Thomas Goldstein was a superstar in the legal world. He was also a secret high-stakes gambler, whose wild 10-year run may now ...

A passenger plane with 181 people on board skidded on the runway at a high speed and slammed into a wall before exploding into flames. Two crew members were rescued alive from the tail of the burning ...

Police in Minnesota said Thursday that a federal agent was briefly kidnapped during a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operation close to Minneapolis. The agent, working with Homeland Security ...

The megalithic site of Gunung Padang in the highlands of western Java was constructed some 2,000 years ago over the course of several generations. Similar stone monuments are found across the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market furthered its hot start to the first full trading week of the year today, with broad gains pushing the S&P 500 (+0.6%) and DJIA (+1.0%) to fresh record highs. The ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

“On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” the debut novel by poet and author Ocean Vuong is extraordinary, and nothing short of it. It is an epistolary novel based loosely off of Vuong’s own experiences that ...

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