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Senate Democrats are digging in their heels against President-elect Donald Trump's choice to helm the EPA -- Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt.

The "Baywatch" trailer is here, and there's definitely no shortage of abs.

"Star Trek" actor George Takei blasted Donald Trump Thursday, calling him "uninformed" and warning against the President-elect's campaign promises to build a database of Muslims in America.

A police officer was fatally shot and another was wounded Wednesday at an apartment complex in western Georgia, prompting a hunt for a suspect and causing nearby Georgia Southwestern State University to tell students to take shelter.

Sweden's ICEHOTEL is made solely out of snow and ice and will use sustainable architecture to stay open during summer months.

Police say the suspect wanted for fatally shooting an officer and critically wounding another in Georgia is now dead.

Air pollution in Paris has hit dangerous levels prompting city officials to curb car use and make public transport free of charge until Friday.

Leonardo DiCaprio met with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss climate change -- adding to the mixed signals from the President-elect on the environment.

World football governing body FIFA is facing legal action in Switzerland over allegations it has been jointly responsible for the mistreatment of migrant workers who are working on projects for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The oldest known sample of the smallpox-causing variola virus has been found within the DNA of a 17th-century child mummy. The mummy was found in a crypt beneath a Lithuanian church, according to a new study in the journal Current Biology. The finding shortens the timeline for how long smallpox may have afflicted humans.

Papa really is a Rolling Stone.

Two juveniles face charges of aggravated arson in connection with a deadly Tennessee wildfire that began in late November and spread to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, according to Mark Gwyn, director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The great student of presidential transitions, the late Richard E. Neustadt, argued that it is in the nature of transitions that the future administration is rarely at its best. "Transitions offer opportunities to extract a whole governmental generation's lore at once. But those who need it most and could best use it, the incomers, rarely think of such things. Busyness and self-importance bar the way and also, often, deep suspicion."

It's the scenario Obamacare-hating Republicans have dreamed about: Complete control of Washington.

There's a reason why people show up early to ballgames, and it's not just to get the best parking spaces. Tailgate parties are essential to the game day experience. They give fans the opportunity to eat, socialize and energize before they head into the stadium to watch their team play.

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook the ocean floor about 100 miles off the northern California coast Thursday morning, the US Geological Survey said.

Egypt has brought into effect an amended law that toughens penalties on those who perform female genital mutilation, a practice that reportedly affects over 90% of Egyptian women, the health ministry announced.

Facebook's 2016 "Year in Review" reveals a population flitting, as always, between topics of great import -- elections, social movements -- and completely random diversions (Remember Pokemon Go? It seems like ages have passed).

Thousands of geese have died after landing in a dangerous Montana chemical pit.