The strikes were the fourth on Beirut in less than a week. The escalation comes after a U.S. envoy traveled to the region ...

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A major storm dropped more snow and record rain in California, while on the opposite side of the country blizzard or winter ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the head of NATO, Mark Rutte, met on Friday in Palm Beach for talks on global security, ...

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Texas builders warn mass deportations of undocumented migrants could devastate the construction industry, threatening housing ...

Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long ...

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NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the death of ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov. Reports from Russian media say he fell from a 5th ...

In a flurry of picks on Friday evening, Trump named three choices for top health jobs. Together they would help the incoming ...

HEALDSBURG, Calif. — Heavy downpours fell over much of Northern California on Friday, causing small landslides, overflowing a ...