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Obama: Ebola crisis 'spiraling out of control'
President Barack Obama issued a global call to action to fight West Africa's Ebola epidemic, warning the deadly outbreak was unprecedented.
17 September 2014
Whitney Houston live album due in November
Nearly three years after her death, an album and DVD of live performances by Whitney Houston is to be released in November.
17 September 2014
American waistlines get bigger and bigger: study
The average American's waistline has expanded over the past decade, adding about one inch (2.5 centimeters) of belly fat.
17 September 2014
Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes welcome baby girl: reports
Hollywood hearthrob Ryan Gosling and his actress girlfriend Eva Mendes are proud parents of a baby daughter.
17 September 2014
'Progress' in slowing child migrations: US official
The United States is making "tremendous progress" in stemming a recent tide of unaccompanied child migrants entering the country via Mexico.
17 September 2014
Casino resort Atlantic City falls on hard times
New Jersey's crown jewel -the inspiration for the Monopoly board game -has fallen on hard times.
17 September 2014
NASA to make announcement on US human spaceflights
The company -- or companies -- that will build America's next space taxi to carry astronauts to low Earth orbit and back is to be revealed.
17 September 2014
Court tosses $368 mn patent case verdict against Apple
A federal appeals court tossed out a $368 million verdict against Apple, ruling that jurors were given evidence that may have skewed the sum.
17 September 2014
Leonardo DiCaprio joins UN climate campaign
Leonardo DiCaprio will address world leaders at a UN climate summit next week as the new "UN messenger of peace" with focus on climate change.
17 September 2014
Microsoft to spotlight new Windows software September 30
Microsoft sent out invitations to a September 30 event at which it is expected to provide a glimpse at the next version of its Windows operating system.
16 September 2014
Petition in support of US nuns reaches Vatican
A 17,000-name petition in support of Roman Catholic nuns in the United States deemed too liberal by the Vatican has been delivered to the Holy See.
16 September 2014
Apple helps iTunes users delete free U2 album
Apple began helping people boot U2 off their iTunes accounts after a cacophony of complaints about not wanting the automatically downloaded free album.
16 September 2014
NASA asteroid defense program falls short: audit
The US space agency's program to detect and protect the Earth from incoming asteroids is poorly managed and far behind schedule.
16 September 2014
Powerful batteries for renewable energy being developed at Nazarbayev University
The School of Engineering at Nazarbayev University is developing powerful batteries for renewable energy.
15 September 2014
Obama to ask for $88 mn to boost anti-Ebola effort
President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress to approve his request for $88 million to fund a major Ebola offensive in West Africa.
15 September 2014
Clinton tells Iowa she's 'thinking about it' ahead of 2016
Hillary Clinton joked about her potential 2016 White House bid, telling Democratic supporters she was "thinking about it."
15 September 2014
Miss New York crowned Miss America
Miss New York Kira Kazantsev was crowned the new Miss America late, the third straight victory for the Empire State in the national beauty pageant.
15 September 2014
Scientists unveil magnetic cure for bad blood
Scientists said they had invented a device that uses a magnet to extract bacteria, fungi and toxins from blood.
15 September 2014
Interpol, a generation older, returns to sleek gloom
When Interpol released its first album of dark but refined rock, Facebook didn't exist and many fans still discovered bands at small, smoky clubs.
15 September 2014
Rubio to take Golovkin down in later rounds: Robert Garcia
The trainer of WBC interim middleweight champion Marco Antonio Rubio Robert Garcia talked about their strategy for the upcoming fight against WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight champion from Kazakhstan Gennady Golovkin.
14 September 2014