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White House scoffs at CNN report on alleged Russian collusion

It does not have enough information to determine whether persons allied with Trump colluded with the Russians during the 2016 campaign. FBI Directer James C...

Gonzaga reaches 1st-ever championship game, holding off SC to win

That also sent UNC (31-7) back to the national semifinals a year after losing to Villanova on a last-second 3-pointer in the title game - which formed the basis...

Blast in St. Petersburg metro station kills 9: authorities

The explosive device may have been left in a briefcase in a metro train carriage, the source added. Several main roads were closed to regular traffic to all...

Venezuelan president backs down from power grab

Saturday's court ruling means Venezuela's legislature would have no power to stop such a deal. "You can't pretend to just normalize the nation after carrying ...

First two Democrats back Trump US Supreme Court pick

Schumer is rallying to make Judge Gorsuch the first. Blumenthal said he would do everything possible to block Gorsuch's nomination "including use of the filib...

Mike Flynn hid Russian state media payments from the USA government

The retired general, who was forced to resign after only 24 days, is under scrutiny for his contacts with Russian officials in a wider investigation into Russia...

[Newsmaker] Park endures grueling day at prosecution

A special investigation team headed by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office chief Lee Young-ryeol is now investigating a series of allegations involvi...

United States unveils new restrictions on travelers from eight Muslim-majority countries

One person familiar with the new restrictions said they were based on more recent intelligence that suggested terrorists had gotten further along in developin...

Sanctuary cities vow to intensify fight despite White House funding threats

In suing the Trump administration, Seattle is not seeking a temporary restraining order, said City Attorney Pete Holmes, who accused the Trump administration ...

Gritty New Jersey a source of wealth for Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner

The White House acknowledged in March that Trump's transition team was aware before Flynn was tapped to serve as national security adviser that he had engaged i...

Trump approves Keystone XL pipeline

Friday, Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that the State Department had issued a Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. The ...

Trump adviser Kushner visits Iraq

President Trump has also tried to distract attention from his administration's alleged involvement with Russian Federation by drawing attention to an unsubstan...

UN Chief arrives in Baghdad to review humanitarian situation

Meanwhile, a suicide truck bomber detonated his explosives in southern Baghdad, killing at least 17 people and wounding around 60 more, police sources said, in ...

UK police still believe London attacker was acting alone

He was then shot by armed police as he tried to stab another officer. Metropolitan Police said Friday they were focusing their investigation on whether Kh...

Michael Flynn omitted Russian income off initial financial disclosures

It's speculated that the North case may have been one of the reasons Flynn's lawyer has made an aggressive move seeking immunity, hoping maybe House Chairman-Tr...

Germany: Turkey grants consular access to detained reporter

Among the documents released by Mr Pilz was a written demand for information on Gulenists on 20 September, using the letterheads of the Prime Minister's office ...

Comey: FBI probing links between Russia and Trump associates

FBI Director James Comey was referring to this piece of information when he announced before the Congress, few days before, that the agency was investigating ...

French far-right Le Pen to meet Chadian President Deby

UBS Group AG, the world's largest private bank, expects the euro to rebound after the French election as nationalist Marine Le Pen is unlikely to become the nex...

White House struggles with growing Russian Federation investigation

Instead, the White House continued to sidestep queries about its role in showing Nunes classified information that appears to have included transcripts of forei...

Wife of teacher accused of kidnapping student files for divorce

Cummins used cash to purchase various food items, but did not purchase anything else of significance. Elizabeth Thomas has been missing from her home in Mau...

Police release mugshot of London Parliament attacker

After a string of raids and arrests in the wake of the attack, two more arrests were made last night, Rowley said. "Our investigation focuses on understanding...

Former Trump Campaign Chair Paul Manafort Linked To Putin Interests

The memo says Manafort believed the strategy could "greatly benefit the Putin Government if employed at the correct levels" and "can re-focus, both internally ...

Flynn made Dollars 1.3 million for lobbying, speeches, other work

And the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said it was premature to make a decision on immunity. Trump has vigorously denied that his campaign coo...

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's drops South Africa to junk

The scandal-hit president, whose administration has been beset by allegations of corruption and incompetence, replaced a number of ministers - including the wel...

Two more 'significant arrests' as details of Westminster killer's past emerge

That makes nine people in total now in custody - three women and five men were previously arrested, but one woman was released on police bail. Police earlier ...

Turkish FM: 50000 return to areas Ankara controls in Syria

Turkish military forces sustained heavy casualties in the latter. "They are hard decisions that have to be made". He added that Turkish soldiers were still in t...

Utah man killed in London attack was hit on bridge

Our family is heartbroken to learn of the death of our son-in-law, Kurt W. Cochran, who was a victim of Wednesday's terrorist attack in London. "And his wh...

Sisi, Egypt, Trump: US to welcome brutal dictator

The Persian Gulf-based Al Khaleej Online reported that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordanian King Abdullah we planning during their meetings w...

Federal Bureau of Investigation has info suggesting coordination between Trump associates and Russian Federation

According to US officials who spoke to CNN , during its investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, the FBI has come across information that...

China says United States trade orders should respect global rules

The US president was speaking in the Oval Office ahead of the signing of the orders. Trump will hold his most important meeting with a world leader yet when h...

Overpass Collapse-Fire story

The wreck caused more troubles for commuters in the Southeast's largest city as I-20 is being used as one of the main routes around the bridge collapse of Inter...

Homeowner shoots, kills showering intruder, police say

The business is in one of two houses on Fanning's property where he lives. Around 8 a.m., the man arrived at the residence and noticed a window screen was in ...

Graham says GOP will change rules for Gorsuch

Wade as the "law of the land". The judiciary committee approved Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court, the first hurdle in a week heading towards ...

India's highways run dry after court liquor ban

Maharashtra would be losing an estimated yearly revenue of Rs 7,000 crore in the wake of the Supreme Court order for shutting down from April 1 the liquor vends...

At least 27 people missing in landslides in Indonesia

Seventeen people were hospitalized, while about 100 others were able to escape. Seven excavators were being used to dredge the mud, sand, rocks and fallen tre...