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Ferguson Activists are Dying and It's Time to Ask Questions

Officers told the Post-Dispatch that Crawford was in a auto with two women in St. Louis' Hyde Park neighborhood when he was shot. Two women were in the vehicle ...

To widen appeal, Le Pen steps down as party leader

Meanwhile, Martin Schulz, Germany's Social Democrat candidate and former president of the European Parliament, said he hoped Macron would win the second round w...

Delhi will come out to vote tomorrow

Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party is making a debut this time, making the municipal polls a tight triangular contest. The three civic bodies cover 68 of the 70 assem...

Trump will travel to Middle East in first trip overseas

In the peace process and the fight against the Islamic State, Trump is depending heavily on Saudi Arabia - the country granted his first presidential visit. Tru...

Russia: Syria deal goes into effect at midnight

The U.S. says it has "reason to be cautious". The opposition groups, some of whom walked out of the talks, and the USA criticized Iran's role in the negotiati...

Legal fee case dismissed after ex-officer's guilty plea

An attorney for the family of a black motorist shot to death by a white SC police officer says justice has been done with the officer's guilty plea. Regardles...

2 teens' charges being dropped in rape case

After the initial charges were filed in March, White House spokesman Sean Spicer, in response to a reporter's question, called the allegations shocking and dist...

House measure demands stricter sanctions against North Korea

The shelling marked the first North Korean artillery attack on South Korea since the 1950-53 Korean War. He wants to improve ties with Pyongyang by abandoning t...

DOJ not expected to file charges in Alton Sterling case

Pauline Hardin, a white collar criminal defense attorney in New Orleans and former state and federal prosecutor, said that unlike the federal willfulness standa...

Trump order frees tax-exempt churches to be more politically active

As he marked the National Day of Prayer on Thursday at the White House, Trump signed the order on religious freedom, which directs the Treasury Department to ...

Democrats Have More Demands After Trump Retreats on Wall

There was growing sentiment among lawmakers that they would need to pass a short-term extension of current spending, possibly of one week's duration, in order t...

Motive unclear for University of Texas stabbings

A GoFundMe online fundraiser set up Tuesday identified Stuart Bayliss as one of three students seriously wounded in Monday's serial stabbing and soug...

Jazz eliminate Clippers to set up conference semis showdown with Warriors

The Jazz didn't let the Clippers go anywhere they wanted to, thanks to some smart game planning and terrific execution. The Clippers, whose only lead was one ...

Sidney Crosby-less Pens win Game 4

The victory gave the Penguins a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. "He's very upbeat and positive". He drove to the net on a 2-on-1, Capit...

Where was the gun policy in Trump's NRA speech?

Chris Murphy to launch a tweetstorm Friday urging people to turn off the president's speech and reflect on victims of gun violence instead. Trump returned the f...

Tillerson Meets ASEAN Ministers For Support On North Korea

For many observers, the corporate-style streamlining of the U.S. State Department and deprioritization of human rights were a reflection of Tillerson's backgrou...

Trump to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia, Vatican, meet with pope

Trump will meet with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and other leaders where they are expected to discuss efforts to defeat terrorism and discredit radical ideologie...

Obama Steps Into French Politics With Endorsement Of Emmanuel Macron

Macron hit back by calling Le Pen a liar, saying she was talking nonsense and that her rhetoric lacked substance. On the campaign trail, Macron visited d...

Princess Charlotte looks cute as a button in new official birthday portrait

The palace said it was taken in April at the family's country retreat, Amner Hall, in Norfolk, where they live mostly full time now. The new photograph was sh...

GOP majority pushes 'sanctuary city' bill to passage in Texas House

S.B. 4 originally started as a bill to ban sanctuary cities - those who refuse detainers or some other form of full cooperation with federal authorities on immi...

State Department seeks to screen social media of visa applicants

The rules would apply to foreigners identified for extra scrutiny, such as those who've traveled to areas controlled by terrorist organizations. The notice ...

Sukma attack: MoS Ahir visits injured CRPF personnel

The fierce gunfire from Maoists occupying vantage positions lasted about three hours and left at least 25 CRPF personnel dead and seven wounded. Almost ten da...

Supreme Court seeks Kerala Chief Secretary's reply on Senkumar's contempt plea

VM Sudheeran, prominent Congress leader, and former KPCC chief told Asianet News, "The state government has continuously shown disrespect towards the apex court...

The Macron-Le Pen debate: much shouting, little content

It is pertinent to mention that the attack took place a day after a debate between Le Pen and front runner Emmanuel Macron, who is expected to sweep to victory ...

European Union leaders warn May: Brexit talks may become 'impossible'

Tusk told reporters after talks with visiting Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg: "The stakes are too high to let our emotions get out of hand". "We must kee...

Top Senate Republican rejects Trump filibuster idea

Mulvaney said the Trump administration will use several hundred million dollars of a $1.5 billion border security spending increase approved in the soon-to-be-...

Attractive weather changes to strong storms Thursday

This is when widespread, heavier storms will affect almost all of East Texas as all modes of severe weather will be possible. Severe thunderstorms are possibl...

At Least 12 Are Dead In Venezuela After A Night Of Protests

In his office hangs a photograph from 1936 Germany showing a worker named August Landmesser standing alone in a large crowd refusing to perform the Nazi salute ...

Obama endorses Emmanuel Macron for French President

Le Pen was booed by several dozen protesters, including some holding Macron posters, as she visited the cathedral in Reims, northern France, where French kin...

Princess Charlotte Turns 2, Royal Family Releases Photo

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge keep Charlotte out of the public eye, but she was pictured at the Christmas Day church service in the village of Bucklebur...

Trump celebrates health vote win with jubilant Republicans

You guys exaggerated that call. "We had a great call", he said with a smile. During a Thursday night appearance on MSNBC, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) coul...

House Approves $1 Trillion Spending Bill To Keep Federal Government Open

The vote in the House demonstrated that Republicans might have a majority, but Democrats have the coherent strategy needed to stifle their agenda. The spendin...

Israel might bring foreign doctors to force-feed hunger striking prisoners

Spicer adopted Netanyahu's words from days earlier , telling the press that Trump "raised concerns about the payments to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails...

Trump and Putin vow to take on Syria, North Korea together

Neither statement disclosed whether the two leaders had discussed the cruise missile strike. For instance, back in February, the Independent reported that Pu...

Trump to visit Israel, the Vatican and Saudi Arabia

The gesture simultaneously reinforces his bona fides to religious conservatives who are among his most enthusiastic supporters and also represents an overture t...