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White House Defends Trump Criticisms of London Mayor

This appeared to have rankled the notoriously thin skinned President, who added to his criticism this afternoon. In response to Trump's latest tweet , a sp...

Third London Bridge attacker named

Shafiq said police arrived, and Choudary, Butt and two other men were escorted away. He said authorities had not shared any information with them. But he ap...

Man tries to steal oil, DVDs by stuffing them down his trousers

According to WFLA , the odd crime was stopped because a Polk County Sheriff's Office detective happened to be outside and saw the shoplifting happen. This man ...

Trump is not helping himself or his White House

The frustration between Trump and Sessions has gone both ways, with Justice Department officials upset that the President's tweets and comments caused probl...

Accused leaker Reality Winner criticized Trump on Twitter

The Intercept has offered a report on a "top secret" NSA document which claims Russian hacking attacks were carried out against companies involved with vot...

36 bodies found in Manila casino after shooting attack by lone gunman

A police officer at the Pasay City Tactical Operations Center said SWAT teams responded to the shooting, according to The New York Times . Manila's main ...

President Trump Pushes Plan to Privatize Air Traffic Control

The union that represents air traffic controllers supports privatization , but ultimately, it is up to the House. "The current system cannot keep up and has...

Led airstrikes kill over 30 in Syria's Raqqa

In an earlier statement on Tuesday, the coalition commanding general Lt. Gen Stephen Townsend was quoted as saying that even after Raqqa "there will still be ...

Mom spends $25K on exotic cars, sand, camel for son's prom

Instead, she made a decision to bring Dubai to North Philadelphia for his prom. The camel , brought in from OH, was there with three tons of sand and a Lambo...

Trump condemns Kabul attack in call with Ghani

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for several recent bombings in the Afghan capital, including a powerful blast targeting a North Atlantic Tr...

Macron holds 'frank exchange' talks with Putin

But Macron , who became France's youngest president just three weeks ago, said he does not believe in "the diplomacy of public invective but in bilateral dia...

2 people arrested for involuntary manslaughter in Oakland warehouse fire

The warehouse was not zoned as a residence and was illegally occupied by artist-residents, who also staged live music and performance events at the space. Ng's ...

Texas gov revives 'bathroom bill' for special session

It ended Memorial Day with Republican leaders feuding over the failure of the original proposal and - in another sign of raw tensions in the Texas Capitol - a s...

Turkey PM says Raqa operation in Syria has begun: state media

The U.S. dropped 90,000 brightly-colored leaflets more than a week ago, warning pro-Assad forces to leave the area and saying the coalition would take steps to ...

One Manchester Benefit Raises $3 Million, Draws Massive Audience

Joining sets from artists such as Marcus Mumford, Take That, Robbie Williams, Pharrell Williams, Miley Cyrus , and Niall Horan, Ariana Grande paid tribute to...

Pope urges Trump to work for peace as smiles replace spats

His Holiness opened proceedings with a little bit of second-hand body-shaming, when he asked Melania , "What do you feed him?" About a year ago, the Pope sai...

At least one dead in blast at corn mill plant

In 2008, Didion Ethanol completed construction on a state-of-the-art, 40 million gallon-per-year ethanol plant, which is able to use the byproduct of the corn m...

ITV: Sturgeon sees independence from United Kingdom by 2025

Mr Corbyn has had a bumpy ride in Scotland, with Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale openly opposing him at last year's leadership contest, when she backed O...

Led coalition strikes pro-Syrian regime forces

Coalition forces have been operating in the At Tanf area for many months, they added, training and advising vetted Syrian partner forces engaged in the fight ag...

China in touch with Russia over Indias NSG bid

India on Monday said countries friendly to China, including Russian Federation, should persuade it to ensure New Delhi's entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group ...

Israel, Palestinians 'ready to reach for peace'

Reacting to Trump's signing of the waiver, the Israeli cabinet minister Yuval Steinitz said the move made no sense and represented "a surrender to unfair Ar...

Putin on Trump-Russia: 'You Created a Sensation Out of Nothing'

There were plenty of other denials - for example Mr Putin said he barely spoke to former U.S. security adviser Michael Flynn at a dinner in Moscow in 2015, sa...

Trump lashes out at London mayor -- again

Mr Trump had written: " Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his "no reason to be alarmed" statement". The British Muslim to...

DeVos hedges on banning discrimination against LGBT students

Researchers generally advise that individual student growth is a more accurate and fair way to evaluate schools than proficiency, since it better isolates the...

Guterres calls for two-state solution for Israel, Palestine

The war ended six days later with Israel's swift victory, after which it occupied the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights. "Resolv...

Muted reactions from Alaska officials to Trump decision on Paris Climate Agreement

Musk first pledged to resign from his advisor position if the US left the Paris Agreement on Wednesday, after a report suggested Trump was expected to withdraw....

Michael Bloomberg: US states and businesses will still meet Paris targets

The nonpartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors will signal its support for the Paris deal during its annual conference June 23-27, the organization announced Fri...

Netanyahu: Israel Must Keep Military Control of Jordan Valley

The military conflict began when Israel on June 5 launched a sudden pre-emptive airstrike that destroyed nearly all of the Egyptian air force on the ground. "If...

Trump attacks London Mayor Sadiq Khan over misconstrued statement - again

London Mayor Sadiq Khan (C), Home Secretary Amber Rudd (R) and Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott (L) hold flowers at Potters Fields Park in London on June...

1500 hurt as terror scare triggers Turin stampede

Thousands of people had gathered in the evening to watch the final, taking place in Cardiff , on giant screens in the square. Police said some 200 people had...

White House defends Trump's taunting of Sadiq Khan after London Bridge attack

Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said Butt was known to the security services, but there was no evidence of "attack planning" by him. A Canadian and a Frenc...

Paris Climate Agreement: Companies, Universities, States Sign 'We Are Still In' Statement

On Friday, nobody at the White House was able to say whether Trump believed in climate change. Instead, President Trump followed the advice of a small gro...

Trump Appeals To Supreme Court To Reinstate Travel Ban

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the administration would appeal to the nation's highest court. The 10-3 ruling called the travel ban discriminatory, s...

London Attack: Attacker Known to Authorities As PM's Record Called Into Question

Authorities suspect Butt was radicalized in the United Kingdom and not in Pakistan , the newspapers said. Khuram Shazad Butt , aged 27, was a British citize...

Trump tweets hurting legal case - key adviser's husband

NY lawyer George T. Conway III, whose wife is White House aide Kellyanne Conway, wrote that online statements "may make some ppl feel better", but won't help wi...