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WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- Blackwing, an unmanned aerial system launched from underwater, is being deployed by the U.S. Navy.

Silent heart attacks are common and can be just as serious as those with classic symptoms

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Trust is like oxygen in the workplace: we need it to survive, says Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job." 

"Without it, you can cripple or destroy your career," she adds.

When your boss and team members trust you, they believe you have integrity and character — and as a result, your career growth has the best chance for success, Taylor explains. Читать дальше...

Venezuela is in freefall. There's no food, medicine or power. The president is accusing the U.S. of instigating the shortages through what he claims is economic sabotage. The U.S. is warning of a possible coup in the South American nation.

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art re-opened this weekend with groundbreaking interactive technology meant to enhance the experience of looking at art. But can there be too much tech in a museum?

The Supreme Court Monday punted on the constitutional merits of a religious freedom challenge to the Affordable Care Act. The court said it was feasible to satisfy religious groups and women seeking contraception and sent the case back to the lower courts.

Author Katherine Dunn, who wrote the cult comic novel, Geek Love, has died at age 70. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Dunn's son, Eli Dapolonia, about his mother's life and work.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's National Human Rights Commission says it is investigating the killing of a journalist in Veracruz, an eastern state that has been the site of many journalists' slayings in recent years.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With just a week left before Minnesota's Legislature must adjourn, Gov. Mark Dayton says he's trying to present a "middle ground" on a transportation funding plan but that it's up to Republicans to meet him…

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Syrian government forces have repelled a number of Daesh attacks near the recently recaptured ancient city of Palmyra in the past 24 hours.

Times reporters interviewed several women who have known Trump for an article suggesting "unwelcome advances" and "unsettling workplace conduct"

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Abdisalam Omer, the former aide to Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony Williams, who is now Somalia's foreign minister.

Obama gave one of his last graduation speeches as a sitting president at Rutgers University Sunday. He was persuaded to come after receiving letters from the student body president's grandmother.

President Obama on Monday awarded the Medal of Valor to 13 police officers for their exceptional courage.

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Aislinn Laing of The Telegraph about reaction to an interview with retired CIA agent Donald Rickard, acknowledging that he helped the South African apartheid-era government arrest Nelson Mandela. She says many in South Africa suspected the CIA's involvement, but before now, there was no documentation.

Bernie Sanders supporters are pulling out all the stops in California, hoping a win there might take him further down what continues to be a very narrow path to the Democratic presidential nomination. But even some of his strongest supporters admit, he probably won't be the nominee. But that doesn't mean they won't keep fighting for Sanders, as long as they possibly can.

Boston doctors have performed the world's third penis transplant. Of the two previous ones, one has been successful and one did not work. But with more veterans having blast injuries to the groin, doctors say it's important to work on this kind of procedure.

When it comes to the U.S. military's special operations forces, names like Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets probably come to mind. But the Marines have their own unit that's not very well-known: the Raiders.

Imagine trying to raise a child with just $159 a week. For foster parents on one Native American reservation in southern Arizona, that's all the money the tribe can afford. But leaders have plans to double that soon, if they can gain access to a large source of federal funding.

Years ago, two New Yorker articles told the story of a Harvard dropout who claimed to be writing the longest book ever. Did he succeed? In Joe Gould's Teeth, Jill Lepore tries to answer that question.

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  There was nothing easy about frontier life. If you lived into your 40s, you were a novelty.  Those who survived were of hearty stock, and their tales of survival still live today. We sifted through the stories and found some of the hardiest frontier folk to live through it all. Keep in mind, for the most part, these are indeed stories and tough to verify. So take them with a grain of salt. If just half of their trials are true, then “tough” doesn’t begin to describe them. Читать дальше...

Angelina Jolie slams Trump, warns against 'politics of fear and separation'UNHCR Special Envoy for Refugee Issues and actress Angelina Jolie, exits Maximos Mansion in Athens, after meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. (Alexandros Maragos/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty) Angelina Jolie has slammed U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump for his plan to ban Muslims from entering the country if he is elected to the White House. The Wanted star, a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)... Читать дальше...

The Treasury Department disclosed for the first time ever Saudi Arabia's holdings of U.S. debt, according to Bloomberg.

A 64-year-old man who lost most of his penis to cancer is recovering well after undergoing a 15-hour transplant operation.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A well-financed campaign backed by billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, medical groups and organized labor said Monday that it collected more than 1 million signatures for a ballot measure to raise California's cigarette tax by $2 a…