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President-elect Donald Trump claims to have inside information on Russia’s meddling in the United States’ election — and promises to reveal it “Tuesday or Wednesday.” At a New Year’s Eve party at his Mar-A-Lago estate, a tuxedoed Trump maintained that another culprit aside from Russia could have been behind the election intrusion. “It could be […]

As anxious as we all are to bid 2016 adieu, we must not forget the wealth of great films the past year has given us. A handful of them are already available to stream at home. We’ve rounded up 12 titles that will help you welcome 2017 from the comfort of your couch. 

Brooks Hays
CEUTA, Spain, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- More than 1,100 migrants attempted to rush the border fence separating Morocco from Spain's Ceuta enclave.

Observers during a military exercise involving multiple nations at Camp Adazi in Latvia in 2015.

CHICAGO (AP) — One of the most violent years in Chicago history ended Sunday with a sobering tally: 762 homicides, the most in two decades and more than New York and Los Angeles combined.

CHICAGO (AP) — One of the most violent years in Chicago history ended Sunday with a sobering tally: 762 homicides, the most in two decades and more than New York and Los Angeles combined.

CHICAGO (AP) — One of the most violent years in Chicago history ended Sunday with a sobering tally: 762 homicides, the most in two decades and more than New York and Los Angeles combined.

The iPhone 7 and Google Pixel XL may have captured the market in 2016, but there still many more smartphones that we expect to be released in this year, i.e. in 2017.

Father of Israeli woman killed in the New Year’s Eve attack in Istanbul said on Sunday that he had tried to stop his 18-year-old daughter from traveling to Turkey.

Playoff-hopeful Washington has tight end Jordan Reed, running back Rob Kelley and linebacker Ryan Kerrigan active against the New York Giants.

Playoff-hopeful Washington has tight end Jordan Reed, running back Rob Kelley and linebacker Ryan Kerrigan active against the New York Giants.

Playoff-hopeful Washington has tight end Jordan Reed, running back Rob Kelley and linebacker Ryan Kerrigan active against the New York Giants.

Playoff-hopeful Washington has tight end Jordan Reed, running back Rob Kelley and linebacker Ryan Kerrigan active against the New York Giants.

Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper just reached a major milestone together. The comedian and news anchor have been hosting the New Year’s Eve show on CNN for 10 years! To celebrate the occasion, Kathy decided to wrap Anderson up in tin foil. “It’s our tin anniversary!” Kathy said. “We’ve been together for ‘tin’ years — [...]

Security Council also changes composition, now slightly more positively inclined toward Israel.

Doug G. Ware
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The artist who inspired the look for one of Walt Disney's most famous animated films died at the age of 106 last week.

(AP) — Montana's incoming superintendent of public instruction says a Republican Party operative won't join her team after he was criticized for social media comments he made about Democratic politicians' sexual orientation. Randy Vogel, a former Billings police officer who worked recently for U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, declined his appointment as a senior policy adviser to incoming superintendent Elsie Arntzen, the Billings Gazette reported Sunday (http://bit.ly/2ixnYUI ). Arntzen, a Republican state senator... Читать дальше...

Police were investigating the contents of a bag recovered near a private harbour near Cleveland as part of the search for a missing plane carrying six people, the mayor's office said Sunday.

North Korea tested ballistic missiles at an unprecedented rate during 2016, although some experts have said it is years away from developing an ICBM fitted with a nuclear warhead capable of reaching the United States.

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Extreme heat, it turns out, is very bad for the economy. Crops fail. People work less, and are less productive when they do work.

That's why an increase in extremely hot days is one of the more worrisome prospects of climate change.

To predict just how various countries might suffer or benefit, a team of scientists at Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley, have turned to historical records of how temperature affects key aspects of the economy. Читать дальше...

Los Angeles residents got a little surprise when they woke up on the first day of the year and realized one of the city’s most famous landmarks had been vandalized to read...

Workers at the 96th Street station of the Second Avenue subway in December.

Brave souls around the world plunged into frigid waters to kick off the new year on Sunday.