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Once seedy and derelict, Rio de Janeiro's nightclub district of Lapa now swings to the sounds of samba.

Much of Ivanka Trump's upbringing revolved around the Trump Organization.

The world's dominant social network is now worth about $350 billion. Could Facebook hit $1 trillion sometime in the next few years? It's hard to bet against it.

A tiny wall around Donald Trump's hall of fame star was constructed by popular Los Angeles street artist Plastic Jesus.

Russia and its athletes are dominating the build up to Rio 2016.

Ted Cruz built his political career on his reputation as an unyielding conservative, but his refusal to endorse former rival Donald Trump in his speech to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night unleashed a torrent of criticism and condemnation from his fellow Republicans.

Jacob Tremblay seems like a super sweet kid, but his new movie looks super scary. The 9-year-old stars in "Before I Wake," a horror film about a little boy whose nightmares become reality.

Ashton "Ash" Whitaker, a Wisconsin transgender student who fought for the right to run for prom king, is suing the school district to be treated like a boy.

A coordinated international bust operation has taken down the KickassTorrents website -- and arrested its owner.

In Malawi, a conservation NGO is rehoming 500 elephants from one wildlife reserve to another to manage the populations.

Not surprisingly, Leonardo DiCaprio has some wealthy, famous friends. As it turns out, they're also generous.

Donald Trump's attempts to show affection for Mike Pence -- and the Indiana governor's apparent resistance with a stiff arm -- led to an "air kiss" from the Republican presidential nominee to his running mate Wednesday.

Nearly 60 billion paper cups end up in landfills in the U.S. every year because they can't be recycled easily.

Great white sharks in South Africa could be nearing extinction, according to a new study.

A nuclear submarine was damaged Wednesday after it was involved in a "glancing collision" with a merchant vessel, the UK Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

Meredith McIver identified herself as the writer responsible for Melania's Trump Republican convention speech.

Germany star Mario Gomez, one of the biggest names in Turkish club football, has declined to return for a second season, citing political unrest in the country.

An unassuming three bedroom house on Snelling Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota had a special place in Prince's heart.

Anthem and Cigna's proposed merger prompted the Department of Justice to file an antitrust lawsuit against the two companies.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump last month forgave more than $47 million in loans he made to his own campaign committee, according to a report filed Wednesday to the Federal Election Commission.