A Japanese woman has died of a tick-borne disease caught from a cat, in what is thought to be the first such mammal to human transmission. Japan's health ministry said the woman in her 50s had been helping a weakening stray cat when she was ...
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President Donald Trump's son-in-law and trusted aide Jared Kushner may have discussed creating a secret communications channel between the Trump transition team and the Kremlin with Russia's ambassador Sergei Kislyak,The Washington Po...
Scenes of quiet mourning commemorated Monday's deadly subway bombing in St. Petersburg today as family and friends remembered the 14 people killed and the 60 injured. Police named 22 year-old Akbarjon Djalilov, who they believe detonated a b...
The US and UK are banning laptops from cabin baggage on flights from certain countries in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Turkey. The US ban on electronic devices larger than a smartphone is being imposed as an anti-terrorist pr...
Anne Hathaway addressed United Nations on Wednesday -- International Women's Day -- to advocate for paid parental leave for all Americans. The actress -- who became a mother for the first time last March and is ...
An Ohio State University student was shot dead by police after he plowed into pedestrians with a car and then stabbed multiple people with a butcher's knife at the OSU campus in Columbus this morning, officials said. The scene is now secure, ...
The US presidency has been traditionally held by rich men. Not always—Truman, Coolidge, Lincoln, Grant and a few others were not wealthy and amongst our “poorest” presidents, according to 24/7 Wall Street’s defini...
President-electDonald Trumptook the stage at the Hilton in midtown Manhattan just before 3 a.m. Wednesday to celebrate his victory, telling his supporters thatHillary Clintonhad called to congratulate him. \\\\\\\"I con...
Some London commuters came across an unexpected herd of cats -- the two-dimensional kind -- when they set off to work on Monday morning. South London's Clapham Common tube station's ads were replaced with 68 different portraits of cats as p...
Or at least a brutal challenge. Not just because it’s increasingly difficult to think of new features, but also because the phone makers have pretty much run out of room for new components inside. That, says Apple, is why it removed the headph...
The most decorated Olympian of all time is inspiring Chinese people to copy his warm-up routine. Last week, it was the purple spots on his body, the result of cupping, which drew attention. Now one of his more unusual pre-race stretching rou...
The deadly bombing in Istanbul’s major international airport today is the latest in a string of attacks in Turkey that underscore the immense security challenge facing the nation on the frontline in the fight in Syria and Iraq. At lea...
A British member of Parliament was killed in a broad daylight shooting and stabbing after a town hall meeting at a library in West Yorkshire, England. "Jo Cox, MP for Batley and Spenborough, was attacked and fatally wounded on Market S...
Air travel seems to become more grueling every year, with delayed flights and cramped seating. One study finds that there might be another factor for your frustration in flight: a first-class cabin. Researchers from the University of Toront...
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Shooting Rampage at Three Locations in Kalamazoo Leaves 6 Dead...
Out with the old and into your throw pillow? The annual IKEA catalog is one of the world’s most widely distributed publications. Now that the latest issue is out, the Swedish furniture company is turning old catalogs into eco-friendly h...
Second chances like this don't come around too often. If you missed the blood moon earlier this year, be sure to set your alarm because another total lunar eclipse will return to the sky early Wednesday morning. Insomniacs and early risers will h...