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The homeless population in Los Angeles County, California went up 23 percent in 2017, quadrupling last year's percentage increase. The fastest growing demographics were young people, Hispanics and military veterans.

Kathy Griffin posed with the severed head of President Donald Trump in a bloody photo shoot for artist and photographer Tyler Shields this week.

Pharrell, Brad Pitt and Josh Brolin were among the celebrities who arrived at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery to say farewell to Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell on Friday.

They were joined by such rock luminaries as Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield of Metallica, Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction and Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters.

Preparing for North Korea’s growing threat, the Pentagon will try to shoot down an intercontinental-range missile for the first time in a test next week. The goal is to more closely simulate a North Korean ICBM aimed at the U.S. homeland, officials said Friday

Lady Victoria Hervey continued to make a fashion statement in Cannes by wearing a completely sheer dress covered in orange netting.

The gown left little the imagination – with the It girl wearing just a pair of nude pants to preserve her modesty.

The U.S. military on May 19 scrambled two Air Force fighter jets to escort an American Airlines flight into Honolulu International Airport after a disturbance involving a Turkish passenger aboard the plane was reported, officials said.

The Navdhara India Dance Theater (NIDT) will perform for the first time in Turkey on May 23 at Istanbul's İş Sanat before appearing two days later at the Mersin International Music Festival.
Founded by acclaimed Indian choreographer Ashley Lobo, NIDT sets out to represent the flow of thought of a new, modern India. 

A Greek start-up offering disabled people an innovative, eco-friendly standing wheelchair is among the 30 finalists finalists in Chivas Regal’s “The Venture”, an international contest open to social entrepreneurs who are using their business as a force for good.

The batteries of North Korean artillery lie just on the other side of the divided peninsula’s demilitarized zone. There are thousands of them—some hidden, others out in the open. Artillery shells are stored in an elaborate network of tunnels; and though much of the weaponry and ammunition is old, U.S. forces stationed in South Korea have no doubt they would be effective.

Ridley Scott’s 1982 movie “Blade Runner” is arguably in a class of its own in the sci-fi genre. The direction, the mood, the visuals, the acting accompanied by that masterpiece of a soundtrack composed by Vangelis capture a dystopian Los Angeles with genetically engineered replicas. Well for all the fans that grew up with Blade Runner, get ready because the sequel is finally here.