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McDonald's rolls out the 'frork,' a utensil made of fries

To combat the common problem of "topping dropping" - you know, when sandwich toppings fall out of the back as you take a bite - the restaurant has developed the...

Deal reached on funding government through Sept.

As a result, the measure doesn't look much different than the deal that could have been struck on President Barack Obama's watch past year. The budget negotia...

Thousands in US ready to rally against Trump, for workers

The last time an uprising of workers this large took place was on May 1, 2006, when an estimated 1.5 million people took to the streets in one of the most sign...

Fox, Blackstone teaming to top Sinclair's bid for Tribune, report says

Previous reports suggested that the big independently owned TV station company Sinclair Broadcast Group has been interested in buying Tribune at a price in the ...

Israel Says Assad Has Tons of Chemical Weapons Left

We didn't launch any attack at that time, he said, adding that the Syrian planes bombed Khan Shaykhun at around noon. The US attack killed several Syrian so...

Trump move with $1.2 trillion in trade could be risky — NAFTA

After speaking by telephone with his Canadian and Mexican counterparts a day earlier, Trump announced that the North American Free Trade Agreement would instead...

Pembina Pipeline to buy Veresen in $9.7B deal

Veresen surged last month after White House National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn said the administration of President Donald Trump will permit a liquef...

Petrol price hiked by 1 paisa, diesel by 44 paise a litre

Similarly, diesel will cost Rs 57.74 in Chandigarh, Rs 60.26 in Jamshedpur, Rs 58.68 in Puducherry, Rs 61.23 in Udaipur and Rs 62.81 in Vizag. Petrol will cos...

US consumer spending flat for second month in March

It has declined in the last two months and some economists say the retreat probably reflects caution among business as they await implementation of the proposal...

Farm Leader Says Renegotiate NAFTA But Do It Carefully

He expressed that, yes, he was very much thinking about cancelling. "I was all set to terminate", he told The Washington Post . "We need to make certain our re...

OPEC Won't Commit To Extending Cuts As US Output Continues To Rise

Total U.S. crude oil inventories stood at 532.3 million barrels as of last week, which the EIA considered to be at the upper limit of the average range for th...

Le Pen Takes Leave As FN Head In French Presidency Bid

Le Pen called the Republican Front mainstream party coalition that united against her "old and completely rotten". Though the two candidates ran neck and neck...

Google parent Alphabet's profit up 29 percent on strong ad sales

Net profit was $5.42 billion, a 29 percent gain from the first quarter of 2016. The bulk of revenues for Other Bets came way Nest, Verily and Google Fiber, ...

U.S. economic growth slows to weakest rate in 3 years

The bureau will release its second estimate for the first quarter of 2017 on May 27. "Labor income is starting to pick up and actually keeping consumer spending...

We just got our first glimpse of Uber's vision for flying taxis

Among these are ChargePoint, vehicle charging station maker, who will develop the exclusive charger for the flying taxis, and Hillwood Properties to build four ...

United reaches settlement with passenger dragged off plane

Charles Hobart, a United spokesman, confirmed the settlement . United put out a brief statement saying it reached an "amicable resolution of the unfortunate ...

Court halts two Arkansas executions

Eight inmates were scheduled to be executed before April 30, when one of the three drugs in a combination used for lethal injection expires. This photo provid...

Oil prices dip on bloated United States market, mixed Saudi signals

Inventories have been heading back down in the USA and dropped by 1 million barrels in the latest week, the Energy Information Administration said Wednesday, ...

Fatal wrong-way crash in OH causes massive explosion, fireball

A 30-year-old driver going the wrong way on an Ohio interstate collided into a semi-tanker carrying gasoline on Sunday evening causing a massive fire, reports C...

Iran's supreme leader dismisses Rouhani's detente policy ahead of vote

However, foreign investors are still cautious about trading with or investing in Iran, fearing penalties from remaining unilateral United States sanctions and P...

Asean urges N.Korea to comply with worldwide obligations

Trump said he believes China's president, Xi Jinping, has been putting pressure on North Korea over its missile and nuclear weapons programs. Meanwhile, Trump...

U.S. economy expands at slowest pace in three years

On the bright side, nonresidential fixed investment jumped 9.4 percent, its strongest pace since the fourth quarter of 2013 and boosted by large gains in spendi...

Here Are the Winners and Losers of Trump's Tax Proposals

So if you're scoring at home, a family of five that now claims the standard deduction will actually lose deductions under the Trump plan. Currently, you can...

Fighting for every vote, British PM Theresa May takes on 'separatists'

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron accused May of leading a party that "has never been nastier", having "closed the door on desperate child refugees" and ignore...

Dish revenue misses estimates, loses more subscribers than expected

Tourbillon Capital Partners L.P. increased its stake in DISH Network Corp by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. The Japan-based Asset Management One has invested 0.06%...

Trump is not ruling out military action against North Korea

Trump has said he is counting on Chinese President Xi Jinping to encourage North Korea to give up its pursuit of ballistic missile and nuclear weapons progr...

Delta Says Pilot 'Deescalated' Fight by Hitting Woman

The two combatants fought in the jetway and stumbled around the tight space bumping into folks in the area. "Get off", a woman yells. The women can be seen in...

Physician dragged off flight settles with United

He was hospitalized in Chicago and reportedly suffered a broken nose, broken teeth and a concussion. One of the bill's sponsors, Senator Maggie Hassan, said:...

Google parent Alphabet's profit up 29% on ad sales

Shares in Alphabet , parent of Google, rocketed to an all-time high Friday of $916.65 after reporting first quarter earnings. Certain advertisers have curtail...

Trump tells NRA: 'You have a true friend' in White House

As thousands of National Rifle Association members cheered him on, President Trump vowed Friday to defend gun rights and reminisced about his surprise electio...

Tribune Media spikes on reports of nascent bidding war

According the Times , Blackstone would be providing the funding for the venture, with Fox contributing its own portfolio of stations. An FCC vote last ...

What The Tech? Facebook's new features

And Zuckerberg said although Facebook was slow to add cameras to its apps, he's confident his company will be the one to push the augmented reality platfor...

Snooker: John Higgins out to secure final place against 'great'

Hawkins led for much of the contest, leading 5-3 after the first session and 9-7 after the second. The final is a replay, a decade on, of their 2007 final m...

Trump agrees to renegotiate NAFTA with Mexico, Canada

Today, Trump told reporters, "I decided rather than terminating NAFTA, which would be a pretty big, you know, shock to the system, we will renegotiate". "It w...

Tarasenko scores twice as Blues beat Predators 3-2

St. Louis, which took eight of the first 12 shots, went without a shot through almost 13 minutes of the second period without an attempt on Rinne. The Nashvil...