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LG responded by publishing closed-circuit television footage of the incident it had gotten from German authorities. The LG video runs nearly nine minutes, and includes several slow-motion shots of Jo…
Is the use of capital punishment increasing or declining? What would account for these trends? Despite a global trend towards abolition, in 2013, the latest data available from Amnesty International,…
A train hauling crude oil derailed and exploded in West Virginia, displacing up to 1,000 residents and contaminating the local water supply. At least 27 of the train’s more than…
Athletes who spent the past few years embracing or scorning barefoot running can now consider whether increasingly popular “maximalist” shoes — with their chunky, heavily cushioned soles — are the…
Agapita Montes, mother of Antonio Zambrano-Montes, at a memorial where he was fatally shot last week in Pasco, Wash.” PASCO, Wash. — Members of the Zambrano family began arriving here…
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is revamping its effort to counter the Islamic State’s propaganda machine, acknowledging that the terrorist group has been far more effective in attracting new recruits,…
Advocates argue that many Americans won’t know they are subject to the penalty until they complete their taxes this year and that may prompt them to want to enroll for…
Denmark is still coming to terms with the weekend’s deadly terrorist attacks in Copenhagen. On Monday, residents gathered for a vigil at the site of the attack. On Tuesday, the…
Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar:…
Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, members of the so-called “Bali Nine,” were sentenced to death in 2006 and after several failed legal appeals and two denials of clemency, their execution…
She had been fighting cancer since 2008. That year, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2013, after the tumor metastasized to others parts of her body, she told Mexican…
Properly speaking, Rolls-Royce, itself, is not calling the vehicle it intends to produce an SUV. Instead, Rolls-Royce has said it will offer its customers a “go anywhere vehicle.” While Rolls-Royce…
Airports Council International (ACI) offers the answers to that one, having just announced its 2014 Airport Service Quality Awards. To obtain its results, ACI — a non-profit organization based in…
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has been ordered to pay $10 million in damages to the sports insurance company that funded his bonuses for winning the Tour de France. SCA Promotions…
There’s nothing like extreme weather to focus the mind. When you are freezing, or thinking about the fact that you are about to be freezing, or defrosting from being freezing,…
A federal judge in Texas has ordered a halt, at least temporarily, to President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, siding with Texas and 25 other states that filed a lawsuit…
ISIS POLL Numbers down: Americans are increasingly unhappy with the President’s handling of ISIS, and a growing share of the nation believes that fight is going badly, a new CNN/ORC…
WASHINGTON — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Monday that will temporarily prevent the Obama administration from moving forward with its executive actions on immigration while a lawsuit…
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A Mississippi lawmaker says racist comments recently attributed to him were taken out of context and supposed to be off the record. State Rep. Gene Alday, a Republican, told The…
Banks family attorney Mark Bogen said Banks’ agent, Regina Rice, had the octogenarian sign a new will three months before his death. “Our family thought that Ms. Rice was helping…
Australia is home to more than just crocodile hunters and attractive surfers. Over the centuries, the Land of Oz has cultivated a unique and respectable culinary scene. Don’t let the…
It’s no secret that higher education often leads to better, and higher paying, jobs. But even if you are in a job that only requires a Bachelor’s degree, you can…
Sweets aren’t synonymous with “healthy,” but that’s exactly the stigma that Cracked Candy is looking to shatter. Serving “sugar free, vegan and diabetic-friendly” confections since 2013, the Brooklyn-based candy company’s…
“That’s it. We surrender. Winter, you win.” – — VISIT FLORIDA (@VISITFLORIDA) February 16, 2015
CHONGLI, China — Out here, in the land of China’s Winter Olympics ambitions, there is more propaganda than snow. Some traces of white cling to the brown hills like dandruff,…
Advertising your dog: A winning dog needs press. Canalizo estimates you could spend $1,000 a month on ads to promote your dog in the trade magazines that show judges receive….
Viewed from one angle, a hopeful tableau of Chinese-American relations unfolded over the weekend on a pier in Red Hook, Brooklyn: American and Chinese pyrotechnicians loading three barges with equipment…
India has produced wine throughout its history, but its popularity waned after phylloxera, a pest which also heavily affected European wine production in the 19th century, ravaged many of the…
The romantics, the film aficionados, the ones left holding their girlfriend’s purse outside the ladies’ room. Though they were far outnumbered, they, too, were submissive to the hype. They were…