ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least ten people were killed and some 15 wounded when a church collapsed during a service in southern Nigeria on Saturday, a resident and police said. State news agency NAN said on its website there had been 60 “victims” of the collapse in the southern city of Uyo in…

BEIRUT — Russian airstrikes reportedly pushed Islamic State militants from the ancient city of Palmyra on Sunday, a day after the extremist group came close to recapturing the symbolic site. The advance into Palmyra had seemed set to reverse a year of steady defeats for Islamic State fighters and…

Oh, to go back to January 2016. Those halcyon days before Donald Trump’s presidential election victory, Britain’s Brexit vote to leave the European Union and the deaths of multiple music and acting legends. Twitter users are revealing how the events of the last 12 months have affected them in a new…

Walter White just wants to “make America cook again.” “ Saturday Night Live ” took President-elect Donald Trump to task over his questionable cabinet picks this weekend with a skit in which he appointed Bryan Cranston’s “ Breaking Bad ” meth-dealing kingpin Walter White to head up the Drug…

Enlarge this image President-elect Donald Trump waves on stage with Louisiana Republican Senate candidate John Kennedy at a rally in Baton Rouge on Friday. Andrew Harnik/AP Republicans claimed another electoral victory in the final Senate race of 2016 on Saturday, with Republican John Kennedy…

Washington DC: Goodyear Satire Co.-- The law of gravity is set for an extensive makeover after the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2017. "From that day forward," Trump promises. "Whatever goes up is not automatically going to come down." Trump made repealing and replacing the Law of…

In this image taken from video people stand at the scene after the roof of The Reigners Bible Church International collapsed onto worshippers in Uyo, southern Nigeria on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, killing dozens, witnesses and an official said. (Photo: Channels TV via AP) LAGOS, Nigeria -A hospital…

When the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, was ousted by a military coup in July 2013, the country's Coptic Christians rejoiced. They saw General Abdel Fatah El-Sisi, who initiated Morsi's removal and later became Egypt's new president, as a savior. Bishoy Armanious, a…

“ Saturday Night Live ” imagined how German Chancellor Angela Merkel is coping with President-elect Donald Trump succeeding her as Time’s “ Person of the Year. ” And the short answer is… not too well. Kate McKinnon as Germany’s political leader told the host of the “Weekend Update” segment, Colin…

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WASHINGTON ― Republican John Neely Kennedy easily defeated Democrat Foster Campbell in Saturday’s runoff election for Louisiana ’s open Senate seat, marking the official end of the 2016 election . Kennedy, the state treasurer, and Campbell, a public service commissioner, advanced to the runoff…

Jimmy Kimmel launched a frightening spoof alternative to the Elf on the Shelf on Friday. Introducing: Trump on a Stump ― the perfect comedic antidote to some of President-elect Donald Trump’s terrifying policies . Kimmel said he feared the relatively new tradition of parents moving around their home…

The Syrian government and its Russian backers say they've recaptured more than 90 percent of the key opposition stronghold of eastern Aleppo. Much of the ancient city, which was once the country's largest, has been leveled. Just this week tens of thousands fled rebel-held areas to the relative calm…

For most people who are 60 years old and above, money from their pension is not enough. While there are seniors that work even though they are beyond 60 years old, for seniors who have equity in their homes, they have an option in home equity loans for seniors. In this article, we are going to talk…

A police officer stood guard in June 2015 at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. Brendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images CHARLESTON, S.C. — In an interview last year with F.B.I. agents, Dylann S. Roof admitted to opening fire at a prominent black church…

Raymond Hall via Getty Images Best buds Zayn Malik, Gigi Hadid and Taylor Swift emerge from Hadid's New York City apartment in September. Songwriter extraordinaire Taylor Swift and former One Directioner Zayn Malik have revealed a project they’d secretly been working on: writing the theme to “Fifty…

I was recently asked to speak about leadership in global health at the American Public Health Association annual conference in Denver. This got me thinking about the wave of interest in nasty women that started with the praise that Trump unwittingly granted to Hillary during his campaigns. It also…

Founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg. David Ramos/Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has considered plans to go into government, according to court documents seen by Bloomberg . The documents were filed as part of a shareholder lawsuit that alleges the board of Facebook failed to…

Pretty much anything that can be piled into a vague triangle shape can be called a Christmas tree this time of year. From bananas to bottles to bicycles, here are 30 unusual Christmas trees compiled by the YouTubers at TopFactology . Check it out above. Also on HuffPost Close SUBSCRIBE TO & FOLLOW…

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa | FRANKFURT FRANKFURT The European Central Bank will extend its already generous asset buys on Thursday, aiming to boost stubbornly weak inflation, but with much of its firepower exhausted it may also debate sending a token signal about the eventual end of such…

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a source close to Pruitt said Wednesday. Pruitt, a 48-year-old Republican, has been a reliable booster of the fossil fuel industry and an outspoken…

Now that’s a BIG turtle . This giant leatherback joined some boaters off Mangawhai , New Zealand on Tuesday ― and as the clip posted on Facebook by Pippa Partington shows, the big guy was very chill about the whole encounter. Leatherbacks are the largest of the sea turtles , typically ranging in…

The United States is the only democracy that doesn’t elect a president by popular vote, a fact that confuses Trevor Noah . Luckily, Thomas Jefferson stopped by on Wednesday’s “ Daily Show ” to shed light on why the founding fathers chose to use electors instead of the popular vote. “In my day ... we…

Nintendo's first Mario game for mobile devices is richer and more polished than most mobile titles In the decades since Mario’s inception, Nintendo’s stout, adventurous plumber has made his way to consoles of varying shapes and sizes, from the classic NES to the company’s 3DS handheld. But while…

The election may be over, but Pantsuit Nation is still energized. The “secret” Facebook group that grew into a vibrant community for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton ’s biggest fans started as a way to get supporters to wear Clinton’s choice uniform on Election Day. Some women took to…

In less than two weeks, the application period for a federal law that allows exonerees to receive tax relief on any compensation they received for their wrongful conviction will expire ― even though many exonerees still don’t know the law exists or how to take advantage of it. But on Tuesday, the…

The Republican National Committee will host its Christmas Party this year at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., the newest property of its newfound leader. The event, which two GOP sources confirmed to The Huffington Post, is said to be a more exclusive and celebratory affair this…

Robert Reich: "Lemme just say, because Donald Trump is probably watching right now..." https://t.co/bD5Iskq7br — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 8, 2016 Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich pleaded with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to stop the “petty, thin-skinned and…

President-elect Donald Trump speaking at Carrier in Indianapolis. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Chuck Jones uses a flip phone, so he didn’t see the tweet. His friend of 36 years called him Wednesday night and said: The president-elect is smearing you on Twitter. Chuck Jones, who is President…

Writing in the New York Times last month, Laura Pappano offered a thoughtful analysis of the efforts by public colleges - principally public flagship universities - to find new sources of revenue, diversify their student bodies, and expand their national reputations. It's an interesting trend that…

U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith on Wednesday night halted a Michigan election recount launched by Green Party nominee Jill Stein that had been underway since Monday. Stein’s campaign condemned the judgment and promised to challenge the Michigan Court of Appeals decision Goldsmith effectively…

Story highlights Linda McMahon is twice a Republican candidate for US Senate in Connecticut Donald Trump described her as "a phenomenal leader and champion for small businesses" (CNN) President-elect Donald Trump picked Linda McMahon, former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, to serve as the…

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