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Conservative leadership candidate Maxime Bernier says farmers should be compensated

Gold futures on Tuesday marked their first gain in nine sessions, but still suffered a loss of nearly 6% for the month--their first monthly loss of the year. June gold settled at $1,214.80 an ounce, up $1, or less than 0.1%, Tuesday edging up after eight sessions of declines in a row. For the month, however, prices suffered as expectations for a U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate increase grew. Gold futures lost 5.9% for the month of May, which marked its first losing month since December.

Former The Shield actor Michael Jace was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday for shooting his wife, April Jace, in front of their two young children in 2014, E! News confirms. He faces...

Her camp denies it's reflective of her being concerned about losing the state.

The Supreme Court issued two opinions in death-penalty cases Tuesday, alternately upholding and invalidating executions in cases that exposed the justices searing divide over capital punishment.

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NFL teams are onto OTAs this offseason, but the New York Jets are still without their starting quarterback from last year.

Despite team workouts, Ryan Fitzpatrick remains unsigned, with details of his contract negotiations with the Jets leaking out in recent days.

According to reports, the Jets offered Fitzpatrick a three-year, $24 million deal with the potential to reach $36 million if he hits certain incentives. The deal is front-loaded to pay Fitzpatrick $12 million in 2016... Читать дальше...

– The new comptroller general of the Nigeria Immigration Service has ordered the arrest of all former political office holders who still have their diplomatic passports – Muhammad Babandede gave the directive in Abuja – The immigration boss says former political office holders who did not submit their diplomatic passports at the end of their tenure in office […]

Mad magazine has been making fun of politicians for more than 60 years. But even for the nation's longest-running satirical magazine, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump presents a historic opportunity for irreverence.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Federal prosecutors plan to retry the Washington State Auditor on charges he pocketed millions of dollars in needless fees while running a real estate services business a decade ago, after his five-week fraud trial ended with…

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Federal prosecutors plan to retry the Washington State Auditor on charges he pocketed millions of dollars in needless fees while running a real estate services business a decade ago, after his five-week fraud trial ended with…

Fallout from the ongoing diesel-emissions cheating scandal continued to hurt VW's results in the first quarter.

Londoners love their cocaine, apparently.

A private equity veteran says he can do deals and make loans the big banks cannot.

Drake holds onto the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts for a fourth straight week, proof of music streaming's rapidly-growing role in the record business.

As long as you're prepared for a little awkwardness.

Home prices across the U.S. rose sharply in early spring amid rising demand and supply constraints, a sign that the lopsided housing-market recovery of the past five years is gaining strength.

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NEW ORLEANS, May 31 (UPI) -- A National Weather Service station in New Orleans shared images of a non-weather-related phenomenon that showed up on radar -- a cloud of termites.

Chinese companies are binge-building thermal power plants to take advantage of cheap coal and create jobs, though they are compounding an oversupply of power and complicating a government plan to shift to cleaner energy sources.

A baby elephant got stuck in a drain in the port city of Hambantota, Sri Lanka. Rescuers rushed to help the suffering animal.

Top-rated fixed income strategist David Ader spoke with CNBC about everything investors should know about bonds.

Ukraine's parliament has adopted a resolution on Tuesday that urges French Senate not to support a decision on easing sanctions against Russia.