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Oil sales account for the extremist group’s largest source of funding and were believed to help the group hold territory, rebuild infrastructure, pay fighters in exchange for loyalty and continue funding military endeavors.

Global markets rallied on the European Central Bank's willingness to revive growth in Europe as tech stocks led Wall Street gains.

The British telecom company has suffered its third and most significant breach in the last 12 months, with 4 million customer records stolen.

Australia's antitrust body is the latest in a growing list of global regulatory bodies that have raised concerns over the proposed merger of the world's No. 2 and No. 3 oilfield services companies.

The comments by navy chief Wu Shengli come as Washington considers conducting freedom-of-navigation operations within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands China has built in the disputed South China Sea.

Officials have declared a state of emergency as the "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm nears the Pacific coast of Mexico.

China hopes to see a united European Union in which Britain plays a prominent role in promoting Chinese relations with the bloc.

McDonald's Corp. shares hit an all-time high on Thursday after Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook said a rebound in quarterly restaurant sales showed that his turnaround plan is starting to work.

Key exchanges emerged Thursday as former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified before a House panel investigating the 2012 terror attack in Benghazi, Libya.

The daylong Benghazi committee questioning of Hillary Clinton didn't produce many political revelations but did prompt an avalanche of tweets and memes.

"When we think of who is in our corner the most, and who will reform the legislative process to actually make immigration reform possible, Sanders is the obvious choice."

The council told members of groups that had petitioned for the wage hike that they had no choice but to repeal it.

The massive agreement with record labels, following a dispute over a quirk in U.S. copyright law, will apply to streams of songs released before 1972.

The acquisition of DirecTV dragged AT&T's revenue lower than Wall Street was expecting.

The White House has been in conflict with Congress all year about using a so-called war fund that the president said undermines cross-government budget caps.

Thursday's talk comes amid a national conversation on reforms for prison sentencing and policing.

The Republican presidential candidate said a "young intern" was responsible for an unfortunate Internet post -- and has apologized.

The Electronic Sports League arrived in the U.S. from Europe two years ago. Now it's eyeing an even bigger playing field.

Company founder Yury Melnichek's story bears a strong resemblance to that of Richard Hendricks from "Silicon Valley."

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration could invoke a rarely used measure to speed up history's largest auto safety recall.

Critics are slamming Rep. Paul Ryan for highlighting the importance of taking time off from work while opposing paid-leave policies.