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Sharp drops in Chinese stocks, brought on by weak economic data and an acceleration in the depreciation of the yuan, sent shockwaves through global markets this week. “There’s no doubt it is a very, very tough time, and the fact that our largest trading partner is now...

On Wednesday, the House voted 240-181, nearly entirely along party lines, to pass the legislation that essentially repeals the ACA.

China allowed the biggest fall in the yuan in five months, and Shanghai stocks slid 7.3 percent to trigger the second trading halt this week.

Cincinnati had a pair of personal fouls that moved Pittsburgh into position for Chris Boswell’s 35-yard field goal with 14 seconds to play Saturday night and an 18-16 victory, adding another blow-to-the-gut moment to the Bengals’ playoff history.

A Hong Kong bookseller whose disappearance has inflamed concerns about growing Chinese interference in the city told his wife in a video message that he travelled to the mainland on his own accord, the Sing Tao newspaper reported.

Sally Davies, the chief medical officer for England, also scoffed at the notion that a single glass of wine each day can benefit health, calling it an “old wives’ tale”.

North Korea then threatened to attack the loudspeakers and put its military on what it called a “semi-war” footing, moving more troops to the border.

Donald Trump held his final campaign rally of 2015 the same way he staged his first of the year: a hodgepodge of boasts, bluster and brawn that delighted another huge crowd of supporters.

Trump said in a Wednesday interview on Fox News that he wants Cruz to “get some kind of an order” from a court to block any potential lawsuit challenging his citizenship.

President Obama participated in a town hall meeting tonight at George Mason University in an attempt to explain a new wave of executive actions his administration is taking to curb gun violence.

Lieutenant-General Terrence O’Shaughnessy, the deputy commander of the joint United States-South Korean military command, issued a statement after the flight saying the US “remains steadfast” in the defense of South Korea.

Both GM and Lyft believe that autonomous driving vehicles will first appear as part of public ride sharing services rather than as privately owned cars. “This raise and collaboration with GM are exciting milestones in our three-year history that continue Lyft’s...

California has declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles suburb following a leak of methane natural gas from a well at the Aliso Canyon near Porter Ranch. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti also called the situation an “ongoing environmental disaster” and said the...

South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, citing an anonymous military source, reported late Saturday that the North had started its own broadcasts, presumably to keep its soldiers from hearing the South Korean broadcasts.

In London, European benchmark Brent North Sea crude oil for February fell 48 cents (1.4 per cent) to $33.75 a barrel.