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Policymakers said the economy is “expanding moderately,” signaling the Fed remains on course to lift interest rates in September -- for the first time in nearly a decade.

"Only one good thing comes out of this," said primatologist Jane Goodall, "thousands of people have read the story and have also been shocked,"

U.S. United Nations Rep. Samantha Power criticized the Russian veto, saying that Russia had "abused the privilege given to it by the U.N."

Californians are leading the conversation about the launch of Windows 10, with 16% of domestic social media chatter.

An inevitable rise in interest rates will have broad affects on consumers as windows of opportunity narrow on these three types of financial products.

America's faith communities are growing increasingly diverse -- with Seventh-day Adventists, Muslims and Jehovah's Witnesses leading the way.

A proposed buffer zone in northern Syria could open up a pathway for millions of refugees to return home.

EU antitrust regulators are investigating closely guarded Hollywood deals, some which have leaked online from Sony Pictures.

The damning report by Kenya's auditor general also revealed that just 1 percent of government spending was "incurred lawfully and in an effective way."

We might be entering a sharing economy, but figures show more private cars on U.S. roads than ever.

Snapchat? Periscope? Meerkat? Yahoo joins in the messaging app hype and releases own texting app.

Only three new financial institutions have opened in the U.S. since 2010. One explanation might be the Dodd-Frank Act.

The aircraft were likely flying from mainland Russia in the north of the Baltic sea to Russian exclave of Kaliningrad in the south.

Kenyan wildlife authorities arrested the two suspects following the discovery of five slain elephants with their tusks missing in Tsavo West National Park.

Cameroonian President Paul Biya saw the Nigerian leader's failure to visit sooner as a snub.

Stories of unplanned pregnancy were shared several thousands of times on social media network ahead of a Senate vote to defund Planned Parenthood centers.

The Kremlin will create two new armies in the west of the country by winter.

U.S. President Barack Obama's administration reportedly gave Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari the names during their talks at the White House last week.

Harsh weather conditions have hindered the search and rescue operation, according to the authorities.

The move is expected to help the U.S.-led coalition launch a more effective aerial offensive against the Islamic State group.

Mullah Mohammed Omar, the supreme commander and spiritual leader of the Taliban, is dead, according to reports. A Taliban spokesman disputed that claim and said Omar "is still alive and leading the movement."