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This week, the Republicans will nominate for president a man who, when he watches the film Fight Club, would have no trouble believing that Brad Pitt's Tyler Durden is the hero. That's a problem. If you haven't seen Figh...

Jenny Slate, a seasoned comedian and noted "animaniac," according to her own Twitter bio, will return to her native state later this summer for a stand-up performance in Boston. She was born and raised in Milton, Massach...

Troubles began for Zahra, a promising schoolgirl, when she was bartered away at age 11 and later married off. Her father said she was 14 and pregnant when she died.

Intense fighting was underway between ISIS militants and U.S-backed fighters

A landmark ceasefire agreement was signed with the Marxist rebels last month

It was the worst industrial tragedy in the country's history

Key portions of Melania Trump's keynote address at the Republican National Convention on Monday were almost exactly the same as a major speech given by Michelle Obama during the Democratic National Convention in 2008. Me...

The president's address was a shift in tone from previous talks intended to console the nation.

Not a single member of the Bush dynasty will appear at the RNC this year.

The 17-year-old Afghan refugee attacked train passengers with an axe and knife

North Korea fired three ballistic missiles early on Tuesday which flew between 500 and 600 kms (300 and 360 miles) into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of provocative moves...

Amid growing calls post-coup attempt for capital punishment, Turkey's leader says "democracy" is demanding its return.

ST. LOUIS ― On the same day that five police officers were killed in one of the deadliest days for law enforcement since Sept. 11, Missouri police officer Mike Flamion was shot in the neck during a traffic stop. Flamio...

After a report accused Russia's sports ministry of overseeing doping

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani authorities have barred the family of a murdered social media celebrity from legally “forgiving” their son for strangling her, sources said, in a rare stand against the practice of so-called �...

Hong Kong officials said Tuesday that four members of a family from the semiautonomous southern Chinese city were hurt in an ax and knife attack on a German train. …

Almost 1 in 5 children in a area formerly occupied by the terror group will die if they do not receive treatment, a new UNICEF report says

Question: How do you define Western civilization? Mull this over while you watch this clip of Congressman Steve King during a panel hosted today by MSNBC's Chris Hayes: Context: Hayes had just asked one of King's co-pane...

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in New York state by 12 points - but only because of a commanding 3-to-1 margin in the Big Apple, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. The poll shows the presumptive Democrati...

Presumptive Republican nominee has the support of some young delegates, but others are not so enthusiastic

Zimbabwe's president on Tuesday attacked the pastor who organized a nationwide strike against the government, saying he should move to another country if he's unhappy with conditions at home. …

The Russian intelligence agency says it is conducting a probe of several top-ranking crime investigators on suspicion of collusion with criminal gangs. …