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OSLO — The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said ICAN was receiving the award for its “work...

 WASHINGTON — The Senate Budget panel has approved a fiscal blueprint that would pave the way for a major rewrite of the U.S. tax code, a top priority of President Donald Trump and his GOP ...

 LOS ANGELES — Oscar-winning producer Harvey Weinstein is taking a leave of absence from his own company after The New York Times released a report alleging decades of sexual harassment aga...

 CHARLOTTE, NC — Oikos yogurt is distancing itself from Cam Newton after his sexist remark to a woman sportswriter.The brand said Thursday that it was “shocked and disheartened”...

To cast a vote for potential inductees, click HERE.CLEVELAND — The nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 were announced Thursday.This year’s group includes 1...

  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s ex-wife, Ivana Trump, said Thursday she was offered the opportunity to be ambassador to her native Czech Republic, but turned it down to preser...

  HENRICO COUNTY, VA — Facebook keeps expanding its footprint in the United States. Next stop: Virginia. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Thursday that Facebook will build its ne...

  BALTIMORE — A woman seen on video being dragged off a Southwest Airlines flight in Maryland has said she believes she was a victim of racial profiling. Anila Daulatzai, who is Muslim, sai...

  FLORDIA — The US Secret Service says there is no system for tracking visitors to President Donald Trump’s Florida resort at Mar-a-Lago, according to new court filings. The revelatio...

  HAWIJA, IRAQ — Iraqi forces said Thursday they had retaken the city center of Hawija, one of the last major ISIS strongholds in Iraq. It was not immediately clear how much of Hawija remai...