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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Virtual reality specialist Oculus is trying to dazzle consumers by adding more entertainment and educational options to the Samsung Gear headset in hopes of transforming the technological curiosity into a cultural phenomenon. The new selections announced Wednesday include "Nomads," a three-dimensional video series from Felix & Paul Studios that examines wayfaring lifestyles in remote parts of the world. There's also an upcoming video game called "Tactera" that requires... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Virtual reality specialist Oculus is trying to dazzle consumers by adding more entertainment and educational options to the Samsung Gear headset in hopes of transforming the technological curiosity into a cultural phenomenon.

David Cameron has apologised to Suliman Gani after he said the Muslim cleric "supports IS" in the House of Commons three weeks ago, adding he is sorry for "any misunderstanding."

When it comes to the celebrity world, lately it seems more than ever that, among the many proverbial lines crisscrossing the landscape, a big fat line has been drawn between those who choose to...

The failure of Dutch peacekeepers to defend Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica in July 1995 has been a source of shame for the Netherlands, which has recently returned to UN peacekeeping by sending troops to Mali.

ST. LOUIS — A man convicted of killing two people in a drug dispute and a sheriff’s deputy in a subsequent shootout is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday in what could be Missouri’s last execution for some time. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to halt Forrest’s execution hours before he is scheduled to die by injection Wednesday evening at the state prison in Bonne Terre for the killings over a drug dispute and subsequent shootout at Forrest’s home. According to court documents, Forrest had... Читать дальше...

DETROIT - Police say a young Detroit girl who found a gun under her grandmother's pillow accidentally shot herself and died.

The Chargers announced the hiring of Louis Clark as the team’s senior director of pro personnel on Wednesday. Clark has 19 years of NFL personnel department experience, 16 with the Jaguars and the last three with the Eagles. He held a similar director’s position with the Jaguars prior to his 2013 departure. In addition to…

Filmmaker, ecoloog en fotograaf Ruben Smit mag zich de grootste natuurkenner van Nederland noemen. De regisseur van De nieuwe wildernis won woensdagavond de eerste Nationale natuur quiz.

Let the birthday festivities begin! Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian have had quite the jam-packed schedule, but the couple have managed to fit a quick getaway to Miami in honor of the...

Taylor Swift receives the BMI Taylor Swift Award at The 64th Annual BMI Pop Awards.

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Tom Amandes knows a thing or two about playing a dad on screens both big and small. Over the years, the veteran actor has counted Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Kate Beckinsale, Emily...

When the Vikings drafted him, Moritz Böhringer became the only NFL player who made it straight to the league from European football. And now Böhringer has another distinction: Hes the only NFL player with an umlaut on his jersey. The Vikings announced today that Böhringer has received approval from the NFL to add the umlaut…

Pershing Square just posted a first-quarter letter to shareholders running through the hedge fund's investments.

The two engaged in an angry, in-your-face exchange Wednesday after Grayson interrupted Reid at a Congressional Progressive Caucus meeting to challenge the senator over his criticism and calls for Grayson to abandon his Senate bid. Reid reminded Grayson that he is "under ethics investigation and appears to be running a Cayman Islands hedge fund from his congressional office in order to line his own pockets because these things are true, as established by 74 pages' worth of evidence from the Congressional Ethics Committee," Orthman said. Читать дальше...

The long-awaited and much-disputed legislation was hailed as a landmark but also criticised as falling short of full equality for gay couples, particularly in relation to adoption and marriage rights.

Een vijfjarig meisje uit Detroit, in de Amerikaanse staat Michigan, heeft zichzelf woensdag doodgeschoten met het handvuurwapen van haar oma. Mariah Davis had het wapen onder het kussen van haar grootmoeder gevonden, zo liet de politie weten.

Prince Harry continues his duties in Orlando today as one of the chairmen for the Invictus Games, an event for injured military and veterans, and he got to experience one very special moment with...

Lights, camera, Cannes!  The 2016 Cannes Film Festival has officially arrived, and with it comes a flurry of A-listers eager to take in the French Riviera and even catch a few...

Powered by his historic week atop both the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and the Billboard 200 albums tally, Drake is the top musical act in the...

No one ever really doubted the so-called curse of reality TV. We were legitimately heartbroken when Newlyweds' own Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey split back in 2005, but it only...

The extraordinary tale of Leicester City’s rise from 5,000-1 outsider to Premier League champion for the first time in its history has dominated not just English soccer, but the world of sports.