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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation says Turkey 'valued ally'

Turkey has repeatedly pressed Washington to extradite the 75-year-old cleric to face trial over the July 15 attempted putsch, which saw a rogue military factio...

Erdogan says informing on Gulen supporters 'patriotic duty'

An Istanbul court recently issued an arrest warrant for Gulen over his suspected role in the coup attempt, and Turkey has already sent its request to the USA to...

First Zika-related infant death in US reported in Texas

No cases have been reported of local transmission of Zika. There will be more aerial spraying Wednesday morning and again on Sunday. The Zika infections i...

Death is first Zika-related fatality in Texas

And a growing body of scientific research has detailed the serious and extensive risks Zika poses to fetal development. "Our central mission from the beginning ...

Texas reports first death related to Zika

Texas officials said Tuesday that 97 travel-related cases of Zika have been reported in the state, including two infants with microcephaly in Harris County. T...

Judge upholds former IL governor's 14-year prison term

Blagojevich's wife and brother showed up at court and the former governor appeared via video conference from a Colorado prison. The five counts that were va...

No power can wrest Jammu and Kashmir from India: Rajnath Singh

Referring to Modi's comment that all Indians love Kashmir, the Congress leader said, "One should not love Kashmir for its beauty and nature alone". "When Vajp...

Olympics Basketball Game Thread: USA vs. Australia

The salaries of National Basketball Association players weren't that high 24 years ago compared to the money getting thrown around to day, but it was quite clea...

Illegal campfire sparked California wildfire, official says

Forest Service estimates that full containment of the fire won't be reached until August 31. Last week, a privately contracted bulldozer operator was killed whe...

All-party meet on J&K on Friday, Modi to attend

Jammu and Kashmir to be discussed in Rajya Sabha today assured Union Minister Rajnath Singh. As a "confidence-building measure" for Jammu and Kashmir State, t...

Pennsylvania attorney general arrives for Day 2 of testimony

She lost her law license over the charges and did not seek re-election this year. Prosecutors allege Kane arranged the leak to retaliate against former state ...

Bomb alerts on 2 planes shortly to land at Brussels airport

Two passenger planes that landed at Zaventem Airport in Brussels had reported bomb alerts, according to reports. The aircrafts are now on the runway at the ai...

Paul Ryan: Donald Trump's comments are "a joke gone bad"

And then, of course, the classic Trumpian smoke machine about whether there is something that Second Amendment people can do "maybe there is, I don't know". But...

Donald Trump Responds to Controversy Over Second Amendment Comments

A former head of the Central Intelligence Agency told CNN, "If someone else had said that outside the hall, he'd be in the back of a police wagon now with the ...

Delta predicts 90 more flight cancellations Wednesday; others predict more

Delta employees continue to focus on promptly moving departures at the airline's Atlanta hub, the world's busiest airport. The US airline Delta Airlines has c...

Report blasts Baltimore police over racial bias, force

Justice officials interviewed and met with city leaders and police officials, including BPD Commissioner Kevin Davis, former commissioners and numerous officers...

Chinese town suspends nuclear waste project

The government has spent heavily to build up its ability to produce fuel and process waste and the state-owned China National Nuclear Corp. has been seeking to ...

Eric Trump Claims Dad Apologized To Khans By Calling Son A 'Hero'

Vallone spoke of how she was on pins and needles every day until her son returned home from Afghanistan in 2010. "I said nice things about the son, and I feel...

Celebrate our local farmers markets

Every week, thousands of people make their way to their community's local farmers market to find everything from fresh local produce to handmade crafts. Below...

Golfer Lahiri misses halfway cut at PGA Championship

The co-leaders, Americans Robert Streb and Jimmy Walker, were slated to tee off in Saturday's final pairing at 2:55 p.m. The last Monday finish in a major was...

Gunfire Erupts In Ferguson After Protester Is Struck By Car

He told St Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper that there were bullet holes in the auto but no one had been hurt. Just seconds before the accident, fellow protesters ...

Civil rights activist ends world's longest hunger strike after 16 years

L. Tonsing, the chief judicial magistrate in Imphal , told Sharmila in court that she was free to do whatever she wanted after she signs a bail bond. She was r...

Dota 2 Makes eSports History With Biggest Prize Pool Ever

But the Filipino team stunned the audience in Key Arena, capitalizing on misplays by OG carry player Amir "Miracle" Al-Barkawi to carry the match 2-0. And as wh...

Israel arrests UN Gaza employee for aiding Hamas

If confirmed, Hamas's embezzlement of aid funds would be "reprehensible", according to the statement. Hamas smuggles in cement, diverts from construction and hu...

Nauru abuse revealed in major leak

Save the Children is calling for an immediate resettlement solution to be found for refugees and asylum seekers who have been left in limbo on Nauru and Manus I...

Rio 2016: Women's Rugby Sevens Preview

Several nations from outside rugby's traditional heartlands -- including Colombia , Brazil and Spain -- have qualified for the 12-team tournaments, and World...

Watch USA women's basketball decimate Spain, FIBA's No. 3 ranked team

There will likely be tougher games ahead, but they haven't had one yet. Leading the way has been Durant, who has shot a blistering 15 of 19 from the field i...

Mosquito numbers dropping in Miami's Zika zone

Although most cases of Zika are relatively mild - many infected people don't even realize they have the disease - the virus can have serious consequences for pr...

Trump says 'Second Amendment people' could stop Clinton from picking judges

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, a former GOP congressman who has had a hot-and-cold relationship with the Republican nominee, said that Trump has crossed a "bloody l...

Linux on Windows flaw in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Microsoft issued a reminder late last week about what SCCM users must do to prepare. In the last few days, there have been at-least a couple of reports sugg...

US Border Agents Find Mounds Of Meth On Mother And Baby

Officers cut out the bottom and pried out a wrapped stash of crystal meth worth an estimated $23,000, officials said. It weighed more than it should have, and...

Boost for Corbyn as Labour members win voting court battle

But the party offered a window from 18-20 July when they - and non-members - could pay £25 to become "registered supporters" and gain the right to vote. Labour ...

United States election: Trump denies urging supporters to kill Clinton

Pennsylvania hasn't voted for a Republican presidential nominee since 1988 but has been targeted by the Trump campaign due to his opposition to free-trade a...

Donald Trump Second Amendment Comment Sparks Controversy

The US Constitution's Second Amendment guarantees a right to keep and bear arms. He has yet to return to running television ads even as Clinton fills the airwav...

US wildlife refuge standoff defendant scuffles with deputies

It was Ryan, saying USA marshals were taking him to the hospital for a surgical procedure. The county sheriff's office said Bundy tried to avoid being handcuf...