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More than 300 faculty and staff members at the University of Illinois' Chicago campus want the school to cancel a Donald Trump rally scheduled for Friday.

IRVING, Texas - The Cowboys have agreed on a four-year contract with former Philadelphia defensive lineman Cedric Thornton.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A legislative push to increase hunting and fishing permit prices to fund the Game and Parks Commission hit a roadblock Thursday in the form of Sen. Ernie Chambers.

LIMA, Peru - The Organization of American States expressed concern Thursday over the timing of the disqualification of candidates from Peru's presidential race and said it was sending an observer mission for the election, in which the daughter of jailed strongman Alberto Fujimori is the front-runner.

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Organization of American States expressed concern Thursday over the timing of the disqualification of candidates from Peru's presidential race and said it was sending an observer mission for the election, in which the daughter of jailed strongman Alberto Fujimori is the front-runner. The decision by Peru's electoral board to bar Keiko Fujimori's main rival on a technicality just one month ahead of the April 10 vote has sparked charges of political chicanery and a vow by economist... Читать дальше...

In the spring of 2008, I travelled to Europe to report a Profile of Santiago Calatrava, the Spanish architect who had been appointed to design a new PATH station for the World Trade Center site. I’d told Calatrava that I was eager to see examples of his work, and he obliged in style, inviting me to accompany him on a whistle-stop trip—by private plane, rather than by railroad—between several countries and cities in which he had been commissioned to build large-scale civic structures. One evening... Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers voted Thursday to raise the legal age for purchasing and using tobacco and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21, putting the nation's most populous state o…

(AP) — California lawmakers voted Thursday to raise the legal age for purchasing and using tobacco and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21, putting the nation's most populous state on the brink of becoming only the second after Hawaii to bar teenagers from lighting up, dipping or vaping. The higher age limit, part of a package of anti-tobacco bills, won approval despite intense lobbying from tobacco interests and fierce opposition from many Republicans, who said the state should butt out of people's personal health decisions, even if they are harmful. Читать дальше...

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A movie based on the popular “Assassin’s Creed” video game series isn't due out in theaters until December, but you can already start buying your tickets to the upcoming film starring Michael Fassbender.

Video game publisher Ubisoft, in partnership with Fox and Regency, has launched a ticket pre-order that rewards fans with merchandise depending on how much they spend to see the film.

The ticket packages range in price from $15-$1,200.

Here's what you get in the various packages. Читать дальше...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory just released some amazing new footage of their recent fly-bys of Mars.

ArcelorMittal plant in Mexico.

A 17-2 run after halftime helped the four-time champion Islanders put away the Magic en route to a 59-45 victory.

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's health minister says the country's top biomedical research institute is getting $2.8 million to fund studies aimed at combatting the Zika virus.

General Motors Co. is turning to hackers to strengthen car firewalls, inviting computer researchers to search for software vulnerabilities in its vehicles and websites.

NEW YORK - New York Red Bulls defender Ronald Zubar and Vancouver Whitecaps defender Christian Bolanos have been suspended for one game each and fined undisclosed amounts for rough play.

Officials will meet its international commitments without venturing into nuclear warhheads

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to decide whether a Vancouver woman who unwittingly became a brand ambassador on Facebook can fight her case in British Columbia.

Day two of Nancy Reagan's public memorial came to a close Thursday afternoon, as the last of her admirers hopped on shuttle buses and left the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Byron Wien, Vice chairman in Blackstone's Multi-Asset investment group, explains what he believes are the biggest risks to the market including Donald Trump becoming president.

NEW YORK - Making Havoc led all the way Thursday to take the $69,000 allowance feature at Aqueduct.

In France, more teenage girls than boys are drawn to joining Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria, a high-ranking anti-terrorist official told AFP this week.

In France, more teenage girls than boys are drawn to joining Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria, a high-ranking anti-terrorist official told AFP this week.

State Department has until March 17 to make declaration about atrocities

Laura Ann Schwendemann’s body was found in October.