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“American Sniper,” by the numbers: 4: That's the number of biopics opening on Christmas Day, and while the others ("Selma," "Unbroken," "Big Eyes") reach into the more distant past, "American...

An urgent inquiry into the murders of Mandy Power, her daughters, and mother is launched after new evidence is uncovered by the lawyers of convicted killer David Morris.

New York Police officers turned their backs on Mayor Bill De Blasio Saturday, in a gesture of displeasure following the execution-style killing of two of their colleagues. De Blasio was making his way to a press conferen...

Fallout from the crippling cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment has called into question exactly what the future holds for one of Hollywood's biggest names.

A retired general's scathing account of North Korea as a recalcitrant ally headed for collapse and unworthy of China's support revealed how far relations between the two countries have sunk.

Ismaaiyl Abdullah Brinsley, who the authorities say shot and killed two police officers in Brooklyn on Saturday, had a history of firearm arrests and was accused of shooting his former girlfriend earlier in the day in Ma...

At the ripe old age of 25, Mitchell Hashimoto, CEO and co-founder of a promising young startup called HashiCorp, has already had a lucrative 12-year career in tech. He launched his first tech startup when he was 12. "I w...

The Italian government is to spend around €200,000 (£156,000) on a new plinth for Michaelangelo's David to protect the statue from earth tremors.

African Union blocks troops rotation over Ebola fears, forcing Sierra Leone to withdraw their 850 soldiers from Somalia.

Thirteen year-old son of Rafael Ramos says goodbye

SBI to decide on move after discussing proposals with joint venture partners, says SBI chairperson

Being an Amazon top reviewer is highly-competitive and kind of surreal.  "I get hate mail. I've had death threats. But then I also have fans who seem to follow everything I do," Mandy Payne, Amazon's #10 top reviewer,...

After rebuffing the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) accusations of mobile cramming for around six months, T-Mobile US Inc (NYSE:TMUS) has agreed to a $90 million settlement.

When aspiring artist Margaret Ulbrich left an unhappy marriage in the early 1950s and fled from Tennessee to California, she couldn't believe her luck when she met a free-spirited fellow...

Union leaders say mayor has "blood on his hands."

(Reuters) -- Saudi Arabia said Sunday it would not cut output to prop up the crude-oil market even if non-OPEC nations did so, sending one of the strongest signals yet that the world's top petroleum exporter plans to rid...

We have seen nothing but police bashing from some of the highest offices in the land.

Deregulation of diesel prices, gas price hike, direct transfer of LPG subsidy sidelined by oil slump

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Sunday said President Obama's rhetoric surrounding recent police killings of unarmed civilians was "propaganda" that fomented anti-police sentiment in the country. Speaking on ...

Palestinian official: Egypt opens border crossing with Gaza Strip after 2-month closure

"Most of those buyers are exploiters. They buy things from us for very cheap prices, but we have to sell to them because we want to live."

Individuals should be encouraged to volunteer because of the personal benefits, while businesses stand to benefit from a more skilled, productive and better-motivated workforce, writes Larry Elliott