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SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A tractor-trailer driver from Texas is charged in Kansas in a fiery Interstate 70 crash that killed the driver of another rig.

At last month's hearing, the former speaker admitted "mistreating" some boys, but stopped short of acknowledging that he sexually abused them.

Oil futures cut most of their earlier losses Thursday to finish a few cents lower, rebounding from a nearly one-week low. The U.S. Federal Reserve minutes released Wednesday showed that an interest-rate hike was possible in June, providing support to the U.S. dollar and pressuring dollar-denominated oil prices during Thursday's session. June WTI crude , however, settled just 3 cents lower at $48.16 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. For now, "investors are breaking their heads over the recent comments out of the Fed... Читать дальше...

Nigeria's president met Thursday with a young woman rescued from Boko Haram, one of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago.

Gina Rodriguez and Rose McIver both opt for white dresses while attending the 2016 CW Upfront held at The London Hotel on Thursday morning (May 19) in New York City. The ladies were joined on the star-studded carpet by Gina‘s Jane the Virgin co-star Justin Baldoni. Also in attendance that morning were Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and [...]

Eighteen years after helping to save a young girl's life, a former police officer watched as the young woman graduated from college.

The ruling party’s denials expose a disturbing abuse in funding electioneering campaigns, writes Lebogang Seale.

An inquest has heard how a motorcyclist died after coming off his bike in a collision with a car.

FMC Technologies of the US is expected to gain tax benefits from tie-up with France’s Technip

A Brooklyn man wrongly arrested for beating a seven-month pregnant woman and killing her unborn child has filed a federal lawsuit.

A beer garden in Oakland, Calif., called Brotzeit celebrates the Bavarian tradition of the same name, which means “second breakfast.” This may include a fresh pretzel, some sausage and a wheat beer.

HENGELO - In het FBK journaal ontvangt Niels Veurink topatleten van Nederlandse bodem die hun opwachting maken bij de FBK Games. Dit internationale atletiekevenement vindt plaats op zondag 22 mei in Hengelo.

STUTTGART (ANP/DPA) - Het Duitse autoconcern Daimler roept in de Verenigde Staten en Canada nog eens 200.000 auto's terug vanwege mogelijke defecten aan de airbags van de Japanse producent Takata. Dat maakte het moederbedrijf van Mercedes-Benz donderdag bekend.

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities arrested on Thursday a well-known advocate for the rights of Egypt's Coptic Christians from his home in Cairo, his lawyer said, the latest in the government's crackdown on rights activists and dissidents.

This was a deep class.

– The leadership of the House of Representatives is in a closed door meeting with the NLC over the ongoing strike – The closed door meeting started around 6.25pm and the NLC president, Ayuba Wabba is leading the labour delegation to the talks – Yakubu Dogara says it became expedient for him to venture into […]

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced more than $2.5 million in new funding in his proposed Fiscal Years 2016-17 and 2017-18 budget to create, develop and implement the San Francisco Legacy Business Program, which was approved by voters last November. The goals of the San Francisco Legacy Business Program are to stabilize, strengthen and sustain longtime San Francisco small businesses, especially those which have played a big part in the City’s local economy, diversity and history. Читать дальше...

Former Gov. William F. Weld of Massachusetts, who attended a church service in 2013 for the Boston Marathon bombing victims, hopes to be the Libertarian Party’s vice-presidential candidate in November.

Hillary Clinton said the Democratic presidential race is effectively over and "there is no way" she won't be the party's nominee. She also said Donald Trump wasn't qualified to be president.

Fifa's new president Gianni Infantino appealed for the public to judge the scandal-plagued world football body on its actions.

The 23-year-old Switzerland international is high on Arsene Wenger's wish-list ahead of the upcoming transfer window and is seemingly on the verge of completing a move

The tiny home in New York City's Meatpacking District is the work of on-demand startup Task Rabbit.

A four-alarm fire overnight destroyed Lincoln's oldest grocery store.

Bayer shareholders don't like the prospect of a deal with Monsanto.

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