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Their paddles hit the water with soft splashes barely audible over the rush of the swollen Platte River as it joined the Missouri River.

Gregg “Cheech” Hall, the area’s musical tribute titan, has been after alternative reggae rockers TUGG for years to do a show saluting Sublime, a California band that TUGG was compared to a lot in the band’s early days.

Located in the gated community of Tuxedo Park in Orange County, N.Y., Joe and Anne McCann’s home appears to be carved out of rock walls that match the natural boulders that surround it on the hillside. Photo: Erica Gannett for The Wall Street Journal

Long before Mike Pence teamed up with a con-artist, he was an artist himself.

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A major Domino's franchisee is partnering with a drone delivery company to deliver pizza by air. 

On Wednesday, startup Flirtey and Domino’s Pizza Enterprises (which operates Domino's locations in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Japan and Germany) debuted the first commercial model for pizza delivery by drone. 

A Domino's location in New Zealand will begin delivering pizzas using drones later this year, with plans to begin using the technology... Читать дальше...

On Wednesday, “Ghostbusters” and “Saturday Night Live” star Leslie Jones was once again subjected to vicious online attacks at the hand of random internet users. This time, Jones’ website was hacked and her personal information including her passport, drivers license and private photos were posted online. It’s the second time this summer that Jones has been bombarded with racist and hurtful comments. Take a look back at what the actress has had to deal with:

Sales volume and price appreciation have been greater in lower-risk areas, according to one real estate data provider.

In an Olympic Games that had its share of highs and lows, from the record-breaking achievements of Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps to Ryan Lochte’s misadventures, the return of rugby provided one of Rio’s resounding success stories.

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — The National Park Service wants to demolish a run-down cottage at a South Carolina plantation once owned by one of the nation's founding fathers.

Mylan has scaled back its price hikes — but at the end of the day, its CEO told CNBC she has a business to run.

MADRID — A small Spanish town has come under fire for alleged cruelty to animals after a video showing young calves being taunted, stabbed and eventually killed in the town’s festival was much criticized on social media. The town of Valmojado, located southwest of Madrid, issued a statement Thursday defending the spectacle as a legitimate

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Michael Phelps discussed 3-month-old Boomer and the impact fatherhood had on his final Olympic games while appearing on "America's Got Talent."

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SEOUL, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- North Korea's swift progress in submarine-launched ballistic missile technology is raising concerns in South Korea.

Michigan’s Mackinac Island is seemingly frozen in time, with its horse-drawn carriages, grand Victorian architecture and fudge shops lining Main Street. But living there, even just for the summer, can be a labor of love.

AU Chief Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has urged local countries to use sport to foster peace in the African continent.

Brooklyn actress Mellini Kantayya started a petition against EpiPen price increases that has garnered more than 70,000 signatures.

NORTH BERWICK, Maine (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage is being accused again of making racially insensitive comments, this time by saying photos he's collected of drug dealers arrested in the state show more than 90 percent of them are…

BELGRADE, Serbia — The Latest on Europe’s migration crisis (all times local): 6:15 p.m. The United Nations refugee chief is urging Greece to improve shelter quality, sanitation and security in its refugee camps. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi says camp conditions pose severe security risks to their most vulnerable residents, particularly women and

The Republican nominee's softening on his core issue has created an awkward situation for his defenders.

It's hard to believe that 15 years ago on this day (Aug. 25), beloved singer Aaliyah passed away at the age of 22 in a tragic...

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In late 2011, with Spain mired in nationwide economic malaise, a town north of Madrid learned it didn't have the funds to hold a key part of its annual festival: the bull run. 

Rather than scrap the event entirely, the town's mayor, Javier de los Nietos, hit upon another, cost-effective solution.

Residents of the town of Mataelpino replaced the bulls that charged after revelers with a 10-foot wide, 440-pound polystyrene ball, creating the boloencierro... Читать дальше...

That's a lot of dildos.

The Jamaican sprinter's Olympics swansong saw him complete an unprecedented triple treble at Rio 2016.