The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated $1.7 billion and is one of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history. The ...

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The remains of two Iowa National Guard members killed in a Syrian desert attack have been returned to Des Moines. The ...

Thousands of people have flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve, after two years of subdued Christmas ...

A 16-year-old boy being investigated in the death of his stepsister on a Carnival cruise ship last month has no recollection ...

US stocks drifted higher to more records on a holiday-shortened day of trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite edged ...

Russian investigators say that an explosion in Moscow has killed three people, including two police officers. Wednesday's ...

Stocks are hovering near their records on a holiday-shortened trading day. The S&P 500 was flat in early trading Wednesday.

The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or ...

Doctors say just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur in the abdomen instead of the uterus. And Ryu Lopez is among the rare cases.

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