LOS ANGELES (AP) — Respect is due Julian Fellowes, who as a prolific writer has conquered TV with Emmy-winning "Downton Abbey," film with "Gosford Park," which earned him an Oscar, and theater with "School of Rock — The Musical," a…
'Our intent was really to shine a light on the songwriting,' says the National's Aaron Dessner, who helped spearhead the new 'Day of the Dead' project.
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Girl Scout troop has donated 100 percent of its cookie profits — about $4,000 — to help formerly homeless veterans.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., May 19 (UPI) -- Although interventions often work for heavy drinkers and people with a dependency, a review of studies suggests they are not effective with college students.
Morley Safer died on Thursday, leaving behind a legacy as one of CBS's most revered and prolific newsmen. Here are five of his finest and funniest stories.
It was Ronald Mallory's first visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial — “the Wall” — and like so many of the 35 veterans of the 359th Transportation Company who joined him May 11, the experience left him speechless.
Oil closes near $48 amid easing dollar gains, Nigeria violence
U.S. stocks close lower on June rate-hike fears
While there are a number of indicators pointing in opposite directions with regard to this market, a few of the more ominous ones are giving us pause.
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FILE - This is a Sunday July 21, 2013 file photo of Phil Mickelson of the United States holds up the Claret Jug trophy in front of the clubhouse after winning the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland. Muirfield,…
FILE - This is a Sunday, July 14, 2013 file photo of the clubhouse at Muirfield golf course in Muirfield. Muirfield, one of the golf clubs that hosts the British Open, has voted against allowing women to become members. The…
The NYPD inspector who shot himself to death amid the growing federal corruption probe was hailed as a hero at his funeral Thursday.
Looks like Kesha will be performing at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards after all! Dr. Luke's label Kemosabe Records preciously rescinded its approval allowing the singer to take the...
May 19 marks the 91st birthday of human rights activist and thinker El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, better known to the world as Malcolm X.
Google on Thursday had a fresh US patent for a sticky coating that could be applied to self-driving cars so pedestrians stick instead of bouncing off when hit.
U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday, pressured by fears of a sooner-than-expected Federal Reserve rate hike in June. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 91.22 points, or 0.5%, at 17,435.40, rebounding from a 196-point deficit earlier in the session. The average is up less than 0.1% for 2016, and about 5% off its all-time closing high set on May 19, 2015. The S&P 500 Index finished down 7.59 points, or 0.4%, at 2,040.04, after having been off by as many as 22 points earlier. The index slipped into a slight loss... Читать дальше...
The credit rating agency says the move reflects the province’s very weak budgetary performance and high, increasing debt burden
U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday, pressured by fears of a sooner-than-expected Federal Reserve rate hike in June.
Paris - A rapidly melting glacier atop East Antarctica is on track to lift oceans at least two meters, and could soon pass a "tipping point" of no return, researchers said Wednesday.
Читать дальше...There’s plenty of unfinished business that Mark Machin will have to attend to as the newly named head of Canada’s largest pension plan
S&P 500 in negative territory for 2016
As the US accuses two Chinese fighter jets of conducting "unsafe" maneuvers near an American spy plane over the South China Sea, Radio Sputnik speaks with Asia-region strategist Andrew Leung, to discuss Beijing’s growing influence.
