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“The timing is right to move on, and the program is positioned to remain at the pinnacle of women’s soccer,” said Ellis, who won back-to-back World Cup titles and will depart in October.

Tuesday morning highlighted the disjoint between President Trump, the political pugilist, and President Trump, the head of state of a large, diverse country.

As consumers rebel against plastic waste, there’s a growing question: Do we invent something people can toss without harming the environment or do we change people by giving them a chance to reuse?

The traveler who said he is an active member of the U.S. military told authorities the Griffin rocket launcher was a memento from Kuwait, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

Sales in the six months through June were just over $58.3 billion. But Huawei Chairman Liang Hua says the company will “face difficulties” in the second half because of U.S. restrictions.

Lippman’s latest novel, Lady in the Lake, was inspired by two real-life Baltimore disappearances in the 1960s. She says Trump’s recent tweets show a “basic disrespect” for the residents of her city.

Two senators have introduced a bill to address the failures in the U.S. Olympic system that allowed a team doctor to sexually abuse athletes for years.

The labels interfere with consumers’ ability to make informed decisions, Justice Anne Mactavish said Monday. David Kattenburg, a self-described wine lover, had argued that the labels were misleading.

The researchers looked at responses of 1,709 people in three countries that have undergone prolonged, brutal conflict. The findings hold encouraging news — and a cautionary note.

In a unanimous decision delivered July 29, a jury ruled Katy Perry’s 2013 hit “Dark Horse” improperly copied the 2009 Christian rap song “Joyful Noise.”

The potentially consequential second round of Democratic debates kicks off Tuesday in Detroit at 8 p.m. ET.

In this defining interview, Andy Zax, producer of a massive new Woodstock box set, shares previously unheard recordings from the festival and the remarkable stories behind them.

The country’s seventh-largest bank says the information was taken from a hack of credit card applications submitted over a 14-year period.

Authorities say inmates belonging to one gang at the prison in Pará state set fire to a building housing members of a rival gang. At least 16 of the dead were found decapitated, officials said.

Research chemists who analyzed a number of flavored e-liquids found that some ingredients combine on the shelf to create “acetals” — compounds likely to irritate or inflame airways when inhaled.

The attorney general says Congress never intended for asylum-seekers to include family members as part of a “particular social group” eligible for protection.

The country counted a total of 2,967 wild tigers, an increase of more than 30% in four years.

Supporters say Alexei Nalvany was exposed to a chemical agent while serving a 30-day sentence for leading an opposition action against the Kremlin.

Airlines around the world are cutting flights because of the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max. That’s created disruptions for passengers during the busy summer travel season and hit airlines financially.

“The pink lady is changing her trademark to an orange jumpsuit,” a North Carolina sheriff said. She got her nickname because she often wore a hot pink purse. A suspected accomplice was also arrested.

Air travel is set to grow dramatically. It will be a while before electric planes truly take off, but people are trying to reduce their carbon footprint now with offsets and “flight shaming.”

U.S. trade negotiators are heading to Shanghai for talks with their Chinese counterparts this week, but there appears to be little pressure for a settlement in the year-old conflict.

The amount of meth seized in the U.S. more than doubled from 2017 to 2018. That translates to lots more meth, along with cocaine and other stimulants, on the streets — and likely more deaths.

The song’s now-unparalleled success is, more than anything else, a pure expression of how the Internet is now everything. Welcome to the future, y’all.

Japanese steakhouses often serve a creamy orange-pink sauce alongside a steaming meal. Online, fans obsess over hacking the recipe for this “Japanese classic,” but its roots are firmly American.

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is a former member of Congress and remained popular on Capitol Hill. John Ratcliffe, the president’s new pick, is a comparative newcomer.

The plan clears up confusion over Harris’ position, allowing private Medicare plans that follow certain standards. New taxes would be added on stock trades and households earning over $100,000.

After multiple frustrations, U.S. strategists are asking if the North Korean leader is capable of making the nuclear deal the Trump administration wants.

Massive blooms of blue-green algae are choking Florida’s waterways. On Lake Okeechobee, the Army Corps of Engineers is testing methods based on wastewater treatment to remove the green slime.

Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Miss., hopes the gene-editing technique CRISPR will relieve her lifelong suffering caused by the genetic blood disorder that affects millions of people around the world.

The former vice president is expected to be tested again on race, as he spars with Sens. Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, the two leading African American candidates, over policing and health care.