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Damian Lillard went back to Oakland High on Thursday to help make the path for some current students there a little easier.

By today's standards, Eric Fisher Wood Sr. would probably not have joined the National Guard, let alone join two armies to ...

I recently spent a weekend in officially the happiest place on earth. No, not Disneyland (I’d rather avoid roller coasters ...

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Some 50,000 Belgian workers took to the streets on Thursday to protest against a federal government agreement including major changes in tax policy. The demonstration was called by the country's trade ...

Getaround, a long-struggling Bay Area tech company with a car-sharing service, is laying off almost all of its U.S. staff and ...

The animals certainly aren't missing out on Valentine's Day at Brookfield Zoo. Whirl the amur tiger and Kartik the Sloth bear both received the meat they love to eat inside their “boxes of chocolate." ...

Chocolate-covered strawberries and luxurious dinners may be popular worldwide, but Valentine's Day food traditions are as ...