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Rachel Bloom is tired, but excited. And understandably so. The star and co-creator of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has been going non-stop since the show debuted—"I kind of feel like I've...

WASHINGTON — There isn’t much doubt about what the Federal Reserve will do when its latest policy meeting ends Wednesday: It’s all but certain to raise its benchmark interest rate — its first increase in a year.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Phil Neville should know how criticism feels from when he was a player and that he does not listen to pundits' opinions on his team.

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Thus far, it is looking like this will be a great year The post Bale Breaker stepping up to benefit local Ski Patrol appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), during his year-end press conference on Monday, stated that the cyberattacks during the 2016 election "must be Investigated in non-partisan manner," and that the Russians are not friends of the U.S. Photo: AP

CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on snow and rain causing accidents and closures on the East Coast and in the Midwest (all times local):

They should designate "digital transformation" as the buzzphrase of the year.

Equities are rallying at a surprising pace on expectations about the incoming administration, Art Cashin says.

He denies all the allegations.

Two men who provided cash to a key suspect in the deadly Paris and Brussels bombings received prison sentences in Britain on Monday.

PHILADELPHIA — Authorities say a federal marshal trying to serve a warrant has shot and killed an armed attempted murder suspect in Philadelphia.

VIENNA (AP) — It seems like a big deal. But the joint production cut from OPEC and non-OPEC countries — the first in 15 years — might push up the price of oil less than the nations involved are banking…

VIENNA (AP) — It seems like a big deal. But the joint production cut from OPEC and non-OPEC countries — the first in 15 years — might push up the price of oil less than the nations involved are banking…

A-listers spent this past weekend out and about, according to their Instagram feeds. First, Toronto rapper Drake got to selfie it up with Jennifer...

NEW YORK — In this era of so-called Peak TV, the tally of scripted series aired in 2016 is closing in on 500. No wonder it’s so hard to pick the best 2 percent of the crop. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t pleased to salute our 10 particular favorites. Here’s our honor roll:

The new year could get off to a tough start for Donald Trump. Here's why, according to Politico's Ben White.

AMHERST, Mass. — The men’s cross-country team at Amherst College in Massachusetts has been suspended from team activities after a number of messages came to light that administrators called racist, misogynistic and homophobic.

Kim Kardashian West made her way back into the spotlight briefly on Monday morning during her debut in Love magazine's ever-popular advent calendar.  The reality...

The 3-year-old was stunned when he started using sign language to speak to her.

The US space agency and a team of scientists, including Stephen Hawking, is developing a nano-starship made from a single silicon chip that can travel one-fifth the speed of light.
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“Out of Bounds” (Grove Atlantic), by Val McDermid

Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie has always been a workaholic. But now immersion in her work doesn’t just give her life structure, it also has become a kind of comfort that allows her to deal with grief in “Out of Bounds,” Val McDermid’s latest exciting novel about this Scottish police detective.

Pirie, now head of Police Scotland’s small Historic Cases Unit in Edinburgh, tackles a decades-old murder after 17-year-old Ross Garvie... Читать дальше...

A US federal judge sentenced former congressman Chaka Fattah on Monday to 10 years in prison on corruption charges.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — With the election of NRA-backed Donald Trump as president, gun control advocates are putting more emphasis on a long-term strategy of electing like-minded lawmakers, passing state legislation and fostering a grassroots network that grew out of…