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Brazilian police are questioning the widow of the Greek ambassador to that country, along with a military police officer described as her lover and another man in the death of the diplomat, authorities said Friday.

Police contend Greece's ambassador to Brazil was killed by his wife's lover -- a military police officer -- and the widow is being questioned in the crime, Brazil's state-run Agencia Brasil news agency reported.

A search is on for a man suspected of fatally shooting a Pennsylvania state trooper on Friday evening.

President-elect Donald Trump ditched his press pool Saturday to play golf, the latest example of his break with precedent regarding the media covering him and his transition.

President-elect Donald Trump will say goodbye to 2016 alongside 800 paying guests at his Mar-a-Lago estate Saturday, surrounded by an explosion of white and green flowers in his massive ballroom.

20 passengers and a ride operator were lowered 100 feet to safety after the Sky Cabin ride at Knott's Berry Farm in California stopped.

The US Coast Guard was searching Friday for a small plane that went missing Thursday night over Lake Erie shortly after takeoff from Cleveland.

Khemaridh Hy did the unthinkable. In 2015, at age 35, the rising star quit a very lucrative Wall Street career. He didn't have another job lined up -- or even a real game plan of exactly what he was going to do.

As the clock strikes midnight around the globe, major cities ring in the new year with fireworks and celebrations.

Only 48 seconds after the opening bell, the comeback was over.

Latino leaders around the country say they want to keep an open mind about Donald Trump's presidency, but less than one month before Inauguration Day, many are disappointed he has not done more to reach out to them.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump, rather than President Barack Obama, in his annual New Year's greetings statement to foreign heads of state and government.

New York's Second Avenue subway opens on New Year's Day after decades of fits and starts.

The husband of one of President-elect Donald Trump's top advisers could be arguing cases on behalf of the federal government at the Supreme Court next year.

Allan Williams, the club owner and promoter widely credited with the discovery of The Beatles, has died. The music impresario, who also supported the group through their earliest years, was 86.

Three people are missing after a small plane vanished from radar off the Hawaiian island of Moloka'i, the US Coast Guard said in a statement Saturday.

Moaning about 2016 is soo last year. If you're ready for a little positivity, here's a bunch of cool stuff we can all look forward to in 2017. Bring it on! (But not like, too much. Some people are still feeling kinda fragile.)

Tyrus Wong, best known for his sketches for the Walt Disney animated feature 'Bambi,' died Friday, according to a statement released by The Walt Disney Family Museum.

A suicide attack on a busy commercial street in Baghdad has left at least 19 people dead and scores wounded, according to local authorities.

The female elephant charges through shrub, ears pinned back, silent.