People

Convicted ringleader in Texas dragging death executed

MORE NEWS THIS CATEGORIES

Jeff Flake: 'I Don't Worry' About Trump's Attacks

Allies of Flake, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), are vexed by Trump's posture. The ad also mentioned Flake's new book, "Conscience ...

Iraqi forces capture villages in IS-held Tal Afar

Authorities have accused the approximately 1,000 jihadists in the city of using civilians as human shields during Iraqi and coalition air strikes earlier this w...

Sooners & Cowboys Get Top 10 Ranking in AP Preseason Poll

No. 3 Florida State , which will open the season against Alabama on September 2 in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlant...

Dodgers put LHP Wood, INF/OF Bellinger on disabled list

D'backs 7, Mets 4 • J.D. Martinez hit an early three-run homer, Patrick Corbin pitched eight smooth innings to win his third straight stingy start and Arizona w...

U.S. to withhold $290M in aid to Egypt over human rights issues

The sources said the administration had chose to "reprogram" $65.7 million in fiscal year 2017 Foreign Military Financing funds (FMF) and $30 million in fiscal ...

Purohit released from jail after nine years

He calls it the outermost layer of his skin. I am wedded to it. He told the Supreme Court that he was acting as an army mole and was not involved in terrorist a...

President Trump won't pardon former Sheriff Joe Arpaio today

He declared Arpaio "the king of the borders" and said , "When [Arpaio] endorses you, that means you have the best border plan". A statement issued by Stanton s...

Stage director Kirill Serebrennikov detained on suspicion of masterminding fraud

Serebrennikov has denied any wrongdoing. In May, the theater director's apartment as well as the Gogol Center, the Moscow theater he founded, was raided after...

Netanyahu warns of Iran's attempts to establish foothold in Syria

The two leaders are scheduled to meet Wednesday in Sochi, and the prime minister's office has made it clear the Iranian presence in southern Syria is going to b...

Moment baby pulled alive from rubble after Italy quake

Firefighters dug with their bare hands to free Ciro, the eldest of the three boys, about two hours after they freed his younger brother, Mattias, and eight hour...

Former Mnp CM Keishing passes away

The veteran Congress leader was 96. The senior politician had been undergoing treatment at the hospital since July 1. Hailing from Ukhrul district of Manipur,...

These photographs capture the eclipse as it crosses the continental US

And as the sun reemerged from behind the moon, it created an astonishing "diamond ring" effect. Over the next hour and a half, the "totality" passed over Idah...

Saudi police arrest teen boy for dancing the Macarena

The teenager was questioned because he had displayed "improper public behaviour" and also disrupted traffic following a "confidential investigation", the Mecca ...

Kim Jong-un Returns to Public View

President Trump is pictured looking out over a Guam graveyard cluttered with crosses in a photoshopped image from the newest propaganda film - and grim warning ...

Floods Claim 361 Lives in Bihar; Situation in Uttar Pradesh, Assam Grim

The flood situation in Uttar Pradesh remained alarming on Tuesday with reports of 10 more deaths, taking the toll to 82 in the current wave of floods in the Sta...

Don't miss out on your chance to vote

The poster depicting a child cowering below two men holding rainbow-colored belts cites widely discredited research linking same-sex relationships to higher lev...

Barcelona terror attack: Spain suspects bought weapons after first attack

At least 15 people were killed and more than 100 injured in twin attacks in which vehicles were used to mow down pedestrians on Barcelona's most popular street ...

Charlottesville to cover Confederate statues in black fabric after council chaos

Four other such statues on the South Mall of UT-Austin, albeit of actual people, will be removed and relocated immediately, university president Gregory Fenve...

PM Deuba embarking on state visit to India tomorrow

He will call on President Ram Nath Kovind the same day. On Thursday, Deuba and Modi will hold delegation-level talks at Hyderabad House in Delhi, followed by ...

AC Milan Complete 11th Signing

Previous signings have included Portuguese striker Andre Silva , Turkish midfielder and free-kick specialist Hakan Calhanoglu , Swiss left back Ricardo Rodr...

US Navy to relieve fleet commander after collisions in Asia

The move to replace Aucoin comes days after the collision between a guided-missile destroyer and a merchant vessel east of Singapore and Malaysia before dawn on...

US, Japan agree to bolster alliance amid NK threats

Those fears spiked when it became clear that the trajectory of the four missiles that Kim meant to fire at the Pacific island of Guam would take them over south...

Trump urged to pardon and hire Arpaio

Arpaio , 85, lost a re-election bid a year ago in the county. "I think he's coming to Arizona because he wants to stoke his base up and talk about the bord...

MSNBC visits ME to pick Sen. Collins' brain

Sen. Susan CollinsSusan CollinsOPINION: Congress should censure Trump for his unfit conduct No. 2 Senate Republican backs McConnell in Trump fight The figh...

Charlottesville victim's mom refuses to talk to Trump

While President Trump's reaction to Charlottesville was hurtful, it was not surprising. The president should have read a simple prepared statement that was wr...

Macedonia denies 'intelligence actions' against irate Serbia

Vucic spoke about "a different and new environment" in Macedonia, and said things would become clearer in coming days. The Macedonian Foreign Ministry said Mo...

Feds Say Demand for Inauguration Day Protest Info is Narrow Enough

Under a format maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium - the global organization, known as W3C, that develops standards for the web - a typical web server ...

Trump Family, Business Trips Drain Secret Service Budget

Secret Service Director Randolph Alles said that 1,000 agents have already hit their annual salary and overtime limits. Mr Trump's weekend trips to New Jer...

U.S. sanctions Chinese, Russians over North Korea support

The sanctions target third-country companies and individuals that assist already-designated persons who support North Koreas nuclear and ballistic missile progr...

After Charlottesville, Clooney Foundation gives $1 million to Southern Poverty Law Center

The gift to the couple, very engaged in issues of society, following a major wave of mobilization in America, where tributary for more than a week, the funding ...

President Donald Trump Watches the Eclipse at the White House

An exceptional event that had not occurred for almost a century from the other side of the Atlantic , and that requires taking some precautions, like wearing g...

Silent Sam draws protesters, opinions on social media

Roy Cooper for help with security before today's protest. A state law passed in 2015 prohibits the removal of publicly-owned memorials and monuments unless ...

Vermonter to Protest White Nationalist Rally in Boston This Weekend

The Boston free speech rally attracted thousands of counter protesters to the Boston Common Saturday. The Boston Police Department arrested 27 people ...

CUP row 'shows need for new approach to Chinese censors'

The announcement came days after the publisher initially complied with a request to remove 315 articles from its Chinese website at the request of authorities...

Treasury Secretary's Wife Has a Marie Antoinette Moment

Maybe they can also encourage Linton to keep her Instagram posts to a minimum for now. Linton is a Scottish actress . Jenni Miller , an OR resident and mo...