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The R&B singer — who currently faces 18 federal charges related to the sexual abuse of girls and women — once again asserted his innocence, as he has for almost two decades.

New research suggests allergies to sesame are comparably prevalent as those to some tree nuts. The findings come as the FDA weighs whether to require sesame to be listed as an allergen on food labels.

The proportion of people who say they have a “great deal” of confidence in scientists to act in the public interest increased from 21% in 2016 to 35% in 2019, according to the Pew Research Center.

Kelvin Harrison Jr. plays a popular teenager who was adopted from Eritrea as a kid. But underneath Luce’s charming smiles and polished speeches is the trauma of a former child soldier.

South Korea’s finance minister said Seoul, in turn, will take Tokyo off its own list of trusted partners. Experts worry the dispute could undermine U.S. security ties with chief Asian allies.

Cleaning sewers by hand is a profession in India that has been banned but still persists. Mechanical devices, including robots, are emerging as a possible solution.

The U.S. economy is slowing down, but it keeps creating jobs at a healthy pace. Employers added 164,000 jobs last month — as analysts had projected — and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%.

It wasn’t immediately clear what type of weapon was tested early Friday, but South Korea’s military noted the missiles traveled at hypersonic speeds and flew about 137 miles.

The changes, announced on Friday, will make it possible for women to apply for a passport and to travel abroad without a male family member to accompany them.

The Children’s Defense Fund is training young people at its Haley Farm in east Tennessee to run summer enrichment programs modeled after civil rights era Freedom Schools.

On the 50th anniversary of the band’s landmark album Green River, we dig into how the band formulated its singular sound, its legacy and how Creedence’s music still resonates today.

The results of the special election leave the ruling prime minister’s government with a single-seat majority just as he tries to navigate a difficult departure from the EU.

Hurd is the sixth congressional Republican in just over a week to announce their retirement. A frequent Trump critic, he’s also the only GOP member who represents part of the U.S.-Mexico border.

A power struggle within Puerto Rico’s ruling New Progressive Party has stalled the outgoing governor’s plans to name his successor.

In the last two years, at least five graduates have been approached by agents to gather intelligence on the program and to ascertain whether they have been co-opted by Chinese espionage efforts.

The government’s action grants thousands of Syrians in the U.S. an 18-month extension of a program allowing them to remain here. The State Department has said no part of Syria is safe from violence.

New Defense Secretary Mark Esper will review the cloud computing contract, for which Amazon and Microsoft are finalists. President Trump has cited critics’ accusations of favoritism toward Amazon.

Major retailers in England issued 7.6 billion single-use plastic bags before a fee was instituted in 2015. In the most recent 12-month period, they cut that to 549 million.

President Trump said the United States will impose a new 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of goods imported from China, saying Beijing had broken some of the promises it made in trade negotiations.

Unlike many academic tomes, Jennifer Cobbina’s book doesn’t presume prior knowledge; it establishes historical and cultural context for the distrust many African Americans feel toward law enforcement.

In many turtle species, sex is determined by temperature in the egg. That makes turtles particularly vulnerable to climate change. But scientists say the animals may have a way to shield themselves.

The Federal Election Commission is considering new language to tighten restrictions on foreign involvement as lawmakers continue pushing for new legislation.

Before Sykes became a comic, she worked at the National Security Agency, where she had top security clearance. Now she takes on the president in her Emmy-nominated Netflix special Not Normal.

After covering Rage Against the Machine and Bad Brains — not to mention collaborating with psychedelic hardcore band F***** Up — the Miami rapper has been making the case for a new role.

The compromise was negotiated between the administration and Hill leaders and avoids a fiscal fight around the 2020 election. The deal suspends the debt limit for two years, heading off a default.

The New Light shelter in Kolkata offers a safe home. Founder Urmi Basu was inspired by a walk through the city’s red-light district. This year, she was given India’s highest civilian honor for women.

The two leaders spoke by phone Wednesday. The Kremlin said Putin “regards the US President’s offer as a sign that it is possible that full-scale bilateral relations will be restored in the future.”

Iron-deficiency anemia is often remedied with drugstore iron pills. But if that doesn’t work, doctors sometimes prescribe iron infusions — and the bill for that can vary by thousands of dollars. Why?

The officers include a police commander, a lieutenant, a sergeant and two of the officers who arrested Stephanie Clifford — better known as Stormy Daniels — last summer in Columbus.

The Iranian president called the Trump administration’s move to sanction Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif “childish.” Zarif tweeted that the sanctions would have “no effect” on him.

After matadors kill bulls, restaurants and butcher shops will sell the meat during bullfighting festivals. One Madrid restaurant sells it all year long, despite opposition from animal rights groups.

Pyongyang said the new multiple rocket system would cause “inescapable distress” to enemy forces. The test on Wednesday was first thought to be of a short-range ballistic missile.

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now entering its second year. Medical workers discuss causes for optimism — and pessimism.

In format and style, the second CNN debate was almost a clone of the first. Once again, the emphasis was on finding points of contention and stoking the tension between candidates.