South African fee hike off for 2016 after student protests

South African universities will not increase fees in 2016 as planned, President Jacob Zuma announced Friday after days of student protests over the issue.

FAA announces mandatory drone registration

The rules are about to radically change in the U.S. for operators of some unmanned aerial vehicles, aka drones. People who fly some drones will have to register them, federal officials said Monday.

Not Even Community Could Save Yahoo’s TV Dreams

If a cult show falls in a saturated streaming TV landscape and no one hears it, did it even make a sound?

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From Santa spy to boxer to Canada's Prime Minister

Thanks to his father, Justin Trudeau's name was well known in Canada before he launched his campaign earlier this year to -- like the late Pierre Trudeau -- become the country's next prime minister.

Theranos CEO Calls WSJ a Tabloid at WSJ’s Own Conference

After a brutal Wall Street Journal exposé, Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes defended her company at the newspaper's tech conference.

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After caucus vote, Paul Ryan is pushing ahead with speaker bid - CNN

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After caucus vote, Paul Ryan is pushing ahead with speaker bid CNN Washington (CNN) Rep. Paul Ryan is pushing ahead with his -- now likely successful -- bid to be the next House speaker. In a closed-door session, more than 70% of the House Freedom Caucus voted in favor of Ryan's candidacy. But that is short of the 80% ... Freedom Caucus Majority Backs Paul Ryan for House SpeakerNew York Times 'Supermajority' of House Freedom Caucus to back Paul Ryan's speaker bidWashington Post Paul Ryan appears to firm up votes for speaker's bid, though GOP divisions remainLos Angeles Times NBCNews.com -USA TODAY -Huffington Post all 2,732 news articles »

Why Afghanistan needs U.S.

Peter Bergen: There are eight good reasons for the U.S. to maintain a limited troop presence for the long term in Afghanistan.