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NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):

Banks are rising much more than the rest of the market Wednesday as traders hope that interest rates will move higher, which would make it more profitable for banks to make loans. High-dividend stocks like utilities and phone companies moved lower as bond yields climbed. Consumer goods retailers fell the most after Target reported weak sales and gave a forecast that disappointed investors. Home improvement retailer Lowe's rose 3 percent after it reported strong first-quarter results that were aided by a housing boom. Читать дальше...

Tony Ehrenreich‚ Cosatu’s Western Cape secretary and ANC leader in the City of Cape Town‚ has challenged his Democratic Alliance counterparts to match him in giving away half their income.

The National Academy of Sciences puts out a report analyzing almost 1,000 studies on genetically modified organisms.

Lately, I've noticed that there are many people who would rather live quietly and comfortably miserable in their dissatisfaction than muster up the courage to get out of it. And getting out of it is probably as simple as having a conversation.

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SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ki-min has become the first South Korean ballerino to win the world's most prestigious ballet award, organizers said Wednesday. The organizing committee of Benois de la Danse 2016 declared him the best dancer on Tuesda

Editor’s note: The federal government’s decision to remove the fuel subsidy has caused chaos across the country. The subsidy is one of the prolonged crisis in the petroleum sector because we refuse to make the necessary sacrifice vital for our national development. Japheth Omojuwa in this opinion highlights the rational position on the subsidy removal.  The thing […]

The former match commander in charge on the day of the Hillsborough disaster declines to comment on the inquests' conclusions after being found at a US airport.

Virtual reality, with its high price and complex setup, is geared toward enthusiasts only, says Jurica Dujmović.

Buying a house is the biggest financial transaction most people ever make. And because you may only buy one house in your lifetime, there's a risk that you'll make a lot of mistakes.

Goal has shortlisted the six most impressive players in the German top flight this season - who gets your vote as the division's outstanding talent in 2015-16?

The Colombian has found himself on the margins of the Merengue plans due to a tactical shift, and would be happy with an Old Trafford move when the managerial uncertainty ends

Here are a few famous faces who have served the red, white, and blue.

These photos were never intended to be famous album artwork, but that's exactly what they became.

Isabel Allende, the celebrated Chilean American author of novels including "The House of the Spirits" and "Island Beneath the Sea," will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN Center USA, the West Coast version of PEN, at its annual literary awards dinner in September. Allende, who...

Yes, Randy Newman, from the South Bay to the Valley, from the West Side to the East Side, everybody loves Los Angeles these days. Television, especially. In this recurring feature, L.A. Stories, we look at what TV is saying about the City of Angels in 2016.

Angry over arrests at recent public meetings, a group of Black Lives Matter activists gathered outside the Los Angeles Police Department's downtown headquarters Tuesday morning, saying the arrests would not deter their calls for police reform.

Thrill-seekers will be swung around and around as a classic ride first opened in the 1930s makes a reappearance at a vintage Kent theme park.

A 26-year-old is being questioned by police after his car was stopped following an allegation of sexual assault.

Psilocybin - the hallucinogenic ingredient in magic mushrooms - could relieve symptoms in people with treatment-resistant depression, suggests new research.

WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of HIV infection among gay and bisexual men are approaching 30 percent to 40 percent in some southern U.S. cities, a new report finds.

WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Children with sickle cell disease may breathe easier when they're given hydroxyurea -- an effective, but underused, drug for the disease, new research suggests.

WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A new British study suggests that attention-deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may often develop in the young adult years.

WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of HIV infection among gay and bisexual men are approaching 30 percent to 40 percent in some southern U.S. cities, a new report finds.