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John Paul Cooper and Richard Cesario are accused of running a white-collar fraud: scamming the military’s health insurance program.

The Reds boss was disappointed to see his side held at Anfield and felt they were not brave enough in their defending in the first half against Jose Mourinho's men

Some state Assembly Republicans and their backers are touting their opposition to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed education cuts in their bids to get re-elected.

Profit and revenue at IBM declined, with the top line edging lower to mark its 18th consecutive fall, though the company saw some growth in newer businesses such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

___ Netflix tests limits of price increases for original shows SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is testing the financial limits of its streaming video service as the rising cost of producing original programming pushes up subscription prices.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is testing the financial limits of its streaming video service as the rising cost of producing original programming pushes up subscription prices. While the latest quarterly subscriber gain exceeded management's modest projections, it fell far below the 880,000 U.S. customers that Netflix picked up at the same time last year. Almost a decade after the financial crisis that ravaged the global economy, analysts and top officials are warning that too many banks in Europe are struggling financially... Читать дальше...

The delight and surprise we feel after spotting a double rainbow arcing across the sky almost never wears off.

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- LG Twins' shortstop Oh Ji-hwan had yet another adventurous moment on defense in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason on Monday, but after his four-hit night in the series clinching game against the

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Senate confirmation of President Obama’s nominees slowed to a halt this election year, a common political occurrence for the final months of divided government with a Democratic president and a Republican-controlled Senate. The vacancy on the Supreme Court attracted the most attention as Republicans refused to even hold confirmation hearings for Merrick Garland, insisting that the choice to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February rests with the next president. Читать дальше...

Learn how to budget millennials.

Over the weekend, “social demographer” Bernard Salt had a go at millennials, most notably being rather affronted at the fact so many of them waste money on brunch.

"I have seen young people order smashed avocado with crumbled feta on five-grain toasted bread at $22 a pop and more. Shouldn’t they be economising by eating at home? How often are they eating out? Twenty-two dollars several times a week could go towards a deposit on a house," Salt wrote. Читать дальше...

Ashley Wagner was 24 when she won a silver medal at the figure skating world championships this year and ended a decade-long medal shutout for American women, an advanced age in a sport that too often values youth and acrobatic jumping over assured artistry.

A man carrying a heavily modified, military-style weapon and wearing body armor was shot and wounded by police Sunday night after he confronted two Vallejo officers on break inside a Starbucks, authorities said.

Essential Politics: Nixon presidential library reopens, pro-Sanchez ad appeals to Republican voters Oct. 17, 2016, 3:47 p.m. This is Essential Politics, our daily feed on California government and politics news. Here's what we're watching: The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum has reopened....

TORONTO (AP) — The Cleveland Indians plan to start rookie left-hander Ryan Merritt in the AL Championship Series.

TORONTO (AP) — The Cleveland Indians plan to start rookie left-hander Ryan Merritt in the AL Championship Series.

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon declined to say on Monday whether the USS Mason destroyer was targeted by multiple inbound missiles fired from Yemen on Saturday, as initially thought, saying a review was under way to determine what happened. Any determination that the USS Mason guided-missile destroyer was targeted on Saturday could have military repercussions, since the United States has threatened to retaliate again should its ships come under fire from territory... Читать дальше...

Netflix is testing the financial limits of its streaming video service as the rising cost of producing original programming pushes up subscription prices. The latest reminder came Monday with the company’s third-quarter earnings report, which revealed that the Los Gatos company added 370,000 U.S. subscribers. While the latest quarterly subscriber gain exceeded management’s modest projections, it fell far below the 880,000 U.S. customers that Netflix picked up at the same time last year. Netflix... Читать дальше...

The Manchester United boss took a swipe at the praise being handed out to the Reds after holding them to a 0-0 draw at Anfield on Monday night

The Man Utd coach pinpointed the French midfielder and Zlatan Ibrahimovic as players who could have won the game after the curtain drew on a dour goalless tie

Theater to emphasize volunteers and tighter budgers