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A planned demolition of a power plant's unused cooling towers at the Didcot power station in the UK briefly disrupted power at 40,000 homes.

Voters are finding it ever more likely that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has a good shot at unseating President Trump if she wins the Democratic nomination, a new Economist/YouGov poll shows. Former Vice President Joe...

The photo of the officers leading 43-year-old Donald Neely down the street quickly went viral and sparked outrage.

Former President Barack Obama substantially increased U.S. troops in Afghanistan early in his tenure, gave military support to rebels to help them depose the leader of Libya and personally ordered drone strikes to kill a...

The vessel had been detained for a month in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar

Police in Ohio arrested a white nationalist for allegedly threatening to shoot up a Jewish community center in an Instagram video -- and seized an arsenal of weapons from his parent’s home that included two AR-15 style...

A passerby heard the baby crying from a nearby street and dialed 911.

Britain’s Prince Andrew on Sunday broke his silence about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein — calling the suggestion that he participated in any of his pedophile pal’s behavior “abhorrent.” The statement from Bucking...

Diosdado Cabello is considered the most-powerful man in Venezuela after Maduro

Big tech companies don't like to talk about it. And when users find out it's happening, they're often surprised -- and disturbed.

The United States recorded 21 new measles cases last week, raising the total number of cases for the year to 1,203 across 30 states in the worst outbreak of the virus since 1992, federal health officials said on Monday.

Sudan's ousted president Omar Hassan al-Bashir acknowledged receiving millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia, a police detective told a court on Monday at the start of a corruption trial that many Sudanese thought they wo...

The husband of an El Paso massacre victim had his SUV stolen and wrecked just hours after burying his slain wife. Antonio Basco, 61, made headlines after thousands from around the country turned out on Friday for his wif...

Canada is accusing the UK of shirking its responsibilities in counterterrorism by stripping the British citizenship from an ISIS fighter known as Jihadi Jack, who also has Canadian citizenship. Jack Letts, 24, a Muslim c...

The marriage contract had just been signed, and the festivities were in full swing. But just as close relatives of the newlyweds were emerging from an upstairs room to join hundreds of friends and family members at a Kab...

To much of the world, the cartoon frog is a hate symbol. To Hong Kong protesters, he's something entirely different: one of them.

A 90-day extension is intended to give rural telecommunications time to wean themselves off the Chinese company, which supplies parts and equipment.

On Sept. 9, Bina Venkataraman will speak to Wired Editor in Chief Nicholas Thompson about The Optimist's Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age.

"We are disbelieving black women to death," Oliver argues

In an Appalachian town, an unlikely group of activists recognized the early stages of the deadly drug epidemic, and fought in vain to stem its rise.

Hearing will begin on August 26 to allow time for completion of a separate trial that revolves around SRC International.

Three potential mass shootings in different states were foiled over the last several days, authorities announced Sunday, thanks to tips from the public. In Connecticut, Brandon Wagshol, 22, was arrested after police rece...