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An early adopter of “see-now, buy-now,” the designer is taking time to retool his approach.

An early adopter of “see-now, buy-now,” the designer is taking time to retool his approach.

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan authorities arrested three former child welfare officials Monday who were responsible for overseeing a youth shelter where 40 girls died from a fire. Prosecutor’s spokeswoman Julia Barrera confirmed the detentions of Social Welfare Secretary Carlos Rodas, Deputy Secretary Anahi Keller and shelter director Santos Torres on suspicion of homicide, mistreatment of

The MTV Movie Awards just made a big announcement. Veuer's Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has the story.

A Democratic Texas State Representative filed a bill on Friday seeking to fine men $100 for masturbating, in a protest of current state abortion laws.

Facebook is cutting police departments off from a vast trove of data that has been increasingly used to monitor protesters and activists.

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the House GOP health care bill (all times EDT): 6:30 p.m. Democratic leaders in Congress say new projections of the impact of Republicans’ health insurance bill should be a “knockout blow.” House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says Speaker Paul Ryan should pull the bill from consideration, saying, “It’s really the

Facebook is a victim of 'fake news' and does not want it on the platform, said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ruby Tuesday says it will explore strategic alternatives including a sale or merger, and that a key sales figure fell in the latest quarter.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ruby Tuesday says it will explore strategic alternatives including a sale or merger, and that a key sales figure fell in the latest quarter.

The restaurant chain says it's at the start of its strategic review and it doesn't plan to make more public comments until the process is completed. The metric is considered a key indicator of financial health because it strips out the volatility of newly opened and closed locations.

Now that we know Rooney Mara will not be reprising her role as Lisbeth Salander in the upcoming movie The Girl in the Spider’s Web, everyone is wondering who will take on the iconic character next! There are reportedly three names already in consideration for the part: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, and Alicia Vikander, according [...]

President Donald Trump has signed an order aimed at streamlining the executive branch

DENTON, Texas — North Texas hired Grant McCasland as its new basketball coach Monday after he won 20 games in his only season at Arkansas State. McCasland replaces Tony Benford, who was fired after he failed to have a winning season in five years. The Mean Green were 8-22 this season and missed the Conference

Will we ever find someone else like Adele? Judging by her latest world tour, it seems entirely unlikely. Nearly a year ago, Adele said "Hello" to her first audience in Belfast to...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Washington Capitals have four straight regulation losses for the first time in 2½ seasons. Their defense has been shredded for 17 goals during that skid, and superstar Alex Ovechkin is mired in the longest goal-scoring drought of his career. No wonder the doors to the visitors’ dressing room stayed shut for

An analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act would leave tens of millions more people without insurance compared with current law, while leading to lower federal budgets deficits. Here are the highlights of the CBO’s cost estimate report, edited for clarity. * * * Ranks […]

Poland plans to seek the extradition of an American on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity in the World War Two deaths of 44 Polish villagers, Poland's government-affiliated history institute said on Monday. The man, identified as Michael K., is suspected of ordering the killings in 1944 in eastern Poland when he was a commander in the Nazi's SS-led Ukrainian Self Defence Legion, the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) said in a statement.

The U.S. Congressional Budget Office is unassailable and nonpartisan — when it produces a report that favors one's politics. But when doesn't? Well then, the CBO is a master manipulator of data, using tortured statistics to get to their desired result and should be ignored.

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FERGUSON, Mo., March 13 (Reuters) - Previously undisclosed video of Michael Brown, recorded hours before the unarmed black 18-year-old was fatally shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, has raised new questions about a suspected robbery that police said he committed in his final hours.

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While the Northeast prepares for the arrival of March snowstorm named Stella, our jazz critic gets a different 'Stella,' one with links to Ella and Miles and Herbie, stuck in his head.

The television networks no longer offer a stand-alone subscription you can buy without cable. CBS is televising 24 games, including the national championship and the Final Four. Games also will be available on individual apps for TBS, TNT and truTV — again with a password. CBS says it has deals covering more than 90 percent of the U.S. population, but that won't help if you're in that 10 percent. For Sling TV, get the "Orange" package with the "Comedy Plus Extra" add-on, or sign up for the "Blue" option. Читать дальше...

The television networks no longer offer a stand-alone subscription you can buy without cable. CBS is televising 24 games, including the national championship and the Final Four. Games also will be available on individual apps for TBS, TNT and truTV — again with a password. CBS says it has deals covering more than 90 percent of the U.S. population, but that won't help if you're in that 10 percent. For Sling TV, get the "Orange" package with the "Comedy Plus Extra" add-on, or sign up for the "Blue" option. Читать дальше...

"There was pizza and pasta in the dressing room."

The US Army’s Rapid Additively Manufactured Ballistics Ordnance (RAMBO), which builds 40mm grenade launchers and ammunition, has been tested by the service for the first time.