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Men claiming to be Islamic militants shot and wounded an American woman in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Thursday, leaving leaflets in her car naming her and saying they had targeted her because she was American, police said.

Islamic State militants clashed with security forces inside Iraq's largest refinery on Thursday and held on to recent gains in the west of the country, as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the extremist group remained "very, very dangerous."

U.S. stocks closed flat Thursday despite oil prices rallying to their highest level of 2015.

The wait for the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro smartphone is almost over.

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Americans' support for the death penalty often topped 70 percent, the Pew Research Center said.

Under a new agreement, the struggling company will be able to show more of its own ads on desktop search results.

The oil-rich kingdom is pumping 10.29 million barrels a day. The U.S. output is even higher, but that will change.

Organic food sales jumped 11 percent in 2014 as the USDA reported a “record” number of organic farmers.

Who doesn't love Taylor Swift? We take a look at why the 25-year-old is so popular.

The American coffee and doughnut chain is embarking on an aggressive expansion in China, with the help of pork-topped doughnuts.

Etsy's stock scored as its shares, along with Party City and Virtu Financial Inc., debuted on Wall Street Thursday.

The former secretary of state's remarks this week put her at odds with President Barack Obama, who has put limits on aid.

Smartphone proliferation in India is drawing investors into ride-hailing startups, a market seen by Uber as its largest after the U.S.

Trials for the Pfizer drug stopped earlier than planned because it was deemed effective.

An ongoing fight over an unrelated bill has ensured the record-long wait will continue.

The two banks reported quarterly results Thursday amid a busy week of corporate results from the financial sector.

Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" broke two records on the streaming music service.

Apple Watch production could reach 2 to 3 million units a month by June, barring any bottlenecks or setbacks.

Concluding the review allowed the Vatican to save face in an investigation that sparked backlash and outcry.

The western gray whales are critically endangered and at a time scientists even thought that the species was extinct.

Vladimir Putin sought to strike a confident tone on live television, dismissing the impact of Western sanctions and refuting Russia's role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.