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Tuesday night's midterm election results were not in the Democrats' favor. Here's who messed up the Dems chances.

Amateur stargazers in the U.S. were treated to three fireballs on Monday –- make that two fireballs and one stuntman, actually.

Smaller stores in Berkeley can avoid the tax and keep selling soda at market prices.

World leaders may see Obama as a lame duck after Tuesday's election defeat — and the first test is coming soon.

Taylor Swift is leading the way in exposing just how paltry songwriters' royalties on streaming music services really are.

New marijuana laws in Alaska, Oregon and D.C., don’t take effect right away. Here’s a rundown on when it’s legal to have and consume pot there.

Experts say that Americans can expect more gridlock, at least as it pertains to contentious federal budget and economy-related measures.

He is the second prisoner transferred to Kuwait since a released detainee carried out a suicide bombing in 2008.

With reform initiatives on four statewide ballots, marijuana dominated election-related chatter on Facebook Tuesday.

GOP lawmakers are expected to keep the White House from appointing any future judicial and political nominees.

After the French president went to Canada, there's widespread speculation that naval ships destined for Russia could end up in Canadian hands.

The U.S. president arrives in China in a week, where the media is already calling him a lame duck.

The Dow hit a record high on Wednesday on day after Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate.

The majority of requests are for public Facebook posts — and most could be handled if the user understood their privacy settings.

Arizona unofficial election results showed Tobin with 46 percent of the vote against Kirkpatrick's 53 percent.

In September the U.S. launched attacks on Khorasan terror group leaders in Syria. After that, the group vanished from U.S. statements.

Republicans broke a number of barriers in the 2014 midterm elections.

Volkswagen Group says some recent Audi A4, S4 and Allroad cars have air bag controllers that need a software fix.

In any given year, flu shots prevent infection in about 60 percent of people who are vaccinated. But it won’t guarantee a symptom-free winter.

Forbes Magazine says aggressive foreign policy, a loving public and nearly 15 years in power solidify Putin as the most-powerful person on Earth.

Because of the difficulty of collecting votes in Alaska, it could take days to see the final results of the race.