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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday amid several high-profile bank failures in the United States that have rattled world financial markets....

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — On a sunny afternoon in the center of Marseille in southern France, traffic was stopped as the sound of drumming and a swarm of rollicking beasts filled the streets. The......

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A strong late-season Pacific storm that brought damaging winds and more rain and snow to saturated California was blamed for two deaths and forecasters said additional......

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched cruise missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, three days after the North carried out what it called a simulated nuclear......

A parliamentary panel investigating whether former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson knowingly misled MPs over Downing Street lockdown parties released its own evidence dossier Wednesday....

Laundry detergent is looking a little different these days. A growing number of companies are making bulky plastic jugs smaller and concentrating the detergent or soap. Without all that water, less......

The first, fan-voted People's Choice Country Awards ceremony is set to air live on Sept. 28 on NBC and Peacock....

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund have agreed on a $15.6 billion loan package aimed at shoring up government finances severely strained by Russia's invasion and......

CHENNAI. India (AP) — Australia skipper Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat first Wednesday after recalling veteran opener David Warner for the series-deciding one-day international against......

Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne has signed on to star in and executive produce the thriller series, "The Day of the Jackal."...

MLB will soon announce a "series of clarifications" to its set of new rules, which will be in place for the 2023 season, commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters....

Urban populations around the world facing water scarcity are expected to double to 1.7 to 2.4 billion by 2050 because of drought, stressing the planet's ecosystems....

Wednesday's Google Doodle celebrates the 100th birthday of silent mime artist Marcel Marceau....

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping just concluded a three-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a warm affair in which the two men praised each other and spoke of a profound......

Paul George completed a spectacular 360-degree dunk, but later sustained a leg injury in the Los Angeles Clippers' latest loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Los Angeles....

Britain's inflation rate bucked expectations by reversing three consecutive months of declines to rebound to 10.4% in February, the county's main statistical agency said Wednesday....

A former Florida state Republican lawmaker known for sponsoring the so-called Don't Say Gay bill has pleaded guilty to defrauding the federal government of tens of thousands of COVID-19 relief funds....

North Korea launched multiple cruise missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan on Wednesday, Seoul defense officials said....

The militaries of South Korea and the United States will hold their largest-ever live-fire exercise in June to commemorate the 70th anniversary of their alliance, Seoul's Defense Ministry said Wednesday....

At least 13 people were dead and dozens more were left injured in Afghanistan and Pakistan after a strong earthquake struck the region on Tuesday night....

If you feel like the pandemic made you a permanent couch potato, a new study shows you're not alone: Well after lockdown measures were relaxed, many Americans were still taking fewer steps each day....

A Virginian man has been sentenced to more than four years behind bars after being found guilty of stealing a baton from police that he then used to beat law enforcement with during the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on Congress....

The Season 4 premiere of "Succession,"; airing Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT on HBO, progresses from the season finale shocker with new opportunities and the sharp banter fans come to expect....

On March 22, 2003, 11 U.S. soldiers were killed and seven, including Pfc. Jessica Lynch, were captured in an ambush on a maintenance convoy in Iraq....

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and TV journalist Wolf Blitzer turn 75, among the famous birthdays for March 22....

The International Monetary Fund said it has reached a staff-level agreement to provide Ukraine with $15.6 billion, a much-needed four-year loan to aid the country in continuing to function amid war with Russia....

The International Monetary Fund said it has reached a staff-level agreement to provide Ukraine with $15.6 billion, a much-needed four-year loan to aid the country in continuing to function amid war with Russia....

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that its week-old program, called Operation Blue Lotus, has already stopped more than 900 pounds of fentanyl from coming into the United States....

A 62-year-old man suffered leg and hand injuries from a shark attack Sunday in Anaeho'omalu Bay off Hawaii's Big Island, according to local officials....

The administration of President Joe Biden targeted Iran's military drone procurement network Tuesday as it continues to tighten its financial vices on Tehran....