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Why do so many TV anchors have substance abuse issues?

It should come as no surprise that a sense of U.S. retreat and abandonment has proliferated abroad.

Sikorsky has been working on fast chopper tech for a while. Now it’s unveiling the fastest executive helicopter on record.

Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday there is "no obvious reason" not to run for president.

He’s deluding himself partly because he lives in a D.C.-Delaware bubble.

Only an estimated 650 Stradavarius instruments exist around the world. Most are in the multimillion dollar range.

The world's total defense budget is forecast to increase to $1.547 trillion this year.

“XStat” uses tiny sponges inserted directly into a gunshot wound that then expand and fill the entire wound cavity. According to the makers of XStat, the device can stop the bleeding within 15 seconds.

After years of fighting against the U.S. military, the Taliban have run out of money after donors lost interest in their fight.

After posting a 4.6 percent economic expansion last year, the UAE is projected to deliver similar growth in 2014.

With an annual GDP of some $1.9 trillion, California ranks as the eighth largest economy in the world (roughly similar to the economic output of India or Italy).

Almost two-thirds (64 percent) of Singaporean workers plan to quit their jobs over the next 12 months.

The "nation within five nations" long quest for autonomy may find support in Iraq's oil and Turkey's desire to join the EU.

With drone rules to be relaxed in 2015, manufacturers are starting to make serious moves in the market.

During the Lebanese civil war of the 1970s, Rasha Elass escaped to Syria in her family's hired taxi. Now she ponders a grim future there.

Reported cases of Christians killed for their faith have increased worldwide

Islamic dress in Muslim nations ranges in a variety of headdresses from hijabs, burqas and niqabs, but which do citizens of each country prefer their women to wear? A survey shows countries' views on Islamic dress is becoming more lax.

The former Pentagon chief's memoir is the talk of Washington, with damaging impressions of Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi and others.

Tension, rivalry and hostility have long characterized the bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

China may buy more Iranian oil next year, and that would not please the U.S.

Marijuana for recreational use goes on sale in Colorado tomorrow. How we got here is unspooled in this infographic.