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CALVERTON, N.Y. (AP) — Walter Yakoboski scraped together nearly every penny he made as short-order cook in 1979 to begin buying a small collection of rare comic books for $10,000, hoping his b…

CALVERTON, N.Y. (AP) — Walter Yakoboski scraped together nearly every penny he made as short-order cook in 1979 to begin buying a small collection of rare comic books for $10,000, hoping his b…

CALVERTON, N.Y. (AP) — Walter Yakoboski scraped together nearly every penny he made as short-order cook in 1979 to begin buying a small collection of rare comic books for $10,000, hoping his boyhood passion could one day pay off as an investment. Lon Allen, managing director of the comics department at Dallas-based Heritage Auctions — which is conducting the sale Thursday — said there are probably 4,000 to 5,000 copies of "Amazing Fantasy" No. 15 in circulation. Allen said a private collector reportedly... Читать дальше...

CALVERTON, N.Y. (AP) — Walter Yakoboski scraped together nearly every penny he made as short-order cook in 1979 to begin buying a small collection of rare comic books for $10,000, hoping his b…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on winter weather affecting much of the eastern half of the United States (all times local):

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A new report shows that Georgia's child protection agency has identified serious problems in how the agency investigates reports of child abuse and neglect.

Saoirse Ronan and Bel Powley hit the red carpet at the 2016 EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Opera House on Sunday (February 14) in London, England. The ladies are both nominees at the event this evening. Saoirse is up for Best Actress for her work in the movie Brooklyn while Bel, [...]

South Sudan will be on life support and suicide watch for the foreseeable future

POLITICO's Matt Wuerker handpicks his favorite HRC-themed cartoons.

"She's the most precious thing that ever came in my life," Gary Williams said during a phone call from Kabul, where he works on telecommunications in what remains a war-torn country.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on the discovery of a suspicious device under a rental car near Albuquerque International Sunport (all times local):

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - The Latest on the discovery of a suspicious device under a rental car near Albuquerque International Sunport (all times local):

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on the discovery of a suspicious device under a rental car near Albuquerque International Sunport (all times local):

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on the discovery of a suspicious device under a rental car near Albuquerque International Sunport (all times local):

Pharmacy school construction priced millions over budget Bids were between $2.5 million and $5.5 million higher, which one industry expert says is due to Hawaii's hottest-ever construction market, Hawaii News Now reported (http://bit.ly/20UkwEb ). University of Hawaii spokesman Dan Meisenzahl says a few options are being considered, but he declined to mention specific courses of action for the pharmacy school project.

For those who think there’s too many playoff divisions in high school sports and too many teams getting playoff invites, Sunday’s release of the Southern Section girls’ basketball playoff brackets might raise a few eyebrows.That’s because in Division 1AA, Fountain Valley, which went 0-26 during...

Hilda Mary (Thompson) Melde, 100, of La Crosse passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center.

UPDATE: 5 p.m. EST — A source told CNN no autopsy would be performed on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The Washington Post tweeted the judge who affirmed Scalia’s death did not order an autopsy, and his family did not ask for one.

Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan are among those who were evacuated when a big fire broke out at a lavish cultural show in Mumbai.

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James, who prefers not to use his last name for reasons that will shortly become obvious, is a 21-year-old student majoring in electrical engineering.

He’s been interested in 3,4-methylene-dioxy-meth-amphetamine, better known as MDMA, since he was a teenager, when he felt his social inhibitions might be resolved by taking the illegal drug.

Also known as ecstasy, the chemical provides what the name implies: a significant reduction in anxiety and a boost in emotional interaction. Читать дальше...

Analysts say that fears over shareholder dividend cuts are "overblown"

The Florida senator joined "Face the Nation" and talked about Ted Cruz "making things up," as well as the road ahead for his campaign

Public indignation, which swings wildly from one target to another, has now singled out the police