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BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces battled Islamic State fighters for a third day in a remote western town far from Mosul on Tuesday, but the U.S.-led coalition insisted the latest in a series of “spoiler attacks” had not forced it to divert resources from the fight to retake Iraq’s second-largest city. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi acknowledged that the militants briefly seized the local government headquarters in the western town of Rutba, offering new details about the assault, which U.S. and Iraqi... Читать дальше...

CSH has launched One Roof to change the lives of vulnerable families struggling at the intersection of homelessness and child welfare involvement, and you can help.

When families have a safe, permanent place to call home they can focus on the things parents care about: the safety, well-being and education of their children. Parents worried about where their families will sleep at night can't fully attend to their needs or those of their children.

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Hacked emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman showed how some of her top advisers reacted to speculation that Vice President Joe Biden might join the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

The Clinton campaign emailed out a schedule that included a "Biden Plan meeting" in late September 2015, around the time that speculation about Biden reached its peak.

And earlier that month, Clinton confidante Neera Tanden speculated in an email... Читать дальше...

A recent study notes that women have caught up with men in terms of alcohol consumption, marking the end of the drinking gap between the two primary sexes.

Unemployment fell to 5.6 percent in Las Vegas in September, with more people working in construction and government. The state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported today there ...

Efforts to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear program and "denuclearize" the Korean Peninsula are bound to fail, US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Tuesday. The United States is set to deploy its THAAD missile defense system to South Korea as soon as possible, despite opposition from China, in an effort to protect against North Korea's pursuit of missile and nuclear technology. "The notion of getting the North Koreans to denuclearize is probably a lost cause.

A backup dancer for Rihanna and Beyoncé who disappeared in Manhattan over the weekend has been found safe, police in New Jersey said.

Teaching kids safety and respect isn't "ruining childhoods", but doing the opposite may just ruin their adulthoods, writes Kasey Edwards.

Chips Kelly addresses Colin Kaepernick, Joe Staley and his own status as head coach,San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) The 49ers will stew on their seething disappointment from a woeful 1-6 start to their 2016 season during upcoming bye week. In his last news conference before his team adjured, head coach Chip Kelly addressed a number of issues concerning his troubled team. Читать дальше...

Rihanna's voormalige achtergronddanseres Shirlene Quigley, die sinds zaterdagnacht werd vermist, is terecht. Ze staat onder medische behandeling, maar het gaat goed met haar, zo meldt TMZ.

A number of asylum seekers that will arrive in Sweden by the end of 2016 is expected to reach 32,000 people, compared to over 163,000 arrivals in 2015, the Swedish Migration Agency said on Tuesday.

Caulfield Cup runner-up Scottish won't run in the Melbourne Cup as Godolphin's juggling act before Australia's great race took another twist on Wednesday.

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Despite an early start, Apple is playing catch up to rivals like Google and Amazon when it comes to gadgets infused with artificial intelligence such as Amazon's Echo home speaker.

But while Amazon's Echo has proven popular with consumers, Apple CEO Tim Cook doesn't think home speakers are the future.

The reason: A home speaker isn't with you all the time.

During Apple's quarterly earnings conference call on Tuesday, Cook said the phone will remain the... Читать дальше...

La Crosse County might try a Hail Mary pass to get caught up on rebuilding the county highway system: a premier resort area tax, which would bring in about $5.8 million a year to spend on road work.

Fabian Johnson and Andrew Wooten both scored on the day, but it was Bobby Wood who stole the show in a day filled with Americans in Germany.

The Seahawks signed defensive end Malliciah Goodman on Tuesday. Goodman played in 34 games over three seasons with the Falcons, starting 11. The Falcons released him in September when they trimmed their roster to the regular-season size of 53. A fourth-round pick in 2013, he has two career forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. The…

The Dolphins kicked the tires on veteran safeties James Ihedigbo, Sergio Brown and Major Wright on Tuesday as they tried to fill out the position with Reshad Jones done for the season with a shoulder injury. They’ll be adding a veteran safety to the roster, but it won’t be any of those three men. Mike…

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Durant took a moment's break from his own shooting work and glimpsed over at the adjoining court as Stephen Curry ran around the 3-point arc launching long jumpers as part of his regular post-practice routine.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Durant took a moment's break from his own shooting work and glimpsed over at the adjoining court as Stephen Curry ran around the 3-point arc launching long jumpers as part of his regular post-practice routine.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Durant took a moment's break from his own shooting work and glimpsed over at the adjoining court as Stephen Curry ran around the 3-point arc launching long jumpers as part of his regular post-practice routine.