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The world is spending more on the military since global figures became available in 1988. Together, the U.S. and China make up half of the world's military spending.

The move by President Maithripala Sirisena was meant to help authorities identify people, part of a new security push after a wave of bombings left the country reeling.

In a food landscape dominated by multinational conglomerates like Frito-Lay and PepsiCo, the small town of Hanover, Pa., has produced homegrown snacks for a century and is still thriving today.

Chris Keys worries his family will run out of the insurance coverage that's paying for their rental home as they rebuild. "We're going to have to split the family apart," he says.

A fictitious asteroid is the focus of a realistic exercise, as experts at the Planetary Defense Conference run through how they would respond to news of a looming asteroid strike.

The snake struck a 9-year-old hiker at dusk on a nature trail in Illinois. Expensive antivenin and a helicopter ride to the hospital led to big bills that struck her parents a few weeks later.