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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of a weekly series highlighting “Everyday Heroes.” In this weekly segment, the Daily Forum takes a look at people who work tirelessly to make Maryville a great place to live. If you have a…

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of a weekly series highlighting “Everyday Heroes.” In this weekly segment, the Daily Forum takes a look at people who work tirelessly to make Maryville a great place to live. If you have a…

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of a weekly series highlighting “Everyday Heroes.” In this weekly segment, the Daily Forum takes a look at people who work tirelessly to make Maryville a great place to live. If you have a…

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of a weekly series highlighting “Everyday Heroes.” In this weekly segment, the Daily Forum takes a look at people who work tirelessly to make Maryville a great place to live. If you have a…

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You may be one of those people who sees January 1 as the perfect opportunity for a life-transforming resolution.

But there's a good chance that resolution could do more harm than good, said Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist at Harvard Business School and author of the book "Presence."

"We're really bad at setting reasonable goals," Cuddy told Business Insider in 2014. And when we don't meet an unreasonable goal, we fill ourselves with feelings of anxiety and lower our self-worth. Читать дальше...

China’s still getting hit with intense levels of air pollution. 

As of Wednesday, Beijing was under a "red alert" for smog — the highest of four levels — and a "yellow alert" for fog. Other areas, particularly in northern China were still under red alert as of Wednesday for both fog and smog.

This photo, by CNN chief national security correspondent Jim Sciutto, shows just how insane the smog has gotten, enveloping the capital so much that just the tops of the buildings can be seen. Читать дальше...

Cops arrested a 33-year-old Queens mom they say strangled her 1-year-old daughter with a cellphone charging cord, police said Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City recorded its fewest number of shooting incidents in 2016 and narrowly missed setting a new record low for homicides since comparable record keeping began more than two decades ago, even as officers make…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City recorded its fewest number of shooting incidents in 2016 and narrowly missed setting a new record low for homicides since comparable record keeping began more than two decades ago, even as officers make…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City recorded its fewest number of shooting incidents in 2016 and narrowly missed setting a new record low for homicides since comparable record keeping began more than two decades ago, even as officers make…

Convicted Charleston, S.C., church shooter Dylann Roof spoke to the jury for the first time at his death penalty trial Wednesday, telling them there's nothing wrong with him psychologically and that he is not trying to keep any secrets from them.

Exceptional highs and lows in markets are difficult to manage; fear and greed are two emotions that can wreak havoc when people are making decisions about their own money

Days before the arrival of 2017, Iran’s air force was busy testing its homemade Talash air defense system as part of an exercise dubbed ‘Defenders of Velayat Skies 7,’ which some see as a military demonstration to warn potential adversaries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and even the US, to stay away.

The defending Australian Open champion made a winning start to 2017 but Queenslander Ash Barty made her earn in the hard way over three sets on Pat Rafter Arena.

Owned by the late John F. Sullivan, a financial executive, the oceanfront house includes materials imported from Europe.

A 27-year-old man was allegedly caught travelling 200km/h - 140km/h over the speed limit - on the Pacific Highway on Wednesday afternoon.

The $99 Neonode AirBar accessory brings touch to the 13-inch MacBook Air; Joanna Stern tries it out.

Hundreds of thousands of lottery players who were allegedly cheated by an insider's long-running scheme to rig jackpots should be reimbursed for their losing tickets, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday that seeks class action certification. Lawyers filed the consumer fraud case against ...

The biotech's human growth hormone flopped in a late-stage study. Where does Opko go from here?

What happened after the cable news star clashed with Donald Trump and his followers.

Among the crush of morning commuters walking along Market Street, Troy Holden is disguised in his hoodie, hands in its pouch. To get a truly candid image, Holden has to be able to pull out the camera, slide open the lens cap with his thumb as he raises it and press the shutter button all in one motion with one hand, before the moment is lost. “I do try to be fast, either to get an absurd moment or an interesting interaction or gesture,” says Holden, 41, who is best known on Instagram as @troyholden. Читать дальше...

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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Jessica Biel showed off her dance moves for husband Justin Timberlake as they watched the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Memphis Grizzlies.

But do they actually deserve it?

When workers in the UK sat down for lunch on Wednesday, on average they had earned roughly around £150, or $185, so far this year. But by the time of that same meal, top British executives had already raked in more than £28,200, or $35,000 — surpassing the amount of money those workers expect to earn over the course of all of 2017.

That’s the calculation of the High Pay Centre, a nonpartisan think tank that tracks income inequality trends in the UK. Читать дальше...

Bride Polly Gibson and groom Joe Minogue had one utterly magical wedding day.

Officially known as J2, nicknamed as “Granny”, the world's oldest known killer whale is believed to have passed away.