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Zika Virus California Spread: More Babies Born With Microcephaly In State

He said the state investigation yielded no evidence of transmission in that corner. The mosquito-borne illness, which can cause severe birth defects, includin...

Arkansas deputy dies in shooting while responding to call, sheriff says

Information released by the Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney's Office states that Deputy Cooper was shot in the head and Chief Spells was shot in the leg. ...

Libyan forces report capture of Sirte convention centre, hospital from Islamic State

Pro-GNA forces entered Sirte in June, but their progress slowed as the jihadists hit back with sniper fire, suicide attacks and vehicle bombings. "The Ouagado...

Human Rights Activist Ends The World's Longest Hunger Strike

On Tuesday, an official with Amnesty International India said the fast was "a testament to her passion for human rights". Irom said her first act if she w...

Terrorists Shouldn't Be Eulogised As Martyrs, Says Rajnath Singh

He added that Pakistan has thus far, not ratified this Convention, as well as SAARC Terrorist Offenses Monitoring Desk (STOMD) and SAARC Drug Offenses Monitor...

Hillary Clinton Slams Donald Trump's 'Casual Inciting of Violence'

The comment was condemned by the Clinton campaign. While many interpreted his remark as threatening - perhaps in a joking manner - Trump's campaign later insi...

Woman killed by Florida officer in academy class

A Punta Gorda police spokesman identified the officer as Lee Coel and said Coel has worked for that southwest Florida police department since 2014. As noted b...

Turkish, Russian officials to discuss solution for Syria

Although Turkish officials deny it, Erdogan's rapprochement with Moscow is also partly motivated by the desire to show his North Atlantic Treaty Organisation al...

Vietnam looking forward to Modi's visit

Beijing appears to be asserting its claim to the disputed Senkaku Islands more actively this week, sending numerous ships into what Tokyo considers its exclusiv...

Russia's Putin, Turkey's Erdogan agree on steps to mend relations

Putin, in turn, said the flow of Russian tourists to Turkey, halted after the downing of a Russian jet by Turkey in November, will resume soon. Though the mee...

Delta CEO on outage, efforts to 'win back' passengers

So much so that roughly 800 flights were canceled on Tuesday. According to Delta Airlines officials, the airline anticipates returning to normal operations by...

PPP Poll: Clinton Holds Narrow Lead in North Carolina

This as the Clinton campaign is having to explain what looks to be a blurry line between some at the Clinton foundation and state department under Hillary Clint...

Judge says death a just penalty for Grim Sleeper

Franklin showed little reaction during the hearing, staring straight ahead as victims' relatives made statements to the court. Others sighed and said "amen". In...

Man snags rare bright blue lobster - his 2nd time in decades

He says this is only the second blue lobster he's ever caught. And the guys working for him thought something was wrong, ' Nickerson said, according to Wicked ...

Delta: Flight cancellations, delays Tuesday after outage

The system the airline uses to check in and board passengers as well as dispatch its planes is still slow, said Gil West, Delta's chief operating officer. Airli...

What is Donald Trump afraid of people seeing in his tax returns?

Hillary Clinton on Wednesday sternly warned her Republican presidential rival Donald Trump about his "casual inciting" of violence , saying his startling rem...

Win hearts of Kashmiris to resolve Kashmir issue: GN Azad in RS

Higlighting that Kashmir is a "complex issue", Azad said politics comes first, economic developement at second place followed by employment. His room is barely ...

Serena Williams upset in third round of Rio Olympics

Svitolina defeated Williams in two sets. In a brief interview with a U.S. Tennis Association spokesperson, Williams said (via the Associated Press ), "It...

Secret Service Interviewed Trump Campaign Over "Second Amendment" Comments

The Republican nominee suggested her liberal nominations would threaten gun ownership rights when he said: "Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish th...

Donald Trump officially endorses Paul Ryan at Green Bay rally

Ryan told his radio hosts this week that his own endorsement of Trump is not a " blank check ", but refused to speculate on what Trump could say that could ca...

Trump jab at Clinton seen by some as threat of violence

But I'll tell you what: "that will be a awful day", Trump told the crowd. Trump set off a fresh round of criticism on Tuesday when he suggested that Second ...

Corbyn pledges to 'rebuild Britain' in re-election bid

Corbyn has the support of many Labour members, and since February 2015 party membership has surged from 200,000 to 540,000. In a speech heavily focused on com...

Trump, eyeing campaign reset, backs House Speaker Ryan

Ryan himself said he hasn't spoken to Trump since the GOP convention, has no plans to, and has no idea whether their differences are going to persevere through ...

Japan's Emperor Akihito hints at abdication citing ill

In a rare televised address , Japan's 125th Emperor Akihito said if his health worsens he may not be able to fulfill his duties. The speech was seen in p...

Trump looks to steer campaign back to safe ground

The remarks, and Trump's refusal to apologize for suggesting that Khan's wife stood silently at his side at the convention because she was not allowed to speak,...

Japan says ties with China 'deteriorating' over disputed islands

An analysis by CSIS, however, says the hangars on all three islets have room for "any fighter-jet in the People's Liberation Army Air Force". Mr Cheng reitera...

Republicans want Trump to drop out: Reuters/Ipsos poll

At Tuesday's rally, Trump that " Second Amendment people" might be able to do something about Hillary Clinton appointing judges. She then added, "She just want...

US Election: Anger Over Donald Trump Gun Rights Remarks

Clinton's campaign called the remark "dangerous". It's hard to know what Trump expects gun-wielding people do to stop the President of the United States fro...

Trump suggests gun owners could stop Clinton

So first - I want you to hear what Donald Trump actually said about the Second Amendment. Repeating his contention that Mrs Clinton wanted to abolish the righ...

Father of Orlando Shooter Sighted at Hillary Clinton Event

On Tuesday, following an event she held in Miami, a reporter asked Clinton why Orlando terrorist Omar Mateen's father was in a prominent location behind her a...

Many understood that Trump had given an assassination threat to Clinton

Indeed, virulent anti-Clinton sentiment has increasingly characterized the Trump campaign. On Twitter, " 2nd Amendment " started trending as people quickly re...

Man Calls Cops To Report 'Hoodlums,' Then Fatally Shoots Black Man

Kouren-Rodney Bernard Thomas was dying when police arrived. Copley called 911 , told cops he was " locked and loaded " and was headed outside. In a 911 cal...

Pakistani helicopter crash-lands in Afghanistan's Taliban-controlled area

Taliban militants attacked a group of 12 American and European tourists escorted by an Afghan army convoy in western Herat province on August 4, leaving at le...

Report blasts Baltimore police over racial bias, excessive force

Asked about Baltimore's broader issues, Rawlings-Blake said while the city was continuing to work on revitalization, "no one is waiting around until we solve...

Clinton woos Republicans, independents fed up with Trump

Trump's perceived violation of political norms - candidates don't typically call for physically hurting opponents - was all the more striking because the po...