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Hadid was the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize, her profession's highest honor, The New York Times reports.

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FESTUS, Mo., March 31 (UPI) -- A burglar at a Missouri comic book shop took the time to steal KISS action figures but neglected to double-check that he hadn't left his cellphone at the scene.

PORTLAND, Oregon - Fiercely proud of its reputation as one of the most environmentally minded cities in America, Portland, Oregon, is reeling from the discovery of poisonous heavy metal "hot spots" in the air and ground.

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Phillips Exeter Academy has revealed that a well-regarded instructor was forced to retire and barred from campus because of two instances of sexual misconduct that took place in the 1970s and 1980s, The Boston Globe reported.

Rick Schubart — who held multiple roles during his 40-year tenure with Exeter, including director of admissions and chair of the history department — admitted to both cases of sexual misconduct, according to the school.

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The U.S. and Saudi Arabia on Thursday sanctioned four individuals and two groups suspected of raising funds for terrorists, including a man who grew up in Scotland and became a Taliban sympathizer. … Click to Continue »

The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant gave radioactive water flowing from the reactors the big chill Thursday, switching on a giant underground refrigeration system to create an ice wall around the damaged reactors to prevent groundwater contamination, The Associated Press reported. The nuclear plant, damaged in an earthquake and tsunami in 2011, has been working on a plan to decontaminate and decommission the plant and the ice wall is key to that plan. Engineers installed 1,550 underground refrigeration pipes to create a 0.

The US National Security Council (NSC) has come under heavy criticism from American politicians and military officials, being accused of having literally "hijacked" US foreign policy and adopted an "activist" position on Washington's military and intelligence operations.

You know you did something very right when Rihanna herself is impressed with your Rihanna costume. Just ask Emily Graily, a fan of the singer's whose clever ensemble caught...

The Cobblestone Bread Co. is voluntarily recalling wheat English muffins with the best by dates of October 28, 2015 through April 10, 2016 because they contain undeclared milk.

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One type of facial expression expresses negative emotion in a wide range of cultures, researchers say.

Terry Schiavo, in a persistent vegetative state, died eleven years ago today on March 31, 2005 when her feeding tube was removed after a long legal battle

Cem Toker, the leader of Turkey's Liberal Democratic Party, says that the politics of the Erdogan government, including the recent scandal over a German satire video, have made Turkey out to be a backward third world dictatorship in the eyes of its foreign partners.

Another month, another jobs report. When March's number hits on Friday, here's how you play it.

Seth Rogen takes a quick break with Josh Hutcherson on the set of their new Hulu pilot Future Man on Wednesday (March 30) in Hollywood. The 33-year-old actor is directing the first episode of the series starring Josh, 23. The series tells the story of Josh Futterman, a socially inept janitor who lives with his [...]

WASHINGTON - Medicare is launching an ambitious experiment changing how it pays for hip and knee replacements, to raise quality and lower costs.

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Researchers at MIT and two other universities reimagined traffic intersections in a way that would kill red lights (and green lights) forever.

In the latest PST Extra we dissect the title race and discuss who will win it all.

Former NBA player cheers on his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers.

The German coach insists his side fully deserve to be in the last eight of the Champions League and will now look to pull off an upset against the 10-time European champions