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Trump's son: Dad's immigration position not 'softening on anything'

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The National Hurricane Center said at 11 a.m. EDT that torrential rains continue over western Cuba and that a tropical storm watch likely to be issued for a...

United States claims on Iran arming Yemen baseless

While Iran's foreign minister dismissed the statements as "baseless accusations", Kerry said he was " deeply troubled " after allegedly viewing Saudi photog...

Wildfire prompts evacuations of 200 homes in California

Chatigny Senior Community Center at 1310 Oak Valley Parkway in Beaumont. Firefighters were laying down pink Phos-Chek lines to try to protect structures in the ...

Belgium's crime lab hit by arson attack, no casualties reported

According to prosecutors, the coroner is leading the case under the article "deliberate arson and causing damage to a building by means of an explosion", the st...

Former Canadian prime minister Harper leaves politics

Harper vied for re-election as Prime Minister of Canada in last October's federal election. The former Conservative party leader is moving into consulting on ...

Saudi children killed by Yemen shelling

The Saudi-backed camp said it "is prepared to deal positively with any peaceful solutions. including an initial welcoming of the ideas resulting from the meetin...

Aden Terrorist Attack Death Toll Reaches 71

A spokesperson for the group said at least 60 injured people had been brought into a hospital run by the charity in Aden . Aden is the temporary base of Y...

Venezuela accuses US, opposition of planning coup

Goicoechea's arrest comes on the heels of the transfer of Daniel Ceballos, a popular former mayor and member of Popular Will, from prisoner to house arrest, f...

Alleged Indon cop murder to be re-enacted

Sara Connor was interrogated by police for six hours. According to Mr Taylor and Ms Connor's lawyers, the pair are blaming the other for instigating the destr...

Relatives remember Amatrice quake victims

A large state funeral is scheduled to take place in Amatrice on Tuesday for numerous more than 240 people who died in the town. Gravediggers worked through th...

With equal strength, 'rape would not exist'

The panel was discussing women in the military and how much physical strength female soldiers should have compared to their male counterparts. According to C...

Navy Ships Harassed By Iranian Patrol Boats

The guided-missile destroyer Stout and a second Cyclone-class patrol ship, the Tempest , also were harassed by small Iranian craft Wednesday but did not fire w...

M20 bridge collapse: Motorway partially reopens after footbridge debris is cleared

Highways England says the road is expected to be closed for an extended duration. A male motorcyclist aged in his 50s was taken to hospital in Tunbridge Wells...

Trudeau begins first visit to China to boost bilateral ties

After his stay in Beijing, Trudeau will fly to Hangzhou to attend the G20 summit. The poll results echo Mr. Trudeau's parallel messaging in the lead-up to h...

Korea state media says diplomat defector "criminal"

A ranking North Korean diplomat in London who recently defected to Seoul was at least partly motivated by his son, who went to an ordinary day school in the U...

Syrian warplanes fly over flashpoint city despite US warning

It was unclear whether the aircraft had carried out bombing runs. Clashes continued Monday between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in the northe...

Judge orders State to begin releasing Clinton emails next month

The order effectively pushes up the release of some of the 14,900 new documents that the Federal Bureau of Investigation turned over to the State Department. Bu...

Iowa voter records not target of foreign hackers

The FBI didn't name the states that were targeted, but it described a "compromise" of one elections board website and "attempted intrusion activities" in anothe...

Federal Bureau of Investigation to Release Clinton Email Report, Notes From Interview

The material, which is expected to be released in the near future, will include portions of interview notes, though it's unclear which interviews will be releas...

More than 6000 migrants rescued at sea in one day

A boy looks on inside a crowded wooden boat carrying more than 700 migrants before being rescued, about 13 miles north of Sabratha, Libya. Rights groups and e...

Vegas man accused of video post threatening terror attack

Cuellar says in the video that he,"is going to kill people and he can not wait to use the rifle in a manner in which the founding fathers intended". Cuellar r...

Strangers donate to family of Brit 'hero'

Heartbroken sister Liv Jackson urged people not to remember her brother as a victim, but to cherish his memory. "I love you buddy". Thanks again to everyone for...

Trump Announces 'Major Speech' on Immigration

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Maine Chamber Head: LePage Voicemail Rant 'Changes a Lot'

House Majority Leader Jeff McCabe, a Democrat, said that LePage has crossed a line but that he and other lawmakers may reconsider their calls for resignation if...

Reid Cites Ties to Trump Campaign in Election System Hacks

In a joint letter sent to FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, Reps. "Serious questions have been raised about overt and covert actions by Trump campaign ...

Pastor Mark Burns apologises for sharing Hillary Clinton 'blackface' cartoon

Burns posted the tweet, which he initially defended Monday, in advance of Donald Trump's planned speech to before a black congregation on Saturday, to be broadc...

European Union insists 'ball still rolling' on USA trade deal

Talks on a free trade deal being negotiated by the United States and the European Union are making progress, a spokesman for the USA trade chief told Der Spiege...

Clair river rafts: Fifteen hundred possibly drunk Americans invade Canada

A mass border crossing is not unprecedented: a year ago, 1,800 people had to be towed back across the maritime border when wind blew them into Canadian waters. ...

South Korean president orders full combat readiness over North Korea threats

The Security Council statement condemned the Wednesday launch as well as the North's ballistic missile launches on August 2 and July 18 and the firing of a subm...

Police trial prototype facial recognition system at Notting Hill Carnival

A taser was seized by police at Notting Hill carnival yesterday as officers battled the worst violence seen at the event in decades. Six people were stabbed a...

Polls show Clinton's lead narrowing in three swing states

She's wearing a t-shirt with "No hot sauce, no peace", which is clearly geared towards a "pandering" claim even though Clinton's love of hot sauce has been wel...

Indicted member of Congress loses re-election bid

Brown and her chief of staff, Ronnie Simmons, are accused of using an unregistered charity to raise $800,000 that prosecutors said they used as a personal "slus...

Ghost HQ and Double Irish: Apple's tax deals

Apple and Dublin said the US company's tax treatment was in line with Irish and European Union law and they would appeal the ruling, which is part of a drive a...

France rules out imminent EU-US trade deal, wants talks halted

The comments come after Germany's economy minister and vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said over the weekend that talks to forge a trade deal between the U.S. Ge...