Brazil has detained a land-grabber thought to be the Amazon’s single biggest deforester, the country’s environmental protection agency said. – The Amazon extends over 3.8 million square miles (6.1 million…
Kogi state Police Commissioner Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi says five men kidnapped the woman from her workplace and are demanding a ransom of 60 million Naira ($301,500). – CNN’s Mariano Castillo contributed…
www.tmz.com: Kylie Jenner is 17. She’s buying a $2.7 million house. FML, right?
ISIS STRONGHOLD Life on the inside: Months ago, ISIS claimed Raqqa in northern Syria as the capital of its so-called caliphate. Now an activist is giving CNN an inside look….
Marijuana is now legal for adults in Alaska. Alaska on Tuesday becomes the third U.S. state to end prohibition of marijuana, officially putting into effect Ballot Measure 2, approved by…
LONDON — Already forced to apologize for helping clients hide their income from tax authorities, HSBC had to explain on Monday why its chief executive went to lengths for years…
Rather than despair, Anderson decided to make light of those moments by turning them into an 1:21 video delighting viewers worldwide. Since being posted on her Facebook page last Wednesday,…
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electricity company briefly reduced the power supply to two Palestinian districts in the northern West Bank on Monday because of a ballooning debt, according to company…
LOS ANGELES — In the end, it was the audience that got snubbed. Following the best picture win on Sunday night by “Birdman” — a brainy film seen by fewer…
CHICAGO (AP) — In a city where the voters like tough-talking politicians, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s pugnacious style is being put to the test Tuesday as he tries to win…
WASHINGTON — Deporting the estimated 5 million undocumented immigrants who could benefit from deportation-relief policies that Republicans are trying to block would have a hefty price, according to a report…
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electricity company briefly reduced the power supply to two Palestinian districts in the northern West Bank on Monday because of a ballooning debt, according to company…
Pentatonix had the fourth best-selling album last year and went home with a Grammy a few weeks ago. And while the group has racked up more than 7 million subscribers…
Pentatonix had the fourth best-selling album last year and went home with a Grammy a few weeks ago. And while the group has racked up more than 7 million subscribers…
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electricity company briefly reduced the power supply to two Palestinian districts in the northern West Bank on Monday because of a ballooning debt, according to company…
The Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization were found liable on Monday by a jury in Manhattan for their role in knowingly supporting six terrorist attacks in Israel between…
Nebraska basketball coach Tim Miles might as well have steam coming out of his ears. Following a 74-46 blowout loss at home to Iowa on Sunday — the team’s fifth…
Robert Downey Jr. was number one on the list at $75 million, while No. 2 Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson also would have topped Bullock’s pay at $52 million. Lawrence would…
Robert Downey Jr. was number one on the list at $75 million, while No. 2 Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson also would have topped Bullock’s pay at $52 million. Lawrence would…
LONDON — The extremes of imported artistry and homegrown belligerence that make English Premier League soccer a compelling spectacle were on full view this weekend. The darkness came first, when…
Peter Lik, a landscape photographer, working at his headquarters in Las Vegas earlier this month. In December, his company announced that an anonymous collector spent $6.5 million for a photograph…
Peter Lik, a landscape photographer, working at his headquarters in Las Vegas earlier this month. In December, his company announced that an anonymous collector spent $6.5 million for a photograph…
The case concerns problems at several Duke Energy locations, but the major problem occurred at the Dan River Steam Station in Rockingham County, near the Virginia border. On February 2,…
LONDON — Gérard Faggionato, a prominent Mayfair dealer who for 22 years has run his own gallery specializing in postwar and contemporary art, is joining the sales team of the…
LONDON — Gérard Faggionato, a prominent Mayfair dealer who for 22 years has run his own gallery specializing in postwar and contemporary art, is joining the sales team of the…
The following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. Sen. Rand Paul made several misleading statements about the National Institutes of Health and some of the research that it funds. Paul spoke…
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has crude, stomach-turning tactics when it comes to dealing with its enemy, but experts say that its moneymaking methods are highly sophisticated, especially…
Walmart just gave half a million people a raise. Could you be next? The retail giant announced on Thursday that it would increase the minimum pay for its workers to…
Nine million people still watch “Two and a Half Men,” which will take its final bow on Thursday. The hourlong finale follows what is easily classified as a troubled, yet…
The European Union stands ready to beef up its border surveillance mission in the Mediterranean if Italy requests and is supplying 13.7 million euros ($15.6 million) to help Rome cope…