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As the battle over the Dakota Access pipeline intensified, Kirk and Lisa Wilson found themselves getting more angry and more annoyed — especially at the thousands of protesters who traveled to North Dakota from distant cities to confront local and state police.

The capture of an underwater drone belonging to the U.S. Navy by a Chinese military vessel last week cast a spotlight on the military’s growing interest in using such drones.

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Harry Dent is bullish.

Dent, an economist and one of the biggest doubters of the stock market's rise since the end of the recession, said he no longer believes a crash is imminent for the market after persistently calling for a massive drop over the past seven years.

What changed the mind of the man who said that the market would be "cut in half" in 2011, called for a "year and a half" long crash in 2013, and said the Dow could fall 17,000 points as recently as December 10? Читать дальше...

Argentina is getting rid of a 35% tariff -- the same level President-elect Donald Trump has proposed -- because goods have become too expensive in Argentina.

The third season of “Twin Peaks” will finally debut sometime in 2017 ― returning more than two and a half decades after the second season finished in 1991.

House Bill 2 was passed in response to an anti-discrimination measure in Charlotte. Now the city has voted to rescind the measure, and state legislators say there will be a vote to repeal HB2.

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- A group of lawmakers in the ruling Saenuri Party nominated former floor leader Rep. Yoo Seong-min as the chairman of the emergency committee, and warned they would leave the party if the propo

After a mention in Barron's, the theater stock shines while the Applebee's owner dips. Ben Levisohn and Jack Hough discuss.

Sources say Camila Cabello exited Fifth Harmony the first day she could. The 19-year-old entertainer’s contractual obligations with the group ended on Sunday (December 18), which is the day it was announced that she was leaving, Billboard reports. So far, Camila has not addressed her fans. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Camila Cabello [...]

Carmaker will buy back or fix more than 100,000 vehicles in ‘slam dunk’ class action

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has started ice-breaking operations in response to developing ice conditions in commercial ports along western Lake Superior and the St. Marys River near Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

MEXICO CITY — Mexican prosecutors have arrested a top official of the nation’s athletics federation for allegedly embezzling about 4.8 million pesos (almost $250,000).

Boeing Co. said Monday it would launch a voluntary layoff program early next year and may resort to compulsory job cuts to help trim costs at its commercial jetliner arm.

Pilots flying packages for Amazon are involved in a labor dispute, which may affect the company's ability to deliver gifts in time for the holidays.

Electoral college vote live updates: Last ditch pleas underway at state elector meetings Dec. 19, 2016, 12:21 p.m. This is our look at President-elect Donald Trump's transition and the outgoing Obama administration: The electoral college vote is happening today in each state and the District of...

Electoral college vote live updates: Last ditch pleas underway at state elector meetings Dec. 19, 2016, 12:21 p.m. This is our look at President-elect Donald Trump's transition and the outgoing Obama administration: The electoral college vote is happening today in each state and the District of...

In this week's "Office Hours" podcast, Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff sat down with one of the most powerful women in government, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told college graduates that education can fend off the forces of globalization and automation.

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PACIFIC MISSILE FIRING RANGE, Hawaii, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy fired two Raytheon-built Standard Missile-6 missiles to intercept incoming medium-range ballistic missile targets during a recent flight test.

Pupils of Children International School, Lekki donated sanitary kits worth about N2.5 million to soldiers fighting Boko Haram by forfeiting their lunch money.

Electoral College members are meeting in capitals across the country Monday to cast their votes for president. Protesters are inside the Michigan Capitol, loudly denouncing Donald Trump before electors meet in the Senate chamber to vote for the Republican president-elect. Dozens of people holding anti-Trump signs rallied on the Capitol steps in 17-degree weather Monday before taking their shouts inside the warmer building. Electoral College members are meeting in state capitals across the country to cast their votes for president. Читать дальше...

CIUDAD BOLIVAR, Venezuela — Crowds gathered Monday outside the few supermarkets in Ciudad Bolivar that survived massive looting over the sudden decision to yank the most widely used currency note from circulation, as the city in Venezuela’s interior tried to return to normality.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors have arrested a top official of the nation's athletics federation for allegedly embezzling about 4.8 million pesos (almost $250,000).