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LAKE TAHOE, Calif., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A family of bears frolicked along the shore as they enjoyed a day at the beach in California.

After more than a year of gridlock, the upper house of India’s parliament approved a contentious overhaul of the country’s convoluted tax system, an important step in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign to modernize the economy.

Six South Carolinians are among the record-breaking 214 federal inmates who received commutations from President Barack Obama on Wednesday. Federal inmates from Columbia, Saluda, Hartsville, Kershaw, Laurens and Cameron received … Click to Continue »

The Czech Republic should not accept any asylum seekers under the EU quotas, even under the threat of the bloc's sanctions, Deputy Prime Minister Andrej Babis said in his article published on Wednesday.

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson returned to work this week, eager to finish on a lot more upbeat note than it did last year. The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference title, rose to No. 1 in the country in starting 14-0. But they fell to national champion Alabama 45-40 in the title game, leaving a

Several years ago, during a routine game of Trivial Pursuit, I was asked who had written the book on which the musical “Cats” is based. I reached for the dice to roll again before I finished saying the words “T. S. Eliot,” in a voice that telegraphed the sentiment “Duh.” My fellow-gamers were aghast. None had an inkling that the author of “The Waste Land” had also penned, as a gift to his godchildren, “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.” There immediately followed an interrogation: How did I know so much about “Cats”? Читать дальше...

The electric car maker says is seeing increases in demand for its vehicles, and plans for its Model 3 are on track.

21st Century Fox Inc. fluctuated between gains and losses in the extended session Wednesday after the media company's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings topped Wall Street estimates but revenue didn't. 21st Century Fox shares were last up less than 0.1% at $27.05 after hours. The company reported adjusted earnings of 45 cents a share on revenue of $6.65 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated earnings of 37 cents a share on revenue of $6.68 billion. 21st Century Fox also announced a plan... Читать дальше...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The crowd gathered at New England Patriots training camp broke into the first of several choruses of “Happy Birthday” on Wednesday morning. Tom Brady, who turned 39 Wednesday, waved to the crowd, then went back to work. Brady, of course, will miss the first four games of the regular season because of

According to the Department of Justice website, Minnie Pearl Thomas, 60, will be released on Dec. 1.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson returned to work this week, eager to finish on a lot more upbeat note than it did last year.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson returned to work this week, eager to finish on a lot more upbeat note than it did last year.

Happy news for “Little Women: LA” stars Terra Jolé and Joe Gnoffo: The couple welcomed a healthy baby boy Monday. They named him Greyson Vincent Gnoffo. He joins older sister Penelope Charlevoix, who was born March 2015. At the time of his birthday, Greyson weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 9¾ inches long. He had an early arrival, making his debut at 8:35 a.m.

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Before the Renaissance, world money existed as precious metal coins or bullion. Caesars and kings hoarded gold and silver, dispensed it to their troops, fought over it, and stole it from each other. Land has been another form of wealth since antiquity. Still, land is not money because, unlike gold and silver, it cannot easily be exchanged, and has no uniform grade.

In the fourteenth century, Florentine bankers (called that because they worked on a bench or banco... Читать дальше...

Payment technology company Square reported a narrower-than-expected loss on Wednesday as new sellers grew.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The crowd gathered at New England Patriots training camp broke into the first of several choruses of "Happy Birthday" on Wednesday morning.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The crowd gathered at New England Patriots training camp broke into the first of several choruses of "Happy Birthday" on Wednesday morning.

Donald Trump took his terrorism blame game a step further on Wednesday, saying at a Florida rally that Hillary Clinton should get an "award" from ISIS as the "founder" of the terrorist group.

If you want somewhere liveable, by and large you've got to put up with a certain amount of crime.

Donald Trump fended off 16 GOP contenders and, against all odds, secured the Republican nomination for president.

Wabasha may be the last place you expect to find kimono, but it may be the best place in the world.