A vegetarian piranha from the Amazon and a flying dinosaur found on the Isle of Skye are among the species previously unknown ...

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Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the carrier ...

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A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory describes seeing colleagues cut down by bullets ...

Gains in Big Tech stocks contributed to a “Santa rally” for Tuesday’s shortened holiday session. The S&P 500 gained 1.1%, ...

Seven people were injured, including a child, when a taxi crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk near Herald Square in New ...