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Russia, which began airstrikes in Syria on Sept. 30, maintains that it has been targeting only ISIS militants.

Attackers encrypt a user's data and typically give them between 72 hours and one week to pay up.

The Australian company that helps run refugee camps on two Pacific islands is in talks for a 5-year, $1.9 billion contract.

The comments seemed to refer to Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, and on Tuesday, her attorney said that Justice Kennedy and other justices should resign following the gay marriage ruling.

The cause of the incident remained unclear, but authorities said the public was not at risk due to the explosion.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is visiting the United States, did not refer directly to the USS Lassen's foray into waters claimed by China.

But a student at the University of Georgia says bars in Athens will "selectively discriminate against African-Americans."

The president's speech Tuesday in Chicago capped off the International Association of Chiefs of Police annual conference.

The news channel, whose average TV viewer is 68, dominates on the social network that has the oldest user base.

The tech company's latest quarter was driven largely by sales in China, which increased by 99 percent compared with the same period last year.

The auto industry has said, in effect, that drivers own the steel in their cars, but not the software. But the U.S. government has ruled differently.

Amid government scrutiny, the industry has hired former acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Seth Harris to lead an oversight panel.

While the settlement means that the overall defense bill will be cut by $5 billion, it marks progress from last week when a deal looked unlikely.

Ahead of a visit from Michelle Obama, janitors at a Virginia army base walked off their jobs, saying managers unjustly cut hours.

“We tried Obama, right? Time for a change."

At least 19 people have been injured in car fires since 2008 stemming from this recurring problem.

International Business Machines disclosed Tuesday the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into its accounting practices.

The British oil giant told investors it anticipates crude prices will reach $60 a barrel in 2017, but to raise prices, U.S. and global production will first need to drop.

Hillary Clinton, in a new poll, holds a commanding lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders in the first-voting state of Iowa.

The annual practice of daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m., local time, Sunday, which means you must turn back your clocks and watches one hour before going to bed Saturday.

A federal investigation seeks to determine whether Hobby Lobby's billionaire owners looted Middle East artifacts for their Museum of the Bible.