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The Obama administration tried to heal its relationship with Russia behind the scenes this year, according to a Bloomberg report.

The Dow climbed above the 18,000 milestone Wednesday during the last day of trading for 2014, while oil nears a six-year low.

A JPMorgan executive suggested hacking Iran from an offshore location, Bloomberg News reported.

Australia's indoor tanning fans might soon have to go outdoors for that tan as the country's ban on tanning beds begins Thursday.

With 15 deaths and 36 states reporting widespread activity of the virus, the flu has officially reached epidemic levels in the United States.

With the Russian economy facing recession, Vladimir Putin must choose where to spend the country's slashed budget.

The Russian president snubbed the leaders of Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic states, all who were vocal critics in 2014.

The 90-year-old Saudi monarch had undergone operations in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Global benchmark Brent crude has fallen 49 percent in 2014.

The activist has said the campaign is being financed by a U.S.-based nonprofit.

The United States on Wednesday condemned what it called Cuba's practice of repression following the detention of several activists.

The Obama-led administration has so far released nearly 30 prisoners from the facility in 2014, reducing the number of detainees to 127.

On the fourth day of a multinational search operation, Indonesian officials said that they had found the missing Airbus A320 in the Java Sea.

The European Commission also has been investigating allegations that BP manipulated oil and biofuel prices.

The bats were found in a tree where children played near the house of an Ebola index case.

“Today’s detentions in Havana are a reminder that change won’t happen overnight in Cuba," the head of #CubaNow said.

Markets were set for a cautious close to 2014 as worries about Greece's future in the euro zone served as an excuse to take profits on popular trades.

The resolution set a timeline for ending Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Political turmoil in Greece, among other causes, knocked down the blue-chip index of U.S. stocks.

A toddler shot and killed his mother at a Walmart in Hayden, Idaho, Tuesday.

The number of Mexican apprehensions has fallen, but Mexicans still account for most of the nation’s unauthorized immigrant population.