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Senate passes deal to end government shutdown

Action by the House of Representatives and Trump's signature will also be required . Earlier Monday, Democrats agreed to advance the measure and the chambe...

Trump asked acting Federal Bureau of Investigation director McCabe who he voted for in 2016

Trump told reporters Wednesday he does not recall asking McCabe who he voted for . President Donald Trump said he does not remember asking deputy Federal...

US Senate leader urges shutdown brinksmanship end by Monday

Republicans branded the confrontation a "Schumer shutdown". "That's what we need to do, kick these guys in the tail and get them to work". Ending the governme...

Pompeo: CIA focused on blocking shipments to North Korea

Recent reports have suggested Trump is considering a "bloody nose" strike on North Korea , or a move created to embarrass Kim by responding to a missile la...

"Most accomplished" team in Australian history revealed for Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

Chesterman also said that the team shows that winter sport in Australia "is in really good shape". The second important use of VR is in rehabilitation. Before...

What we know about Sessions' questioning in the Russia probe

No interview date has been set, but Trump said his lawyers have told him that a sit-down will likely happen within the next couple of weeks. Mueller is in...

Save the Children suspends operations in Afghanistan after IS attack

Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack Wednesday on the worldwide charity Save the Children , which left at least five victims dead and more than t...

Mamata Banerjee slams Centre over not declaring Netaji's birthday as national holiday

It would be a good decision if the Centre gives the green signal", Tripathi told reporters on the sidelines of the programme at Netaji Bhavan. PM Narendra Mo...

May smacks down Boris over NHS fund claims

SUSPICIONS are mounting that Boris Johnson is preparing to quit the Cabinet over Brexit after a row about his demand for more NHS cash. The issue, however...

Finsbury Park attack suspect contacted by 'Far-right'

The jury heard that Andrews said in a witness statement that Osborne had become "obsessed" with Muslims and an avid follower of social media postings by the ...

Hundreds of thousands off work as U.S. government shutdown enters third day

The GOP used the nuclear option , considered normally a last resort, in April 2017 to confirm the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Most ...

Ex-Brazilian president Lula da Silva denies corruption after court upholds conviction

Two of the three judges in the appeals court in the southern city of Porto Alegre ruled that his original 9.5-year jail sentence should be extended to more th...

Senate poised to pass bill to end government shutdown

But that leaves the fight over a politically charged immigration proposal unresolved for at least another three weeks. Meanwhile, negotiations will continue ove...

Sheriff's Deputy In Suburban Denver Shot

The shooting happened in Adams County, about an hour east of Denver. Several officers, deputies and police cruisers have been spotted outside the hospital. An a...

Naveen Patnaik suspends Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda from BJD

It said Panda targeted Party for not nominating him for chairmanship of the standing committee of Finance due to conflict of interest. "In fact Panda missed no ...

Michael Flynn Met with FBI Without Trump's Knowledge, Without Lawyers

Flynn answered questions without a lawyer present and without telling President Donald Trump or other top White House officials - and more than 10 months ...

Tammy Duckworth: First Senator in Office to Give Birth

Not only that, Duckworth is the first member of Congress born in Thailand, and now the retired U.S. Army Lieutenant can add the first Senator to give birth...

Selfie with speeding train lands Hyderabad youth in hospital

The shocking footage shows the man, named Shiva , standing by train tracks in Hyderabad and holding his smartphone in front of him, recording a selfie clip...

Trump demands documents from immigrants in 'sanctuary cities'

However, federal courts have blocked the Trump administration's effort to withhold public safety grant money from sanctuary cities and states . "Oregon's l...

Cecile Richards to Step Down as President of Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards plans to resign from her position after overseeing more than 3 million unborn babies' abortion deaths, liberal news outle...

'Dreamers' may be able to get citizenship in 10 years, says Trump

The Senate also is working on a plan for immigration legislation as part of a promise by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to ensure Democratic votes to end the g...

OR voters overwhelmingly pass health care taxes

Republican state Reps. Julie Parrish , R-West Linn, and Cedric Hayden, R-Fall Creek, led the signature-gathering effort place the taxes up for vote through Ore...

Zimbabwe elections before July: President Emmerson Mnangagwa

The elections, which were previously expected in late July or August, will choose the country's president and both houses of parliament. Mnangagwa says he's...

City Of Philadelphia Set To Open Safe-Injection Sites For Heroin Users

Officials say the sites could provide wound care, referral to drug treatment and other social services, access to sterile injection equipment as well as medical...

Indonesian Soldiers Drink Snake Blood, Head-Butt Bricks for James Mattis

At least one Indonesian soldier bit a snake in half. "The way they were whipping them around-a snake gets exhausted very quickly". The commandos performed for...

Former Catalan leader Puigdemont does not rule out return to Spain

Legal experts in the Catalan parliament have already said that Puigdemont "cannot be legally sworn-in (as president) from a remote location", said Zoido. "M...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro set to run for re-election in 2018 vote

Venezuela's constitution decrees the new presidential term must begin in January 2019. Foreign ministers from 14 mostly conservative Latin American governmen...

QLD mother charged with murder and torture of adult children

Detectives from the Gold Coast Criminal Investigation Branch with assistance from the Homicide Investigation Unit arrested the woman in connection to the suspec...

Senate to hold initial vote on Brownback

Vice President Mike Pence was summoned to the Senate on Wednesday to break a tie and overcome a filibuster on an ambassadorship nomination for Kansas Republic...

Maharashtra: BJP says it saw the split with Shiv Sena coming

The Sena, in its national executive meet held on Tuesday, passed the resolution to go solo in the Lok Sabha and state assembly polls in 2019. Mumbai: The ...

Trudeau announces new 'progressive' TPP deal without US

Following his speech at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau here. The meeting in Davos...

ISIS terrorists killed in U.S. airstrike in Syria

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is now operating in the Gulf in support of strikes against the IS in Syria. The strike, with its high death toll, ...

Democrats' Sympathies Evenly Split Between Israel, Palestinians

What changed was the partisan divide of the same constant views, as 79% of Republicans (79%) prefer Israel and only 6% like the Palestinians better; 7% sympathi...

Macron takes gentle swipe at Trump on climate change

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni echoed Macron's sentiments Tuesday, calling for a stronger Europe, and for a rejecti...

Sixers' Simmons, Embiid picked for Rising Stars game

Murray, 20, has appeared in 46 games (all starts) for Denver this season, averaging 16.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 29.8 minutes per game. They als...