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02/23/2016

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02/23/2016

The race for the Republican presidential nomination enters Nevada on Tuesday, where front-runner Donald Trump looks to rack up a third straight win after sailing to victory in South Carolina's primary over the weekend.

02/23/2016

Director Spike Lee endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in an ad telling South Carolina voters to "Wake up!"

02/23/2016

More than 150 passengers were forced to evacuate a passenger jet in Japan after an engine problem caused smoke to enter the cabin.

02/23/2016

Wikileaks published a new trove of top secret documents revealing that the NSA spied on the private meetings of major world leaders, including UN chief Ban Ki-Moon, German chancellor Merkel, as well as the prime ministers of Italy and Israel.

01/13/2016

Revolutionary Guards release 10 US sailors who entered Iranian waters

Crew of two small boats had breifly gone missing on Tuesday after transiting the Gulf from Kuwait to Bahrain

01/13/2016

Turks hold 3 Russians suspected of IS ties

01/13/2016

Jeb Bush: Donald Trump will create a 'global depression'

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush Tuesday argued that front-runner Donald Trump, if elected president, would create a "global depression" because of his proposal to impose high tariffs on Chinese goods.

01/13/2016

2 Small US Navy Boats With 10 Sailors Aboard Held by Iran, US Official Says

Two small U.S. Navy boats with 10 sailors on board were being held by Iran Tuesday after possibly drifting into Iranian waters, officials said. But the U.S. said it has received assurances that the sailors will be allowed to continue on their journey to Bahrain. It's believed that at least one of...

01/13/2016

State of the Union: Barack Obama sells optimism to nervous nation

President Barack Obama offered an upbeat assessment in his final State of the Union address, but also not-so-veiled attacks at Donald Trump and GOP rivals

01/13/2016

Adele & James Corden Do Carpool Karaoke In This Hilarious Teaser For The Upcoming Episode — VIDEO

In yet more exciting Adele-related news, we've finally been given a sneak peak of the next edition of Carpool Karaoke, featuring the "Hello" singer crooning away with fellow Brit James Corden. Corden was the presenter at the BRIT Awards in 2011, the year that Adele's tearful rendition of "Someone

01/13/2016

Bomb Blast Kills 14 at Pakistan Polio Center: Police

A bomb blast hit a polio center in restive southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people, according to police.