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Trial beginning for officer who killed motorist

The shooting of the black motorist generated national attention when the aftermath was streamed live on Facebook. The 29-year old Yanez is the first Minneso...

Summer drink driving campaign

Our officers also carry kits that can detect illegal drugs, making us more equipped than ever to take action against those who are putting themselves and the sa...

Dispute erupts over US House panel subpoenas for CIA, FBI

It was unclear why the subpoenas to the agencies were not mentioned in the committee's announcement of the approval of the subpoenas to former Trump national ...

Justin Trudeau calls Donald Trump to say climate decision a 'disappointment'

Top Senate Republicans wrote to Trump last week urging him to make a "clean break" from the Paris climate accord. The Kentucky lawmaker is one of 22 coal state ...

Juncker: Docking #EUFunds not the only way to ensure member state compliance

Both China and the European Union are sending the world a clear signal that there can be " no backsliding " on the Paris climate pact, Juncker said Friday a...

Merkel vows 'more decisive action than ever' on climate

European leaders got the message loud and clear from President Trump's meeting with them last week. "Well, respectfully, that's not what she said ", said S...

Sen. Schumer Calls Paris Accord Withdrawal 'Monumental Mistake'

America's economy is boosted by following the Paris Agreement. He added: "But even in the absence of American leadership; even as this administration joins ...

Some Actual Good News After Trump's Paris Agreement Fiasco

Mr Trump's predecessor Barack Obama, who helped forge the 2015 agreement, said the USA had joined a "small handful of nations that reject the future", and that ...

PM May's lead falls to 3 pct points

If May failed to win an overall majority, she would be forced to strike a deal with another party to continue governing either as a coalition or a minority gove...

Theresa May puts 'promise of Brexit' at heart of pitch to voters

Theresa May has promised to "reach out to everyone, in every community" in the final week before the general election , as she set out an upbeat picture of pos...

At least 25 bodies found in Manila casino

The suspect was found dead early Friday of an apparent suicide. A guard was shot during the melee but survived, and more than 70 others suffered mostly minor ...

Tim Cook Sends Memo To Apple Staff Condemning Departure From Paris Agreement

It may be years, however, before the country can formally exit the deal, but Trump said he'll immediately halt implementation. In the letter, Cook outlines Ap...

Spicer refers all Russia-related questions to Trump's lawyer

Throughout last year's presidential campaign, he lambasted Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for using a private email server while she was secretary of state, i...

Panetta on Comey's Testimony: 'Very Important' to Russia Probe

The TV network credited an unidentified source, which has not been confirmed by Global News, adding that Comey's Senate Intelligence Committee testimony could...

Merkel, minister stress U.S. ties after critical Trump tweet

Highlighting Canada's strong political and trade ties to Europe , Trudeau said: "We will always work together and highlight the shared values that are equally ...

Gunman dead in Manila casino incident

This cowardly act of a deranged mind will not defeat the spirit on which Resorts World Manila was built. The only gunshot wound was a guard at the complex, wh...

President Trump, Hillary Clinton revive campaign feud with Twitter jabs

Later Wednesday, President Trump responded to her remarks on Twitter . "I'm not willing to let my people be thrown under the bus without a fight". "He dump...

Brazil's top prosecutor accuses president of obstruction of justice

Brazil's political crisis deepened sharply on Thursday with corruption allegations that threatened to topple the president, undermine reforms aimed at pulling ...

France, Germany 'certain' Trump would honour North Atlantic Treaty Organisation pledges

Just two days after Angela Merkel said the European Union needed to take charge of its own destiny and could no longer completely rely on the USA and Br...

Todd Kohlhepp pleads guilty to murdering 7 over 13 years

She had been reported missing months earlier, and says she was held captive and raped by Kohlhepp. Kala Brown was also found alive, chained in a storage contain...

Business world rounds on Trump over U.S. exit from Paris climate deal

Shell, BP, IBM, GE, Facebook, Google and Apple are among the multinationals that are unhappy about the move. Goldman Sachs has traditionally been cautious...

Trump Announces U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Climate Accord

Without mentioning the USA specifically, Li said that "China in recent years has stayed true to its commitment" and pointed out that his was one of the first ...

We will use SNP to give us power, says Labour

Deliver for Scotland - so we lead the United Kingdom, not leave it. Ms Dugdale said she thought Labour " s recent council election victory in Inverclyde ...

Cause of Wisconsin corn mill blast unclear; 1 worker missing

Columbia County Sheriff Dennis Richards said Thursday the first missing person was found dead at the Didion Milling explosion site. Five of the injured were...

Trump rejects moving Israel embassy to Jerusalem - for now

Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem should not be seen as dilution of that support. " But, as he has repeatedly stated his intention to move the embassy, the...

Trump Wants Senate Rules Changed to Speed Up Health-Care, Tax Legislation

His justification for eliminating the legislative filibuster is twofold: One, it would help advance specific policy priorities, and two, the minority party woul...

US Geological Survey records 3 small earthquakes in Oklahoma

A few residents in northern Oklahoma may have felt a little bit of rattling on Tuesday morning. The quake happened about 8:19 a.m. about 16 miles west-southwe...

Venezuela: Goldman Sachs protest

Protests against President Nicolas Maduro have killed nearly 60 people and the collapse of Venezuela's economy has left millions of people struggling to e...

Philippines says 8 foreign fighters killed in southern siege

Lorenzana said that 25 other militants who died in the fighting had been identified as Filipinos. Padilla said the military has ordered an investigation of th...

Trump's withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord a 'great disappointment'

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Ivanka Trump , the president's daughter and adviser, are among those who urged him to stay in the deal, arguing it would b...

President Trump's Communication Director Mike Dubke Resigns From White House

Trump, who returned to Washington on Saturday after a nine-day trip to the Middle East and Europe , has been expected to shake up staff to tackle the distr...

Dubke out as White House communications director

Should the White House ever get around to changing its communications strategy, one suggestion put forward by the president himself in an interview with NBC New...

Corbyn vows to meet Merkel 'straight away' if he becomes PM

That same pollster published another standard survey result this morning, putting the Tory lead at just three points on 42 per cent to 39 per cent. And ever...

REMATCH: Trump and Hillary trade jabs in Twitter skirmish

The longer Democrats put off this crucial task, the more we'll see a party that, like Clinton, appears to be lost in a debilitating sense of denial. "I think ...

Georgia Peach Crop Faces Nearly 80 Percent Loss This Year

What's that means for Southerners who prize their sweet peaches? The freeze, it turns out, was just as bad as neighboring SC, which is second only to Californ...