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The U.S. and the Taliban have signed an agreement aimed at withdrawing U.S. forces from Afghanistan. In exchange, the Taliban committed to not allow terrorists to use the country as a base from which to plan operations. But the deal

“Have you found an article of clothing with a suspicious stain?” asks the website of one Florida-based company called All About Truth DNA Services, which informs readers that “aprrpoximately [sic] 60% of husbands and 40% of wives will have an

Members of the governing multiparty coalition led by retired army general David Granger and supported mainly by descendants of Africans brought to Guyana as slaves say they will be better stewards of the country’s newfound wealth.

After a two-year hiatus, Kanye West returned to showing his Yeezy collections with a season 8 runway presentation during Paris Fashion Week on Monday. While the return of Yeezy would be buzzy enough on its own, most of the conversation

The organization behind the Grammys announced Monday that it had fired Dugan, who was at the Academy for only five months, saying that an investigation found “multitudes” of complaints against her. (Image credit: Rob Kim/Getty Images for the Recording Academy)

The death toll from the new coronavirus in the United States climbed to six on Monday as the contagion took root in the country’s Pacific Northwest and continued its march across the globe. Worldwide, close to 3,100 people have succumbed

Coronavirus fears have sent stock markets reeling, but they’re also pushing mortgage rates down near historical lows. That’s an opportunity for homebuyers and homeowners. (Image credit: Steve Dipaola/Reuters)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in Israel’s general election Monday, with exit polls putting the indicted premier in a strong position to form the next government. The election, Israel’s third in less than a year, was called after inconclusive

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is sending its top two sex crimes investigators to Mexico on a fact-finding and assistance mission as the Catholic hierarchy in the world’s second-largest Catholic country begins to reckon with decades of clergy sex abuse

It’s the first time since July that the state has been fire-free. “That’s more than 240 days of fire activity” across the country’s most populous state, New South Wales Rural Fire Service said. (Image credit: Noah Berger/AP)