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The UN envoy for Libya says the crisis-wracked country is caught in a destructive cycle "fueled by personal ambition and the nation's stolen wealth" _ and the way forward should begin with a National Conference in early 2019

Stocks in the U.S. slipped Thursday as the ninth consecutive drop in crude oil prices hurt energy companies

A funeral Mass for notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger has been held in South Boston

The Premier League has handed Everton a two-year ban from signing some academy players and fined the club $653,000 for breaching recruitment rules

Police say they are investigating a protest and vandalism at the home of Fox News host Tucker Carlson as a possible hate crime

An Ohio man accused of trying to fly overseas to train with an Islamic State-affiliated group has been indicted on a charge of attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization

A federal appeals court is weighing whether special counsel Robert Mueller's appointment to lead the Russia investigation was constitutional.

The mayor of Moscow has decreed that a square near the headquarters of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service be named after Kim Philby, the Briton who was the most successful Soviet double agent of the Cold war period

The country's first major party transgender candidate for governor says she has no idea what she will do next now after losing the election in Vermont but Christine Hallquist says she's keeping all of her options open

A refugee organization says new research indicates that Rohingya Muslim men and boys were victims of sexual abuse by Myanmar's army and border police

Representatives of the United States' agricultural sector are in Cuba to promote sales, one of the few U.S. business areas allowed to deal with the island under a half-century-old trade embargo that Cuban leaders blame for most of its economic troubles

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Timothy J. Jorgensen, Georgetown University(THE CONVERSATION) Ask people to name the most famous historical woman of science and their answer will likely be: Madame Marie Curie. Push further and ask what she did, and they might say it was something related to radioactivity. (She actually discovered the radioisotopes radium and polonium.) Some might also know that she was the first

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A veteran police officer who didn't hesitate to run toward danger and a young man who eagerly awaited the birth of his first sister are among the 12 victims of a shooting at a bar in California

The party of Mexico's president-elect has submitted legislation to legalize marijuana possession, public use, growing and sales

Croatian police say they have arrested four people suspected in the brazen theft last January of precious Indian jewels from the famed Al Thani Collection that were on display in a Venetian palace

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Brian C. Black, Pennsylvania State University(THE CONVERSATION) On July 7, 1919, a group of U.S. military members dedicated Zero Milestone – the point from which all road distances in the country would be measured – just south of the White House lawn in Washington, D.C. The next morning, they helped to define the future of the nation. Instead of an exploratory rocket or deep-sea

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Monica Lypson, University of Michigan and Paula Thompson Ross, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) Each year the military discharges over 240,000 veterans to reintegrate into civilian society. It’s a professional transition, but it’s also a personal one. Veterans go from TRICARE, the Department of Defense’s own health care system, to navigating the ins and outs of the civilian

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University(THE CONVERSATION) Many Americans donate to charities that help military veterans as a way to honor them for their service to the country. It can, however, be daunting to choose from the more than 8,000 such groups operating nationwide.Donor trepidation is magnified by the scandals that have embroiled vets’ groups. In fact, more than 10