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Budget Director: Meals on Wheels 'Sounds Great,' But 'Not Showing Any Results'

It's not clear exactly how much of a financial effect the cuts would have. Ellie Hollander, President and CEO Meals on Wheels America , addressed the proposed...

Two Detroit Police officers shot, suspect caught

Detroit Police Chief James Craig said at a morning news conference that Raymond Durham, 60, the suspect in the shooting earlier this week, has not been formally...

Ohio Pilot, wife found dead from apparent fentanyl overdose

Halye, were found dead in a bedroom of their home by their children, officials said. The Dayton Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/2m9enGd ) Brian Halye was ...

Dozens of Somali refugees killed off Yemen coast

A local coastguard officer told Reuters that "the refugees, carrying official [United Nations Refugee Agency] documents, were on their way from Yemen to Sudan...

Patrick's Day has Irish roots, American spirit

He didn't actually drive snakes out of Ireland, either, but no matter. He returned to Ireland and converted the people to Christianity . Plenty of people use...

Veterans Gun Bill: House OKs Easing Rules on 'Mentally Incompetent'

Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., said protecting workers' rights and holding the VA accountable were not mutually exclusive. WASHINGTON-Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga....

United States puts North Korea on notice

He declined to provide specifics. Tillerson said, "In the face of this ever escalating threat, it is clear a new approach is required". The prospects of a v...

Asian Stocks Ease, Cautious Ahead of Central Bank Announcements

The Dow rose half a percent, the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.7% and the S&P 500 added 0.8%. It was the same sentiment in Europe, where the benchmark Stoxx Europ...

Who Will Build Trump's Multibillion-Dollar Border Wall?

Estimates put the project at $ 15 billion to $25 billion. While Washington politicians discuss the long-term construction project, Mexican and American busin...

Police search property of man where slain teens were found

Their bodies were found the next day in a wooded area less than a mile away. Officers from the Indiana State Police and Carroll County Sheriff's Department an...

The New Editor Of The Evening Standard Is... George Osborne?!

Unlike David Cameron, however, he opted to remain in parliament as a backbencher. But - as dazzling as it may or may not be - did Evgeny Lebedev only turn to ...

Security Beefed Up at Taj Mahal After Alleged ISIS Attack Warning

While the bodies of the Uttar Pradesh state, where Agra is located, increased the surveillance around the site, more members of the Central Industrial Securit...

No Evidence Trump Tower Was Wiretapped — Senate Intelligence Committee

Ryan's comment comes as Trump and the White House have retreated from the President's stunning accusation in a tweet two weeks ago. There have been variou...

Baseball, softball games in Fukushima get International Olympic Committee nod

The IOC and Tokyo organizers have been eager to use the games as a symbol of recovery from the 2011 disaster that hit Japan's northeastern region including Fuku...

N Biren Singh sworn-in as first BJP CM of Manipur

A press communiqué from chief minister's secretariat stated that the BJP-led government has also made a decision to put all its efforts to bring an end on the b...

Justice Department Gives Documents on Wiretap Claim to Congress

While both Spicer and McMaster may have apologized to the British government, an apology to Obama may take longer. "The statement clearly says "at this time " ...

Trump's Budget: Public Broadcasting Workers 'Wake Up Scared' Over Cuts

The statement notes that the cost of public broadcasting costs citizens $1.35 per year and that the appropriated funds represent 0.01 percent of the federal b...

German government condemns Erdogan's Nazi remarks

Merkel's office, while firmly rejecting Erdogan's Nazi jibe as 'absurd and out of place, ' sought to draw a line under the spat that is further fraying ties b...

Military action in North Korea is 'on the table'

Tillerson also met South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, who is also acting president. "There is much concern" because of recent North Korea provocations...

United States sends warning to North Korea - with China the likely audience

Tillerson's warning comes a day after he said the people of North Korea "need not fear" the U.S. "Surely one of Mr. Tillerson's key messages to the Chinese ...

Tillerson says Asia allies 'critical' for addressing NKorea

Experts say it could have a nuclear-tipped missile that could reach the United States within a few years. North Korea has a long-standing ambition to become a...

Trump Admin Threatens To Withdraw From UN Human Rights Council

The Trump administration is threatening to withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council, citing among other things the intergovernmental body's "biased agenda ag...

United Kingdom raps White House over 'ridiculous' Trump spy claims

The British intelligence organisation took the unusual step of responding by saying: "Recent allegations made by media commentator Judge Andrew Napolitano a...

United States considering military action against North Korea

Tillerson's comments in Japan were eagerly watched by worldwide observers for indications as to what they meant for the Trump administration's foreign policy...

Tillerson cites USA military option for NKorea

Tillerson did not offer details about what a new approach might entail. On Thursday in Tokyo, Tillerson said the State Department's current spending is "simpl...

Don't interfere in Philippines — European Parliament told

The UN special rapporteurs on extrajudicial executions and torture also called on Philippine lawmakers to reject the death penalty bill, which was recently pass...

Authorities arrest man who allegedly tried to trigger seizure of reporter

John Rivello, from Salisbury, Maryland, was due in court today on charges of cyberstalking. According to a criminal complaint, Rivello sent a message through ...

One pilot dead after two small planes collide near Montreal

One of the planes has landed in the parking lot of the Promenades Saint-Bruno, while police say the other has landed on the roof. Martinez said he ran to the ...

Erdogan escalates standoff with the Netherlands remembering Srebrenica

Responding to Turkish calls for sanctions, he said the Netherlands would "never negotiate under threat". Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, Turkey's Minister of Family A...

White House Fence Scaler On Grounds For More Than 15 Minutes

The source says Tran set off multiple alarms when he trespassed White House grounds, but security failures allowed him to bypass other sensors. A source, who ...

Parrikar takes power-race FORWARD with Vijai

Mr. Parrikar submitted evidence of support of 13 BJP MLAs, three each of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and the Goa Forward Party (GFP) and two indepe...

Former Texas rep Steve Stockman facing conspiracy charge

House, is charged with conspiracy to make conduit contributions and false statements. According to the Chronicle, the agent alleged that Stockman "diverted th...

Proposed budget cuts could impact Meals on Wheels programs

The exact amount varies depending on the local office, Bertolette said . Trump's proposed budget would cut that number down significantly. But the Older A...

Mike Krzyzewski calls North Carolina's anti-LGBTQ law a 'stupid thing'

He said North Carolina legislators weren't "smart enough" to produce a landscape in which the NCAA could hold its events. Not because of the decision to rel...

Tillerson shuns all but conservative website on Asia tour

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on North Korea Thursday to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, saying the isolated nation "need not f...