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2 teens wounded in LA school shooting; female suspect in custody

Sgt. Edward Bernal of the Los Angeles School Police Department (LAPD) told KTLA television that the condition of the victims is now unknown. Sky5 aerial vid...

Light snow not expected to cause problems for morning rush

In the wake of the snow, temperatures are forecast to plunge late in the wake. The city may only get one to two inches of accumulation. Any accumulations will...

900 miners trapped underground in the Free State

According to the eNCA, 64 of them have so far been rescued. Sibanye-Stillwater spokesperson James Wellsted said on Thursday afternoon that all the miners have...

U.S. airline stops 'emotional support peacock' from boarding flight

The Chicago-based airline said the new rules are created to "better balance protecting our employees and customers while accommodating passengers with disabilit...

The FBI Is Assessing a Second Dossier on Trump's Ties to Russian Federation

The FBI allegedly contacted Steele again in September 2016, and flew him out to Rome in October 2016 - a month before the election. Democrats claimed the Nune...

White Athlete Allegedly Tells Black Opponent 'At Least I Know My Dad'

According to a statement released by the university, Spencer Brown , a freshman, was suspended indefinitely from the men's tennis team after John Wilson , a b...

Hong Kong follows China in banning ivory sales in landmark ruling

In a survey conducted by WildAid and Hong Kong University in 2014, 96 percent of respondents said they had never purchased ivory and 71 percent supported bann...

8-year-old beaten in latest French anti-Semitic attack on children

There was a 34-percent rise in the number of violent antisemitic assaults to 145, but most incidents related to verbal abuse of Jews in public who were identifi...

Turkey: court revises ruling, Amnesty chief remains in jail

Kilic was transferred from Izmir prison, where he had been held for nearly eight months, into gendarmerie custody because of an arrest warrant against him, Gaur...

Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has 'grave concerns' about Trump releasing Nunes memo

The FBI warned Wednesday it has "grave concerns" over the accuracy of a secret Congressional memo that could depict the agency as deeply politicised, as Pres...

Sterling falls after EU rejects City plan for deal on financial services

Dr Fox, speaking in Beijing as part of the PM's trade mission to China , said there was the prospect of a "double plus" for Britain from improving export perfo...

Mika Brzezinski Throws Michael Wolff Off Morning Joe

Wolff denied that he fueled the speculation during his appearance Thursday on " Morning Joe ". Haley took issue with a sketch on the music awards show in wh...

United Nations report identifies, but does not name, companies complicit with Israeli settlements

However, a document issued on Wednesday by the commissioner, Zeid bin Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein, mentioned that 206 Israeli and worldwide companies operating in the...

WCIU Celebrates Black History Month With Special

Jewish Museum Milwaukee , 1360 N. Prospect Ave., is celebrating Black History Month with events that include a film screening of From Swastika to Jim Crow at ...

Thandi Modise is resolute: Sona will proceed as scheduled

Zuma's deadline for making these representations was January 31, and Zuma's lawyers reportedly handed them to the NPA at 9pm on Wednesday night. Zuma faces ch...

Budget 2018: In a first, Arun Jaitley may deliver speech in Hindi

India's government began unveiling its 2018/19 federal budget on Thursday aiming for stronger economic growth to win over voters ahead of a national election n...

Lunar eclipse: Watch the 'super blue blood moon'

The term " blue moon ", has taken on many meanings throughout history but this is now the agreed-upon definition. A supermoon is a "phenomenon whereby the m...

British lord resigns after arriving late to work

International Development Minister Michael Bates apologised to another member "for my discourtesy for not being in my place to answer her question on a very i...

Polish Senate passes Holocaust bill

The Polish Senate has backed, without any changes, a bill amending the law on the Institute of National Remembrance - Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes...

Philippines manufacturing PMI signals slowing growth in January

The Investec Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index eased from an all-time high recorded in December, but still indicated a sharp improvement in activity, wi...

Budget 2018: Arun Jaitley announces relief for MSMEs

Govt is also making efforts to ensure remunerative price to the farmers for their produce. Housing incentives were expanded and education and social sector spen...

US won't give more Syrians protected status

Yet those same groups blasted the president for excluding more recent arrivals to the USA, pointing out that Syria remains devoid of any notion of stability or ...

North Korea's plot to 'scare the hell out of' USA before Olympics

There have also been murmurs that Trump intends to make a bloody nose strike against North Korea. North Korean state media said the measures were meant to hur...

Congress Tackles Sexual Abuse After Nassar Sentencing

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said she had signed Nassar's "death warrant" after announcing the sentence. Larry Nassar , looks up at his attorney Matt Newburg Wed...

Israeli teens sue New Zealand BDS activists over 'Lorde' concert

Lorde's decision to cancel a concert in Israel has prompted legal action against the pro-Palestinian activists who lobbied her to pull out of the gig. Since n...

Trump Asked Rosenstein Whether He Was On His 'Team'

According to earlier reports , Trump has considered firing Rosenstein in recent weeks. He then asked the official if he was on his "team", to which Rosenstein ...

Texas governor orders investigation into Karolyi Ranch after Nassar trial

Governor Abbott wanted the Texas Rangers to join the Walker County Sheriff's Office in their ongoing investigation because criminal action has been implicated a...

Afghan Interior Minister, spy chief meet Pakistani counterparts

The Afghan team will present documentary evidence and phone tap information linking individuals and groups based in Pakistan with the Kabul attacks, a senior Af...

Chief: Kidnapping victim killed in Federal Bureau of Investigation raid grabbed agent's gun

Using a tool, the field agent broke the window, but accidentally dropped it into the room and had to finish the job using the back end of his service rifle. The...

All eyes on Bengal, Rajasthan bypolls

Counting of votes for the three seats, which were held by BJP, would take place on February 1. The Congress and BJP are going neck-to-neck in the contest. The...

Ravi Ragbir Speaks Out After Being Freed from "Unnecessarily Cruel" ICE Detention

Ragbir came to the United States legally in the 1990s, but was later convicted of bank fraud and subject to deportation after his release. Rep. Yvette Clarke...

Trump to release controversial Republican 'memo'

The FBI said it was given only a limited opportunity to review the four-page memo, which was drafted by Nunes and other Intelligence Committee GOP staffer...

Todd Ricketts tapped to lead RNC fundraising after casino mogul resigned

Ricketts would replace Steve Wynn , a casino magnate who resigned Saturday after reports that he had engaged in multiple instances of sexual harassment. His fa...

South Korea in a Post-Trump World

That marked the 105th birthday of North Korean nation founder Kim Il-sung, and the regime unveiled its three latest intercontinental ballistic missiles. The l...

Right decision to stop using grid girls?

Stuart Pringle, managing director of British circuit Silverstone, said: "We wholeheartedly support the decision by F1 to drop the use of grid girls - it is an o...