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The governor of Iowa has denied firing a senior executive because he sent emails to staff praising Tupac Shakur and exhorting them to listen to the late rapper’s lyrics. Kim Reynolds’s decision to sack Jerry Foxhoven after he sent the email to more than 4,000 staff in June set off …

The lineups for the second round of Democratic presidential debates were released Thursday night, with Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont appearing on the first night and former Vice President Joe Biden and California Sen. Kamala Harris, who butted heads in the last debate, facing off …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Weeds can be used to make bioplastics for car parts Cars are responsible for a lot of the carbon emissions that contribute to global warming, but so is their manufacture. Could plastic made from weeds, modular designs and other innovations help the motor industry …

Joe Biden was at a soul food restaurant in Los Angeles on Thursday when he blasted U.S. President Donald Trump’s “racist” taunts at a rally the night before. READ MORE: Trump says he tried to stop ‘send her back’ chant — video shows he was silent for 13 seconds “This …

A former doctoral student has been spared the death penalty and sentenced to life in prison in Illinois for kidnapping and killing of a 26-year-old scholar from China. Jurors deliberated for eight hours over two days at the court in Peoria before announcing they were deadlocked on whether 30-year-old Brendt …

President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening his intention to nominate the son of deceased Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to be the next secretary of labor. Trump made the announcement Twitter that he will nominate Eugene Scalia to head the Department of Labor, a position that opened after former secretary …

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Fr Edwin Román sheltered anti-government protesters in his church last year The people of Masaya say rebellion runs in their blood. But there is no-one in the Nicaraguan city of whom that is more true than Father Edwin Román. “Sandino was my grandmother’s brother, my …

New Zealand emergency services evacuated residents near what they said was a suspected gas explosion in the South Island city of Christchurch on Friday that left a house on fire and several people injured. READ MORE: Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits islands off New Zealand, no tsunami threat The city remains on edge …

The first, furry glimpses of the upcoming live action Cats remake have left viewers distressed and unhappy after its feline creatures were described as “cursed” and nightmarish. The transmogrified CGI human-cat hybrids were unveiled on Thursday night, to widespread horror. Cats Movie (@catsmovie) This Christmas, you will believe. #CatsMovie pic.twitter.com/doKFWGAdpB …

A state of emergency was declared Thursday after a water main break cut water to nearly a quarter million people in South Florida. On Thursday afternoon, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said water service had been restored to most residents in the city, but that it may be lost again …