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#MillennialHistory was the No. 3 trending Twitter topic in the U.S. Friday morning as young people took historical events and tweaked them 21st-century style.

Don't believe those reports of a lackluster Thanksgiving shopping season. Americans spent like it was 1997.

The fight against the Islamic State group has pushed fractious Iraqis together, but national unity is just a shaky façade.

This weekend experts will X-ray the copper box, which is expected to contain letters and coins from the 1600s.

U.S. wholesale prices fell last month, as lower gasoline prices begin to weigh on U.S. inflation.

The past 12 months have been kind to Tim Cook and company, but key challenges lie ahead in 2015.

From London to Sydney, the Chinese are becoming the most sought-after luxury property investors. And the numbers are staggering.

Brent is down roughly 9 percent this week, some 45 percent below its June peak above $115 per barrel.

Romney has judged the likely Republican contenders for the 2016 presidential election as weak, and is considering a third attempt.

The George W. Bush administration relied on a false report to justify the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Sen. Carl Levin said Thursday.

A memo issued Thursday says tribes can grow the weed on their lands, even in states where it is illegal.

Photos of the plainclothes officer drawing his gun and pointing it at Oakland protesters surfaced online on Thursday.

A trade official involved with the trade talks said a deal would be very unlikely because of a stand-off between South Korea and China.

House Speaker John Boehner successfully marshaled his forces in Thursday's skirmish, passing the $1.1 trillion spending bill.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said India was placing more importance on "money" than "values" by welcoming Crimean leader.

The new laser-based weapons system, known as LaWS, can be seen destroying moving aerial and seaborne targets.

The House passed the spending bill late Thursday night. Here are the 57 Democrats who voted for it, despite fierce party infighting.

International climate change talks stalled Thursday with the nations reportedly agreeing on only one paragraph of text.

A shutdown showdown between liberal lawmakers and a banking behemoth splinters an old friendship.

Mentions of British intelligence agencies were deleted from the U.S. Senate's report on torture at the request of the agencies.

The Office of Management and Budget held a conference call Thursday to discuss contingency plans with federal agencies.