President...

Robert Lewandowski can reach another milestone Saturday in his quest to better Gerd Mueller's all-time record of 40 goals in a Bundesliga season. The Bayern...

A new poll of 1,500 American citizens found that 43% believe a civil war will erupt within the next decade, indicating growing concern about...

Freddy Fernandez was almost not here, sitting on his couch in his Missouri home with his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse...

After losing her marketing job due to the pandemic and then gaining 40 pounds, Remi Bader, 25, began spending more time on TikTok. She...

The crowd at a music festival planned by Travis Scott, a favorite local rapper turned megastar, was expected to be difficult to control, according...

Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker is set to campaign with Florida Sen. Rick Scott and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton on Tuesday, the latest...

Carissa Moore of the United States became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in surfing today. The Hawaiian surfer, who is so...

A gunman who opened fire in a crowded shopping mall, killing three people, acted alone and apparently chose his victims at random, Danish police...

On Wednesday, the governors of California and Nevada planned to tour the state line area blackened by one of two massive wildfires that have...

Max Cleland, who lost three limbs in a hand grenade blast during the Vietnam War but went on to become a U.S. senator from...

"There would be no Starbucks without us," said Casey Moore, who wants to unionize with dozens of other employees at the American coffee chain. Management,...

California, which is bracing for the year's longest and most intense heat wave, faces the risk of its power grid being pushed beyond capacity,...

Ukrainians are once again concerned about the fate of a nuclear power plant in a country that was the site of the world's worst...

Although the days of Russia's war in Ukraine are still being counted, images of atrocities have already numbered in the hundreds of thousands. The conflict...

With images of the violent insurgency in Washington still fresh in Americans' minds, newly confirmed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took the unprecedented step of...

Starting Monday, the world swimming governing body effectively banned transgender women from competing in women's events. On Sunday, FINA members overwhelmingly approved a new "gender...

Newly elected President Biden signed a total of four different executive orders early on Tuesday aimed at racial equity, one of his major stances...

As military setbacks in Ukraine force Russian President Vladimir Putin into a corner, an ex-CIA officer predicts that he will resort to tactical nuclear...

The “vast majority” of the almost 550,000 coronavirus deaths in the US could have been prevented if Donald Trump’s administration had acted earlier and...

The Kremlin said Monday that there were no concrete plans for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden...

More than 97 percent of California is experiencing "severe" drought conditions, raising the prospect of difficult agricultural decisions in a state that produces one-quarter...

There has been a recent surge of parents choosing to enroll their kids in private schools due to the lack of face-to-face contact in...

After being pulled over during a routine traffic stop in San Dimas, California, a woman was caught on police body camera footage verbally abusing...

On Sunday, a state-run media outlet in China warned of "severe" military and economic repercussions for Taiwan if Washington allows the self-ruled island to...

Victor Rodas rushed to the teacher with his completed geometry exercise in hand and a smile above his face mask as other students continued...

It's one thing to have to overcome the odds in order to win a gold medal for your country; it's quite another to have...

Ahead of the 160th anniversary of the institution's abolition, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte issued an official apology on behalf of the Dutch government...

Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated by former President Trump's renewed focus on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot, fearing that it will jeopardize...

According to a top federal health official, the highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus now accounts for 83 percent of all sequenced cases...

According to new data released this week, a new coronavirus variant, first detected two months ago, is spreading across the United States and spreading...

The Biden administration emphasized on Monday the severity of the economic sanctions imposed on Russia over the weekend, in which the US and its...

At the conclusion of a weeklong trip through Asia, Vice President Harris will make a trip to the disputed South China Sea's edge on...

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, many US national security officials and analysts predicted that Ukraine's military would be able to hold out...

Scientists traveled into the forests of northern Laos in the summer of 2020, half a year into the coronavirus pandemic, to catch bats that...

Authorities said Wednesday that the 21-year-old man accused of opening fire at a suburban Chicago Fourth of July parade, killing seven people and injuring...

On Tuesday, a California prosecutor said he would not rule out seeking the death penalty for a Chinese-American man who harbored anti-Taiwanese sentiments and...

According to a new analysis, life expectancy in the United States, which fell dramatically in 2020 as the coronavirus swept through the country, continued...

Former Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa is not on the ballot in his country's close presidential runoff on Sunday, yet remains a key figure in...

Despite warnings from the West that such demands are unlikely to be accepted and will only increase tensions in that region of the Balkans,...

Last week, two gas lines carrying Russian gas to Europe were reported damaged, with sabotage being the primary cause. Two underwater explosions were reported...

According to analysts, a recently approved Chinese tax could deal a severe economic blow to the Nicolás Maduro regime by nearly doubling the cost...

Stocks are mostly higher on Wall Street as traders prepare for the return of economic data and corporate earnings after the year-end holidays. In...

On Wednesday morning, students at a New Jersey high school logged into their remote landscape and design class, expecting their teacher to lead a...

According to the nation's most closely watched forecasting model, the United States is expected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and...

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., declared herself the winner of her congressional race on Thursday, despite the fact that the election is still too close...

Election officials in Texas are facing mounting challenges in implementing new voting procedures in time for the upcoming primaries, less than a year after...

China will step up efforts to further open up the financial industry to foreign investment as a means of bolstering its post-coronavirus economic recovery...

The US Treasury is revising a plan to track more Americans' bank accounts in order to limit tax evasion by the wealthy, following strong...

Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles, in tears, blamed the FBI, USA Gymnastics, and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee for allowing disgraced former USA...

Investors in retirement have never had it so good. Individual retirement accounts and company 401(k) plans have been booming for a decade now, thanks...

Allen Weisselberg, Donald Trump's chief financial officer, is expected to plead guilty to tax violations Thursday in a deal that would require him to...

It's like an overwrought B-movie plot. The number of new COVID-19 cases in Florida has reached levels not seen since the pandemic's inception. The number...

According to people familiar with the plans, former President Donald J. Trump is expected to announce a third White House campaign soon after the...

President Biden planned to press Russian President Vladimir Putin on alleged hacking, human rights violations, and other irritants in a historic first summit Wednesday,...

On Friday, the education commissioner of the Sunshine State announced that 41% of all math textbooks submitted had been rejected for failing to meet...

According to watchdog groups, an antisemitic hate group was behind a banner hung over a busy Los Angeles freeway on Saturday that said, "Kanye...

After Facebook parent company Meta paid $315 million for Giphy in 2020, a bit of creative accounting allowed the deal to fly under the...

In comparison to the rigors of licensing in other countries, getting a driver's license in the United States is simple for teenagers. However, a...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday dropped plans for a five-day shutdown over Easter, which had prompted confusion and criticism. She called the idea...

For years, Kate and Meghan's relationship has been the subject of speculation, particularly after reports surfaced claiming they had a falling out over the...

Beginning November, the Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on foreigners who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, reopening the country to thousands...

Research into the long-term effects of Covid-19 on the US workforce has confirmed what anyone who has waited for a delivery or been unable...

On a mischievous Thursday night, it did appear possible to sense the roiling, quaking, and musing of so many of the 124 million Japanese,...

Policymakers in the European Union unveiled their most ambitious plan yet to combat climate change on Wednesday, aiming to turn green goals into concrete...

The preseason is called that for a reason. Both teams are testing lineups and systems, gradually working their stars into game shape, and taking...

In a surge of fighting in the Russian-occupied south, Ukraine claimed to have destroyed bridges and ammunition depots and pounded command posts, fueling speculation...

Huda Sarhang, 27, was sitting at one of Erbil's most iconic tea shops, the Macho tea shop, nearly five years ago, sipping the store's...

Criminal organizations trafficking women, children, families and single adults over the U.S.- Mexico Border earned as much as $14 million a day in February, according...

Anderson Lee Aldrich has been named as the suspect in a shooting that occurred this past weekend at a gay nightclub in Colorado. According...

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that a Texas death row inmate could have his spiritual adviser pray aloud and "lay hands" on him...

The former president of the Human Rights Campaign, the country's largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, filed a federal lawsuit against the organization on Thursday, alleging...

There is reason to believe that the second ‘required’ dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is not quite necessary yet. Since Pfizer only has...

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are not calling for New York Gov. Andrew Como to resign even as a growing number of...

Household income increased at a record rate of 21.1 percent in March, as federal stimulus checks fueled an economic recovery that is expected to...

New year, new perspective, new travel plans. This is the time of year when many people plan their vacations around school calendars, family events, nice...

Tesla just reported first-quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers for 2021. In total, it delivered 184,800 vehicles and produced 180,338 cars. Analysts were expecting...

After a federal investigation revealed that it was punishing Black students harsher than White students for similar behavior, a California school district has pledged...

Voters in the city rejected a ballot measure to overhaul policing that was drafted amid national outrage over the death of George Floyd by...

Finland's leaders announced plans to apply for NATO membership "immediately," prompting Russia to threaten "retaliatory measures" if the Nordic country joins the Western military...