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In photos and videos posted on social media, a group of armed men can be seen taking the hostages after a shootout, among them a woman, the only one who seems conscious

The Lebanese pound has lost 95% in value since late 2019, and now most restaurants and many stores are demanding to be paid in dollars

It was the latest flare-up in a series of demonstrations in a cause that has drawn to Georgia both anti-police demonstrators and environmentalists

Over the past 11 months, someone created thousands of fake, automated Twitter accounts to offer a stream of praise for Donald Trump and attack his critics

Just 37% of Democrats nationwide want the president to seek a second term, down from 52% in the weeks before last year’s midterm elections

The Spaniard is Victoria’s Secret’s first curvy model, but her road to the top has not been easy. ‘The anxiety I experienced still comes back to me at times’

George Allan Kelly, an Arizona rancher, is accused of shooting an unarmed man who was crossing his property with a group of undocumented migrants. The far right is hailing him as an American hero

Island officials admit to some positive steps, but believe that overall the Democratic president’s policies follow in the footsteps of his Republican predecessor

All the military services are struggling to compete for young people in a tight job market where private companies are often willing to provide better pay and benefits

Many children have grown up being forced to eat nutrient-deficient food or skip meals, wave goodbye to migrating parents and sit in crumbling classrooms

US officials have warned recently that China could step off the sidelines and begin providing arms and ammunition to Moscow

The visit to the historic Alabama city on Sunday was also an opportunity for the president to speak directly to the current generation of civil rights activists

The move is a recognition that while many in the GOP are considering ways to move on from the Trump era, there is little appetite among primary voters for such a vocal critic of the former president

Internationally, the film earned $41.8 million from 75 markets, making its global debut $100.4 million

As a precaution, residents living within 1,000 feet were asked to shelter in place and responding firefighters deployed the county hazmat team

In the past 18 months, an estimated 250,000 migrants and asylum-seekers have arrived in the Miami area after being granted only precarious legal status that often doesn’t include permission to work

Many US states have enacted or contemplated limits or outright bans on transgender medical treatment, claiming that young people will later regret altering their bodies

The original script for the 1939 classic reveals the clashes that took place between those who defended a romanticized vision of the South – based on the original novel – and those who advocated for a realistic portrait of the horrors of slavery

Dating apps, detachment, too much porn and bad relationships (especially for women) ruin heterosexual expectations

Mothers forgo having more offspring and share the food they hunt with their sons for life but neglect their daughters after a certain age

BGI Group, one of the world’s biggest genetics analysis companies, said Sunday it would never be involved in human rights abuses

More than 4.6 million people are disenfranchised in the United States because of felony convictions, according to the Sentencing Project

Authorities said the exact chain of events that led to the crash is under investigation. Crews will be monitoring the air quality and isolating the area where the liquid saturated soil for cleanup

She’s the first Democrat to formally challenge President Joe Biden for the 2024 nomination

Lawmakers passed legislation in 2020 creating the task force to assess how the legacy of slavery harmed African Americans long after its abolition

The soon-to-be-issued executive order from President Joe Biden will limit American investment in advanced technologies that have national security applications