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J.K. Rowling's new Pottermore story about the American Wizarding World had a lot of Harry Potter fans excited, but it upset plenty, too.

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LANSING, Mich., March 8 (UPI) -- Researchers at Michigan State University say dust found at meteor sites on Earth came from ancient stellar explosions and likely predate the birth of the sun.

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Of 145 nations, Iceland has come closest in the realms of economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment, according to 2015 data from the World Economic Forum. [...] in Yemen, the country that ranks lowest by the same data, women are considered only half a witness in court cases and are forbidden to leave the house without their husbands’ permission. About two-thirds of countries in the developing world have achieved gender equality in primary education... Читать дальше...

Fans itching to know whether Jon Snow is dead or alive, look no further than the full trailer for Game of Thrones season 6 for the answer.  HBO...

In its recent gains, gold has broken above a crucial technical level, says Rich Ross of Evercore ISI.

NYPD Officer Richard Haste chased the unarmed 18-year-old into his Bronx home and fatally shot him on Feb. 2, 2012.

Many countries mark International Women's Day with marches highlighting serious social issues such as equal rights, wage parity or violence against women, but few can match Russia when it comes to truly feting the female population.

An eclectic collection of features will make their world premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival next month, including movies in which Kevin Spacey stars as Richard Nixon, Eddie Murphy plays a skilled cook and Billie Joe Armstrong is cast as a former punk singer. Also, Katie Holmes will make her...

ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California television reporter and cameraman narrowly missed getting hit by a car while reporting on air.

ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California television reporter and cameraman narrowly missed getting hit by a car while reporting on air.

Taga creates bicycles that transform into strollers for parents on the go. The transformation only takes 20 seconds, so switching back and forth is easy.

Centre Manu Tuilagi could play his first England game for almost two years against Wales in the Six Nations on Saturday.

Metro Police say they are looking for the driver of a speeding car that rolled over Monday night, ejecting an 18-year-old passenger who was critically injured. The crash was reported about ...

Tom Brady had a very New York moment Monday night in the Big Apple.

In a letter sent Tuesday to the secretaries of Treasury and Commerce, Klobuchar says regulatory barriers must be removed to ensure the U.S. hospitality industry has a fair shot at competing in this emerging market.

A photo of a woman posing next to a sleeping homeless man in front of a mural promoting love and human connection appears to have raised the bar for insensitivity in Los Angeles.

YPG spokesperson Redor Khalil said that syrian opposition fighters have shelled the Kurdish-controlled Sheikh Maqsood neighborhood of Aleppo using white phosphorus munitions.

In the latest edition of "things people wish they hadn't tweeted" please view this shockingly tasteless tweet regarding Tammy Duckworth:

Hanny Veerkamp, bekend van realitysoap De Veerkampjes, is dinsdagochtend getroffen door een TIA. De 68-jarige ras-Amsterdammer kwam erachter toen een vriendin tegen haar zei dat haar gezicht een beetje begon te hangen.

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Hospice Nurse Tracy Calhoun was honored with yellow roses Tuesday at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House. Her co-worker, JJ, a Golden Retriever, also was honored, but she was more interested in the dog biscuits.

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Prior to the 2011 season, the Boston Red Sox made one of the big offseason splashes, signing free agent outfielder Carl Crawford to a 7-year, $142 million contract. That deal, which now is the Los Angeles Dodgers' problem, has been a disaster and it just got worse.

The Dodgers have informed Carl Crawford that he will not start in left field this season, essentially making him a $21 million backup. Crawford broke the news himself.

"They told me there will be a lot of at-bats for me... Читать дальше...