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Severe storms expected in Mississippi Valley, Dixie Alley

An even greater threat exists Thursday in northern MS and western Tennessee. The weather service said severe thunderstorms are possible tonight, primarily s...

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As the searches were on, militants hiding in a house fired upon forces, ensuing an encounter. At least five civilians have been killed by security forces sinc...

NY sword attacker 'targeted black men'

Jackson stabbed him repeatedly in his chest and back, they said. Caughman, who was 66 and lived nearby in a transitional house, was taken to a hospital, whe...

Trump associates may have coordinated with Russians during election campaign

There is more evidence that CNN colluded with the Hillary Clinton campaign than there is that Donald Trump associates colluded with the Russian government, Wh...

Wall Street's 'Fearless Girl' Statue Likely to Stay, For Now

But the artist behind the bull claims it alters the meaning of his work and infringes on his copyright. City Hall announced Sunday that Mayor de Blasio has ...

With Brexit Triggered, Uncertainty Continues Over What's To Come

The European Parliament said on Wednesday that Brexit could be reversed, but if Britain pursued divorce from the EU it should first settle its bill and protec...

'Dreamer' reunites with family, says he's hopeful for future

ICE officials said Ramirez admitted to being affiliated with a gang, which his attorneys have denied. Ramirez was first arrested by Immigration and Customs En...

Republicans mostly blame Congress for healthcare reform failure - Reuters/Ipsos poll

But some Republicans who blocked the legislation won praise from constituents for stopping what many saw as a flawed plan, either in the legislation's substance...

EU Leaders Meet To Celebrate 60th Birthday Amid Concerns For Future

European Union leaders have pledged to strengthen unity and solidarity within the European Union - whilst allowing member states move "at different paces" - in ...

Law's cost to NC tops $3.7B

Another effort to craft legislation to get rid of North Carolina's "bathroom's bill" and halt more economic losses appears gone as Republicans and Democrats poi...

Child Abuse and Neglect prevention to be discussed Tuesday

April has been declared Child Abuse Prevention Month in Washington County. "The fabric of our community is fractured at different levels, but these initiative...

Gas Taxes, BMV Fees Are Centerpiece of Senate Roads Plan

A "giant loophole" that allows governmental entities in Texas keep secret their contracts with businesses would be closed under legislation that passed the stat...

Uttar Pradesh: Meat sellers go on indefinite strike protesting CM's meat crackdown

He had decided not to enter the bungalow without conducting prayers and purification rituals like "Yagna". The Chief Minister asked for adopting e-tendering s...

'Somebody else's babies' built Steve King's Iowa district - literally

But for years he has been closely associated (along with his very close friend , former Congressman Tom Tancredo of Colorado) with a brand of nativism that vie...

Bombs rock Damascus as war enters seventh year

Residents of Syria's largest city Aleppo say water has returned to pipes for the first time in two months. The next round of talks will take place on May 3-4,...

NC lawmakers, gov reach deal to end 'bathroom bill' standoff

Mr Cooper, who ran for office on a platform of repealing the measure, known as House Bill 2, said: "It's not a ideal deal, but it repeals HB2 and begins to fix ...

US, Seoul vow to punish Kim Jong Un after failed missile test

The unidentified South Korean military official said the tunnels at the north and west sides of Punggye-ri have been completed, and a southern tunnel has also b...

French far right presidential candidate Le Pen

Asked how the Putin-Le Pen meeting was different from the Macron-Merkel one, de Danne said: "Macron-Merkel it's the declining establishment, Le Pen and Putin ...

Search of South Korean ferry wreckage uncovers remains of missing passengers

The task is expected to prove difficult in part because the ship is now lying on its left side on top of a semi-submersible ship. which will make it harder for ...

Ivanka Trump becomes unpaid White House employee

When Ivanka first moved to the Kalorama neighborhood during the week of her father's inauguration with her husband Jared Kushner and their three kids, neighbo...

Trump's Muslim ban draws Tucson protest

The administration isn't seeking to block the man's family from coming but argues the lawsuit is moot since the travel ban has been blocked by two federal jud...

Trump scraps Obama-era rules to curb climate change

That plan was meant to cut harmful carbon emissions by replacing coal-fired power plants with renewable energy sources. According to his advisers, the newly...

CBP requests call for 'physically imposing,' 'asthetically pleasing' border wall designs

But CBP officials said the approach was created to get the best value for the government. According to worldwide news agency Reuters , Mexican presidenti...

SCOTUS Rules In Favor Of Students With Disabilities

Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected, in another case from the 10th circuit, the standard that Gorsuch had applied regarding the level of benefit a school distri...

Malaysia says Kim Jong-nam's body released to North Korea

In a tit-for-tat action, Malaysia banned North Korean diplomats from leaving the country. While the North Korean authority believes that man died of a heart att...

Scottish leader set to rally troops for referendum

He also described the idea that Scotland would be unable to trade with the United Kingdom after independence as "illogical nonsense", suggesting this showed Th...

Ivanka Trump's new job at the White House raises questions about Ethics

What the administration will do is treat her like the employee of the government, she will have to comply to all the rules, but will not get an official positio...

Trump may seek more changes to health care bill: White House

Ryan said the amendments are a result of listening to members and trying to find out where there is some consensus to make improvements as they go through t...

Crisis hits Brazil's meat industry over health scare

Brazilian authorities said last week that an investigation showed about 40 companies, including JBS SA and BRF, had been involved in illicit activities such a...

Three dead, others sent to hospital after head-on crash near Caledonia

Highway 6 was closed between Fourth Line and Fifth Line for several hours but has since been reopened. Police have said the van the girls were travelling in w...

President Trump misses annual AIPAC conference

THE Trump administration will not allow a repeat of last year's United Nations Security Council Resolution condemning Israel for its settlements, the ambassador...

Seattle Sues Trump Over Threat To Cut 'Sanctuary City' Funding

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that to be eligible for Department of Justice grant money, local jurisdictions will have to certify that t...

Putin ready to meet Trump in Finland if it hosts summit

There are also similar probes from the Senate Intelligence Committee and the House Intelligence Committee. Putin sharply criticized what he described as the u...

North Korea Missile Explodes Within Seconds Of Launch, US Says

It took more than half an hour for the ministry to send a one-sentence text message to reporters reading, "South Korea and the USA are aware of the related matt...

HB2 could cost NC $3.7 billion in lost business says report

The law mandates that people must use the bathrooms of the gender on their birth certificate, as well as excluding gender identity and sexual orientation from c...