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Woman killed by falling tree in Yosemite identified by park officials

A GoFundMe campaign was established for funeral expenses. Destiny Rose Texeira Borges was working in the park as a concessioner. "She was my sister", Betha...

Pakistan to reopen Pak-Afghan border for two days

Bajwa called on the Afghan government to instill physical military operations "matching [the Pakistani side] and effective border security". Pakistan summoned...

In Russia probe, Congress casts wide net - including first family

The 2003 photo was taken in NY, as Schumer welcomed Putin for an event commemorating Lukoil's first gas station in Manhattan, Gateway Pundit revealed . Sho...

PSA Group supervisory board approves Opel and Vauxhall takeover

The French company owns the Peugeot, Citroen and DS Automobiles auto brands - and now it will also hold Germany's Opel and its British subsidiary Vauxhall. The ...

Trump just signed his new travel ban. Here's what it's really about

Travellers with valid visas who were in the air at the time of the order found themselves detained by border officials on arrival. Refugees programs will be s...

Water flowing through Oroville Dam powerhouse again

The move is a major milestone in the race to protect Oroville and downstream communities from the threat of flooding, said Bill Croyle, acting director of the C...

China says defense budget will top $145 billion, a record high

China has been rapidly modernising its armed forces in recent years as its economy expands. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, des...

A second round of severe weather to impact Missouri by Monday evening

A statewide tornado safety drill will be conducted on Tuesday , March 7th at 10 a.m. local time. An increased risk severe weather is in the forecast today. M...

North Korea Launches 4 Missiles Toward Japan in 'Grave Violation'

Pyongyang has test-launched a series of missiles of various ranges in recent months, including a new intermediate-range missile in February; it also conducted t...

Coach Jay Gruden Inks two-year Contract Extension with the Redskins

This marks the first time Redskins owner Dan Snyder has extended a head coach since buying the team in 1999. Over the last two seasons, the Redskins have coll...

GM sells European brands to France's PSA Group

Reuters quoted sources as saying that PSA expected to make savings of up to 2 billion euros (£1.7bn) as a result of the takeover of Opel. PSA will have the s...

Ahead of municipal polls, CM tries to swing voters

In fact, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party members are already campaigning across the city to woo the voters, while reminding them about the va...

Trump signs revised travel ban, omitting Iraqis

Current lawful permanent residents - immigrants with green cards - and travelers with existing valid visas - are exempted from the new travel ban. The Refugee...

Surgeons Remove 915 Coins From the Belly of a Sea Turtle

The team was unable to estimate the total value of Piggy Bank's internal wealth, as numerous coins were in other currencies or had corroded beyond recognition. ...

Missile launches risky gambit by N. Korea to make USA take notice

U.S. state department spokesman Mark Toner said, "We remain prepared - and will continue to take steps to increase our readiness - to defend ourselves and our...

Hollande's 'last task' to prevent Le Pen 'threat'

Le Pen also stated that she does not think Russian President Vladimir Putin may pose harm to France and Europe . Hollande also endorsed the idea of a multi-s...

Annexing West Bank will lead to 'crisis' with Trump administration, Liberman warns

Lieberman said on Monday that Trump's team warned the government of an "immediate crisis" if it annexed the West Bank. Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieber...

Brother-in-law 'admits killing family-of-four over inheritance' in France

Pascal Troadec and his wife Brigitte, both 49, their 21-year-old son Sebastien and 18-year-old daughter Charlotte, who all live together in Nantes, went missing...

David Letterman hates Donald Trump, too

Letterman also mocked Trump's hair when asked how he would approach Trump if he were still hosting The Late Show . Letterman says Fallon got a "fantastic vir...

President Trump Signs Revised Travel Ban Executive Order

Those people who are travelling on valid visas and arrive at a U.S. port of entry will still be permitted to seek entry into the United States. Iraq, which wa...

China vows blue skies despite economic challenges

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said yesterday in his government work report to the National People's Congress, China's Parliament, that the growth target for this...

Germany urges calm in 'Nazi' row with Turkey

On Mar. 2, the municipality of Gaggenau in southwest Germany revoked its permission for Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag's meeting, citing concerns of over...

65% want special prosecutor on Russian Federation investigation

On who should handle the investigation, 82 percent of Democrats said a special prosecutor should be appointed, compared to 43 percent of Republicans and 67 perc...

Three RSS workers injured in attack in Kerala, CPI(M) activist arrested

Meanwhile, no arrests have been made in connection with the Saturday night attack at Keezhaiyur village. Three activists of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ha...

John Oliver explains how China is trying to subvert the Dalai Lama

The region's fight for independence from was a pet cause of celebrities in the 1990s , but the situation has since faded from the public's attention, despite F...

Japan, South Korea markets muted after North Korean missile tests

A South Korean military official said the launch, which came at 7.36 am local time (6.36 am Singapore time ), was being analysed to determine the type of the...

Mild weather expected across Central Florida today

Two inches of snow is possible in the mountains above 7,000 feet. The National Weather Service says blowing dust could also cause issues on the road. Sunday's...

Afghan family of five detained in United States despite valid entry visas

International Refugee Assistance Project argued the family was eligible to stay in the USA because the father had been employed by the US government in Afghanis...

Trump Supporters Rally In Denver

As the rally ended and supporters of President Trump left, protesters ran after cars waving President Trump's campaign flags. While some participants of the r...

Palestinian Militant Killed In Israeli West Bank Raid

Two firearms were found at the scene, the army added. In another wave of overnight arrests, IDF forces detained four suspected leaders of Hamas' West Bank hea...

Whether he quit or got the boot, Tusk's Polish challenger leaves EPP

Weber made clear on Sunday that the only candidate of the EPP for the Presidency of the European Council will be the former Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk ...

NCAA women's hockey: Gophers travel to Minnesota Duluth for quarterfinals

The game started off with senior Zak Showalter connecting on a three point shot as he and fellow senior Nigel Hayes scored the first eight points for the Ba...

United Kingdom urges North Korea to stop 'provocative actions' after missile launches

North Korea threatened to take "strong retaliatory measures" after joint US-South Korean defence drills that kicked off last week, an annual event the Pyongyan...

Scrapyard fire caused Glasgow power cut

Dozens of firefighters were dispatched to try and tackle the huge fire. Scottish firefighters are continuing to damp down a major fire at a Glasgow scrapyard,...

Finally! Ex-Pak NSA Durrani confirms Islamabad's role in Mumbai terror attack

New Delhi has maintained that it has shared evidence to prove that the 10 attackers were trained at a Lashkar camp in Pakistan. Durrani declined to divulge de...