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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A Mecklenburg County judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of North Carolina athletes alleged the school failed to provide them and other athletes…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A Mecklenburg County judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of North Carolina athletes alleged the school failed to provide them and other athletes a quality education by directing them toward sham classes.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - A Mecklenburg County judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of North Carolina athletes alleged the school failed to provide them and other athletes a quality education by directing them toward sham classes.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A Mecklenburg County judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of North Carolina athletes alleged the school failed to provide them and other athletes…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A Mecklenburg County judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of North Carolina athletes alleged the school failed to provide them and other athletes…

February 19: the day in 4 charts

Today’s top stories:

Thinking about starting a family? Considering having another child? Well… according to a recent social media craze, the only way to find out is by taking a quiz.

TORONTO - Catcher Tony Sanchez has agreed to a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays and will attend major league spring training.

The Lake Mead National Recreation Area is now the fifth most-visited site in the National Park Service system. The park service's latest numbers for 2015 showed a total of 7.2 million visitors came to Lake Mead in 2015, which amounts to 368,000 more people ...

"Affluenza" teen Ethan Couch has been moved to adult court with a potential sentence of 40 years if he violates his parole — 10 years per person he killed in 2013.

Grain South Africa has warned that the crippling drought could lead to food riots as prices soar, making it impossible for the poor to afford.

Joseph Boller, 18, had tied up the woman's hands, feet and mouth with duct tape and forced her into the trunk of a car after they met Tuesday in East Stroudsburg to discuss custody of a child.

Army was called in on Friday in nine districts of Haryana and curfew was imposed in two districts along with shoot-at-sight orders after one person died and 25 were injured during the Jat stir for quota.

Army was called in on Friday in nine districts of Haryana and curfew was imposed in two districts along with shoot-at-sight orders after one person died and 25 were injured during the Jat stir for quota.

Exclusive Pics: In the Yahoo Music Studio With The Shrine

I am writing in response to Arnold Steinberg's February 4 commentary, "Politically Incorrect Reflections on Obama at the Mosque."

That posting is not only full of crude anti-Muslim bigotry. It is also full of false statements. Nearly every paragraph makes an allegation that is wrong on the facts -- some wildly exaggerated, some completely untrue, none supported by any plausible evidence, all reflecting virulent prejudice and inflammatory stereotyping. E.g. the assertion that significant numbers... Читать дальше...

Almost five years ago, Stacy Davis was just another player at Pepperdine’s summer basketball camp. The coaching staff initially planned to evaluate someone else.

FORT WORTH, Texas - The latest on the case of "affluenza" teenager Ethan Couch (all times local):

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The latest on the case of "affluenza" teenager Ethan Couch (all times local):

Central Railways said it completed significant work during the first phase of yard remodelling at CST on Friday to create infrastructure to accommodate 12-car trains on the Harbour Line

Ann Marie Awad
COLUMBIA, S.C., Feb. 19 (UPI) -- S.C. Rep. James Clyburn, the state's only Democrat in Congress and a leading black politician, endorsed Hillary Clinton on Friday.

WASHINGTON -- A former executive director of the congressional Joint Economic Committee on Thursday accused columnist Paul Krugman and four prominent Democratic economists of dishonestly smearing an academic in order to score political points for Hillary Clinton.

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A dinner of champagne, caviar and smoked salmon at up-market department store Harrods was how Hilda Garcia, a Mexican anti-corruption official, spent part of her $450 per day travel allowance in London last year.

A colleague, Jorge Pulido, sent to Kuala Lumpur for a conference, managed to spend more on taxis and meals out during a layover in Frankfurt than he did on his six-day hotel stay in Malaysia.

Jaime Cerdio was more austere. On a trip to Washington... Читать дальше...

No other filmmaker fuses hysteria and contemplation like Andrzej Zulawski. The director is most often represented by his 1981 film "Possession," an emotionally fraught breakup movie in which a tentacled monster is part of a love triangle. That film has recently enjoyed a critical upswing after years as a cult favorite. He made only twelve features between 1971 and 2000, but those movies are remarkably consistent explorations of a core set of ideas about love, honestly and responsibility, the interrelated nature of personal and political lives... Читать дальше...

Two U.S. F-15 fighter jets carried out an airstrike in Libya early Friday that destroyed what the Pentagon described as a Islamic State training camp with about 60 militants and a senior terrorist operative, U.S. officials said.