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Gawker.com, the flagship site of Gawker Media that typified the company's candid and unapologetic brand of journalism, will be shuttered next week.

With less than one week of competition left in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, empty stadium seats seem to be stealing the spotlight away from some of the world's most decorated athletes.

Election officials in Indiana have concluded that former Sen. Evan Bayh is an "inactive" voter in their state after they failed to confirm he lives in Indianapolis, creating a new problem for the Democrat as he mounts a late effort to win back his old Senate seat.

His name is Omran. The image of him is another stark reminder of the toll of the war in Syria.

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has a narrow nationwide lead against her Republican rival, Donald Trump, in a four-way match-up that includes third-party candidates, according to a new poll released Thursday.

Romance novel cover model Jason Baca has been on 476 covers and is the only man to say he's beaten Fabio's record.

Sharp kite strings have killed three people in India in a single day, according to police.

Amid historic devastation in Louisiana, the state's largest daily newspaper is calling on President Barack Obama, who is being kept abreast of the situation by White House officials, to cut his Martha's Vineyard getaway short to view flood-ravaged areas of the state.

John Krasinski is "gunning" for Alec Baldwin's career. No, seriously.

Helsinki, Finland is road-testing autonomous buses as part of the effort to make the city car-free within a decade.

They are not as safe or as well run as government correctional facilities, the Justice Department concluded after an extensive review process.

Seven Chicago officers have been recommended for termination in relation to the death of teenager Laquan McDonald in October 2014, Chicago police said. The recommendations came from the city's Office of the Inspector General.

Bill Clinton is preparing to be "first dude," and that includes the quadrennial tradition of presidential candidate spouses submitting cookie recipes.

When Donald Trump hopped on the line on Wednesday morning to address his beleaguered yet eager network of donors in a conference call, he had a few points he wanted to make.

When Sue Marcum met Jorge Landeros in the summer of 2005, her closest friends said she was "over the moon," but there was something about him that made them suspicious.

Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui's memorable stunned-yet-thrilled reaction to winning the bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke final at the Olympic Games in Rio last week made the Internet love her even more.

Bill O'Reilly hosts the number-one show on cable news. He's also a best-selling author and has a degree from Harvard.