PORTLAND, Ore. — The Latest on a gas explosion in a Portland, Oregon, business district (all times local): 4:25 p.m. Portland officials say a natural gas explosion that injured eight people could have been disastrous without the speedy work of first responders. Eight people were injured in the explosion Wednesday morning in a busy shopping
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans have poured more than 3 trillion won (US$2.67 billion) into some 2.4 million tax-efficient individual savings accounts (ISAs), the country's financial regulator said Wednesday. The country introduced the ISA
Neiman Marcus reveals the 90th edition of its Christmas book, including its iconic collection of 12 fantasy gifts.
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MANILA, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Super Typhoon Haima hit the northeast Philippines with gusts of nearly 200 mph -- days after another storm there killed three people.
Azealia Banks is speaking in depth about what she says went down between her and Russell Crowe in a Beverly Hills hotel suite over the weekend. The rapper spoke exclusively to E! News...
A man jailed for manslaughter wins his battle against deportation after the Supreme Court ruled he was being discriminated against because his parents were unmarried.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri’s offense was clicking during its first four games of the season. In wins against Eastern Michigan and Delaware State, the Tigers scored 61 and 79 points, seemingly far removed from a year ago, when they averaged about 13 points and ranked second-to-last nationally in offensive efficiency. In its Southeastern Conference opener,
Beverages major Coca Cola India has dropped Bollywood superstar Salman Khan as brand ambassador for its soft drink 'Thums Up' after four years of association and the company is in talks with young star Ranveer Singh to replace him.
Our friend Billy Bush has left “Today” after fallout from the leaked “Access Hollywood” Trump tape, and we wish him nothing but the best.
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Tony Romo awaits medical clearance to practice with the Dallas Cowboys, meaning the team will start Dak Prescott after their bye week.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton appears to be headed for a landslide victory, media reports, political experts and analysts said on Wednesday.
She can act, she can sing and she can tailor one heck of an inspirational makeup regime... a.k.a. Victoria Justice can do it all. The Nickelodeon mainstay (she starred in Zoey...
A pause in Russian and Syrian strikes on Aleppo was holding for a second day Wednesday, ahead of a brief unilateral ceasefire aimed at allowing civilians and rebels to quit the devastated city. Moscow announced it would extend an eight-hour truce planned for Thursday to 11 hours and said Syrian and Russian warplanes were giving Aleppo a wide berth. At a meeting in Berlin, French President Francois Hollande said he would work with Germany to persuade Russia to adopt a long-lasting truce around Syria's second city. Читать дальше...
The accomplished guitarist, songwriter and vocalist dives deep into the world of the lead guitar with a playlist of her favorite classic-rock icons.
Millions of people in the Philippines were on high alert Wednesday as one of the strongest typhoons ever hit the disaster-battered country with authorities warning of giant storm surges and destructive winds. Super Typhoon Haima hit the northern province of Cagayan at about 11 pm (1500 GMT) Wednesday, bringing strong winds and heavy rains almost on a par with catastrophic Super Typhoon Haiyan which claimed more than 7,350 lives in 2013. "We only pray we be spared the destruction such as the previous times... Читать дальше...
Former Leeds United, Birmingham City and Wales goalkeeper Gary Sprake dies at the age of 71.
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Where U.S. voters can, and cannot, write in their choice for president.
An icy planet with a 20,000-year orbit has been discovered passing through our solar system, leading to the re-emergence of theories about the existence of the mysterious Planet Nine L91 as the icy rock is called is one of a growing number of icy worlds with strange orbits discovered at the edge of the solar system. According to scientists working on the Outer Solar System Origins Survey, L91 is an enigma defying previously established gravitational patterns, and its discovery has added to mounting... Читать дальше...
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Chinese car firm Zotye has just released details of its SR9, which you might think looks quite a lot like a Porsche Macan. Obviously, we couldn’t possibly comment.
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RT broadcaster lawyers are considering filing a lawsuit against the communications director of US Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton over spreading disinformation about the broadcaster, RT's Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan said Wednesday.
Residents of Hammanskraal‚ a community north of Pretoria‚ have demanded a permanent solution for their water crisis.