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Bitcoin just hit another milestone in its impressive 2020 run. The cryptocurrency surged 9% to a new all-time high of about $19,860 on Monday,…

You’ve probably heard the word near-daily since March. It’s dominated nearly every corner of the world since. And there’s no better…

The Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated east of Tehran was shot by a remote-controlled machine gun operating out of another car, the semi-official…

A man in Oregon fatally shot a teenager Thanksgiving week after getting upset that the 19-year-old was playing music loudly in the parking lot of an…

As Guadalupe Lopez walked into work at Chicago’s 911 center one night four years ago, three officers were shot on the city’s west side.…

The record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season ends today, just in time for the first major storm system of the fall to affect about 15 million people…

A gunman in Minnesota ambushed police officers responding to a complaint before holing up in an apartment building and starting an hours-long…

With her gray hair and huge British flag, 64-year-old Alexandra Wong was a striking figure on the frontlines of last year’s pro-democracy…

Seven European human rights ambassadors criticized Saudi Arabia on Sunday over the continued detention of at least five women’s rights…

New York schools will begin phasing out hybrid learning and move toward resuming in-person classes after citywide shutdowns due to the coronavirus…

New York schools will begin phasing out hybrid learning and move toward resuming in-person classes after citywide shutdowns due to the coronavirus…

Tristan Thompson is officially a citizen of the United States. The Canadian-born basketball player fulfilled the requirements to become a naturalized…

An investigation is under way after a St. Paul, Minnesota, police officer shot a man who had been hiding in a dumpster near a funeral home,…

Eriko Kobayashi has tried to kill herself four times. The first time, she was just 22 years old with a full-time job in publishing that didn’t…