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Three Republican senators weigh in on delaying Kavanaugh vote

A draft of the letter , written by alumnae of Ford's alma mater, the prestigious all-girls Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland, reads, "We believe Dr. She...

Trump will TEXT almost every cell phone in the country next week

More than 100 mobile carriers are participating in the test at 2:18 p.m. The same ear-shattering tone used for AMBER alerts and Tornado warnings will introduce ...

Russia, Turkey agree to demilitarised zone around Idlib

In a major diplomatic win for Ankara, the leaders of Russian Federation and Turkey on Monday agreed to enforce a demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib province ...

Brexit: Theresa May warns Boris Johnson ‘it’s my deal or no deal’

The London Mayor explained that with negotiations in disarray and the very real prospect of a "no deal" Brexit - which would be disastrous for Britain, he n...

'Impeachment is hell,' ex-Clinton investigator Ken Starr cautions about Trump

He has also surrendered his real estate assets under the condition to join special counsel Mueller's star witnesses Michael Cohen, Michael Flynn, Rick Gates and...

Christine Blasey Ford, Brett Kavanaugh’s Accuser, Willing to Testify Before Senate Committee

She should not be ignored. Ford told the Post the other person watched while this transpired. She says Ford, a Democrat, isn't politically motivated. Neit...

Super typhoon damages buildings, uproots trees after hitting Hong Kong

It made landfall in the Philippines Saturday at 1:40 a.m. local time , packing winds of up to 270 kph (165 mph), 120 kph (75 mph) stronger than Hurricane ...

Dems call for delay of Kavanaugh vote after accuser comes forward

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa is working to set up bipartisan staff conversations with Kavanaugh and Ford before Thursday's committee vote ...

Panic spreads as needles found in strawberries in every Australian state

Vice-president of the Queensland Strawberry Growers Association , Adrian Schultz, says a single act of "commercial terrorism" has brought a multi-million-dol...

Police ‘trying to smear’ Botham Shem Jean

A Dallas police officer's explanation that she killed a black neighbor who lived above her because she mistook his apartment for her own has been dismissed as...

GOP Demands Feinstein Release Letter After Kavanaugh Accuser Identifies Herself

On July 30, the letter - including Ford's request to keep the matter confidential - was reportedly sent from Eshoo's office to Feinstein. Senator Feinstein,...

Republican lawmakers seek tax cuts as election approaches

Startups would also be able to write off more of their costs under this new proposed tax law. The only listed groups approving of the president are Republic...

Storm Helene: Met Office issues weather warning for Norfolk | Weather

A yellow warning means there's a danger of power cuts, falling trees delays to rail, bus, air and ferry services. The Met Office has put the wind warning in...

Well-known Queens-born Israel advocate killed in West Bank

He was killed at a shopping mall near the Gush Etzion junction that has been the site of similar incidents in recent years. Hundreds of Palestinians attended ...

Koreas to open joint liaison office in Kaesong

North Korea , which marked the 70th anniversary of the country's founding last Sunday, held several related events in Pyongyang, such as a military parade, mass...

Cayman urged to watch Tropical Storm Isaac as path waivers

Isaac's death knell was sounded around 5 a.m. Saturday when the National Hurricane Center's aircraft was unable to find a well-defined center and as a resu...

Residents allowed to return to homes after gas explosions

At least one person died and others were injured in the blasts in Andover, North Andover and Lawrence on Thursday. "We will be looking at their record keeping, ...

Kavanaugh accuser speaks to newspaper on record

When she tried to scream, he put his hands over her mouth. "I think it derailed me substantially for four or five years", Ford told the Post . She added:...

Man Dies After Suspected Shark Attack On Cape Cod

The death came after increasing numbers of shark sightings and warnings about the danger of the predators off Cape Cod waters this summer, and followed an attac...

Documents reveal Salisbury suspects have links to Russian defence ministry

They said they may have passed by Skripal's house but they did not know him. The two men offered a reason for their visit: "They have a famous cathedral t...

Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge breaks marathon world record

He broke the record by a minute and seventeen seconds. Top put Kipchoge's new time into context, the last time the marathon world record was beaten by over 30...

EU sanction threat ‘no danger’ to Hungary: PM Orban

Delivering more than the two-thirds majority required as many of Orban's allies in the conservative party deserted him, the vote, however, has little chance of ...

Border Patrol agent charged with murdering 4

Alaniz told CNN's affiliate KGNS-TV. Ortiz fled from police who found him cowering inside a truck in the parking lot outside a local hotel in the city about 14...

Trump touts 'unappreciated great job' in Puerto Rico, slams San Juan mayor

Trump tweeted at 7:05 p.m. Friday, about four hours after the first reported deaths from Florence were announced, that he visited Puerto Rico last October...

Typhoon Mangkhut makes landfall in Philippines

Philippine authorities said at least 25 people were killed, including a baby and a toddler, a lot of them in landslides in mountainous areas that left at least ...

Trump OKs sanctions for foreigners who meddle in elections

Russian President Vladimir Putin stood alongside Trump in Finland in July and admitted he and his government wanted Trump to defeat Hillary Clinton . The e...

Ex-Trump aide Manafort close to plea deal with Mueller

The prosecutions of Manafort arose from Mueller's investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 USA election and whether Trump's campaign colluded with Moscow ...

US says transfer from FEMA funds won't harm hurricane relief

The funds were transferred from FEMA's operational account at FEMA headquarters. Maddow reported that the $9.8 million would help ICE with border secu...

Vatican promises ‘clarifications’ to pope cover-up claims

The controversy has engulfed Cardinal O'Malley, who apologized for how his office mishandled a 2015 letter from a priest with concerns about McCarrick. Wh...

Erdogan will visit Russian Federation with working visit

Russia-backed forces of the Syrian regime have massed around the Idlib province in recent weeks, sparking fears of an imminent air and ground attack to retake t...

Disastrous floods could be historic as Florence cuts path of destruction

Hurricane Florence , weakened but still unsafe, crashed into the Carolinas on Friday as a giant, slow-moving storm that stranded residents with floodwaters and ...

Alex Cora on Trump's comments: It's about human beings

Having already drawn widespread criticism from members of his own party earlier this week for a claim made without evidence that the death toll was ginned u...

NASA footage reveals the 'menacing' Hurricane Florence

As of 11 a.m., the Category 4 storm had top sustained winds of 130 miles per hour and was on track to make landfall near Cape Fear, N.C., sometime Friday ni...

Wind approaches outer banks of North Carolina

Roy Cooper called Florence an "uninvited brute" that could wipe out entire communities as it grinds its way across land. Forecasters say the center of the e...

European mobile roaming not guaranteed in no-deal Brexit

But the government said it would legislate to ensure that the requirements on mobile operators to apply a financial limit on mobile data usage while overseas is...