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A man who was accidentally locked up in a Chicago jail for 32 hours has been awarded a $600,000 settlement.

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2016 is nearly over, thus concluding the first big year for virtual reality headsets. The long-awaited Oculus Rift from Facebook arrived back in March, followed soon after by the HTC Vive in April, and several months later by PlayStation VR in October. 

But are consumers actually buying these things? Is anyone using VR?

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It's still early days, but the latest projections from gaming and VR analytics firm SuperData Research aren't reassuring. Читать дальше...

What a time to be alive for all the Gilmore Girls fans of the world. Not only did Netflix revive the series in the shape of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, star Lauren Graham also...

What you need to know.

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Beginning next college football season, the Big 12 will have a conference championship game again.

CORRECTS TO DELETE THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS - In this Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, file photo, players of Brazil's Chapecoense celebrate at the end of a Copa Sudamericana semifinal soccer match against Argentina's San Lorenzo in Chapeco, Brazil. A chartered…

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A customer at a McDonald's drive-through window captured video of a worker panicking at the sight of a spider at his workstation.

A city firefighter was busted on Tuesday for selling drugs in front of his Brooklyn firehouse, authorities said.

With the Islamic State dug in on the western bank of the Tigris, the Iraqi Army braces for the bloodiest phase of the fight.

CNBC's Bob Pisani looks at the day's market action, including why the markets held up today.

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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- "Spider-Man: Homecoming" star Tom Holland is in talks to star opposite Daisy Ridley in an adaptation of the Patrick Ness book series "Chaos Walking."

He seemed to be critical of how much the Oilers played their captain during their Nov. 1 game

Benjamin J. Rhodes, center, a deputy national security adviser to President Obama, in Buenos Aires in March. He will attend the funeral for Fidel Castro in Cuba.

It looks like Liam Payne and girlfriend Cheryl Cole are definitely expecting a child! The cute couple stepped out together at Fayre of St James on Tuesday evening (November 29) in London, England. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Liam Payne While there had been rumors of a pregnancy for a while now, Cheryl [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — As an orthopedic surgeon, Tom Price is used to calling the shots in the operating room. If confirmed to run the federal Department of Health and Human Services, the doctor-turned-congressman from Georgia may find it a lot…

WASHINGTON (AP) — As an orthopedic surgeon, Tom Price is used to calling the shots in the operating room. If confirmed to run the federal Department of Health and Human Services, the doctor-turned-congressman from Georgia may find it a lot…

The bizarre incident came shortly after landing in Houston.

Many fans’ dreams came true when Lionsgate announced Tuesday that “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda would be a creative producer and “musical mastermind” to help the studio develop and produce an adaptation of Patrick Rothfuss’ “Kingkiller Chronicle” fantasy trilogy. The studio is mounting a feature film and accompanying TV series adaptation of the fantasy series, which follows musician Kvothe and his own three-day autobiographical account of his adventures. Lin-Manuel Miranda to Produce 'Kingkiller Chronicle' Film... Читать дальше...

Retailers are reading customer comments because they help sales and credibility; the magic of 4.2 stars

CCTV footage has emerged of a British van driver has launching a terrifying attack on a truck driver after he asked for his insurance details following a collision on a UK motorway.

Jessica Ennis-Hill is "so happy" to be receiving her third world title after Tatyana Chernova is stripped of the 2011 title.