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Last Thursday, the world watched as yet again terrorism struck, this time in the southern French city of Nice, where at least 84 people were killed. And on Sunday, we were forced to bear witness to the killing of three Baton Rouge police officers and the wounding of three others -- shocking violence afflicting a community already grieving the killing of Alton Sterling.

As the curtain rises on the Republican National Convention, prepare to hear from five, count 'em five members of the candidate's family. As numerous as the singing Jacksons of Gary, Indiana, the speechifying Trumps will set a modern record for family-member endorsements at a major party's nominating convention. Together, they will make the convention a Trump family production.

Stars of the latest installment in the 'Star Wars' canon reveal what fans can expect including meeting new characters, Vader's appearance and continuing the legacy

A lot has happened since Gretchen Carlson filed her sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News chief Roger Ailes on July 6 -- indeed, the case is not even in the same court anymore.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on alleged coup plotters continued Sunday as the number of those detained by the government topped 6,000.

Nearly two dozen substances in synthetic drugs such as "K2" and "spice" would be illegal under proposed legislation announced Sunday by New York Sen. Chuck Schumer.

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A lawyer who previously defended the perpetrator of the terror attack in Nice that killed 84 people last week, has said that his former client "wasn't very intelligent," and that he "could have been influenced by religion."

Thousands of Brits are racing to secure new citizenship in Europe ever since the results of the Brexit vote came out on June 24.

The city of Cleveland will have an army ready when the Republican National Convention opens on Monday. Concern over security was heightened after an ambush on police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, killed three police officers and wounded three others.

A narrow, 10-mile strip of Canadian coastal cliffs dating back more than 500 million years contains the oldest known collection of large fossils in the world.

A narrow, 10-mile strip of Canadian coastal cliffs dating back more than 500 million years contains the oldest known collection of large fossils in the world.

Millennials: Brace yourself for some depressing news.

Gavin Long shot six cops, killing three of them, on his 29th birthday.

After a night of explosions, gunfire and tanks rolling along the streets, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkey that an attempted military coup was over and the government was in charge.

Adults these days. They can't get enough Pokemon Go, coloring books ... and summer camp?

It all comes down to this.

Several countries are becoming just too frightening for many tourists.

Donald Trump criticized President Obama's body language during his response to the police shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.