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Los Angeles teachers to resume classes after reaching deal

Although all votes hadn't been counted, preliminary figures showed that a "vast supermajority" of some 30,000 educators voted in favor of the tentative deal, "t...

US Senate rejects plans to end shutdown

The partial shutdown began just before Christmas after Mr. Trump indicated he wouldn't sign a stopgap spending bill backed by top Republicans like Majority ...

Trade continues to flow freely between New Zealand, Britain: PM meeting

I welcomed the recent announcement that New Zealand citizens will soon be able to use e-gates in the UK. Ardern will travel to Davos for the World Economic Fo...

Lebanon says Israeli 'agent' arrested over anti-Hamas attack

The January payment had been expected to enter Gaza Wednesday or Thursday before Netanyahu blocked it. Weeks of relative calm in the Gaza Strip ended Tuesda...

Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond arrested

Sky News said Salmond was due to appear in court later on Thursday. The 64-year-old, who lives in Aberdeenshire, entered no plea during the short hearing and ...

Maduro to revise U.S. diplomatic ties after Pence backs protesters

In the video, Pence said Maduro "never won the presidency in a free and fair election and he's maintained his grip on power by imprisoning anyone who dares oppo...

Italy's Salvini says hopes Macron support dwindles at EU elections

Macron targeted the populist government specifically a year ago as he sought to form a pro-Europe alliance of parties ahead of European Parliament elections ...

Met Office issues yellow warning for ice in Calderdale

Motorists are advised to take due caution on the roads as a yellow weather warning for snow and ice remains in place nationally until 11am this morning. This ...

Priyanka Gandhi enters in Indian politics, will Nehru-Gandhi footsteps

According to a press release by the party, Priyanka will take charge with effect from the first week of February 2019. As general secretary incharge of eastern ...

Nurse arrested over Arizona care home patient pregnancy

Police have said the baby was in distress when it was born, but they haven't said whether the woman had a full-term pregnancy. Mr Sutherland was one of the wo...

Venezuela anti-government protests

As Bloomberg notes, "The U.S. has steadily expanded economic sanctions and denunciations of Maduro since Trump took office, all but urging that Venezuelans ...

Russian Tu-22M3 Bomber Crashes in Murmansk Region Killing Two Crew Members

Update: An earlier version of this article said that two crew members had died. The accident comes less than a week after two Su-34 bombers collided in the Ru...

UK PM moves to break Brexit deadlock with European Union concessions

May told the House of Commons that she would be "talking further this week to colleagues.to consider how we might meet our obligations to the people of Norther...

Taiwanese social media star ‘bikini climber’ dies after falling down a ravine

According to AFP , Wu told Taiwanese news channel FTV that she had scaled more than 100 peaks in four years, posting her selfies to her Facebook account. Wu ...

Three charged with planned explosive attack on Muslim community

Police confirmed the three devices were discovered the 16-year-old's home, while 23 other firearms were located at various locations. In this case, the tip th...

Latest Israeli attacks may signal new period in Syria

Shortly before the Golan rocket incident was announced on Sunday, Syrian state media accused Israel of conducting air strikes in the country. It's worth noting ...

Supreme court allows Trump trans military ban to be enforced

They did not release an explanation for the decision-and, importantly, they did not actually rule on the ban itself, only on other courts' injunctions-but the ...

US Man Russia Accuses of Spying Was Misled, Says Lawyer

Paul Whelan, 48, was arrested in a hotel near the Kremlin by FSB officers on December 28. His arrest has raised speculation that he is being held as a pos...

North Korea Smuggling Across Chinese Border Increases After Kim Visit to China

Researchers have discovered as many as 20 undisclosed missile sites in North Korea , including a secret base that houses the headquarters of the rogue regime's...

Donald Trump marks MLK day with surprise 2-minute visit to memorial

A commemorative service for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr . that was almost imperiled by the federal government shutdown occurred Monday morning at a church calle...

British Labour leader Corbyn curves toward new EU referendum option

But she refused to rule out a no-deal Brexit, and insisted that there was no majority in the House of Commons for a so-called People's Vote. "We will not be dra...

Winter Weather Advisory for Tuesday

Travel conditions are likely to become very hazardous - roads, highways, streets sidewalks and parking lots will become ice-covered and very slick with the afte...

Chinese scientist who helped create first gene-edited babies fired by university

A preliminary investigation led by authorities in Guangdong province, where the experiment was conducted, found that He Jiankui had fabricated the ethics review...

Trump lawyer walks back comments about Moscow project

On Friday, the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller who leads the investigation took the rare step of disputing elements of a BuzzFeed News report that ...

U.S. singer Chris Brown detained in France on rape charge

Both officials said Brown was detained Monday and is still in custody Tuesday while police study the complaint. The American hip hop star Chris Brown has be...

U.S. Senator Graham urges Trump to meet Pakistan PM Khan

Once the foreign forces leave Afghanistan , sustainable peace in the region will rely on Afghanistan's relations with its neighbors. "With Prime Minister Kha...

May puts Brexit 'Plan B' strategy to parliament

She said: "Surely we can not go on for yet another week, wasting another two weeks in total without some direction". But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said th...

Taliban kill 'more than 100' in attack on Afghan military base

Two gunmen entered the campus after the explosion and shot at soldiers before being gunned down during the clashes. The Taliban were believed to have used U...

At least 11 killed after two ships catch fire in Kerch Strait

Unconfirmed Russian media reports say 14 people have been killed, with an unknown number still in need of rescue. In November, Russia detained three Ukrainian...

Kamala Harris opens presidential bid, plans campaign headquarters in Baltimore

Harris' campaign will be headquartered in Baltimore - giving aides an East Coast hub in a racially diverse city that has struggled with wide income disparities ...

Trump makes unannounced visit to MLK memorial

After watching a clip of Pence quoting MLK and comparing his push for civil rights to Trump's push for a border wall , Zelizer said that it was a "perversion" ...

Martin Luther King Dream Big Parade one of largest in U.S.

He did not respond to questions about the government shutdown during the short appearance. As for bond markets, the Securities Industry and Financial Market...

United Kingdom has ‘best possible Brexit deal,’ claims European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier

The prime minister's announcement comes after she suffered a historic defeat over her Brexit plans last Tuesday , losing by 230 votes due to a mass backbench r...

In Video, Trump Gives Support to March for Life Participants

The president and the vice president both made surprise appearances at the event, as IJR Red reported. "We're the Pences", the vice president said. "The onl...

French yellow vest protests continue despite Macron outreach

Saturday marked the 10th straight weekend of yellow vest protests , and will test whether Macron's debate is diminishing the movement's momentum. After 10 we...