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The Vatican have concluded man-made global warming is real and have threatened to fire priests who do not agree. The Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences has conducted a study which concludes that global climate change is real, and is as a result of human activity. Catholic.org reports: This is important to the Church because creation care is part of our mission. We are called to be stewards of creation. It’s also important because climate change can exacerbate the ills of poverty. Poor people... Читать дальше...

Tracee Ellis Ross is pretty in pastels as she arrives at the 22nd Critics Choice Awards on Sunday (December 11) at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. The 44-year-old actress was joined at the event by her Black-ish co-star Anthony Anderson as they arrived on the red carpet. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of [...]

The way the first half has gone, it’s hard to imagine a time when the Giants were better than the Cowboys. It’s also hard to imagine how the Giants won eight professional football games. The Cowboys are hanging onto a 7-0 lead at halftime, but they’re completely dominating their NFC East rivals otherwise. They’re outgaining…

The Latest on Week 14 of the NFL season (all times Eastern):

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild sharpened their game late against the St. Louis Blues and kept up an impressive recent stretch.

The Latest on Week 14 of the NFL season (all times Eastern):

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild sharpened their game late against the St. Louis Blues and kept up an impressive recent stretch.

The Latest on Week 14 of the NFL season (all times Eastern):

The Latest on Week 14 of the NFL season (all times Eastern):

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild sharpened their game late against the St. Louis Blues and kept up an impressive recent stretch.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild sharpened their game late against the St. Louis Blues and kept up an impressive recent stretch.

Although most people are by nature very generous, they don't think clearly when it comes to donating to charity. Carnegie Mellon University's Christopher Olivola and Lunch Break's Tanya Rivero discuss the three biggest mistakes people make when considering a charitable donation. Photo: Getty Images

Jeison Aristizábal wasn’t born destined for success. Hailing from one of the poorest areas of Cali, Colombia, and waging a constant battle with cerebral palsy, the world seemed dead set against him. “When I was a young boy, a doctor told my mom that I would amount to nothing,” said Aristizábal, 33. Family support and […]

Bill English has been sworn in as the next Prime Minister of New Zealand. English was elected as the leader of the National Party, replacing former Prime Minister John Key. Key unexpectedly resigned on December 5 after leading his party for 10 years and the country for eight. “I am both excited and humbled by […]

Trump said he saw no reason to be “bound by the one-China policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things.” That comment comes after his Dec. 2 phone call with Taiwan’s president, which Beijing protested a day later.

Mariah Carey and James Packer looked very much in love on Sunday's Mariah's World. On the episode, Mariah's European tour kicked off and James was right by her side for the...

Exxon Mobil Chief Executive Rex Tillerson, the top choice for secretary of state in a Trump administration, faces bipartisan resistance in Congress over his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In a game that featured 14 lead changes and 12 ties, Golden State was just pleased to escape Target Center with a 116-108 victory over the Timberwolves. The Warriors used a decisive fourth quarter to keep intact their NBA-record streak of games without back-to-back losses. Durant (22 points, eight rebounds, five assists), Klay Thompson (30 points, six rebounds), Stephen Curry (22 points, nine assists), and Draymond Green (18 points, five threes) allowed Golden State to withstand porous stretches and a horrendous night on the boards. Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook’s triple-double streak ended at seven games, but he finished the night with two things that meant more to him — a win and his long-lost shooting stroke.

Three people were taken to hospital and a woman was pulled free from a car after a five-vehicle crash on Horse Park Drive this morning.

The Israeli and Russian armed forces coordinate their actions in order to avoid “inadvertent” clashes in Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

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Eleven retail chains vanished from New York City this year, according to the Center for an Urban Future's newest "State of the Chains" report.

New York's high rents and increasingly tightfisted tourists figure to have played a role in some of the departures, but there are exceptions.

Cache and Joyce Leslie went out of business entirely and closed all of their stores.

The United Colors of Benetton eliminated all of its stores in the United States, including its four in Brooklyn and two in Queens. Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook's triple-double streak ended at seven games, but he scored 23 of his 37 points in the second half to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Boston Celtics 99-96 on Sunday night.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook's triple-double streak ended at seven games, but he scored 23 of his 37 points in the second half to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Boston Celtics 99-96 on Sunday night.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook's triple-double streak ended at seven games, but he scored 23 of his 37 points in the second half to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Boston Celtics 99-96 on Sunday night.