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There are those who go to the Crater of Diamonds State Park, armed with shovels and buckets and kneepads and maps to spend the day meticulously digging for diamonds. And then there’s Dan Frederick and his daughter Lauren, who less than an hour after setting foot in the park for the first time, found a […]

A new television ad from Donald Trump’s campaign raises questions about Hillary Clinton’s health, once again elevating fringe conspiracy theories to the forefront of the presidential race. The ad, which is titled “Dangerous,” uses footage of Clinton’s fainting episode at a 9/11 anniversary event last month, along with a brief clip of the former secretary […]

Comcast is being forced to pay the largest fine the FCC has ever levied against a cable operator. Its offense: Charging customers for services and equipment they didn’t ask for. The company agreed to pay a $2.3 million civil penalty and to submit to a “compliance plan,” in which regulators will monitor Comcast for the […]

Disney’s upcoming 2018 live-action retelling of Mulan, the traditional Chinese story of a young girl who takes her father’s place in war to save him, is being hit with criticism on social media after a speculative screenplay was leaked online. The information, posted anonymously on the website Angry Asian Man, revealed that the new Disney […]

Harrisburg, PA (WPMT) — Finding a place to get a 3D mammogram in Pennsylvania has become more convenient for thousands of women across the state. The high tech 3D test can often spot cancers hidden in a typical 2D exam. In 2015, Pennsylvania became the first state to cover high-tech 3D mammograms for free. Previously, […]

More states and local election boards have asked the Department of Homeland Security to help with cybersecurity, the department announced Monday night. The total, which has been steadily rising in recent weeks, has reached 33 state and 11 county or local election agencies, DHS said. More than two dozen states were known to have requested […]

Theranos has voided two years of blood tests, faced federal probes and had its founder banned from owning or operating a lab for two years. And now, it’s being sued by one of its biggest investors. The embattled blood testing startup is being accused of securities fraud by Partner Fund Management, which invested $96.1 million […]

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton aren’t moving the stock market. Oil is. Investing experts say that the latest moves in crude following the agreement by OPEC to freeze production is the biggest factor behind the market’s recent mini-rebound. The latest polls showing Clinton expanding her lead over Trump? Noise. The same might even be said […]

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson joined the chorus of world figures calling for an investigation into Russia for war crimes in Syria on Tuesday and accused Moscow for a deadly attack on aid convoy last month. Speaking to the UK parliament, Johnson said Russia was moving toward becoming a “pariah” state and said all the […]

Faced with two presidential candidates he considers unacceptable, Sen. John McCain is thinking of throwing his support behind one of his best pals “I think I might write in Lindsey Graham,” McCain said Monday at a debate against his challenger in the Arizona senate race, Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick. “He’s an old, good friend of mine […]

Hope you’re not reading this on your Galaxy Note 7. That’s one of the things you need to know today to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. 1. Campaign 2016 Donald Trump says he’ll continue to talk about “inappropriate things” the Clinton family has allegedly done if more audio of him saying “inappropriate […]

For hours the protesting students march through campus while the riot police wait. As they move into academic buildings urging studying students out, some protestors wear bandanas around their faces, others carry sticks. They’re peaceful, but there is anger and frustration in their faces. For more than a year across South Africa, students have been […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has canceled a planned visit to France next week, a Kremlin source said Tuesday, in an apparent snub to French President Francois Hollande, who suggested Moscow was guilty of war crimes in Syria. The Kremlin source, which spoke to Russian state-run news agency Tass, did not explicitly say why Putin had […]

For me, education has never been simply a policy issue — it’s personal. Neither of my parents and hardly anyone in the neighborhood where I grew up went to college. But thanks to a lot of hard work and plenty of financial aid, I had the opportunity to attend some of the finest universities in […]

[Breaking news update 6:15 a.m. ET] Russian President Vladimir Putin has canceled a planned visit to France next week, a Kremlin source said Tuesday, after French President Francois Hollande suggested Russia was guilty of war crimes in Syria. The Kremlin source, which spoke to Russian state-run news agency TASS, did not explicitly say why Putin […]

More than 450,000 Americans had locked in their votes for president before Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump met on stage for a contentious debate Sunday night, and even before the revelation of a video where Trump can be heard making sexually aggressive and lewd remarks about women, according to early vote returns from across the […]

Donald Trump isn’t making it easy for Republicans. The GOP nominee likely won a reprieve by exceeding low expectations at Sunday’s debate. He may have stopped, at least for now, the stampede of Republicans who were fleeing from his campaign after a video emerged Friday of him discussing women in vulgar and sexually aggressive terms. […]

Many Republicans aren’t happy with how the primary process shook out in 2016; Donald Trump is their presidential candidate and his campaign has hit some speed bumps. But Grover Norquist has one idea he thinks can lead to different results: Have primary debates moderated by governors and other Republican leaders. “My fix, which I still […]

With less than a month until election day, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist said Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has yet to sign on to his signature pledge to never raise taxes. “If asked, the answer is Trump has not made the commitment in writing,” Norquist told CNN’s “Party People” podcast hosts Kevin […]

US officials are urging calm between Turkey and Iraq to keep the flaring tensions between the two key American allies from jeopardizing the fight against ISIS. The flap over the presence of Turkish troops in northern Iraq, which the government in Baghdad objects to because the forces are there without its permission, could undermine recent […]

Well-wishers in Thailand are praying for the health of their beloved King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, who has been hospitalized and is in an “unstable” condition, according to the palace. The 88-year-old, who is the world’s longest-serving monarch, is being closely monitored after undergoing medical procedures over the weekend. Thais are saying prayers at their local temples […]

Bhavani Banu is thirteen, and for a brief period Monday, was Chief of Police. The ninth grader is focused on identifying problems facing girls in her home nation of India and finding ways to fix them. And on Monday, her efforts were rewarded with a unique opportunity: helming the Musheerabad Police Station in Hyderabad. The […]

Hurricane Matthew has left Haiti, but the danger is far from over as the number of cholera cases now is on the rise. Haiti has been plagued with the waterborne disease since 2010, after UN soldiers accidentally brought it to the country in the aftermath of a major earthquake that year. The World Health Organization […]

Australia’s parliament is almost certain to vote down a national referendum on same-sex marriage, potentially delaying marriage equality in the country for years. Though it backs same-sex marriage, the left-wing opposition Labor party formally announced Tuesday it would not support the government’s planned national vote. They say a public vote is unnecessary, too costly and […]

Where do students in Asia dream of working after graduation? American tech companies are at the top of their list. Google is the most desirable employer among business and engineering/IT students in the Asia-Pacific region, according to research and consulting firm Universum. Google offers “the attributes that millennials look for” — namely a reputation for […]