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NEW YORK (AP) — A former journalist turned college professor, Kelly Whiteside is watching NBC's prime-time Olympics coverage this month for the first time in 16 years. She's surprised at what she's found — not because the programs have changed…

From Rihanna to Vic Mensa, Big Sean to ASAP Rocky, rappers love Raf Simons. Even the seldom humble Kanye West told Style.com, when...

An attorney for Steven Avery says Avery is thrilled that a judge has overturned his nephew's conviction in the case that was profiled in the popular Netflix documentary series "Making a Murderer."

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Looking to bounce back from the disappointment of missing out on a synchronized diving medal, Jennifer Abel of Canada led the way in the preliminaries of women's 3-meter springboard Friday.

Lyft rebuffed acquisition interest from General Motors and will raise a new funding round instead, a report said.

Going from budding superstar to injured disappointment to bench warmer in Washington had an effect on Robert Griffin III. A positive one, he thinks. Griffin, now the Browns’ starting quarterback, told Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com that he is mentally tougher now than he was before. “I think I’m just grittier,” he said. “All the experiences…

A magistrate has ordered him free in 90 days.

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ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The top leader for the Islamic State's Afghanistan branch was killed by U.S. forces in a strike last month, the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday.

BISMARCK, N.D. — Actress Shailene Woodley has joined a group of protesters in North Dakota demonstrating against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline. The Bismarck Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2b3S3q4 ) the star of the “Divergent” movie series joined more than 200 protesters Thursday at a “spirit camp” established by the Standing Rock Sioux at the confluence

Meryl Streep looks pretty in all white as she takes the stage during “TimesTalks Presents: Meryl Streep” at The Times Center on Thursday (August 11) in New York City. The 67-year-old actress was there to discuss her new film Florence Foster Jenkins, which she stars in along with Hugh Grant. The day before, the two [...]

A top Islamic State leader in Afghanistan was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month, the Pentagon confirmed Friday, saying his death will affect the group's recruiting and operations in the region.

A federal jury decided Thursday that one of the Middle East’s most prominent banks did not commit fraud and steal technology from an Irvine firm that sued it for half a billion dollars in damages after their partnership collapsed.

Stone Brewing announced a 99-room boutique hotel Thursday tied to its Escondido brewery and restaurant, but with the caveat that it’s about more than beer.

While some parts of the world are saddened by the delayed release dates for the Galaxy Note 7 in their area, Samsung is giving all of its fans more reasons to be happy about purchasing their own handset upon the release of the device or sometime this year. The South Korean tech giant has just confirmed that Android 7.0 Nougat is coming to the phablet in a few months’ time.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Bradley Wiggins slowly dismounted his track bike for the final time, basking in the cheers of an adoring crowd, and was greeted by two of the most decorated Olympians in British history. Not the most decorated, mind you. That title now belongs solely to him. Wiggins teamed with Ed Clancy, Steven

Donald Trump mocks Hillary Clinton's release of tax returns Aug. 12, 2016, 4:12 p.m. Hillary Clinton released her 2015 tax returns as Donald Trump continues to withhold his own.Trump scoffs at Clinton's release of tax returns Paul Manafort can handle dictators, but can he handle Trump?Khizr Khan...

Parents in Toronto’s West End shared an allergy alert on social media Wednesday after it was discovered that a play structure in Dufferin Grove Park had been smeared with peanut butter.

Russian antitrust officials have fined Google $6.8 million, a relatively small penalty that nevertheless represents the latest in a growing list of global regulatory problems for the search giant. Russian authorities ruled last year that Google had abused its market position with Android, its mobile operating system, by favoring some of its digital services over those of rivals, including the Russian company Yandex. While the Russian fine is akin to a rounding error compared with Google’s $75 billion in annual revenue... Читать дальше...

Sir Bradley Wiggins becomes the first British athlete to win eight Olympic medals with victory in the team pursuit in a new world record time.

A mysterious cache of leaked emails ensnares GOP officials.

Sue (Sullivan) Lee and Peggy Koresh didn’t give a fiddle about the sheets of rain as they practiced “Danny Boy” on their violins Friday under the shelter of the gazebo at the Riverside International Friendship Gardens at Riverside Park in…

Some poor souls go a lifetime without finding love. But one lonely sap had it even worse: He spent 10 days in an airport.

We can’t all get Prince Eric.