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Twitter finds 200 accounts tied to Russian-linked Facebook profiles

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But today, critics of the law say it prevents crucial supplies carried by foreign vessels from reaching the island of Puerto Rico, whose people are suffering...

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Off-Duty LA Officer Jailed After Suspected DUI Crash Kills Family

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Hurricane Maria to weaken to tropical storm on Tuesday: NHC

As I write this... there are no other tropical cyclones anywhere in the world ...we just have Maria and Lee and they are going to fade out of the picture. Mar...

UN Chief Calls For 'Urgent End To Rohingya 'Nightmare'

He said the Muslims of Rakhine state "should be granted nationality" and urged Myanmar's government to revise its citizenship legislation to ensure this. "Thi...

50 people in Mass. arrested by ICE during 'Operation Safe City'

The operation spanned four days, ending Wednesday, and focused on sanctuary cities. Enforcement and Removal Operations teams, run by ICE, also arrested indivi...

Louisiana sends emergency response teams to Puerto Rico

Presidential spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said 10,000 government workers, including more than 7,000 troops, were helping Puerto Rico recover. There se...

Russia Rules Out Leakage of Soviet Chemical Weapons to Terrorists

The Russian president also used the speech to needle Washington, saying the United States was not carrying out its global duties in full. "I believe Russia's...

Abortions in IL to be covered by Medicaid, state health insurance

Supreme Court ruling that legalized it is ever overturned. But Illinois is the first state in decades to voluntarily lift its restriction on Medicaid coverage...

South Korea Wants Wartime Control of its Military

Due to the ever-increasing tension between the United States and North Korea, the countries of Dushas are making sharp attacks on each other. Ellsworth's 37th...

US Supreme Court Chief Justice Helps Celebrate Bicentennial

But the case had been stalled since July 2014, when the Court of Appeal , Lagos Division, ordered the re-assignment of the case to Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo, ...

U.S. waves though help for hurricane-hit Puerto Rico

It will go into effect immediately. The 1920s-era Jones Act was lifted for both Florida and Texas after they were hit with hurricanes earlier this month, bu...

Three ex-presidents and Fulop attend 2017 PGA Presidents Cup

Thousands of fans crowded around the first tee at Liberty National Golf Club on Thursday, hoping to catch a glimpse of Presidents Bill Clinton , George W. Rega...

US House Republican speaker Ryan opposes protests during anthem

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin is heading to Pennsylvania to tout a $5 trillion tax-cutting plan released by President Donald Trump and his fellow congr...

Kim Kardashian West: Caitlyn Jenner is 'not a good person'

If that wasn't enough, rumors are swirling around that their big sister, Kim Kardashian West , is welcoming her third baby via surrogate in 2018! Jeffrey Jen...

Moon urges new ROK military strategy for "retributions" against the North

There are now eight countries which have full or partial restrictions on the new stopping list of the United States. "For now, managing risks ( related to No...

Iraq threatens to impose flight ban on Kurdistan

Regarding the decision of closing the airspace on the Kurdistan Region, the statement said that the decision is not compatible with the global law and the Chica...

Korea, US to accelerate OPCON transition efforts

Moon Seong Mook, a former South Korean military official and current senior analyst for the Seoul-based Korea Research Institute for National Strategy, said i...

S.Korean peace activists urge United States to stop hostile policy on DPRK

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said yesterday it would be "shocking" irresponsibility for North Korea to carry out its threat to test a hydrogen bomb over th...

Puerto Rico draws Florida focus after Hurricane Maria; 2018 looms

At @ricardorossello request, @ POTUS has authorized the Jones Act be waived for Puerto Rico. The rush baselessly to label people "racists" and "deplorables...

Here Are 5 Potential Replacements For Rick Pitino As Louisville's Head Coach

An interim coach and athletics director will be named within 48 hours, Postel said. Both Pitino and Jurich's statuses would be reviewed at a later date, Poste...

Iran's foreign minister assails Trump travel ban

But the measure is largely symbolic since most North Koreans in the USA are based at the United Nations and certain North Koreans are banned from traveling du...

Rockfall in Yosemite Kills Hiker Near El Capitan

El Capitan is one of the most popular hiking locations in the country, with the 3,000 vertical feet of granite rock attracting adventure travelers from around t...

FBI Director: Drone Attacks 'Coming Here Imminently'

When it comes to homeland security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is now looking into roughly 1,000 domestic terrorism cases, which is nearly on par wit...

Italy woman marries herself in 'fairytale without prince'

Fitness instructor Laura Mesi said "I do" to herself in a magnificent ceremony two years after she got the idea. "I told friends and family that if I had no...

Trump Admin Freezes HHS Private Jet Use Until Reviews Complete

She said the White House is conducting an "internal" review in addition to the one now in progress by the HHS inspector general, whose office announced last wee...

Hong Kong jumps three places in global competitiveness index to reach 6th

The WEF assesses the national competitiveness of various countries every year based on statistics received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the ...

MISSILE ACTIVITIES: Malaysia bans its citizens from travelling to North Korea

Wismaputra also said that the travel ban would be reviewed once the situation is judged to have returned to normal, leaving some room for flexibility. The two s...

Pittsylvania County, Rockbridge County schools receive Blue Ribbon award

Of its enrollment, 19 percent of students are special education. Four other elementary and middle schools in the Grand Canyon State also earned the distinct...

Toddler shoots two other toddlers at MI daycare

Police said a toddler between 2 and 3 years old in the house came across a handgun and the weapon discharged. The toddler fired either one or two shots that s...

Military action would be 'totally devastating' for North Korea, Trump says

In response North Korea said they had the right to "shoot down" U.S. planes - even if they were not in the country's airspace. Speaking at his Senate reap...

Trump waives Jones Act shipping restrictions for hurricane-battered Puerto Rico

Malloy has a home near El Yunque rainforest, which he's just learned survived the storm. "The challenge remains that if we have a barge leaving tomorrow with ...

Islamic State releases audio of leader Al-Baghdadi, date unclear

Baghdadi's last recording in November came days after Iraqi special forces entered Mosul's city limits for the first time since ISIS took control of the city an...