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Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade.The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the

 Florida has put a man to death with an anaesthetic never used before in a U.S. lethal injection, carrying out its first execution in more than 18 months on an inmate convicted of two racially motivated murders.Authorities said 53-year-old Mark

Highly poisonous snakes have been discovered in the Australian post as wildlife officers try to uncoil a reptile-smuggling racket, it was reported Friday.A death adder and king brown snake – among the deadliest snakes in the world – were

Massachusetts State Lottery officials say the winner of the $758.7 million Powerball jackpot bought a total of five tickets.Fifty-three-year-old Chicopee (CHIH’-kuh-pee) resident Mavis L. Wanczyk (WAHN’-zihk) bought three tickets with

It was the wedding that captivated the world. Lady Diana Spencer said “I will” to Britain’s Prince Charles, becoming Princess of Wales and bringing fresh youth and glamour to Britain’s royal family.Now, 36 years later, The

Jakarta (dpa) – Indonesian police have arrested three people they say were part of a syndicate that spread fake news and other misinformation online for money, a spokesman said Thursday. The group, called Saracen, posted false news

A single winning Powerball ticket matching all six numbers has been sold in Massachusetts.The jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing reached $758.7 million.Powerball officials did not immediately disclose the location where the winning ticket

Some send up plastic leaflets that weigh less than a feather and flutter down from the clouds with calls for democracy or blurry cartoons ridiculing North Korea’s ruler. Some send flash drives loaded with South Korean soap operas, or mini

Saudi police arrested a 14-year-old boy who was filmed dancing a popular 90s hit song at an intersection in the Red Sea city of Jiddah, according to local media reports on Wednesday.The video, which went viral on social media in the kingdom, shows