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Trump headed on an unorthodox trip for a president-elect, after scoring an early PR coup by brokering vague agreement to keep Carrier factory jobs in Indiana It has been described as a "thank you tour", a victory lap and...

Gardening editor Jane Perrone picks the gardening books that should be on your Christmas list A good book is a vital part of the gardener's winter survival kit: when you can't get outside, you can dream big about next ye...

Just when fans and players of "Grand Theft Auto IV" have already settled with the idea that the PC version is never getting another update, Rockstar Games announced out of the blue that it is rolling out a new patch for ...

Global warming has helped wine production in France--but that will change

But they won't be selling it in the U.S. any time soon

The death of reporter Regina Martinez was almost too much for her colleagues to bear.

The 1,000 jobs the president-elect saved represent just 0.2 percent of total manufacturing employment in Indiana.

Australian schoolchildren have recreated a HIV drug controversially priced at £594 for just £1.60 a dose.

Charlotte prosecutors believe the officer "acted lawfully," while in SC, the jury is set to make a decision regarding the death of Walter Scott at the hands of Officer Michael Slager.

We can't go on ignoring inequality, because we have the means to destroy our world but not to escape it As a theoretical physicist based in Cambridge, I have lived my life in an extraordinarily privileged bubble. Cambrid...

Palliative care nurse Lucy Finch talks about how witnessing an agonising death led her to set up Malawi's first hospice.

NEW YORK — The psychedelic drug in “magic mushrooms” can quickly and effectively help treat anxiety and depression in cancer patients, an effect that may last for months, two small studies show. It worked for Dinah...

The disaster on Monday night killed 71 people and sent shock waves round the global soccer world.

At least 13 confirmed twisters damaged homes and toppled trees in parts of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee

If you can’t spell, “Wheel of Fortune” may not be the right game show for you. A contestant found that out the hard way when trying to guess an occupation on the popular program. She got the first word right, but t...

Just ten days ago, Clinton's lead was more than 1.5 million votes.

With no international breaks and the festive season looming, the next five weeks could go a long way to deciding which of Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal have the legs to be Premier League champions Decem...

A former NFL player is being accused of forcing teenage prisoners into an apparent fight club, authorities said. Former Chicago Bears offensive lineman Johan O. Asiata is among four corrections officers at the Illinois Y...

The vote was probably the final hurdle in ratifying the troubled agreement, whose earlier version was rejected in a referendum this fall.

(Reuters) - The death toll from wildfires blazing in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee rose to seven on Wednesday even as drenching rains helped firefighters suppress flames that have left w...

Former Newcastle United footballer David Eatock says he was abused by coach George Ormond.

So Hillary Clinton has joined recount efforts in some key presidential election states, which -- I guess -- is her prerogative as a sore loser. Even President Obama has said this is a foolish move. From the point of view...