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Simon2579/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. and Iraq will begin formal talks in coming days that officials say could lead to the eventual withdrawal of American troops in the country, a major milestone in the years-long effort by the two countries to fight the Islamic State. The decision to move forward with the discussions, known as the Higher Military Commission, comes just days after Iranian-backed forces in Iraq launched a barrage of missiles on a U.S. base, injuring at least four service...

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll additional damages for defaming her in 2019 when he denied her allegations of sexual abuse. Last year, in a separate trial, a jury determined that Trump was liable for sexually abusing Carroll in the dressing room of a Manhattan department store in the 1990s, and that he defamed her in a 2022 soc...

Mattel FilmsBob the Builder is set to hit the big screen with a Latin twist. Mattel Films, ShadowMachine and Jennifer Lopezs Nuyorican Productions announced plans for a feature-length film starring the animated handyman whose tact and positivity captivated child audiences for over a decade, Mattel announced on Thursday. This comes following Mattels first theatrical release, the box office blockbuster Barbie, which so far has earned over $1.4 billion worldwide. Actor and recording artist Anthony ...

K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Western North America has experienced an unprecedented "hot drought" over the last century, according to new research that shows the amplification of heat in the region over recent decades. "Hot drought," a climate phenomenon that occurs amid concurrent heat and drought conditions, has affected the western portion of the continent in recent decades at a frequency and severity that was not ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted water in the atmosphere of a tiny planet with temperatures around that of Venus, meaning it's a hot and steamy world.

Local universities report a surge in online applications, as digital student engagement streamlines the institutions’ workload.

ABC News(CHICAGO) -- With the economy looming large in the 2024 election, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday she sees "no reason" for a recession this year and insisted consumers are turning more optimistic about their finances. "I think 2024 is going to be a very good economic year. That said, there are always risks," Yellen told ABC News Correspondent Elizabeth Schulze in an exclusive interview in Chicago. "Consumers and households feel confident enough abou...

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Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For years, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been the most common reason infants are hospitalized in the U.S. and has hospitalized thousands of elderly people every year. After decades of trying to develop a vaccine, they became available ahead of this season for the first time for adults aged 60 and older and for pregnant people between 32 weeks and 36 weeks gestation. Additionally, for the first time ever, an injectable monoclonal antibody sh...

Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to make a landmark discovery of water vapor in the atmosphere of a planet just twice Earth’s diameter in size.