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Pentagon Spent $28M on Wrong Camo Uniforms

Special Inspector John Sopko , who periodically releases reports like this documenting United States government waste and missed opportunities in Afghanis...

US Muslim teen's memorial burnt after brutal killing

Police dogs, helicopters and officers from Fairfax and Loudoun counties searched until her body was discovered about 3 p.m. Sunday, police said. Darwin Marti...

Corbyn attacks 'government without a majority' for 'thin gruel' Queen's Speech

Second, Brexit dominated the Queen's Speech , with eight bills announced, including the highly significant "Repeal Bill", about which we have written previou...

Race for governor in Virginia set after tight primary race

The GOP primary generated approximately 366,000 votes, with roughly 4,300 separating Gillespie, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, from...

DC, Maryland to sue Trump over foreign payments to his business

In New York, Trump Tower leases space to the Chinese government-controlled bank ICBC, and Trump World Tower and other properties also focus on foreign cli...

May will cut corporation tax to encourage economic growth

Even before news of Prince Philip's illness, the government had announced that the speech would be delivered with less pageantry than usual as a result of the...

North Korean prisoner Otto Warmbier returns to the USA

An airplane carrying Otto Warmbier , who is from OH, landed in Cincinnati late Tuesday night. "Mr. Warmbier is en route to the United States, where he will b...

Dems Slow Senate Ahead Of Health Care Bill Vote

Senate Republicans will finally unveil their healthcare bill to repeal and replace Obamacare on Thursday - and aim to vote on the measure next week, Senate Majo...

Trump tweets prediction about Comey's 'totally illegal' and 'cowardly' leaks

Trump and his personal lawyer have strongly denied much of Comey's claims , with the president disputing Friday that he had asked for loyalty from the FBI ...

Puerto Rico Election Shows Voters Favor Statehood

A woman leaves a voting booth as Puerto Ricans head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether they want their struggling USA territory to become the 51st US stat...

More French ministers quit Macron's government

News of Goulard's resignation on Tuesday sparked great surprise at the Paris Air Show, as many French executives were waiting for her scheduled ministerial vi...

GOP senators working on health care still haven't seen bill

Politico reported McConnell faces a tough path within his own party to to get the 50 votes he needs to pass the bill. Democrats drafted it and passed it with...

Conservatives could still cut deal with DUP, insists Kent MP Damian Green

However according to the BBC , the two parties have not agreed a deal and the talks have not progressing as the Tories had expected them to. The deal betwe...

Tropical Storm Cindy churns toward Gulf Coast

Harrison County Emergency Management Director Rupert Lacy said there were no injuries but fences, trees and power lines were damaged. One large live oak branch ...

Grenfell Tower fire: PM apologises for local and national government failures

The announcement came after much anger from survivors and victims' families in the aftermath at the official response to the deadly blaze. Prime Minister The...

Defeated Trump hints at Supreme Court travel ban appeal

However, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that "the Government's asserted national security interest in enforcing [the travel ban] appears to be a ...

Tropical storm watch issued for upper Texas Coast

Crude oil prices for physical delivery along the U.S. Gulf Coast were relatively stable, but cash gasoline prices rose as traders expected heavy rains and pos...

Trump financial form shows revenue up at Mar-a-Lago

The hotel opened just down the street from the White House last September. Revenue from Trump Corporation, his real-estate management company, almost triple...

Michigan airport evacuated after police officer injured

The stabbing of a police officer at a MI airport Wednesday by a Canadian citizen who yelled "Allahu Akbar" and referenced people being killed in Syria, Iraq and...

Russia regrets new US sanctions, mulls retaliatory moves

Moscow is determined to respond to the new USA sanctions, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said, TASS reports. "This measure will not remain without a...

Iran fires missiles at militant groups in eastern Syria

Tillerson accused Iran of seeking "hegemony" in the Middle East at the expense of United States allies like Saudi Arabia in last Wednesday's testimony to the Ho...

Gerry Adams tells Theresa May she has 'breached the Good Friday Agreement'

He said that in the talks the DUP was seeking to "achieve a more compassionate style of government for the whole of the UK". Efforts to restore power-sharing ...

Supreme Court to hear major challenge to partisan gerrymandering

The case , which the court will hear in the nine-month term that starts in October, could open the way for a new wave of election litigation. On Monday, The ...

Ex-Obama Homeland Security Chief To Face Intelligence Panel

Wednesday is another big day of testimony before two Congressional committees investigating Russian attempts to influence the 2016 Presidential election . Vi...

US State Department questions Gulf motives on Qatar boycott

At least 12,000 Qatari-owned camels and sheep have been ordered out of Saudi Arabia as both sides in the Gulf diplomatic crisis refuse to back down. Secreta...

GOP winning streak continues in Georgia

The Republican earned 49 percent of support among registered voters in the average, compared to Ossoff's 48.8 percent. That makes the party 0-for-4 in this ...

Ohio city makes plans for North Korea-held student's funeral

Ohio's USA senators sharply criticized North Korea last week. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned on Monday that Washington holds North Korea "...

Filipino singer Charice changes name to Jake Zyrus

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Bulls worked out German big Isaiah Hartenstein ahead of NBA Draft

After averaging 18.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists last season and shooting 44.3 percent from the field against top-flight college competition, some scou...

Brexit: Ireland prime minister Leo Varadkar meets Theresa May for bilateral talks

Keith Richards, PFS chief executive, said: 'We can't ignore the demographic and economic pressures facing our economy, and the new government has to take respon...

Jeremy Corbyn was just 2227 votes away from becoming Prime Minister

Concerns over the potential impact on the upcoming Brexit negotiations and May's future as Prime Minister are now being raised, with one minister telling BBC...

Take greater responsibility for your people, UN refugee chief tells South Sudan

The figure - 300,000 more than in 2015 - consists of more than 40.3 million internally displaced people , 22.5 million refugees and 2.8 million asylum seeker...

Ireland's new gay prime minister pressed the DUP on marriage equality

The programme set out by the queen at Wednesday's State Opening of Parliament will feature "a number of bills " geared towards making a success of Britain...

Pence hires BigLaw lawyer in Russian Federation probe with personal Comey connection

The arsenal: Facing special counsel Robert Mueller's still-growing team of 13 prosecutorial killers, Trump is building his own arsenal. "The vice preside...

Brexit talks remain on course for next week, Theresa May confirms

Formal talks are due to begin on 19 June, but Mrs May's hopes of going in with a strengthened mandate were dashed after she failed to secure a majority in last ...