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US military personnel in the United States and Canada should avoid upcoming protests planned in response to the shooting deaths of two African-American men by police in the states of Louisiana and Minnesota, says US Navy’s Fleet Forces Command.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee's police chief will take part in a prime-time discussion on race relations and policing led by President Barack Obama.

Adm. John Richardson, chief of naval operations, will visit China next week to discuss South China Sea security issues, the Navy announced Thursday.

Kevin Durant's mom is his best publicist and enforcer. Apparently.

Forest personnel posted in sensitive areas adjoining Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir can carry pistols, guns, revolvers or rifles during raids to check illegal felling and smuggling of trees.

The United States on Thursday offered Russia a broad new military partnership in Syria, hoping the attraction of a unified campaign against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida - and a Russian commitment to ground Syria's bombers - could end five years of civil war. If finalized, the deal could dramatically alter America's role in the conflict.

EXETER, N.H. — An elite New Hampshire prep school says it has “grave concern” about the reported assault of a female student and the way it in which it was initially resolved: with the male student accused of groping her having to bake bread for her as an act of weekly “penance.” The Boston Globe

Congress exited a sweltering Washington on Thursday, its dysfunction on full display as it left behind must-do legislation to combat the mosquito-borne Zika virus and a stalemate over ...

Interest rates have created "irrational competition," Warren Buffett reportedly concurred in a meeting.

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — Authorities say their investigation into the death of Grammy-winning Tejano star Emilio Navaira (nah-VY’-rah) shows he died of natural causes due to cardiovascular disease. The New Braunfels Police Department said Thursday that it’s completed its investigation into the 53-year-old singer’s death and found no sign of foul play. Officers were dispatched

It’s harder than you think.

After last week's police shootings, Facebook received a flood of complaints, with users calling out posts as hate speech. According to Facebook insiders, the company was not prepared.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) has scheduled there speeches on the floor of the U.S. Senate to discuss issues in the aftermath of the police shootings of Alton

It's common for people to wake up in the middle of the night. What's important is not to let it snowball, sleep specialists say.

Arson destroyed an antebellum plantation house that served as the governor's mansion for nine months during the Civil War and damaged a museum less than a mile away on Thursday, the Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office said.

Rami Malek is all smiles in a blue suit while attending a Meet The Actor panel in support of his hit show Mr. Robot held at Apple Store Soho on Wednesday (July 13) in New York City. The 35-year-old actor then made his way to NBC Studios to promote the show on The Tonight Show [...]

Bismarck Art & Galleries Association is looking for artists experienced in sidewalk chalk drawing.

Former world number one Rory McIlroy says he stands by his controversial views on golf at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Sen. Ted Cruz is refusing to condemn a rebellion against Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention as the fiery Texas conservative weighs his political future against the prospect of a national Republican embarrassment. Cruz's continued public silence, as his loyalists actively plotted to undermine Trump on Thursday, irked Trump allies and Republican leaders alike, all eager to avoid a public spectacle when the four-day gathering formally begins on Monday. Yet having accepted a speaking slot on the main stage... Читать дальше...

Faith leaders and musicians delivered messages of hope at a funeral for a black Minnesota man who was fatally shot by a suburban St. Paul police officer.

Three New Jersey drivers are hoping a judge will give them an easy pass for racking up a whopping $170,000 in tolls.

There's Mars, the god of war, perched in a parking garage in Dallas, annihilating the enemy with utter impunity. Mars, you sicko! Just listen to President Obama:

"By definition, if you shoot people who pose no threat to you -- strangers -- you have a troubled mind. What triggers that, what feeds it, what sets it off, I'll leave that to psychologists and people who study these kinds of incidents."

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The House and Senate wrapped up their work Thursday as Congress prepared for a seven-week recess. But there was a lot Congress didn’t do, and here are three of the most pressing items left unaddressed.

Why is zero the most important number of the day in political news? Steve Kornacki explains why.