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BAGHDAD, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Iraq's parliament on Monday approved five new cabinet appointments by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in efforts to clean up corruption in Baghdad's government.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If Florida receiver Antonio Callaway’s marijuana usage “becomes habitual,” coach Jim McElwain said, there will be consequences. Callaway acknowledged during a student code of conduct hearing earlier this month — one called to address a sexual assault accusation against the sophomore from Miami — that he “was so stoned (he) had no

NEW YORK (AP) — As the ball sailed narrowly over American beach volleyball player Phil Dalhausser's head and out of bounds, NBC analyst Kevin Wong quipped, "that's one point when you're happy you're bald."

A Baltimore police union official was suspended from the police department Monday, according to reports.

Members of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which has long been short-handed, try to avoid talking about work at the office.

Firefighters are battling to control a northern California blaze that destroyed at least 175 homes and businesses as it grew to 3,000 acres and forced 4,000 people from their homes.

Browns Coach Hue Jackson told reporters Monday that wide receiver Josh Gordon probably won’t play in Thursday’s preseason game vs. the Falcons. The NFL conditionally reinstated Gordon last month, but he was just activated from the physically unable to perform list by the Browns before Monday’s practice. Gordon last played and practiced in Dec. 2014.…

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The 19-year-old has chosen to stay with the husband of woman who kidnapped her.

The four-week correlation between the Canadian dollar and crude fell to an 18-month low last week

Reports in Spain suggest the Premier League side will send the 22-year-old centre-back back to the Segunda Division in a loan deal with Girona

One happy couple left their wedding even happier when a certain pop singer stopped by. Justin Timberlake took his "Can't Stop the Feeling...

By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean women's doubles pair of Jung Kyung-eun and Shin Seung-chan advanced to the semifinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Monday. Jung and Shin defeated Eefje Muskens and Selena Peik

RIO DE JANEIRO — The runner who blew the whistle on the doping scandal in Russia fears for her safety and has switched residences after hackers breached a database that records her whereabouts. Yulia Stepanova and her husband, Vitaly, were the informers who detailed a state-run doping system in Russia that led to the ouster

An MIT researcher shows how a futuristic tattoo can communicate with our smartphones.

Watch a collection of spectacular points from the men's team table tennis semi-final in which Japan beat Germany to reach the final.

One hedge fund manager is in hot water for allegedly paying terminally ill people to use their names on behalf of his firm.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters this fall will decide whether terminally ill people should be allowed to receive prescriptions for drugs to end their own lives. Montana's state Supreme Court ruled in 2009 that doctors could use a patient's request for life-ending medication as a defense against any criminal charges. The secretary of state is reviewing petitions for several more ballot measures, including a higher tobacco tax, a plan to replace presidential caucuses with presidential preference primaries... Читать дальше...

Although the NFL’s investigation into allegations that four players used performance-enhancing drugs has cooled down, it may soon heat up again. The four players — Packers linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers, Steelers linebacker James Harrison and free agent defensive end Mike Neal — will be suspended if they don’t give interviews to league investigators…

With the Pentagon’s recent decision that women can serve in military combat roles, the US Marine Corps is now looking to high schools across the country for its recruitment.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The runner who blew the whistle on the doping scandal in Russia fears for her safety and has switched residences after hackers breached a database that records her whereabouts.

The King of Rock and Roll was found dead in his Memphis mansion one day before he was set to start a new leg of his 1977 tour

OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s company is taking an even bigger bite of Apple stock and adding to its already sizeable stake in Phillips 66. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. filed an update with regulators Monday on its roughly $130 billion U.S. stock portfolio. Berkshire said it held 15.2 million Apple Inc. shares at the end of

The Department of Children and Family Services is preparing an application for parishes currently included in the federal disaster declaration: DSNAP provides food assistance to eligible households who do not receive regular benefits and need help buying groceries following a disaster.