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Supreme Court to hear major gerrymandering case

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Clark pledges $1-billion in childcare spending

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In an indirect reference to Iranian-backed forces that have been gathering in the eastern desert region, a US-led coalition statement cited a recent escalatio...

Leading US-based index to include Chinese stocks for 1st time

Investor reaction across Asia to the inclusion of China's domestic stocks in one of USA index provider MSCI's popular benchmarks was muted on Wednesday, b...

Senators worry about rush over healthcare bill ahead of release

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Escalation in Syria: US Downs Syrian Plane, Iran Launches Missiles at ISIS

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Obama Officials Worried Alarm Over Russian Interference Would Backfire

Priestab said America's European allies also are vulnerable to Russian attempts at electoral sabotage. "The scale and aggressiveness" of the interference ...

Queen Elizabeth's Speech Includes Pledge to Fight Anti-Gay Discrimination

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Ex-Madrid player Di Maria pleads guilty to Spanish tax prosecutor

Despite being handed a 12-month sentence, Di Maria will not go to prison as is normal in Spain for first offences for non-violent crimes carrying a sentence of ...

Brussels Central Station attack suspect identified

Belgian media reported that the assailant lived in the largely immigrant Brussels neighborhood of Molenbeek , a home and transit point for a number jihadis w...

Woman Punched In Face 39 Times In Gym Parking Lot On Video

Anyone with information on the attack or the man's identity is asked to contact the Rochester Police Department at 603-330-7128. He also threw her to the grou...

S Korea's Moon urges North Korea to return detainees swiftly

He was in a coma when the North Koreans released him in June after serving 17 months in prison. Korean-Americans Tony Kim and Kim Hak Song, who worked at th...

18 protesters arrested for blocking Minnesota freeway after Philando Castile verdict

The protestors joined arms and blocked the parade, explaining that they wanted seven minutes of silence - one minute for each bullet that Yanez shot at Casti...

Trump may be signaling North Korean policy shift with China tweet

North Korea topped the agenda at the newly-established Diplomatic and Security Dialogue, which paired Tillerson and Mattis with Chinese state councillor Yang ...

After Georgia Win, A Triumphant Trump Returns To Campaign Trail In Iowa

But Mr Trump touted jobs gains and an improving stock market as evidence that his economic policies were working. Trump played the greatest hits from his camp...

National Aboriginal Day continues with a new name

Westbank First Nation aboriginal Gordon Swite loves spending time with his daughter on National Aboriginal Day. National Aboriginal Day will be renamed to Nat...

United States downing of Assad aircraft ups tensions with Russian Federation in Syria

London- Russia, US and Jordan agreed on a memorandum of understanding that includes the principles of establishing safe zones in Deraa and its countryside and t...

Massachusetts House to debate revamp of recreational marijuana law

Vermont Senate negotiators have reached a deal with the governor's office to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state, but the fate of the propos...

Wall Street Journal fires correspondent over ethics conflict

What sounded like a chapter in a novel by John le Carré turned out to be reason enough for the Journal to dismiss one of its best-known reporters. Beckett d...

Federal court rejects Trump's travel ban, again

In their ruling , the judges said that "immigration, even for the president , is not a one-person show". " The Supreme Court has never allowed courts to sa...

DUP and Conservatives 'making progress' on deal

But Conservative Party sources told the BBC that a last minute deal is still possible. Indeed, it seems likely that the Conservative relationship with t...

Protesters try to interrupt Trump during Iowa rally. Then something wonderful happens

Self-identified independents in Iowa voted for Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton by a 13-percentage-point margin a year ago, according to exit polls condu...

Macron: 'Door still open' for United Kingdom if it changes mind on Brexit

The French and British leaders also announced a joint action plan to crack down on extremism and terror propaganda online, accusing internet companies and socia...

Trump labeling House health care bill 'mean' frustrates GOP

Senator John Thune (R-SD), a member of Senate GOP leadership, said some senators have pressed President Donald Trump to keep making payments to insure...

Trump calls for stricter limits on welfare for immigrants

The president also praised his administration's succession from the Paris climate accord, job growth, new policy on Cuba, and appointment of Supreme Court Justi...

Trump weighs North Korea travel ban after Warmbier's death

When he returned to the United States from North Korea last week after being medically evacuated, he was in a coma with severe brain damage. Phil Robertson,...

Schumer Tells 'Mitch': Come To All-Senators Meeting To Discuss Health Bill

Trump recently called the bill " mean " during a closed-door meeting with GOP lawmakers, the Associated Press reported . Instead, they're asking Senate leade...

Trump Heading to Farm State Iowa for Rally

Trump being sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on January 20th, 2017. They can't continue to be obstructionists . The president called atten...

Karen Handel Hails Victorious in 6th District After Grueling Election

Moulton said the recent election results necessitated a conversation among Democrats about shaking things up. But their Georgia victory was not to be . "Well...

Current, former US officials detail Russian cyberattacks

Russian Federation has repeatedly denied responsibility for any cyber attacks during the United States presidential election. But he told the US House Intell...

A glance at the Senate's Iran, Russia sanctions legislation

Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee first approved the sanctions Monday night, with the former breaking away from the president ...

Dem senator rips North Korea in speech honoring OH native Otto Warmbier

Although no official cause of death has been revealed, Otto's family blame the "awful, torturous mistreatment" he was subjected to by the people of North Kor...

After Trump tweet, China says it works nonstop on North Korea

The Trump administration is considering banning travel by US citizens to North Korea , officials said Tuesday , and Trump declared Warmbier's treatment a "t...

Macron to reshuffle govt after election win

The 2017 parliamentary elections were the first in the history of the 5th Republic in which turnout was below 50 percent for both rounds, and in Sunday's second...