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China launches second aircraft carrier, first domestically-made

The as-yet unnamed ship was transferred into the water in the north-eastern port of Dalian , state media said. China launched its first aircraft carrier, the...

Doctor dragged off United flight settles case with airline

Viral videos of the passenger being dragged down the aisle of the aircraft had sparked a public outcry and prompted calls from congressmen for new industry regu...

Pentagon joins intensifying probe of former Trump aide Flynn

The Pentagon inspector general is investigating whether Flynn "failed to obtain required approval" to accept those funds, acting Inspector General Glenn A. " DI...

Government Shutdown 2017: What's the likelihood Congress passes a budget plan?

Other stumbling blocks remain, but the decision by Mr Trump and his Republican allies to back down on the wall steered the talks on the spending measure in a ...

Congress Likely To Avoid Government Shutdown (At Least For Another Week)

The outlines of a potential agreement remained fuzzy, but congressional aides familiar with the talks said Trump would emerge with border security funding that'...

Turkish warplanes kill 6 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

Col. John Dorrian, a USA military spokesman, said the lead time failed to provide adequate notice to reposition American forces or warn Kurdish groups with ...

Trump says NAFTA pull-out would shock system

In recent weeks, though, as his 100th day in office approaches and the Trump administration moves to check major campaign promises off its list, President Trump...

Trump plays hardball, wins renegotiation of NAFTA

A number of Republicans are strong backers of free trade and have cautioned the administration against walking away from the free-trade deal. If the United St...

United States pushes for more sanctions, diplomacy over NK threats

Various comments by senators after the briefing ranged from support for U.S. military action against North Korea to pushing for a harder stance against China. T...

US Special Operations Soldiers killed, 1 wounded in Afghanistan

Earlier this month, the American military dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb on Islamic State group hideouts in eastern Afghanistan, killing almost a hundred ...

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on April 26)

South Korea's navy said it was conducting its own live-fire exercise with US destroyers in waters west of the Korean peninsula and would soon join the approachi...

Senate confirms UGA alumnus Sonny Perdue as agriculture secretary

The vote Monday was 87-11. Perdue's late nomination back in January-in addition to the 3-month confirmation wait-has prompted some to say that all matters con...

Louisiana U.S. Senators react to North Korea briefing

Christopher Coons, D-Del., said after the White House briefing. Lawmakers, including some of Trump's fellow Republicans, have said his presidency has been m...

Turkish court rejects opposition bid to appeal referendum

Erdogan said things have become very serious in Europe in terms of the extent of Islamophobia. Some EU officials hope that, even if it came to formally aborti...

Canada reports progress with USA on lumber, 'but not there yet'

Freeland said she has had discussions with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in recent days and some progress has been made, but there's no sign of a deal yet. Tha...

NFL draft set to begin in Philadelphia

The Titans obtained the pick as part of the trade that sent last year's No. 1 overall selection to the Los Angeles Rams. In his final season, he had 15 tackles ...

Minister hints Israel behind strike on Syria airport

Katz also cited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pledge to continue Israeli efforts to prevent the alleged delivery of weapons from Iran to Hezboll...

Trump's Tax Plan: A Move in the Right Direction

As with every Republican tax plan, it showers the bulk of the benefits on the very richest among us, the same tiny elite that has reaped almost all the benefi...

S. Korea, US agree additional strategic assets could be deployed to peninsula

Mr Trump was speaking during an Oval Office interview with Reuters ahead of his 100th day in office on Saturday. The Trump administration is preparing to tack...

China needs to boost economic pressure on North Korea

Mr Tillerson, speaking to Fox News, said USA intelligence indicated that Mr Kim was "not crazy", and could be persuaded to act rationally. "He certainly doesn...

House to vote on North Korean sanctions next week

Tillerson did not say when China made the threat and there was no immediate confirmation from Beijing. But UN sanctions experts have repeatedly told the counc...

State Senate hits dead end for funding Colorado roads

Unlike the federal budget, Colorado's state budget has to balance. However, not all school systems have used the extra funding to reduce class sizes, and many s...

US troops killed, 1 injured in eastern Afghanistan

USA officials have said they believe the movement has only 700 fighters but Afghan officials estimate it has about 1,500. Former President Barack Obama wanted t...

Barclays' first quarter profit doubles to £1.7 billion

Mr Staley had previously been told by compliance staff that this was not appropriate. He has issued a written apology for becoming too personally involved in th...

Key Questions For Employers As Trump's 100th Day Looms

In the last week alone, Trump has signed four orders dealing with protecting rural farmers, reviewing his authority to protect federal lands, kicking off a re...

President Trump: Economic growth is going to pay for new tax cuts

Hours earlier, Mnuchin had said that while a tax cut for the middle class was a priority, he couldn't guarantee it. Trump's top finance officials, Director ...

Rex Tillerson Says US Doesn't Seek Regime Change in North Korea

The U.S. House of Representatives could vote as soon as next week on legislation to toughen sanctions on North Korea by targeting its shipping industry and comp...

House won't vote on health care this week

Ri's letter appeared to be a highly unusual move. Existing North Korean missiles are grossly inaccurate by US standards. An unnamed Republican senator capture...

Tillerson says China asked North Korea to stop nuclear tests

Tillerson said China also told the USA that it had informed North Korea "that if they did conduct further nuclear tests, China would be taking sanctions act...

Restraining order granted against mother of Elizabeth Thomas

He faces state charges of aggravated kidnapping and sexual contact with a minor. Documents filed in federal court just one day earlier revealed Cummins pl...

Samsung Foresees Bigger Profit in 2017 as Memory Chips Soar

It had to scrap the device altogether. Five of its top executives, including Lee Jae-yong, the de-facto leader and the only son of its chairman, were indicted...

Trump tax plan stands to benefit the man in the White House

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, right, joined by National Economic Director Gary Cohn, speaks in the briefing room of the White House in Washington . The pl...

Exxon Mobil 'seeks waiver' from Russian Federation sanctions

The waiver request has drawn particularly sharp scrutiny for the fact that Exxon's drilling plan, a proposed joint venture with Russia's state-run oil company...

Senate Dems block quick vote on short-term spending bill

The legislation was likely to be voted on by the House of Representatives and Senate on Friday, meaning that if it passes, it would have to be rushed to Preside...

Suspect in Middletown Police Barricade is Dead

Police blew off the front door and several windows, but didn't immediately enter the home. Ballard, wounded, sought shelter behind a parked auto, but Sealy chas...