The National Weather Service has warned of "searing heat and oppressive humidity that occurs during the 'dog days of summer'." ...

More than 1,000 people have been killed since sectarian fighting broke out a week ago, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said.

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The Browns' difficult opening slate to start the season could give them pause when it comes to starting a rookie quarterback.

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Iran, Britain, France and Germany could hold talks next week on Tehran's nuclear programme, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, following warnings by the three European ...

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Officials in hard-hit Kerr County, Texas, which was ravaged by flooding earlier this month, say the number of people believed to be missing has dropped from nearly 100 to three.

For the last few weeks, our attention has turned to the greenest of prospects, those whose professional careers only began in the last week, if they have started at all. But as much as those young ...