Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend
U.S. retail sales rose last month at a healthy pace in the latest sign that consumer spending is driving the economy’s steady growth. Retail purchases rose 0.4% from ...
TV funnyman Conan O’Brien is tapped to host next Oscars
A year after turning to comedian Jimmy Kimmel to host their big show, The Academy Awards will pivot to another familiar TV ...
A lion cub evacuated from Lebanon to a South African sanctuary escapes airstrikes and abuse
When Sara first arrived at her rescuers’ home, she was sick, tired, and was covered in ringworms and signs of abuse all over ...
McIlroy one off the lead at World Tour Championship and in good shape to clinch Race to Dubai title
The path is clear for Rory McIlroy to clinch the year-long Race to Dubai title and be crowned the European tour’s best player ...
A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris
A French student detained for weeks in Tunisia returned to Paris on Friday after weeks of top-level diplomatic discussions. Victor Dupont, a 27-year-old completing a Ph.D. at ...
Hundreds of hotel workers go on strike at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip
Hundreds of hotel workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip went on strike just before dawn Friday after a long and highly ...
Transgender-rights advocates say the election of Trump and his allies marks a major setback
Election victories for Donald Trump and other candidates whose campaigns demeaned transgender people reinforced a widespread ...
Middle East latest: Workers search through rubble in eastern Lebanon where Israeli strike killed 13
Rescue teams were searching Friday through rubble for missing people near the city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon where an ...
It doesn’t have to take years to rebuild, especially with the right coach: Analysis
On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Teams ...
Rafael Nadal’s farewell at the Davis Cup: When he’ll play, how to watch on TV and more to know
Rafael Nadal is getting set to retire from professional tennis after one last event: He will be part of Spain’s team at the ...
The far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes too
Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago just like on the side that we can see, new research confirms. Researchers analyzed lunar soil ...
Police make 2 arrests after brief fan-fight at high-security France-Israel soccer match
French police officers made two arrests after a brief fan-fight at a Nations League soccer game between France and Israel, ...