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NEW YORK - Citigroup said it has received a subpoena from federal prosecutors over its possible involvement in the FIFA bribery scandal, the first large U.S. bank to receive such a notice from investigators.

The Trudeau government is quietly shopping for drones for the military and expects to see expressions of interest from the defence industry by mid-April.

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SANAA, Yemen, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A Saudi-led airstrike against Houthi rebels near the Yemeni capital of Sanaa killed at least 30 people, mostly civilians, according to witnesses and officials.

The 18-year-old has scored four goals in two appearances for the Red Devils and admits it is difficult to explain his match-winning exploits after seeing off the Gunners

During my most recent ski holiday I achieved a significant breakthrough. Having learned to ski as an adult, my goals had always been about becoming better, faster, and more fearless. This year I changed my intention.

The first time I tried to ski was on a high school field trip. I expected a lot of fun because the enthusiastic anticipation of my classmates was infectious, but I ended up walking to the bottom of the run with the skis over my shoulder. Skiing is not something you just learn in one afternoon. Читать дальше...

Lindsey Vonn races with a hairline fracture of her knee but still manages to extend her World Cup lead in Andorra.

President Jacob Zuma is facing the wrath of MPs in the National Assembly tomorrow in his fight with Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan over the control of the South African Revenue Service.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is returning to Minnesota a day ahead of the state's precinct caucuses on Super Tuesday.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The University of Oregon's police chief has abruptly left the post.

Gett is a new smartphone app that's using aggressive marketing tactics to gain traction on Uber.

Many believe the game-winner should have been called icing.

The Oscars are the most coveted awards in Hollywood, so here are nine things you didn't know about them in an animation

It's time to let the puppies do the talking...well kind of! This Sunday before the Oscars 2016, we're enlisting 10 puppies to help us predict the Best Picture...

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

ANDOVER, Minn. (AP) — Marco Rubio will campaign in Minnesota on Super Tuesday as he tries to stall Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump.

Winding up his nearly year-long stay on the International Space Station, Scott Kelly continued to tweet out dazzling views of the Earth.

He paints himself as the real "champion of working men and women."

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Kerry Washington looks chic in a short black dress while at The Weinstein Company’s Pre-Oscar Dinner on Saturday evening (February 27) at the Montage hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 39-year-old Scandal star was joined at the event by Jared Leto, Colin Firth, Andie MacDowell, Christoph Waltz and Bryan Cranston. PHOTOS: Check out the latest [...]

Every Sunday, we pick a new episode of the week. It could be good. It could be bad. It will always be interesting. You can read the archives here. The episode of the week for February 20 through February 27, 2016, is "Hope," the sixteenth episode of the second season of ABC's Black-ish.

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Would America ever sell or lease out its most prized weapon of war? 

There was a time a few years ago, however brief, that some of us Asia-defense nerds had an unorthodox idea to tip the military balance in Asia. Quite a few people thought it was crazy and highly unlikely, but an idea none the less worth considering.

It went a little something like this: in order to lessen the impact of China’s massive naval build-up and negate the lethality... Читать дальше...

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A 10-year old Hillary Clinton volunteer named Lexi had some words of wisdom about real estate mogul Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination who appears well positioned to sweep Super Tuesday contests on March 1.

When The Huffington Post's Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani asked for her thoughts about Trump Saturday, Lexi gave the brash businessman a piece of her mind.

"Number one, he doesn't have any experience, at all. And he sits there and thinks, 'Oh I'm Mr. Читать дальше...

The Virginia girl has been charged with threatening her school after police said she posted a message on Instagram laden with gun, bomb and knife emoji