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The bestselling historical novelist talks about being a descendant of his Last Kingdom character Uhtred, and returning to his beloved hero Sharpe Bernard Cornwell, one of the world's bestselling historical novelists, aut...

Ex-Blue Peter presenter says he knows line between gregarious and criminal behaviour The former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie has insisted at his sexual assault trial that he knows the line between behaving gregarious...

Luc Sante, author of "Low Life," chats about the neighborhood's history, including CBGB, Warhol's Electric Circus and the Tompkins Square Park riots.

An Italian woman who spiked her colleague's coffee for nine months in the hope that she would be sacked has been jailed for four years.

A hedge fund consultant's summary of private presentations by White House economic advisers fanned investor worries.

Federal officials are looking into the second such sighting in just six weeks. Two airline pilots previously spotted a man in a jetpack at an altitude of 3,000 feet.

Rivals use official social media accounts to ramp up rhetoric and deny claims of attacks, but can either be believed?

Everyone who watched last week's vice presidential debate saw it, but no one knew for sure whether Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) noticed the fly that spent more than two minutes just hanging out on the top of Vice Presid...

Joe Biden's campaign rejected assertions made in a published report that were based on unverified material from Trump allies. Facebook and Twitter found the story dubious enough to limit access to it on their platform.

Brazilian senator Chico Rodrigues is caught with notes during a search of his home Jair Bolsonaro's efforts to portray himself as an anti-corruption crusader have suffered another blow after police reportedly seized a wa...

Dr. Anthony Fauci issued a dire warning about the surging coronavirus cases, saying that people "may have to bite the bullet and sacrifice" Thanksgiving.

Melania said Barron never showed symptoms.

Government action follows months of student-led street protests that saw royal motorcade heckled.

The Netherlands holds Russia responsible and has started legal proceedings at the European Court of Human Rights.

Southern Poverty Law Center published audio recordings revealing how a neo-Nazi group aims to recruit from military and police to train for race war.       

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has a slew of other speeches she didn't disclose to the Senate, CNN reports. Barrett gave at least seven talks at Notre Dame Law School she didn't reveal in her Senate questionnair...

Senate Judiciary committee to vote on nomination on 22 October Trump and Biden to hold town halls tonight Barrett pledges 'open mind' and plays down conservative record Civil rights and Qanon candidates: the fight for fa...

Bones of 18th-century Charles Byrne are stored at the Royal College of Surgeons in London The author Hilary Mantel has called for the Royal College of Surgeons to repatriate the skeleton of an Irish "giant" whose bones r...

The settlement agreement was reached a day ahead of a hearing in the U.S. District Court in Great Falls and applies to all states.

Mose project operational after years of disagreements, scandals and cost overruns Venice's long-delayed flood barrier has saved the city from high tides for a second time. The 78 mobile barriers of the Mose project were ...

Fakes imitate one of Italy's top wines, Bolgheri Sassicaia, which costs up to £320 a bottle Italian police have seized more than 4,000 counterfeit bottles of a prestigious "super Tuscan" wine that can fetch up to €360...

While the U.S. and Europe await the results of large-scale clinical trials before deploying coronavirus vaccines, some other nations are moving much faster with emergency-use rollouts of experimental Chinese and Russian ...