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Texas Mother Died Saving Daughter 'Clinging' to Her in Harvey Flood

The mother fought desperately to keep her child's head out of the water. Two police officers and two fire-rescue divers in a boat spotted the mother and child...

Rain from Harvey could be gone for Labor Day weekend

Friday . Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and storms possible. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a better chance for rain and storms. Wednesday: Mostly ...

Japan, South Korea agree to seek stronger United Nations resolution against North Korea

On Tuesday morning local time, North Korea launched a missile that passed over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, which Prime Minister Abe labelled "an ...

Pres. Trump Shuts Down 'Burdensome' Obama-Era Proposal For Equal Pay

An "influential Republican donor" thinks Ivanka and Jared will move back to NY when they can no longer see themselves working in the Trump administration . Iva...

Gorakhpur hospital deaths: Tragedy continues as 42 kids die in 48 hours

The development comes close on the heels of a similar horror earlier this month when more than 60 children, including infants died at the hospital within a sp...

Trump Confuses Two Blond Finnish Reporters During Press Conference

The Finnish Defense Ministry quickly denied the deal and the president refuted Trump's claim via Twitter . In praising Finland, President Trump made note of ...

North Korea missile threat: USA diplomatic efforts failed, Fmr. Navy SEAL says

The missile landed in the Pacific Ocean off the east coast of the island of Hokkaido. On Wednesday, Trump tweeted that, "The U.S. has been talking to North Ko...

Houston mattress store opens as shelter for hurricane evacuees

Between his two stores, owner Jim McIngvale provided shelter for 600 people on Monday. "Think a slumber party on steroids", he told NPR , adding that his gue...

ISIS Withdraws from Syria and Lebanon Border Zone

A line of ambulances and buses were shown on Syrian state television driving slowly through the arid countryside, the border's pale hills behind them, as they d...

Carjacking suspect dragged by vehicle

The vehicle stops and the suspects appears to take another shot at the driver before the vehicle speeds off with the man desperately hanging on. Eyewitnesses ...

Man arrested after girl, 11, shot in face in Tasmania

Her critical condition meant she was flown to Melbourne for treatment. Police allege the girl's mother was involved in a physical dispute with another woman b...

African, European leaders in Paris for summit on migrants

The French president, Emmanuel Macron , who hosted the meeting, said afterwards that the issue was a "problem that concerns us all and that can not be solved w...

How to make sure a Harvey charity is legitimate

Scammers, of course, don't want you to do that. Resist pressure to give on the spot, whether from a telemarketer or door-to-door solicitor, and beware if they...

U.S. pledges more support to end Boko Haram

The aircraft are reportedly equipped with "wing-mounted machine guns, weapons integration with advanced surveillance. precision-guided bombs, and even air-to-ai...

Opposition parties rally with 'BJP Bhagao, Desh Bachao' call

The announcement comes a day after Sharad shared the dais with leaders of at least 17 Opposition parties at RJD's " BJP Bhagao, Desh Bachao " mega rally in ...

BJP and PM Modi make false promises only, says Mamata Banerjee

Meanwhile, taking a jibe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's recent flip-flop over support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and dissolution of the G...

China may not give up construction of road in Doklam

Weeks of behind-the-scenes diplomatic effort succeeded in defusing what once appeared to be a high-stakes and intractable crisis. Indian External Affairs Mini...

Red Cross volunteers: behind the scenes of deploying for a natural disaster

In Louisiana, one shelter is open where eight people spent Saturday night. In addition, tractor trailer loads of ready-to-eat meals, comfort kits and kitchen ...

Why Pakistan is ignoring Trump's 'do more' demand?

It comes amid irritation in Islamabad over US President Trump's allegations that Pakistan harbors terrorists and his call on India for help in Afghan...

Russia: Nothing to fear in war games

Deputy Defense Minister Aleksandr Fomin charged on August 29 that Western concerns about the war games, which are set to be held in Belarus and parts of western...

Republicans brace for a challenging September amidst Trump attacks

Three-in-10 Republicans also say that they agree with the president on only "a few" issues or none at all. According to the survey, the share of those who see...

Les Miles among several new hires for Fox Sports

According to the press release Tuesday, former LSU coach Les Miles and former Florida State quarterback Danny Kanell also are joining the network's college fo...

Whoppercoin: Paying at Burger King Moscow Using Waves Platform's Distributed Ledger Technology

In its version of a loyalty program, customers who buy a Whopper burger earn one WhopperCoin for every rouble they spend. The BBC says Burger King partner...

Controversial Trump White House adviser Sebastian Gorka out at White House

Gorka had resigned as President Trump's deputy assistant, but the White House disputed his claim shortly afterwards in a statement attributed to an anonymous ad...

Tampa Professor: Trump-Supporting Texas Deserved Harvey

Storey University of Tampa professor who was sacked after making Hurricane Harvey comments. " Storey has been relieved of his duties at UT, and his classes ...

Mumbai rains: Local train services resume

A spokeswoman for the Mumbai International Airport said flights in and out of Mumbai airport, India's second busiest, were delayed while some had to be ...

Sean Spicer Finally Got to Meet Pope Francis, No Thanks to Trump

Former White House press secretary Sean "Spicey" Spicer finally got around to meeting Pope Francis on Sunday after initially being locked out of a meeting wit...

First anti same-sex marriage TV ad aired around country

The nationally run ad features four women raising concerns their children could be exposed to same-sex relationship advocacy in school if marriage equality is...

Three more Erdogan bodyguards indicted over wild USA brawl

The protesters were outside the Turkish ambassador's Washington D.C. home during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit with President Trump when the bo...

Tucson animal hospital hosting yard sale for Hurricane Harvey victims

Fortunately, rescue efforts are underway to save pets and animals across the state through local and national organizations that have made it their mission to...

Dell gets into VR with the Visor VR headset and controllers

Dell proposes users will have up to 22 hours of battery life in the case of the Full HD display (as was the case previously, the notebook can alternatively be c...

Hajj rituals begin in Saudi Arabia as pilgrims start gathering at Mina

Some 221,000 Indonesians are now in Mecca, the highest ever number from a foreign country, an Indonesian official told the Saudi Gazette newspaper. Saudi auth...

Flood Insurance Could've Helped Harvey Victims

Damages caused by Hurricane Harvey could easily surpass the $12.5 billion of insured losses inflicted by Hurricane Ike in 2008, experts said Monday. "The Sout...

Hurricane Harvey Relief: Triad Generosity Extends To Texas

The Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster ( Texas VOAD ) has a list of vetted disaster relief organizations providing services to survivors. It h...

Trump Jr. Will Testify in Closed-Door Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

Trump Jr. was first invited to speak to the committee in an open hearing in July, soon after he admitted to meeting with a Russian attorney under the pretenses ...