Grammy nominations 2017: Beyonce leads the pack
Annie Martin
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The 2017 Grammy Award nominees include Beyoncé, who will compete with Adele for three top honors, plus Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West.
Annie Martin
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The 2017 Grammy Award nominees include Beyoncé, who will compete with Adele for three top honors, plus Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West.
Air Force One waiting to take President Obama to Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday. President-elect Donald J. Trump appeared to cancel a pending order for a new plane, saying on Twitter that the upgrade would cost too much.
"Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me," goes the old saw and just because you have a negative view of reality doesn't mean you're depressed. Naysayers don't make for ideal dinner guests and those who express the point of view that life is utterly meaningless are not going to be honored at the ceremonies for Project Hope. But there's something cleansing in holding not only a negative view about one's own prospects, but mankind in general. It's tiresome to hear evangelical... Читать дальше...
It's a victory for prosecutors seeking to curb corruption on Wall Street.
MILLVILLE, N.J. (AP) — A rookie state trooper responding to a call for help was killed in a violent wreck on a highway when a car traveling in the opposite direction crossed a grassy median and slammed into his cruiser head-on, authorities said.
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Authorities in Egypt say they have busted an International organ trafficking network that reportedly bought organs from poor Egyptians and sold them to customers from other countries. Egypt’s health ministry and Administrative Control Authority said they had arrested 45 members of the network including university professors and doctors from Egypt and other Arab countries. Nurses, middlemen and organ-buyers were also detained in Tuesdays dawn raid in what the ministry has described as the largest... Читать дальше...
WINTERSWIJK/DOETINCHEM - Streekziekenhuis Koningin Beatrix in Winterswijk en het Slingeland Ziekenhuis in Doetinchem gaan per 1 januari 2017 fuseren.
Rising interest rates and Trump's pro-growth policies will help, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan tells CNBC.
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces and allied militias captured Aleppo's centrally located al-Shaar neighborhood from rebels on Tuesday as the government and its ally Russia rejected a cease-fire for the war-torn city.
The holiday season is here which means naughty children should beware of the Krampus. The Krampus, also known as the “Christmas Devil,” is a creature from a German legend centuries ago. The story focuses on the time in which the creature and Santa Claus visit houses. The night of Dec. 5 is known as Krampusnacht, or Krampus Night and the following day is known as Nikolaustag, or St. Nicholas Day, National Geographic reports.
UK power group buys Opus Energy for £340m and will expand into gas generation
A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with smartphone maker Samsung in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone. The...
Ben Carson is Trump's pick to be Housing secretary Dec. 6, 2016, 8:31 a.m. This is our look at President-elect Donald Trump's transition and the outgoing Obama administration. Here's what's happening: Ben Carson, a former GOP primary rival who then supported Trump, is his choice for HUD Trump pokes...
A prominent Democratic activist and ally of Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said the next party chairman should serve in a full time capacity, putting pressure on Rep. Keith Ellison, a leading candidate for the role, to agree to step down from his seat in Congress if he wins the party leadership post.
Andrew V. Pestano
MOSUL, Iraq, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Iraqi forces, supported by U.S. artillery, engaged the Islamic State in fierce fighting in Mosul's northeastern Barid neighborhood, army sources said.
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — A man seen fatally beating his 4-month-old son while driving down a highway has been convicted of murder.
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A celestial body, presumably a meteorite, fell to Earth in the Republic of Khakassia (2,700 miles east of Moscow), the official website of the city of Sayanogorsk posted on Dec. 6.
"According to the local Sayanogorsk office of the Ministry of Emergencies, a celestial body, presumably a meteorite, fell to Earth in the Beisk district. The Sayano-Shushenksya and Maina hydroelectric power stations, the Rusal aluminum smelters, and the city’s infrastructure... Читать дальше...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on proposals the University of Wisconsin regents are set to consider Thursday (all times local):
An 18-year-old girl intent on selling her virginity has been told by her parents that she will be disowned if she does. She explains her reasons.
Adele, Drake, Beyoncé and Justin Bieber are feeling the Grammy love. Yeezy is not.
The odds are seemingly insurmountable.
2017 Grammy nominations: complete list, top nominee Beyoncé could make history Dec. 6, 2016, 8:41 a.m. The Grammy nominations are here and Beyoncé leads the pack with nine nominations, followed by Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West with eight apiece and Chance the Rapper with seven. We'll be updating...
The United States cannot defeat Daesh terrorist group in Syria because it lacks an effective ground force, former Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John Keane told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.
Following the demonetisation move and the cash crunch that follow, the government has encourage the public to go cashless, a move that will even prevent corruption.
