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Baltimore awakes to aftermath of riots over black man's custody death
Riot police stood guard on the smouldering streets of the US city of Baltimore after protesters incensed by the death of a young black man.
28 April 2015
Google pairs with European media to boost online journalism
US tech giant Google unveiled a 150 million euro ($163 million) project with eight European publishers to support online journalism.
28 April 2015
Yahoo unveils new online video series
US Internet giant Yahoo said it was expanding its online offerings, unveiling 18 new video series with which it hopes to attract a larger audience and advertisers.
28 April 2015
Defense to launch bid to save Boston bomber from death
Celebrated defense lawyer Judy Clarke will launch her bid to save 21-year-old convicted killer Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from the death penalty for bombing the Boston Marathon in 2013.
27 April 2015
Clinton Foundation admits financial disclosure 'mistakes'
Officials at the philanthropy founded by Bill and Hillary Clinton admitted that the organization has made financial disclosure "mistakes" and vowed to quickly correct the errors.
27 April 2015
Golovkin wins Highest KO Percentage in Middleweight History from BWAA
Gennady Golovkin has attended the Boxing Writers Association of America dinner in New York along with Terence Crawford, Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones J.
26 April 2015
Starbucks 'gives away' drinks after US system outage
There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but fear not because there was free coffee supposedly going at Starbucks in North America.
25 April 2015
US Olympic hero Bruce Jenner comes out as transgender
US Olympic champion turned reality TV star Bruce Jenner came out as transgender, saying: "For all intents and purposes, I'm a woman."
25 April 2015
Oscar-winner Michel Hazanavicius wants to work with Tom Cruise
Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius is under consideration to take on a comedy-musical film with Tom Cruise titled "Bob the Musical," the Frenchman.
24 April 2015
After Iran deal, world looks to jump-start nuclear disarmament
Nuclear powers join non-nuclear nations to launch a conference on non-proliferation, buoyed by the Iran deal but alarmed by slow-moving US-Russian disarmament.
24 April 2015
'Avengers' stars sorry for Johansson 'slut' gag
"Avengers" superhero actors Jeremy Renner and Chris Evans apologized for calling co-star Scarlett Johansson's character in the blockbuster movie a "slut."
24 April 2015
Obama avoids term 'genocide' in Armenian massacre
US President Barack Obama described the World War I massacre of Armenians as "terrible carnage" but avoided the term genocide.
24 April 2015
Russian hackers infiltrated Pentagon network: US
Russian hackers were able to access an unclassified Pentagon computer network earlier this year, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said.
24 April 2015
Valentines dates set for '50 Shades' film sequels
The two sequels to racy bondage flick "Fifty Shades of Grey" will be released just in time for Valentine's Day in 2017 and 2018, like this year's first movie.
24 April 2015
'Fast and Furious 8' set for 2017 release
The "Fast and Furious" franchise is set to roar into its next phase with an eighth installment due in 2017, the first without Paul Walker.
24 April 2015
Clinton, Rubio lead in 2016 US election poll
Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio are early frontrunners to become the next president of the United States.
23 April 2015
Ben Affleck 'embarrassed' over slave-owning ancestors
Hollywood star Ben Affleck says he was "embarrassed" upon learning he had slaveholding ancestors.
23 April 2015
Pentagon seeking brains and ideas in Silicon Valley
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will head to Silicon Valley in a bid to recruit tech gurus for the Pentagon, even if just on a part-time basis.
23 April 2015
Google launches its own mobile telephone service
Google said it was launching its own US mobile wireless service, with considerable potential savings for customers using their devices.
23 April 2015
Trainer of Golovkin's opponent Willie Monroe arrested for drug dealing
Toni Morgan, the trainer of Gennady Golovkin’s opponent Willie Monroe Jr. has been arrested for dealing drugs.
22 April 2015