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St Petersburg Ballet Theatre’s La Bayadère is fantasy spectacle on a pinched budget. The staging is skimpy where it should be lavish, while the company are overstretched by Marius Petipa’s 1877 ballet.

One demonstrator died and around 40 were hospitalized in clashes with police in Lebanon's Beirut, local media reported.

His documentary "The Civil War" is getting a second life in ultra high definition next month

The city’s top cop is on a mission to curtail the topless ladies and costumed characters of Times Square who many believe are a nuisance.

One of the world's most popular bands is taking a break.

Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport was shut down Sunday afternoon over a suspicious item, and travelers reported long lines and mass frustration in the airport's other terminals. The airport tweeted that the item was being cleared.

BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State militants have destroyed a temple at Syria's ancient ruins of Palmyra, activists said Sunday, realizing the worst fears archaeologists had for the 2,000-year-old Roman-era city after the extremists seized it and beheaded a local scholar.

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Pentatonix performed a live cover of OMI’s summer hit “Cheerleader” for the first time in July, and now the five-piece has unveiled an official video...

A Garden Grove police officer was injured when a suspected drunk driver crashed into his patrol car early Sunday, police said.

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ALEPPO, Syria, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports 206 civilians killed in the U.S.-led coalition bombing campaign in Syria since it began in September 2014.

Florida State Attorney Jeff Ashton admitted Sunday to being a member of Ashley Madison, a paid online dating service for people looking to have extramarital affairs, WFTV, Orlando, reported. The attorney made the announcement during a press conference after hackers released the names of thousands alleged clients of the site.

Vincenzo Nibali gets thrown off the Vuelta a Espana after being towed by his team following a crash on the second stage.

Republican hopeful says they are ‘paper-pushers’ who do not pay fair share of tax

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — All of the crew members who work on Clint Bowyer's team know they'll be out of a job in 12 more races. Like everyone else at Michael Waltrip Racing, they face an uncertai…

Kanye West just pulled a Taylor Swift. 

During his performance at FYF Fest on Saturday in Los Angeles, the rapper (who filled in for Frank Ocean) surprised the audience when he brought Rihanna onstage with him. The resident bad gal also seemed surprised, as she was just taking in the show from the crowd.

But like the pro she is, RiRi took the mic when West handed it to her during his performance of "FourFiveSeconds," which she's featured on. She then turned to the crowd and said, "LA, make some noise for my n***a Kanye!

The striker fired home in injury time for Roberto Mancini's men after Carlos Carmona was sent off in their Serie A opener

Sunday's 2-0 win against Everton at Goodison Park has given City a formidable look at the top of Premier League table

The game turned sour for the Rossoneri afer Rodrigo Ely was dismissed in the first half, with the Viola going on to take the three points

"The Machine, Dan? The Machine? Surely you must mean Ex Machina, the dark, sensual drama about a young programmer falling into the thrall of an eerily human-like android, the film that grabbed so much attention earlier this year. That's the film you're talking about, right?"

No, no I'm actually talking about The Machine, another film entirely. But in an curious way, I'm talking about Ex Machina as well, because it turns out there are some interesting parallels between the two films, in sufficient... Читать дальше...

Yep, it's time for another installment of self-loathing. This time, we get a double dose with Fox 'News' resident Uncle Ruckus, Charles Payne and returning champion, Minister Jonathan Gentry who are both appalled at the Black Lives Matter movement.

Toronto residents have had a problem with raccoons breaking into their trash cans. But now the city is introducing new bins meant to stop the critters from getting in. Photo: The City of Toronto

More prominent Democrats on Sunday cracked open the door for Vice President Joe Biden to enter the race for the Democratic presidential nomination as party front-runner Hillary Clinton battled questions over her use of a private email server. California Governor Jerry Brown told NBC's Meet the Press program that Biden should give "very serious consideration" to a presidential run. Brown said the email saga surrounding Clinton's private email server as Secretary of State carried a "dark energy" that... Читать дальше...

The combined scores of Katy French, Samantha Murray and Freyja Prentice earned Great Britain the women's team gold medal in the modern pentathlon.