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The Reds have strengthened the squad – spending big money on exciting attackers and doing neat business in other areas.

The French decision to devote additional planes, helicopters, patrol boats and personnel to the area came as Malaysia also appealed to the governments of Mauritius and Madagascar east of Reunion to help widen the search area.

Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports reports that the Braves are close to acquiring Nick Swisher from the Indians. He’s owed $16.5 million over the next two seasons with a $10 million club option in 2018. Swisher is due to make $15 million in 2016, with a $14 million vesting option...

The photographs of the debris shared on social networking sites by the employees appear to be parts of a plane.

Said to be in his mid-80s, Haqqani fought against the 1980s Soviet occupation of Afghanistan as a commander of the Hizb-e-Islami Yunus Khalis group but is more noted for the role his Haqqani network faction of the Taliban played in attacking U.S.-led foreign forces after they...

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has also opened an investigation into the killing of Cecil. The wounded cat was later tracked down and Palmer allegedly killed it with a gun, they said. She said that Cecil’s killing was “deliberate” because it had taken place on...

But instead of an easy win, the Cubs had to hang on. They also moved a half-game ahead of the Giants in the race for the second NL wild card.

People around the world are thanking all of the courageous men and women who sacrificed so much for our country.

The Taliban on Friday formally announced their new leader, saying he had been running the insurgent group’s operations for years in the absence of former leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.

The militants hurled grenades and opened fire on the convoy when it reached Samroli near Udhampur on its way from Jammu to Srinagar.

CHATSWORTH, Ga.- Murray County authorities and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating the discovery Thursday of two cages inside a Chatsworth, Ga., home used to imprison an 8-year-old girl and 11-year-old boy for as long as two months or more.

The strength of demand for orders outside Europe, which soared 6.3 percent in June, was largely down to the weakness of the euro against the dollar, Bayern LB economist Stefan Kipar said. The jump was entirely driven by foreign demand, which rose 4.8% in a single month.

A man whose relative was aboard flight MH370 is surrounded by policemen near the Malaysian embassy in Beijing.

A powerful Democrat says he’s opposing President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. Pressure on them and other Jewish lawmakers had grown as Israel’s government, and some pro-Israel lobbying groups, said the agreement would open the way for Iran to get a nuclear...

A fugitive who escaped a Georgia prison almost 23 years ago was captured in South Florida. U.S. Marshals went to the address and arrested Austin without incident.