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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — A Secret Santa has paid off nearly $5,000 in shoppers' layaways at a southwest Ohio Wal-Mart store.

Als de Iraakse regering langdurig vrede in het land wil bereiken, moet ze na het verslaan van terreurgroep IS volop inzetten op wederopbouw en verzoening. Alleen door de bevolking stabiliteit te bieden, kan worden voorkomen dat nieuwe extremistische groepen opstaan.

Canadians as young as 18 years old may be able to purchase recreational marijuana from various retail shops if the country passes new cannabis laws in 2017. During a press conference Thursday, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recommended setting the legal marijuana consumption age limit at 18 or 19.

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The NFL is getting younger, football careers are getting shorter, and no position on the field is more expendable than the running back. 

These are common refrains around football circles these days, and all for good reason.

A Wall Street Journal story in February of this year noted that from  2008 to 2014, the length of the average NFL career dropped by about two and a half years. A story in The Ringer from September noted that the average age (as tracked... Читать дальше...

Poland's president has met separately with opposition party leaders to help solve a political crisis, as anti-government protests have been held for the third straight day

BISMARCK, N.D. — Three years and three months later, a massive oil spill in North Dakota still isn’t fully cleaned up. The company responsible hasn’t even set a date for completion.

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister plans to spend six to eight weeks a year at his vacation home in Costa Rica during his time in office, including this holiday season, but says he will be getting work done while there.

By Yoo Jee-ho GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Two-time world champion Choi Min-jeong captured her first gold medal of the ongoing International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup Short Track Speed Skating on Sunday. Choi won the women's 500

Brookfield Property Partners, Ford, and Gamestop are currently trading for absurdly cheap prices.

Football fans know Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell is good. But some overlook just how good Bell is. So far in his career, he has gained yardage at a rate unseen by any other running back, ever. Running backs are usually judged by rushing yards, but yards from scrimmage — rushing and receiving combined —…

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Michael Sheen is clarifying on social media what he said to The Times of London about acting and politics.

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a military camp in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Sunday morning, killing at least 52 soldiers, a security official said. The Islamic State group's Yemen-based affiliate claimed responsibility.

Come January and it could be a happy new year gift from state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) as the telecom service provider plans to introduce a monthly unlimited voice call at just Rs 149 or lower.

We’re not done with this year yet, and it’s helpful to reflect on what worked well, so you can repeat, sustain and expand these wins. Here are 10 questions to help you reflect positively on your career in 2016.

“Watch out boy, she’ll chew you up.” On this day in 1982 (Dec. 18), Hall and Oates started a four week run at No. 1 on...

You probably don't have to pay as much in taxes as you think you do. Here are 15 ways to lower your taxes.

The 27-year-old put his injury troubles in the rear view mirror.

Gilead Sciences, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Mallinckrodt, and Bristol-Myers Squibb claim the five most expensive drugs this year.

Authorities say an Uber driver fatally shot a man who was allegedly attempting to rob him early Sunday morning.

GMs say they're not interested, until he is actually available and then...

In Russia’s remote Arctic regions, reindeer herding has been a way of life for centuries. Each winter, herders in Russia’s sparsely populated Nenets Autonomous District corral their reindeer into open-air pens before selecting weak animals to be culled. The cull helps preserve the region’s fragile tundra by keeping herd sizes down, and local people sell reindeer meat, hide and antlers to make a living.