WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was headed for a confirmation vote Thursday night on Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, who is planning to use one ...

Jim Witherell: Postal officials were no nonsense in 1963, insisting on two-letter abbreviations for all states. And except for Nebraska, it stuck. For some strange reason (even I’m not sure why ...

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The Edmonton Oilers are a good team, a real contender for the Stanley Cup in June. Currently, the team isn’t playing at peak levels, but each night one or two fellows step up and win the day. On ...

Location of the proposed redevelopment of the commercial block, containing two eateries, into shop-top housing at 154-158 Pacific Pde, Dee Why. Picture: Supplied The property, bought by developers ...

Officials who were put on administrative leave included senior officials at the global health bureau, general counsel’s office, and the management bureau. Trump officials warned aid groups not ...

A new A.I. model, released by a scrappy Chinese upstart, has rocked Silicon Valley and upended several fundamental assumptions about A.I. progress. By Kevin Roose Reporting from San Francisco The ...

Police searches in the River Dee in Aberdeen to trace two sisters who disappeared earlier this month have come to an end. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti were last seen on January 7 at 2.12am in Market ...

Welsh adventure company Zip World has been sold in a deal that values the business at more than £100m. The Llanberis-based firm was established by Sean Taylor, who retains a minority stake ...

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lots more Andy Reid leering bug-eyed through that Swedish psychopath impersonation of "Fumble-a-rooskie-doo" on a 336-hour loop of serial crime advertising. Plus, we haven't covered the litany of ...

Adventure giant Zip World has been sold in a £100m plus deal that paves the way for further expansion. It has become majority-owned by Oxfordshire-based equity investor Dolphin Capital. The deal ...