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LANGLEY PARK, Md. (AP) — At least 138 pedestrians have been struck by vehicles in the past eight years on a lethal two-mile stretch of state highway that runs through this low-income immigrant community in the Washington suburbs. On a drizzly morning in April she balanced on a 4-foot-wide concrete median strip on University Boulevard, worrying she might "slip and fall and get hit" as three lanes of cars whizzed by her on either side. A Capital News Service analysis of state accident data from 2009... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the Legislature's budget committee actions (all times local):

The Labor and Industry Review Commission weighs appeals from administrative law judges' decisions in disputes involving unemployment benefits, worker's comp and workplace equal rights. The Joint Finance Committee voted Thursday to retain the commission but eliminate 7.8 vacant positions and ask state Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack to survey LIRC decisions and report back by mid-2018. The governor included a proposal in his last budget to eliminate the board and move its responsiblities to the Department of Agriculture... Читать дальше...

Protesters, including choir, soloists, instrumentalists and actors, participated in a protest "sing"-in Thursday, May 18, 2017 in and around Derham Hall opposing cuts to the music and theater programs at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minn.

On Thursday, May 18, 2017, President Trump holds a joint press conference with President of Columbia Juan Manuel Santos.

On Thursday, May 18, 2017, President Trump holds a joint press conference with President of Columbia Juan Manuel Santos.

US Central Command spokesman Josh Jacques says that a US-led coalition airstrike against pro-Syrian government forces operating near the city of An Tanf may have resulted in casualties on Thursday.

US Central Command spokesman Josh Jacques says that a US-led coalition airstrike against pro-Syrian government forces operating near the city of An Tanf may have resulted in casualties on Thursday.

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The NCAA recently released its tax return. Here's a look at how the non-profit spent some of its money last year.

Draymond Green shared some candid thoughts on this season’s All-NBA selections.

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WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - The special counsel appointed to look into links between Russian officials and U.S. President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign is conducting a criminal investigation, including whether there was any obstruction of justice, Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Thursday.

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Maggie Ybarra

Security, Americas

Senior Pentagon officials are classifying data on important readiness issues. Is that a good idea?

The Defense Department has quietly embarked on a multilayered approach to masking the difficulties its officials have been experiencing acquiring new military equipment while ensuring that old equipment is repaired and battle ready.

In early March, two directives on information sharing began circulating in the Pentagon. The first, dated... Читать дальше...

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Lee Cooperman has settled insider trading charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission for $4.9 million, the Financial Times is reporting.

Last year, Cooperman, the founder of Omega Advisors, was charged with insider trading. He had said that he intended to fight the charges.

Under the settlement, Cooperman is neither admitting nor denying wrongdoing, and will not be banned from managing money, the FT reported.

In an email to Business Insider, Cooperman declined to comment on the settlement. Читать дальше...

After nine hilarious seasons on 'Saturday Night Live,' Bobby Moynihan will bid the show farewell with the May 20 season finale.

Technology trends are changing the nature of work and making the ability to learn new skills - and forget old and outdated ones - a top priority. Educators, business leaders, governments and technology companies have a shared responsibility to retrain workers displaced by technology.

Astronomers believe three distant planets could have water.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A white Oklahoma police officer who said she fatally shot an unarmed black man out of fear has been acquitted of first-degree manslaughter.

Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott has ordered an independent scientific review of recent opioid prescription guidelines that were published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal last week. This comes after news that one of the members of the voting committee had received financial compensation from companies that market opioid medications.

Each year he says it'll be the last one, but Bud Grant is having another garage sale outside his Bloomington, Minn. home.

Oscar López Rivera played a role in the 1971 bombing of Manhattan's historic Fraunces Tavern that left four dead.

Exchange-traded funds have long been touted as a cost-efficient way for investors to get easy access to basically any asset class, sector, or region of the global economy, but investors may not appreciate how cheap they’ve gotten in recent years, nor how rapidly fees have been falling.

Exchange-traded funds have long been touted as a cost-efficient way for investors to get easy access to basically any asset class, sector, or region of the global economy, but investors may not appreciate how cheap they’ve gotten in recent years, nor how rapidly fees have been falling.