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A series of outrageous North Korean artworks depicting the tinpot state winning everything from the World Cup to Olympic gold has surfaced. The propaganda, which dates back to the 2000s, gives great insight into how the ...

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SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah nurse who was arrested for refusing to let a police officer draw blood from an unconscious patient settled Tuesday with Salt Lake City and the university that runs the hospital for $500,000. Nurs...

President Trump said Tuesday he wants tax reform wrapped up by Christmas -- while Gov. Cuomo made yet another desperate plea to retain deductions for all state and local taxes. "I want the House to pass a bill by Thanksg...

Among those killedandwounded were victims from Belgium and Argentina.        

A man who barged into his child's Southern California elementary school and allegedly held a 70-year-old teacher hostage for nearly seven hours was shot by police who forced their way into a classroom and rescued her Tue...

Last week, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team interviewed Sam Clovis, national co-chairman of President Trump's 2016 campaign and chief policy adviser, a person familiar with the situation told NBC News on Tuesday. He...

A Belgian mother of 3-year-old and 3-month old boys was identified Wednesday as one of the eight people killed in the terror attack in lower Manhattan, according to reports. Ann-Laure Decadt, 31, from the town of Staden,...

"This now allows for the passage of large scale Tax Cuts (and Reform), which will be the biggest in the history of our country!"- President Donald Trump, in a tweet, Oct. 20, 2017 --- More than 20 times since he became p...

Michael Oreskes is the latest major media figure to face such accusations after two women said he had made advances on them while discussing job opportunities.

A City University of New York sociology professor reportedly said in a tweetstorm last week that "the white-nuclear family" promotes racism, prompting a backlash on social media. Jessie Daniels, described as an expert on...

Lawyers for the Wheaton College football players accused of injuring a player during a hazing incident can publicly comment on the case after a DuPage County judge agreed Tuesday to partially lift a gag order. Judge Bria...

The Navy has determined that two deadly crashes involving destroyers earlier this year could have been prevented, according to a report released Wednesday.        

Two school staff members were also injured, officials said.

The child got the candy at a community trick-or-treating event.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) was put on the defensive Wednesday morning after being blamed by President Trump for supporting a diversity visa program that may have allowed New York City's Uzbek-born atta...

The Olympic flame arrived in South Korea on Wednesday where it will be passed throughout the country by thousands of torchbearers on a 100-day journey to the opening ceremony of …

At least 16 people were killed and dozens more injured in an explosion Wednesday at a thermal power plant in northern India, officials said. Sanjay Khatri, the area's top administrative …

The suspect was identified asSayfullo Saipov, a 29-year-old truck driver from Uzbekistan.        

City Councilman Joe Borelli identified the officer on Twitter as Ryan Nash, a 5-year veteran of the force.        

A judge has ordered a 19-year-old Syrian migrant suspected of plotting a bomb attack in Germany kept in custody pending a possible indictment. The man, identified only as Yamen A. …

Activists on Wednesday asked the United States to suspend a diplomatic visa for a Bahrain prince over allegations that he tortured prisoners during the island kingdom's 2011 Arab Spring protests. …