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In 1998, Congress extended the terms of copyright for works published before 1978 from 75 years to 95 years. In practical terms, this meant that works of art first published in the United States in 1923--which would othe...

California is going to ban anyone under 21 from buying rifles, shotguns and semiautomatic weapons.

A veteran sheriff's deputy in Illinois was charged with sexually assaulting two children, including his girlfriend’s 14-year-old daughter, authorities said. Luke Hatzipetros, 43, inappropriately touched the girl with h...

A man in a pickup truck pulled up next to a car and started shooting

Here are all the departures you probably long forgot about from the past year

As many as 40 people could still be trapped in the rubble of a Russian apartment block that partially collapsed in an explosion on Monday, killing at least four people, news agencies reported.

Russia's FSB state security service said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow and had opened a criminal case against him.

Eighteen people are still missing, authorities say, as thousands are forced from their homes by the bad weather.

The Patriots clinched a first-round bye with their win over the Jets Sunday.

From President Donald Trump's New Year's plans (or lack thereof) to a 400-pound PEEP, here's what to know Monday.        

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has claimed he molested a maid while in high school -- comments his spokesman later said were "made up."

Oil prices ended with full-year losses for the first time since 2015, after a desultory fourth quarter that saw buyers flee the market over growing worries about a supply glut and mixed signals related to renewed U.S. sa...

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives will introduce legislation later this week to fund the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 8 that includes $1.3 billion for border security, a senior Democratic aid...

Asian stocks rose on Monday as hints of progress on the Sino-U.S. trade standoff provided a rare glimmer of optimism in what has been a rough year-end for equities globally.

What song made the former Beatle unexpectedly emotional?

Acknowledging that her government disappointed many Germans in 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to pull the country together for 2019 with a call for solidarity and cooperation to overcome deep political divisions.

Presidential victory for her means 'finding the balance between anger and aspiration' and tapping into voters failed by the economy.        

The jackpot rose to $425 million from $415 million for the New Year's Day drawing. The jackpot is now the eighth largest in Mega Millions history.        

WASHINGTON – House Democrats have come up with a plan to re-open the government when they take control of the chamber on Thursday — but without the $5 billion President Trump is demanding for a border wall. The plan ...

A late night phone call on Dec. 31 will transition Mattis out of office.

Here's how you complete the 14 days of Fortnite challenge: Place 13 Devices On A Creative Island, with a great prize at the end.

It’s a challenge to manage the year end inventory of blessings when so many ghouls and goblins haunted 2018. The gangsters. The politicians. The politicians who turned out to be gangsters. The fires and floods and wind...