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Lib senator threatens school funding plan

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Since then, nobody has seen Yingying Zhang, 26. "The University of Illinois Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation have received numerous leads...

Senate GOP leaders delay vote on health care bill

Sens. Rob Portman of OH and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia are generally reliable votes for GOP leadership. One moderate who has criticized the measure...

Narendra Modi and Trump pledge to destroy 'radical Islamic terrorism'

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Putin Says Sanctions Led Russia to Self-Sufficiency in Pork, Poultry

In fact, Vladimir Vladimirovich showed that Comey in this situation is a human rights defender, not the leader of the security services. Putin then asked if t...

North Korea denies torturing United States student Otto Warmbier

The spokesman also blamed the Obama administration for failing to act sooner to help Warmbier , saying the 22-year-old University of Virginia undergrad was " a...

LA City Council OKs Plans for George Lucas Museum

The museum will be located in Exposition Park, near the University of Southern California, where Lucas earned a degree in film in the 1960s. And, yes, exhibi...

Macron to announce new government line-up

The party that Mr Macron , 39, founded 14 months ago has caused a political natural disaster, despite its 350-seat tally being lower than the 470 predicted b...

Advertising giant WPP affected by 'suspected cyber attack'

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US Supreme Court Rules States Can Fund Some Religious School Programs

Justice Stephen Breyer also agreed with the outcome, but did not join either opinion. "Justice Sotomayor's dissent got it right - this case is about much more...

Brazil prosecutor seeks graft charge against president

Janot, however, is piling on the pressure and by separating the charges he would make sure that the crisis dragged on, weakening Temer's political base and maki...

Big delivery: South Carolina mom gives birth to 14-pound son

The doctor said, 'Whoa, this is a big baby'. "Weigh that baby again!" Doctors told Cindy Richmond and Arthur Keisler that their soon-to-be newborn was going...

Supreme Court permits limited Trump travel ban: Darcy cartoon

Those groups are regarded as unable to show a substantial and pre-existing tie to a person or institution in the United States . Noted attorney and constitut...

Shipping company Maersk targeted in cyberattack

Among the banks apparently affected was Oschadbank, one of Ukraine's largest, it said on the website, forcing it to limit services available to clients. Tel...

Mayors: Look to us, not Washington, for results

Mayors are warning President Donald Trump that toughening immigration enforcement meddles with US cities' affairs. Hundreds of mayors from across the US, in...

China Releases Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo From Prison After Cancer Diagnosis

The Chinese government is coming under fire for failing to provide adequate medical care sooner to Liu and for continuing to restrict his freedom as well as th...

USA senators dare Trump to veto sanctions against Russian Federation

Earlier this week, the Senate came together and overwhelmingly passed a bill that would impose new sanctions against Russian Federation and allow Congress...

The Seat Arona is another new small SUV

Speaking at the reveal of the new SEAT Arona, Matthias Rabe, SEAT's R&D boss told Auto Express: "Cupra is extremely important for us". "With our biggest product...

Conservative GOP senator hits party leaders on health bill

A Senate GOP aide said the updated version will include a continuous coverage provision that would lock Americans out of the individual health insurance marke...

UK Orders Inquiry Into Cladding After Grenfell Tower Fire

In the aftermath of the inferno, tests of exterior cladding on dozens of other public housing complexes have yielded a 100 percent failure rate. Schools and h...

US home prices for April rise slower than expected

Seattle, Portland, Oregon, and Dallas reported the highest year-over-year gains in April. The 20-City Composite posted a 5.7% year-over-year gain, down from 5...

Federer cruises past Mayer into Halle Open semis

The World No. 5 has yet to drop a set in Halle this week. The final of Halle Open shaped up as a generation game : the 35-year-old monarch against the 20-y...

Trump's travel ban: US Supreme Court vindicates President

The President - perhaps looking ahead to a potential court victory - signed a memorandum earlier this month directing administration officials to begin implemen...

Republican senators scramble to save health-care bill

Because no Democrats are expected to vote for the measure, support from almost all Republicans is needed for the bill to pass . As many as 15 million mor...

Qatar can't meet Saudi demands: Tillerson

Earlier on Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Qatar's stand on the list of demands , saying that the Saudi-Emirati-led ultimatum is ...

'Petya' Cyberattack Hits Ukraine, And Experts Say It's Spreading Globally

A computer screen cyberattack warning notice reportedly holding computer files for ransom, as part of a massive global cyberattack , at an office in Kiev ,...

Cyber attacks: Ransomware virus hits computer servers across globe, causing chaos

The virus does, however, appear to be using the leaked hacking tools EternalBlue or DoublePulsar developed by the U.S. National Security Agency to exploit a...

Trial date set for California suit against Cosby

But after the news was met with outrage, Cosby's reps told CNN Sunday that he meetings were always meant as an attempt to "restore his legacy", not address se...

Vetted refugees can come to US through July 6

In a statement after the court's announcement, Trump said the high court's decision was a "clear victory" for national security . "I want people who can love...

GOP Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio under pressure on health bill

Charlie Baker of MA, and Doug Ducey of Arizona have all expressed misgivings about the Senate's GOP health care bill. "No one should think that I have any joy...

As global refugee population hits record high, Canada needs to do more

The report Global Trends , which as been released ahead of the World Refugee Day on June 20, marks a jump of 300,000 since the end of 2015. South Sudan ha...

European Union gives cool reception to British offer on citizens rights

But she was heckled as opposition lawmakers accused her of using Europeans as "bargaining chips" by refusing to guarantee their rights until a reciprocal deal w...

Charlotte Talks: In-Depth On Senate Health Care Bill And North Carolina Reaction

At a White House meeting with GOP senators later Tuesday, Trump shrugged off the delay and said "we're getting very close" to striking a deal despite the ...

Illinois House Democrats push new budget plan to end impasse

He says he doesn't trust that it's a balanced budget. Republicans reacted warily because Democrats have yet to submit legislation on an income-tax increase. B...

CA Wildfire Consumes 5K Acres in Less Than Nine Hours

CHP requested to close Highway 79 in both directions at Gilman Springs. The flames were burning in light grasses at a moderate rate of spread. As of 7 p.m., t...