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Britain today began bombing Islamic State strongholds in Syria targeting the oil fields under its control, hours after a crucial parliamentary vote backed military airstrikes against the terror group.

If the House, as expected, sends this bill to Obama, it would be the first to reach the White House and get vetoed. So, to Republicans, even though there’s a pileup of stuff Congress has to get through in the next couple of weeks – like funding the government, passing...

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, have welcomed a healthy baby girl.

UPDATE (12/3/15, 6:42 p.m. ET): Due to poor weather conditions, tonight’s #OA4 #Cygnus launch has been scrubbed. Meteorologists predict just a 30 percent chance of favorable conditions, with the main concerns being precipitation, clouds and ground winds. The next...

It’s Nora (Scarlett Byrne) and Mary Louise’s (Teressa Liane) anniversary, and Julian has compelled dozens of people to be their party guests and their meals.

If nothing else, David Vitter simplified the 2016 U.S. Senate election in Louisiana with his announcement Saturday night after losing the governor’s race that he won’t try for a third term in the Senate next year. But even by those standards, the circumstances were...

As Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to insist that he viewed television footage of “thousands and thousands” of Muslims celebrating in New Jersey as the World Trade Center fell, journalists searching for footage have failed to find it....

When you are coaching Valencia, the most important thing is you focus on the squad and try to do the best you can because it is the only way.

Iran’s oil minister said today that his country’s full return to global oil markets following the impending lifting of sanctions is not negotiable, Platts reports.

He and Malik died in a confrontation with police hours after Wednesday’s mass shooting.

Craft-selling site Etsy is working with Postmates for a holiday season pilot that will let some shoppers in New York City have items delivered to their door within hours for a flat fee of $20. She half-heartedly flipped through a rack of girls’ holiday party dresses and...

The FTSEurofirst .FTEU3 dropped 3.3 percent, the index’s biggest daily drop since August 24, as trading screens went red across the region. An hour later, Draghi also said its bond-buying program will be extended in an effort to jump-start growth and fight dangerously low...

Liverpool recovered from conceding inside the first minute to thrash Southampton 6-1 away in the League Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday as Juergen Klopp’s impressive start as manager continued.

Putin also called on all nations that have pledged to fight terrorism to join forces, and “not apply double standards on terror” or use terrorist groups for their own needs.

South Africa’s “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius was found guilty yesterday of murdering his girlfriend, in an appeals court ruling that could see him sent back to prison for up to 15 years.