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One day after an interview aired in which Star Wars creator George Lucas critiqued the franchise's latest film, the filmmaker is backpedalling on some of his controversial comments.

The Colts are planning to fire coach Chuck Pagano, ESPN’s Mike Wells reported. The news attributed to Wells flashed across the network’s breaking news ticker around 3:20 p.m. Thursday. Pagano took over in 2012 and the Colts went 11-5 in each of his first three seasons. Wednesday, Wells wrote about the “toxic” relationship between Pagano…

DEMOTTE, Indiana - Northwestern Indiana police say a man who killed three dogs that threatened deer he's raising as livestock was within his legal rights in killing the dogs.

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STOCKHOLM - Prince Henrik, the husband of Denmark's Queen Margrethe, is retiring.

Celebrating New Year's Eve at home? Curl up in front of the couch and tune in to one of these star-studded specials on TV or streaming

Two of Ben Carson’s top aides have quit the neurosurgeon’s struggling campaign.

Northeast, North Star and Southwest win games on the final day of the HAC Tournament.

Emanuel Lutchman, 25, planned to mount an armed assault on a restaurant in Rochester, according to the FBI

Emanuel Lutchman, 25, planned to mount an armed assault on a restaurant in Rochester, according to the FBI

The number of oil rigs in the United States fell by nearly two-thirds since the beginning of 2015, according to data compiled by US-based oil services company Baker Hughes published on Friday.

A HUGE fire ripped through a luxury Dubai hotel on Thursday near the world’s tallest tower, where people gathered to watch New Year’s Eve celebrations.

A shooting that left one man dead in Panorama City on Wednesday night may have been linked to a "road rage" incident, police said.

Pakistan will raise all issues of concern in the upcoming foreign secretary level talks between Pakistan and India, said the Foreign Office on Thursday.

A Medal of Honor recipient who lost an eye while taking a grenade blast to save a fellow Marine now faces a hit-and-run charge in South Carolina, police say.

An ex-con seeking to prove he was worthy of joining the Islamic State group planned to carry out a New Year's Eve attack at an upstate New York bar using a machete and knives provided by an FBI informant, federal authorities announced Thursday. Emanuel Lutchman, 25, of Rochester, was charged with ...

"Waves of snowballs" in a Maine lake were recently caught on video by a local artist who described the stunning natural phenomenon as "like being on some other planet."

There are those who are firm believers in index investing, but there are ways to attempt to beat the market without bringing in the risk index veterans are trying to avoid.

President Francois Hollande said in his New Year`s Eve address to the nation Thursday that France "has not finished with terrorism yet".

Two earthquakes, a delayed constitution and unrest on the Indian border: The Year of the Monkey can't come soon enough.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is reporting its first case of Zika, a dengue-like virus transmitted by mosquitoes.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is reporting its first case of Zika, a dengue-like virus transmitted by mosquitoes.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico is reporting its first case of Zika, a dengue-like virus transmitted by mosquitoes. Health Secretary Ana Rius said Thursday that the unidentified patient had not traveled recently and lives in the island's eastern region. Officials say symptoms are similar to those of dengue and chikungunya and can include a slight fever, headache and pain in the hands and feet. Scientists in Brazil have linked Zika infections to cases of babies being born with small heads, or microcephaly.

Dinosaurs, Jedi and superheroes dominated the 2015 box office year, now the highest ever recorded, with over $11 billion in ticket sales. The top 10 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters through Dec. 30, as compiled Thursday by Rentrak: 1. "Jurassic World," $652.2 million. 2."Star Wars: The Force Awakens," $629 million. 3."Avengers: Age of Ultron," $459 million. 4."Inside Out," $356.5 million. 5."Furious 7," $353 million. 6."American Sniper," $348.8 million. 7."Minions," $336 million. 8."The Hunger Games... Читать дальше...

As the nation heads into a presidential election year, the Supreme Court is set to decide half a dozen politically charged cases in 2016 on such topics as abortion, affirmative action, contraceptives and immigration.