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…and the petition to incorporate that city of some 85,000 people in the unincorporated area of East Baton Rouge Parish south of Baton Rouge proper will now go to the ballot. At least...

Voters went to the polls Saturday to elect new members to the state Legislature in a special primary election that was held to fill seven vacant seats. Four candidates received more...

Deadspin Robert Kraft Went To Orchids Of Asia On The Morning Of The AFC Title Game [Update] | The Root What It Means When White People Call You Racist | Jezebel The Sneakily Retro...

Thermoworks’ Thermapen has long been the be-all, end-all of cooking thermometers, so what could possibly make it better? It turns out, an IR thermometer.Read more...

Alarm bells are ringing over the state of emergency that insects are facing. The decline of even one species could have dire consequences for food and farming. Learn more Slideshow...

Since arriving in California from Liberia in the 1970s, Roosevelt Tarlesson has been uplifting farming as a tool to reconnect California-based African refugees with their cultural...

Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort urged a judge to sentence him to 'significantly' less than 10 years in prison in D.C. case.        ...

President Donald Trump, the former reality TV star, often uses the language of showbiz to describe people who inhabit the world of politics.        ...

Labour leader tells MPs party will back another vote as last resort to stop Tory dealFollow all the latest on Brexit with our live blogJeremy Corbyn has finally thrown his party’s...

North Korean leader to meet US president on Wednesday for dinner after three-day overland tripKim Jong-un has arrived in Vietnam, transferring from train to car for the final leg...

Last fall, the Florida Department of Corrections decided it needed to enrich itself at the literal expense of its inmates. It signed a new contract with new provider of jailhouse entertainment...

For nearly fifteen years, we've written about how patent trolls love East Texas, and spent years building an entire industry in some small Texas towns centered around patent trolling...

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Cardinal George Pell becomes the most senior Catholic figure to be convicted of sexual offences.

Mohammad Javad Zarif announces resignation in an Instagram post, apologising for "shortcomings".

Michael M. Phillips / Wall Street Journal: Marine Recruits Learn an Important Lesson: What Happened on 9/11  —  The U.S. war in Afghanistan has been going on for so long that the...

Marianne LeVine / Politico: Trump on brink of defeat on border emergency  —  President Donald Trump is on the verge of a bipartisan rejection of his emergency declaration at the...

Hint: It's something to do with a new California law Analysis After years of fighting to prevent any form of legislation that would safeguard Americans' online privacy, this week...

Lawsuits fly as sandwich shop chain grills ex-programmers, admin If you were to list the top five reasons why sandwich shop chain Panera has been so successful, with over 2,000 bakeries...

Rory Cellan-Jones learns how to fix an aircraft using the HoloLens 2 headset.

Zoe Kleinman looks at some of the elements that make our phones work, and the cost to our planet.

Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

Futher Column - By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer

Even while child labor is on the rise in India, funding to fight the cruel practice is being cut drastically. Demand that the government not give up in the fight against child labor...

Time is running out to prevent catastrophic climate change, but the leader of the free world continues to deny the scientific evidence. Demand President Trump stop questioning reality...

Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) boss Robert McBride’s court case fight to keep his job is back in court.

Shared values that find expression at the personal, professional and political levels are the only guarantors of mutual respect, collaboration and securing of sustainable social...

A woman who had been visiting her daughter in Australia returned to Scotland with an unexpected stowaway. 72-year-old Moira Boxall from Sterling, Scot...

A dead humpback whale believed to be a 12-month-old calf has unexpectedly washed up on Marajo Island. The whale, which was discovered after scavenging...

Vatican treasuer, the third most senior Catholic in the world, convicted on five charges in Australian court case • Follow live updates on the reaction to Cardinal George Pell’s...

This prince of the church was a superb political operator. Listing sins and condemning sinners kept him in the news • Follow live updates on the reaction to Cardinal George Pell’s...

The Australian-Antarctic Ridge was expected to have emerged with the Pacific to its East. The real story was a surprise to geologists.

Coding will become even more important in space exploration as humans explore faraway places, says a Canadian astronaut candidate in a new video.

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un reportedly arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday ahead of Summit with US President Donald Trump.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday issued two emergency orders giving wider powers to regular forces and incriminating corruption amid the growing protests across the...

Hosts Mary Louise Kelly and Ari Shapiro tell the story of a rare bat found trapped in the Museum of English Rural Life, and its rehabilitation by a bat-loving museum volunteer...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to film and television critic Rebecca Theodore-Vachon about the controversy over Green Book's Oscar win for best picture.

The family of Clodagh Hawe, who, along with her three children, was murdered by her husband Alan, have called for a fresh inquiry into the atrocity.

The family of Clodagh Hawe, who, along with her three children, was murdered by her husband Alan, have called for a fresh inquiry into the atrocity.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the American government of manufacturing a crisis in an attempt to start a war in South America, in an interview broadcast on Monday...

SINGAPORE: A medicinal ingredient used to treat erectile dysfunction was found in two products sold online as candy, Singapore health authorities said on Tuesday (Feb 26). "Very...

Portal origin URL: NASA Selects Mission to Study Space Weather from Space StationPortal origin nid: 440374Published: Monday, February 25, 2019 - 17:07Featured (stick to...

For the past 5 years, the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission’s data has provided critical information to end-users to further our understanding of Earth's water...

Air-drying lumber typically takes at least a year per inch of thickness, which is far too long for people that want to do a quick woodworking project. Although drying times depend on...

It's frustrating when zippers break suddenly, such as when their teeth separate and the zipper slider won't open and close them anymore. This can be embarrassing if it's on your pants...

by Giorgio Cafiero As the Jamal Khashoggi affair and the ongoing war in Yemen continually increase the amount of criticism that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...

by Gareth Smyth The mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini just south of Tehran has a vast outside area for rallies on notable days, but inside the atmosphere is more one of reverence...

Venezuela's opposition is calling on the United States and allied nations to consider using military force to topple the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. U.S...

Venezuela: 4 Dead as Violence Spikes Over "Aid" Standoff, U.S. Ratchets Up Threats Against Venezuelan Government, New Yorkers Protest Against U.S. Intervention in Venezuela...

Musk is required to get his statements about Tesla approved by company officials before he publishes. A recent tweet misstated the company's production rate...

"There is simply not ample evidence to support the president's contention of a national security crisis at our southwestern border," Evers said after issuing the order Monday...

The risk of getting the flu rises about 16% every 28 days after vaccination, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente Northern California researchers...

Thermography devices -- also called digital infrared imaging devices -- are approved by the FDA only for use with another screening or diagnostic test like mammography, not as a stand-alone...