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A group of US consumers has surprised companies and economists by splurging on Taylor Swift concerts, trips to Paris and dining out — even as their savings decline. Call them the YOLO consumers.  It’s a cohort that’s never let go

PRETORIA, South Africa — Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world. He will be released

Considered authoritarian and corrupt, the Palestinian Authority is still Washington’s choice to run the enclave. But many believe it can be credible now only if it includes Hamas.

Footage shows a Red Cross convoy transporting hostages through the Rafah crossing from Gaza into Egypt as part of a truce deal between Hamas and Israel.

The South African athlete served half of his 15-year sentence for murdering Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

Thirteen Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas after being held for almost seven weeks.

It’s the busiest time of year in the retail and logistics industries. Here’s how employees at four of the biggest retailers pull it off.

Big discounts, many of them online only, start appearing well before Thanksgiving and will run long after. Some people still go to the mall, though.

Accused security chief for sons of “El Chapo” arrested in Mexico: “A complete psychopath”  CBS News Sinaloa Cartel’s alleged security chief for El Chapo’s sons arrested in Mexico  ABC7 Mexico’s arrest of cartel security boss who attacked army families’ complex was likely

With the world’s largest biometric ID database, a pioneering digital payment system for daily transactions and a flagship space and satellite program, India knows the power of connected technology. But when trouble brews with political unrest or sectarian violence, authorities