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It sounds like the plot of Broadway hit "The Producers" come to life: A man conned seven investors into giving him $165,000 to produce a fake Broadway play, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said Friday.

Donald Trump is leading Hillary Clinton by a single percentage point in Missouri, according to a Monmouth University poll released Tuesday.

McDonald's Step-It activity wristbands are being recalled due to risks of skin irritation or burns, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday.

The Cincinnati Zoo has deleted its Twitter accounts after being bombarded for weeks with memes, jokes and protests against the death of Harambe the gorilla.

Donald Trump is making his pitch to African-American voters in these terms: "What the hell do you have to lose?"

Hillary Clinton leads in the polls nationally and in key battleground states, but the flood of stories regarding her private email server and donations to the Clinton Foundation demonstrate the former secretary of state won't be able to completely outrun voter skepticism -- or Donald Trump.

The top police officer in the Philippines said Tuesday that 300 of his officers were suspected of involvement in the drug trade and would be brought to justice.

Tracee Ellis Ross is looking forward to the day that there is no longer discussion about diversity in Hollywood.

Vice President Joe Biden reaffirmed the Obama administration's "ironclad" commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during a visit to Latvia Tuesday, dismissing Donald Trump's disparaging statements about the alliance.

As several politicians across Europe try to outlaw outfits worn by some Muslim women, one businessman is fighting back with his checkbook.

A minor league baseball player in St. Louis, Missouri, was surprised to find out he smashed his own car's windshield when he hit a grand slam during a game.

A minor league baseball player in St. Louis, Missouri, was surprised to find out he smashed his own car's windshield when he hit a grand slam during a game.

For Trump, his brief period as an activist investor of sorts was a lucrative turn in his career but also a controversial one.

Another former Secretary of State -- Condoleezza Rice -- has been drawn into the fray over who advised Hillary Clinton to use a private email server while she was America's top diplomat.

As Louisiana tries to dry out and start rebuilding after last week's catastrophic flooding, Bill Nye has an ominous message: It's going to happen again.

A 16-year-old Florida teen has survived a rare brain-eating amoeba, according to Florida Hospital for Children.

The six-meter wide bridge stretches 430 meters over a 300-meter-deep valley between two cliffs. Visitors reportedly lined up for hours to cross.

Looking down at a vivid lake and miles of deep-green forests from atop a glacier, John McGraw realized he had achieved his dream.

China just added a bunch of new claims to its planet-beating achievements -- this time its the world's sweatiest palms, the trembliest knees and the most-flipped stomachs.

Jennifer Lawrence is, once again, the highest paid actress in the world, according to an annual list from Forbes.