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In 2019, the world population was approximately 7,811,293,698 people[†]
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When the gunfire on a rural roadway finally stopped, six children and three women were dead.
Richard M. Nixon and Bill Clinton sustained unanimous losses when they sought to withhold evidence, suggesting that President Trump may face an uphill fight.
Control of Virginia’s government fell to Democrats for the first time in decades, while Andy Beshear held an edge over Gov. Matt Bevin in the Kentucky election.
Six months after King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s coronation, aide after aide has been ousted and denounced, even as he moves to bolster his authority.
Masayoshi Son defended the Japanese company’s investment, while admitting he misjudged the American firm’s founder, Adam Neumann.
Efforts by Apple, Facebook and Google to address the California housing crunch must contend with the forces that created it.
Some question whether an American University program, inspired by a Russian ambassador, presents too favorable a view of that country.
In the red rock desert of the Southwest, an ancient culture was thought to have vanished. A new view connects it to pueblo dwellers of today.
Leonardo’s painting is a security hazard, an educational obstacle and not even a satisfying bucket-list item. It’s time the Louvre moved it out of the way.
Few films or books have entered the American lexicon as deeply as this mob chronicle, which is set to play a role at the Stone trial in Washington.
But will today’s overstimulated preschooler find a springy dog and her human sidekick a little basic in a noisier digital age?
The state said Facebook had resisted or ignored dozens of requests for documents and internal correspondence about the company’s handling of personal data.