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Looking for a National Security adviser, President Donald Trump turned on Monday to a career U.S. Army officer with a history as both a warrior known for battlefield heroics and … Click to Continue »

This dish is part of Chifa cooking, a fusion of Chinese and Peruvian cuisines

THOMASVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say gunfire struck the student life center on the campus of a south Georgia university, prompting a brief lockdown.

Ben Hooper
Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Virginia police are warning of a fake blackmail scheme after a man received a letter from someone claiming to have evidence he cheated on a nonexistent wife.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The office of a Missouri congressman says he intends to file a federal lawsuit over the removal of a constituent's painting from its display on Capitol Hill.

The painting, which shows a pig in a police uniform, divided members of Congress for its depiction of Ferguson, Missouri, where weeks of protests occurred after the police shooting of an unarmed black man. "Congressman Clay is seeking an appropriate remedy through this federal litigation and he is proud to defend both the fundamental rights of his constituent and the First Amendment," according to an advisory his office sent in advance of a press conference Clay intends to hold Tuesday outside the... Читать дальше...

Exoplanets are widely believed to be the best hope of finding life elsewhere in the universe. 

Has NASA found evidence of life in space? Some of the world's leading voices on life beyond Earth will gather for a NASA press conference Wednesday where an important announcement on planets outside our solar system was expected to be made, NASA announced Monday. Exoplanets are widely believed to be the best hope of finding life elsewhere in the universe.

In early February a man wearing a keffiyeh walked past a mural that recalls a less diverse past in Buffalo. The self-described “City of Good Neighbors” has received more than 10,000 refugees over the last decade.

South Sudan, where the government on Monday declared famine in some parts of the country, is mired in an economic crisis due to a devastating civil war. Independent since 2011, the world's newest country was engulfed by civil war in 2013 after President Salva Kiir accused his rival and former deputy Riek Machar of plotting a coup against him. Oil production -- from which South Sudan gained 98 percent of its revenues on its independence five-and-a-half years ago -- has plummeted by more than... Читать дальше...

However, Buhari's absence has pitched government officials against some Nigerians who wonder why his state of health is being shielded from the public.

Thousands of dollars in overtime was paid to Louisiana State Police officials to drive across the country and stay at a Las Vegas resort and casino and the Grand Canyon on their way to a law enforcement conference in California, records show. The entourage went hundreds of miles out of their way at ...

Ryan Maass
Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Leonardo received an order from Pakistan's Ministry of Defense to deliver additional AW139 helicopters for transport and utility purposes.

ABC News' Charli James is outside Trump International Hotel as protesters gather against President Trump.

Trump: McMaster is a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience.

Not ready to be on your own? Fancy co-living spaces may be the answer

Amy Wallace
Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Researchers have found same-day procedures to treat narrowing of the arteries in the heart using the radial artery in the arm can save millions of dollars.

U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley has offered her condolences over the passing of her Russian colleague, Vitaly Churkin, and praised him for his "great skill" in advocating his country’s positions.

The Breitbart editor was scheduled to be the keynote speaker at CPAC.

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Should injured pro athletes be allowed to earn worker compensation benefits until they are 67 years old, like other workers, even if their athletic careers normally would have ended more than 30 years earlier?

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Should injured pro athletes be allowed to earn worker compensation benefits until they are 67 years old, like other workers, even if their athletic careers normally would have ended more than 30 years earlier?

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Should injured pro athletes be allowed to earn worker compensation benefits until they are 67 years old, like other workers, even if their athletic careers normally would have ended more than 30 years earlier?

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Should injured pro athletes be allowed to earn worker compensation benefits until they are 67 years old, like other workers, even if their athletic careers normally would have ended more than 30 years earlier?