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The Lightning were outshot 76-41 in the first two games in Pittsburgh.

ISTANBUL -- International aid groups on Wednesday successfully delivered food and life-saving supplies to an estimated 10,000 Syrians living in a besieged Damascus suburb. Children crowded around the aid convoy excitedly, activists said, adding that locals danced and sang as the convoy pulled in, especially welcoming the arrival of flour. 

John Watson, Chairman and CEO of Chevron, speaks with WSJ’s Dennis Berman about the price of oil, Saudi Arabia and the ethics that guide the multinational energy corporation.

Moscow and Jakarta are working together to simplify mutual visa procedures, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.

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NEW YORK, May 18 (UPI) -- Donald Trump has released his second personal financial statement, which is required of all presidential candidates.

It takes 2,383 delegates to win the Democratic nomination for president. Here is where the race for those delegates stands, based on an Associated Press count:

In an interview with the BBC, the Justice Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed that prisoners will be allowed to go out to work for employers for the first time.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday released a list of 11 names of judges he plans to vet to fill the empty seat on the U.S. Supreme Court vacated by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the Associated Press reported.

Video streaming services may have to devote ‘at least’ 20% of catalogue to European content

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This picture where he is two inches of hair away from the "Can I please talk to the manager?" haircut.

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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday released the names of 11 potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees that he could nominate to replace late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Under a Brussels plan to be unveiled next week, video-on-demand groups would also be obliged to“ ensure prominence” of any European works. The FT reports.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The son of the Rev. Billy Graham is urging Nebraska Christians to run for public office and support candidates who follow biblical principles.

England's James Guy and Welsh swimmer Chloe Tutton win bronze medals at the European Championships in London.

Wall Street is entertaining the thought that rates may rise this year, though fear of the Fed remains at a minimum.

Triple Crown winner Blaine Gabbert has just eight wins in his 35-start career, but the 49ers quarterback has won this: The Triple Crown of Instability. Gabbert who is entering his sixth NFL season, has had a different head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in every year of his career. The revolving door of coaches doesn’t completely explain why the No. 10 pick in 2011 was traded for sixth-round pick after his first three seasons and has a 71.9 career passer rating. [...] it... Читать дальше...

U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson made the ruling Wednesday morning.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister on Wednesday invited a hard-line rival to join his government, an official said, taking a bold but risky move that could shore up his shaky parliamentary coalition but deepen his international isolation.

The Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates in June if economic data points to stronger second-quarter growth as well as firming inflation and employment, according to minutes from the U.S. central bank’s April policy meeting released on Wednesday. That view, expressed by most Fed policymakers at the last policy meeting, suggests the central bank is much closer to lifting rates again than Wall Street expects.

An Azerbaijani cargo plane with nine crew members on board has crashed in Afghanistan, according to Azerbaijan state aviation authority.

When it comes to choosing between the “Real Housewives of Wherever” and “Real Stories of the Highway Patrol,” the choice is black and white for me: Broderick Crawford wins hands down — er, hands up.