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Fannie Mae said profit was halved in the third quarter, as declines in long-term interest rates hurt the value of the mortgage-finance company’s derivatives.

CeeLo Green says "Heart Blanche," his first studio album of new music in five years, is only the beginning of what he has planned. Green is returning to the spotlight after a professional hiatus that began last year with his departure from NBC's "The Voice" following a felony drug charge. The past few years ...

Ash Carter sent a blunt message to China by joining the USS Theodore Roosevelt on patrol in the South China Sea: The U.S. won’t accept Chinese domination of the region.

Callum Smith and Rocky Fielding will compete for the British super-middleweight title at Liverpool's Echo arena on Saturday.

With the BEd degrees of about 2,000 primary teachers here found to be suspect, the current acute shortage of teachers is likely to become worse.

San Francisco police are looking for a transgender woman who allegedly threatened a security guard with a hatchet after stealing a handbag from a department store. KCBS-Radio reports the robbery happened around Monday afternoon at ...

Staff from Milton Keynes based Open University (OU) are to strike over up to 500 job cuts and closure of seven offices.

The giant painting, which recently sold for $826,000 at Sotheby's New York, was originally commissioned in 1891 by a San Francisco millionaire with 350 cats.

BERLIN - A union representing cabin crew at Germany's Lufthansa is calling members out on strike in a contract dispute with the airline.

BERLIN (AP) — A union representing cabin crew at Germany's Lufthansa is calling members out on strike in a contract dispute with the airline. Lufthansa, which is trying to cut costs in the face of competition from European budget airlines and Persian Gulf carriers, also has been locked in a dispute with a union representing pilots.

The government plans to contribute the lion’s share of the $165-million faced by campuses after President Jacob Zuma gave in to protesting students’ demands

The multicultural line of Fashionista Barbies (of which Oprah declares: ‘I love chocolate Barbie!’) and roomy sweatshirts in soft pink, yellow and blue that pay homage to her favorite day of the week with the slogan, “I Love Sundays.” But for the queen and her right-hand elves, pal Gayle King and the magazine’s creative director, Adam Glassman, the holidays begin the summer before, when Glassman scouts prospects at gift shows and markets around the country. He and King vet as they cull and chat with Oprah via Skype to narrow the picks.

HOCKESSIN, Del. (AP) — Lifeguards at Hockesson Athletic Club have helped save a man's life after he went into cardiac arrest in an outdoor pool. New Castle County Paramedic Sgt. Michael McColley says paramedics responded to a call Monday afternoon of a 77-year-old man who lifeguards found face-down in the water.

"We always talk about issues of mutual concern. I am sure Prime Minister Modi will have issues he will want to raise around the Indian diaspora in the UK," Hammond said during a pre-visit briefing at the foreign and commonwealth office here.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- "Saturday Night Live" accidentally shared promotions not meant for air in which guest host Donald Trump bashes fellow presidential candidate Ben Carson.

Four Pillars of Basement: Udne Lagaa song

Words of wisdom from an American president — spread, savored, satirized

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Two Rhode Island cities have received over $2.2 million in federal grants to support efforts to provide housing services for low income and homeless persons. The funds will help the cities improve housing and expand economic opportunity; help homeless residents find shelter and access services; and support local programs that supply affordable housing.

LONDON (AP) — UK airlines Monarch, EasyJet say they will fly Friday from the Sinai to bring tourists back.

Ed Adamczyk
NORTHFIELD , Ill., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Food company Kraft Heinz Co. announced the layoffs of 2,600 employees and the closing of seven plants.

Slovenia's president says there must be a limit to the number of asylum seekers who can enter the small Alpine country on their way toward Western Europe. Orban, who opposes the settlement of economic migrants in Hungary, said Europe needed to adopt family-friendly policies and support having children because "the survival of our civilization and our culture is at stake." Orban's government has been using tax breaks, housing subsidies and other incentives to encourage families to have more children. Читать дальше...

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An Alstead woman with advanced lung cancer is suing New Hampshire's health commissioner in hopes of getting a medical marijuana identification card before dispensaries are opened. The Department of Health and Human Services started accepting applications this week from potentially qualifying patients and their caregivers, but identification cards won't be issued until the Alternative Treatment Centers get authorization to start dispensing medical marijuana.