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Policymakers increased a key rate for the third time this year. The quarter-point move indicates the Fed is confident in the economy as it continues to recover from the financial crisis.

The Earth's encounter with asteroid 3200 Phaethon on Saturday will be its closest since 1974 — and the closest it will be until 2093. The flyby means good gazing for amateur astronomers.

The previously unannounced visit comes four months after President Trump unveiled a new strategy for the United States' role in Afghanistan.

The present moment is made of a lot of pasts — and just as Scrooge's ghosts were really messengers of hope, the deepest truths of science and the infinite night are here for us, too, says Adam Frank.

While Apple's apologies and response to its slowing down of older phones might help on the public relations front, the legal issues are another matter.

Stock prices boomed this year all over the world, including the United States. It was the best year for the market since 2013. But many market-watchers say prices have probably topped off for a while.

In 2017, Fresh Air marked 30 years as a nationally syndicated, daily radio program by doing what it does best: more in-depth interviews.

The Council's other 14 members approved the resolution, which didn't mention the U.S. by name. U.S. Delegate Nikki Haley called it "an insult" that "won't be forgotten."

Why are jelly doughnuts served on Hanukkah? The practice has a history that goes back several centuries.

There's a few ways the USMNT can punch its ticket to the World Cup, but the easiest way is to just beat Trinidad and Tobago.