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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Latest on the contract dispute that led to a walkout by professors at 14 Pennsylvania state universities (all times local): 4:50 p.m. The chancellor who oversees Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities says a tentative contract agreement reached Friday with the faculty union is an opportunity for “a fresh start.” The deal brought

Nintendo's upcoming new console has a name and a very interesting premise.

While half the world had their attention fixed on the Las Vegas showdown that was Hiliary Clinton and Donald Trump's final presidential...

The move allows the Giants to remove him from the roster.

Apple approached Time Warner about possible merger, but discussions didn’t progress, sources say. Apple now monitoring the current situation.

Apple approached Time Warner about possible merger, but discussions didn’t progress, sources say. Apple now monitoring the current situation.

Pope Francis may be too humble to spend time at the lavish palace of Castel Gandolfo, but we aren’t.

Duke will debate the Democratic and GOP candidates on TV on Nov. 2.

Redmond police reportedly caught a 35-year-old man with his pants unzipped at a condominium complex where a woman believed she was being watched.

The everyday ant seldom gets close enough to a microphone to be amplified and heard but 'The World According to Sound' podcast manages to let us listen to the insects as they go about their day.

A federal judge said that Harold T. Martin III, who is accused of stealing classified government documents and property, "is a serious risk to the public" and presents a flight risk.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the contract dispute that led to a walkout by professors at 14 Pennsylvania state universities (all times local):

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the contract dispute that led to a walkout by professors at 14 Pennsylvania state universities (all times local):

PORT-A-PIMENT, Haiti — Nobody has seen or heard from Edma Desravine, a 71-year-old grandfather known for his sly sense of humor and bad luck at cock fights, in the roughly 2½ weeks since Hurricane Matthew sent floodwaters and debris crashing into his riverside shantytown. With Haiti’s interim government taking the lead in directing relief efforts, there were no boats reaching cut-off coastal towns for days, dive crews or teams with trained search dogs looking for the missing and the dead. The U.N. stabilization mission... Читать дальше...

Every week, Spotify updates their "New Music Friday" playlist, featuring 50 of the freshest new tracks hitting the service that week. On...

A trio of unsung players could be out this weekend, leaving their clubs exposed.

“I want to ask Mr. Trump - would my son have a place in your America?” the Gold Star father asks

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We call 'em "cute utes," and they're increasingly all the rage. What are they? Subcompact crossover SUVs, the 21st-century version of the "econo-boxes" of the late 20th century — minus the box, but with lots of econo.

They're also fairly adorable, wittle smushed-down SUVs that don't resemble that 1990s hatchback, which screamed "college student" or "first job." Hence the cute before ute.

We may be looking at a paradigm shift in the auto industry in the US... Читать дальше...

At the end of last Sunday’s victory over the Rams, the Lions lined up for quarterback Matthew Stafford to take the familiar kneeldowns that run out the clock on a win. The Rams weren’t willing to concede defeat, however, and defensive tackles Aaron Donald and Dominique Easley crashed into the Lions linemen on two straight…

For the Brazillian iron ore giant, it's all about protecting ever-narrowing profit margins.

The nominees retrenched behind familiar arguments a day after appearing together at a charity event that veered into cutting personal attacks, an unexpected metaphor for this year’s take-no-prisoners presidential campaign. In the minute-long ad, which Clinton’s campaign said was airing in seven battleground states, Khan retells how his son, Capt. Humayun Khan, died in Iraq seeking to protect his U.S. military unit from a suicide bomber. The typically self-assured Trump was unusually candid about the possibility of losing the election... Читать дальше...

Home-sharing site vows to fight new state law that threatens its largest US market

October 21, 2016

With regard to requests from our press colleagues to comment on the statement made by the White House and the Department of State on the U.S. Administration’s position regarding our interest in learning the American experience in organizing and managing elections, we would like to note the following.

We are baffled, to say the least, with how the American side is describing the facts. They even qualify the situation as if the Russians are trying to set up a “PR-stunt”. Читать дальше...

Doug G. Ware
CALAIS, France, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Officials will begin dismantling a large refugee camp in France next week due to poor conditions there that have led many to call it "the jungle."