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REVIEW: The bookstore's restaurant opens a new chapter on chain restaurants.

Republican Rep. Sean Duffy said recent white terrorist attacks were one-offs. But compared with other kinds of terrorism, they’re not that rare.

Doris Lockness, a pioneering aviatrix and one of the nation’s most honored female pilots, has died at age 106 in Folsom.

I am writing to “second” Chris Taylor’s article opposing efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. I would like to add that the most recent data indicates that the number of abortions in 2016 was the lowest since the 1970s, and that…

The social network used to allow brands to select which "ethnic affinities" not to advertise to, which could be illegal in the U.S. in certain categories.

Brooks Hays
Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Scientists have created a flat lens that can focus a continuous bandwidth of colors, from blue to green -- the world's first.

A husband who keeps the news on from morning until night is causing friction with his wife in their small condo

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jason Hammel knows he wouldn’t be in Kansas City if tragedy had not struck the Royals organization. The 34-year-old right-hander made that clear right from the start. “I feel like I need to express my condolences to Royals Nation and the Ventura family,” he said, referring to the fatal car crash

Daniel Uria
Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Netflix has renewed its original science fiction drama series "The OA" for a second season.

With the 59th annual Grammy Awards set to air on CBS on Sunday, Feb. 12, we’re looking back at some of the nominated artists who’ve performed for Yahoo Music. Today, we look back at a chat with Nashville singer-songwriter Brandy Clark, who reminisces about her trip to the Grammys in 2015. There, she was nominated for the first time as a performer, for Best Country Album and also the all-genre Best New Artist category.

A spokesman for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said that no decision will be coming Wednesday from a three-judge panel that on Tuesday took under … Click to Continue »

The U.K. House of Commons on Wednesday approved legislation that would allow Prime Minister Theresa May to begin negotiations regarding the country's exit from the European Union. The lower house of Parliament backed the bill in a 494-122 vote, according to the BBC. The bill now moves to the House of Lords. May wants to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty by March 31, a move that would formally kick off exit talks. U.K. citizens narrowly voted last June to leave the EU. The British pound ... Читать дальше...

Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, in the Capitol on Wednesday.

Senator Jeff Merkley joins MSNBC's Steve Kornacki to discuss why Democrats in the Senate have found it so challenging to consider Trump's cabinet nominees.

Donald Trump's tweet about Ivanka Trump was an important mistake, but Sean Spicer made matters dramatically worse.

De makers van Scary Movie, Epic Movie en Vampires Suck maken een parodie op de Star Wars-films van Disney. Het duo Jason Friedberg en Aaron Seltzer schrijft en regisseert de film met de titel 'Star Worlds Episode XXXIVE=MC2: The Force Awakens The Last Jedi Who Went Rogue'. Dit meldt Variety.

The Dow industrials closed lower Wednesday as financial stocks continued their slide on the week, while the S&P 500 closed fractionally higher and the Nasdaq scored a new record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 35.95 points, or 0.2%, to finish at 20,054.34, with shares of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. weighing on the average. The S&P 500 index closed up 1.59 points, or 0.1%, at 2,294.67, with financials dropping 0.8%. The Nasdaq Composite index gained 8.24 points... Читать дальше...

A US government contractor who worked for different federal agencies including NSA, has been charged for theft and continued possession of classified defense information.

The former glamour model says she chose the career because it gave her a sense of control.

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Measuring a particular blood protein might help doctors easily distinguish Parkinson's disease from some similar disorders, a new study suggests.

A few minutes after markets closed Wednesday, the mini-major studio reported revenue of $752 million and adjusted earnings of 21 cents a share for the three months ended Dec. 31, which Lionsgate classifies as its fiscal third quarter. Lionsgate’s movie studio placed seventh with just 5.8 percent market share, but it’s had an outsize impact on awards season, particularly its musical love story to Los Angeles, “La La Land.” The Damien Chazelle-directed film starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone won... Читать дальше...

KABUL — Six employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross were killed and two others were missing after an attack in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday that officials attributed to local affiliates of the Islamic State. The Red Cross has a 30-year history of helping war victims in Afghanistan, providing crucial medical aid to areas near the battlefield. [...] in a recent report, the Red Cross expressed concerns about “the shrinking access of humanitarian aid workers in numerous parts... Читать дальше...

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LONDON (AP) — Alec McCowen, a West End and Broadway star who had global success with a one-man show about the life of Jesus, has died. He was 91.