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Twitter is under siege from fake accounts and botnets overwhelming Twitter feeds with pro-Kremlin and pro-Trump propaganda and brazen fake news posts.

Charlie Puth's original version of "Attention" is proving to be quite the hit for the 25-year-old singer, sitting at No...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday picked a former official at an embattled for-profit university to head the agency's unit investigating fraud at for-profit colleges, prompting criticism that the Trump administration was promoting industry interests.

CROSBY, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a Houston-area chemical plant that lost power after Harvey (all times local):

Paul George is getting ready to start his season with the Thunder.

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A museum dedicated to 1930s gangster John Dillinger has abruptly closed in the northwestern Indiana city where he famously escaped from jail using a fake gun.

The Angels made a big move for this year's wild card race - and beyond

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez started taking bribes from his wealthy doctor pal more than a decade ago – when he first got to the Senate – then lied about it to the public, prosecutors allege in new court documents. The Department of Justice laid out details of its corruption case against the 63-year-old Democrat...

British royalty has been calling Windsor Castle home since the days of William the Conqueror — almost a thousand years ago — and it’s still a favored castle of the current Queen Elizabeth. While commoners can’t stay at her digs, the town that lies just outside its walls does make for a cozy stay. I find it to be an especially good spot for a peaceful and charming last night in England before flying out from London. Even though it lies just under the landing path of planes coming into London’s Heathrow Airport... Читать дальше...

BRADENTON, Fla. — An outside review has determined that the drowning death of Snooty, a 69-year-old captive manatee in Florida, could have been prevented, officials said Thursday. South Florida Museum CEO Brynne Anne Besio announced the findings after a review by animal welfare attorney James Gesualdi. “On behalf of the Museum, I apologize for the

Try these five communication tricks from a top executive coach to help you cultivate your executive presence and speak with more impact at work.

US President Donald Trump said he would contribute $1 million from his personal coffers to help with disaster relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana following Hurricane Harvey, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters Thursday.

US President Donald Trump said he would contribute $1 million from his personal coffers to help with disaster relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana following Hurricane Harvey, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters Thursday.

The confusion which greeted the recent redeployment of Fatai Owoseni out of Lagos state as Commissioner of Police seems to have been settled, as Owoseni has..

It appears that an end has come to the prolonged transfer saga surrounding Southampton's Virgil van Dijk.

Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has turned down a move to Chelsea as the transfer window draws to a close.

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The Houston area was on edge Thursday over uncertainty about a nearby chemical plant that was comprised by Hurricane Harvey's disastrous flooding.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - One of three people accused of trying to pass counterfeit cash at Sioux City's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has pleaded not guilty in the case.

A group of protesters gathered in Washington, DC, to demonstrate against President Trump’s proposed budget cuts for national service programs. Unfortunately, they all decided to wear silly dinosaur costumes, turning the whole event into a farce and basically guaranteeing that nobody will take them seriously.

NASA evacuated most of the Johnson Space Center in Houston with only a skeleton crew for the International Space Station staying behind. The storm also delayed the airplane NASA uses to pick up returning astronauts, which means American Peggy Whitson, who will touch down Saturday in Kazakhstan, may need to catch a commercial flight home.

President Donald Trump plans to donate $1 million to those impacted by the catastrophic rains and flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey , according to White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

“Polina,” a dance movie based on a graphic novel, reaches a gorgeous crescendo in its final sequence: The title character (screen newcomer Anastasia Shevtsova), having taken a few detours from her presumed career path in classical ballet, steps into the spotlight as a choreographer. The work she...