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Pelosi’s path back to speaker’s gavel is firmly in sight

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would "totally be willing" to shut down the federal government unless Congress authorized $5 billion to fund his long-promis...

Lawyers: Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen deserves no prison

In a late-night court filing, lawyers for the onetime Trump loyalist wrote that their client was a changed man who was eager to share his knowledge with law enf...

Macron mulls state of emergency to curb riots

Avenues leading to the Arc de Triomphe are pictured from the top of the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Elysees avenue during a demonstration, Dec.1, 2018 in P...

Erdogan takes Saudi prince to task, demands extraditions

Another excerpt reportedly states that the Central Intelligence Agency has "medium-to-high confidence" that Prince Mohammed "personally targeted" Khashoggi ...

James Comey To Testify Before House Judiciary Committee

Comey had been pushing for a public hearing . The committee is expected to question Comey about decisions made by the FBI in 2016, including the FBI's invest...

Facebook Confirms Chief Operating Officer Told Staffers to Research George Soros’ Financials

Sandberg had previously said that she didn't initially remember Definers when she read the story by the Times , which revealed Facebook hired the firm. Fir...

G20 leaders back WTO reforms amid global trade tensions

Argentina's security minister said eight gasoline bombs were discovered in an area of the capital several miles from the summit venue where a protest in the aft...

Big quakes rock Alaska

Cracked and collapsed roads, damaged buildings now plague parts of the state. As Eric Sorensen reports, a powerful quake from decades ago has led to safer build...

Israel police recommend Prime Minister Netanyahu be charged with bribery

He is already considering whether to charge Mr Netenyahu in two other cases , one relating to allegations the politician accepted presents from businessmen. Th...

Putin briefs Trump over Ukraine as European Union leaders up pressure

Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives for a meeting with Argentina's President Mauricio Macri at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires, Ar...

NYPD looking for couple who dropped engagement ring in a subway grate

Emergency Service Unit officers responded but didn't immediately find the ring, so the couple left. 'If anyone can find this (un) lucky couple, it's New Yorke...

David's Forecast - Rain and windy today, snow tonight

Snow levels will fall to around 2,000'-2,500' Friday night, possible less in heavier rain and snow. The temperature will drop to about 34 degrees overnight S...

Trump says hopes to meet N.Korea's Kim in January or February

Although more than 32,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea, most have done so through China, eventually making their way to a South Korean embassy in ...

Trumps remember George H.W. Bush for unflappable leadership

In South America, Trump canceled a planned news conference, tweeting that "out of respect for the Bush Family and former President George H.W. Bush we wil...

Grand jury: Dallas officer’s shooting of neighbor was murder

Guyger's arrest affidavit said she entered Jean's unit thinking that it was her own and that she shot Jean because she thought he was an intruder. She reporte...

Trump appears to snub high-fiving Putin and Saudi prince at G20

Saudi Arabia has repeatedly denied that Prince Mohammed knew about the murder or played any part in it. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) also reported on F...

Ald. Ed Burke Speaks About Being Under A Federal Investigation (Edit)

That notion of a politician who has held on too long was only reinforced by surveying the scene around Burke's 51st Street headquarters - now surrounded by a p...

Brother charged with killing family in Colts Neck fire

Paul Caneiro , a 51-year-old from Ocean Township, New Jersey, has been charged with four counts of murder , one count of firearm possession, one count of knife...

Donald Trump, Saudi crown prince have friendly encounter at G-20 summit

Trump ceremoniously signed the new agreement , called the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement, in Buenos Aires this morning with Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudea...

Veteran House Dem Won't Vote for Pelosi in Speaker Bid

Steny Hoyer is returning to his old post of House majority leader next year after the Democratic Caucus on Wednesday elected him to the post by acclamation. Af...

Argentine president opens G-20 Summit

What they agree on - or don't - will determine whether stock markets rise or fall, whether the world economy gets some relief from destabilizing trade tensions,...

Suspect arrested in Alabama mall shooting

An officer , who has yet to be publicly identified, shot and killed Bradford upon seeing the young man with a gun moments after shots were fired, police sai...

Judge set to address Comey's challenge of House subpoena

Interested in James Comey? U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden scheduled a hearing for Friday afternoon in Washington, D.C. Comey filed suit Thursday to q...

Ex-Dallas Police Officer Charged with Murder

Johnson would not give details of the secret grand jury proceedings, but says physical evidence and witness testimony convinced jurors it was a case of murder ...

Sam Gyimah: Minister quits with call for second Brexit referendum

However, the latest ministerial resignation by an MP who was among her early supporters for the leadership leaves her looking increasingly exposed. The deal h...

Accusations against Saudi crown prince could be discussed at G20: Argentina's Macri

Growing interest in showing the Saudis that, Khashoggi or no, the United States still supports them, has meant that Yemen is once again a low priority. Bernie S...

Migrants Arrested in Border Clash Won't be Prosecuted

Approximately 1/3 of the 6,000 people in the caravan have health issues. The decision not to prosecute came despite President Donald Trump's vow that the USA ...

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush dies at 94

George H.W. Bush was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for. In April, he was admitted to a hospital intensive care u...

Donald Trump Briefed on 7.0 Alaska Earthquake

While damage assessments are underway, seismologist Lucy Jones said Alaskans can expected to be impacted for awhile. The National Weather Service had warned res...

France's Macron will meet Saudi crown prince at G-20 summit

When asked after the briefing about the Trump administration's position on the Saudi crown prince's involvement in Khashoggi's killing , Pompeo suggested there...

Merkel's plane makes emergency landing on way to G20

No details were given about the technical problem. The aircraft lost communications for almost an hour, forcing it to make an emergency landing in Germany's C...

US welcomes efforts by India, Pak to increase people-to-people contact

Both Pakistan and India need to move forward as there has been enough bloodshed. Imran said. "The two nuclear powers can not afford another war". General Bajw...

Hearty handshake between Putin and Saudi crown prince goes viral

Trump was criticized broadly for his response to the Washington Post journalist's death, with the president citing an arms deal as reason to maintain good rel...

Russian Federation and Ukraine refuse to back down as United Nations chief urges calm

However, Trump announced a tweet that he would no longer meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin , which had been set for noon December 1 at the Group of ...

Migrants Arrested in Border Clash Will Avoid Criminal Charges

Authorities in Tijuana say they plan to open another shelter for migrants in the Mexican border city. Also present at Thursday's press conference was the acti...