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‘So much of the Republican Party today has allowed itself to become a tool for this really unstable man,’ former top House Republican says

Nate Silver’s election model is once again being pored over by millions of anxious voters. The gambler turned statistician talks about the race for White House, the risk-takers redefining our culture, and the probability of God

Plus: The Federal Reserve cut interest rates, Congress still isn't cutting spending, and more....

What sources are saying about the techniques behind the simultaneous explosion of thousands of devices across Lebanon

The music mogul was arrested Monday, indicted for running a "criminal enterprise" that abused women and denied bail

Donald Trump escaped a suspected assassination attempt on Sunday, two months after he was shot at during a rally in Pennsylvania. The FBI announced the arrest of a man suspected of targeting the former president on a golf course in Florida, once again raising questions about the security arrangements put…

Baseless theories about suspect Ryan Wesley Routh and his alleged ties to US military spread online after his arrest

THE New York Times, one of the United States’ papers of record, has issued an embarrassing correction after a blunder about a Scotsman's kilt ...

A US tribunal began picking over the bitter spat between media magnate Rupert Murdoch and his children Monday in a case that could determine the fate of his empire, including the influential right-wing Fox News.