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Spirit Airlines Flight Cancellations Spike: Are Pilots on Strike?

Hartnett said while some Spirit flights arrived and departed, others remained delayed, creating frustration among passengers. A month after United Airlines dr...

Eurovision contestants practice; big week for song contest

Sundnes is a locally famous talk show host and journalist. The Eurovision Song Contest started with just seven participating countries in 1956 and so far ...

S. Koreans vote for new president to succeed ousted Park

The snap election came after former president Park Geun-hye was impeached over a corruption scandal . Exit polls show the liberal candidate is poised to beat h...

One person who could replace James Comey

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey in the fallout over Comey's probe of Democrat Hillary Clinton's emails previous y...

Judges Question Religious 'Neutrality' of Trump's Revised Travel Ban

But attorneys arguing for the ban to be tossed once and for all tried to convince the panel that the rhetoric in question wasn't just Trump shooting from the ...

Messi On Course for 4th Golden Shoe Award

In the second half, there was further joy for Barcelona as they embellished the score with a goal from Luis Suarez and another from Messi. Real Madrid defen...

Canelo v Golovkin fight set for September

Set to vacate his 154-pound belt, Canelo had said that following Saturday night's fight he would move full-time to 160 pounds , where GGG holds the WBC, IBF...

Afghanistan to use Google Maps to resolve border dispute

He said they used light weapons but warned that any further firing by Afghan forces would be responded to with heavy weapons. At least five Afghan checkpoints...

U.S. attacking North Korea?

Kim Hak Song and Kim Sang Dok are two of at least four USA citizens being detained now in North Korea. The detainee was identified as Kim Hak-song, who was a...

Trump welcomes some unions over others at the White House

As Vega pointed out on social media, Trump's statement was scrubbed from the website at some point Monday afternoon. "Seis de Mayo w POTUS", the caption rea...

Trump preparing certified letter attesting to no Russia ties

In fact, Clapper noted that he had been unaware of the FBI investigation into the Russian Federation ties with the Trump campaign - driving home the point that ...

'Trumpcare' bill set to hurt Republicans

Critics said the group's lack of diversity would eliminate crucial viewpoints. "It's wrong", Democratic Senator Kamala Harris of California wrote on Twit...

GOP health care bill fails in every way

It would dilute consumer-friendly insurance coverage requirements, like prohibiting higher premiums for customers with pre-existing medical conditions . First,...

Nigerian President 'Delighted' to Meet Newly Freed 82 Chibok Schoolgirls

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhar has expressed joy at meeting the 82 girls, as he shared photos of them on social media. Speaking at a forum in the southwes...

Trump calls Russian Federation probe 'a total hoax'

Multiple news outlets have reported that before Trump took office, Flynn discussed Obama-imposed sanctions against Russian Federation with a Kremlin ambassador....

Trump delaying decision on Paris climate deal

On the campaign trail, the Republican billionaire frequently derided the 2015 accord, which aims to limit global emissions and halt temperature increases. China...

Christian governor sentenced to jail for insulting Islam in Indonesia

Purnama told the court he would appeal. It has caused concern among human rights advocates who have criticized Indonesia's blasphemy law. Several organisa...

Suspect in trooper shooting barricaded in house

Cpl. Ballard had been a member of the Delaware State Police for over eight years. He was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene. Stephen Ballard multiple...

Trump calls Kim Jong Un a 'pretty smart cookie'

South Korea's military said the missile, fired from the Pukchang region in a north-easterly direction, reached an altitude of 71km before disintegrating a few m...

AG Paxton Files Lawsuit to Uphold Constitutionality of Texas Sanctuary Cities Law

The American Civil Liberties Union has issued a warning about traveling to Texas because of the state's new law banning so-called sanctuary cities. "SB 4 is c...

Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction erased

Hernandez hanged himself in a MA prison last month. The legal principle that could reverse Hernandez's conviction posthumously is known as "abatement ab init...

Exit polls in South Korea forecast win for liberal Moon

His closest rivals, conservative Hong Joon Pyo and centrist Ahn Cheol Soo, conceded defeat late on Tuesday even before the official vote count is out. "I will...

Trump to make decision on Paris climate pact after G7 summit

Another possible option for Trump, according to officials, is to remain within the agreement, but rework USA emissions targets. Negotiators in Bonn had thei...

I will be president for all South Koreans: Moon Jae

But analysts warn perceptions that the US ignored South Korean input on its own security issues - compounded when Trump called both Chinese President Xi Jinping...

Larissa Waters Breastfeeding in Australian Parliament Makes History

An Australian senator has made history after she became the first politician to breastfeed a baby in the parliament senate chamber. Waters later took to socia...

US Navy ship collides with S. Korean fishing boat

U.S. aircraft cruiser USS Lake Champlain has crashed into a South Korean fishing vessel in the East Sea during a training mission. U.S. Navy and South Korea...

Quebec floods force 1500 people from their homes

About 90 per cut of the troops are on the front line working with the firefighters, the police and volunteers to help the people, said Hercule Gosselin, a comma...

Hamas, Which The US Considers A Terror Group, Elects A New Leader

He beat Mussa Abu Marzuk and Mohamed Nazzal in a videoconference vote of the ruling council's members in Gaza , the West Bank and outside the Palestinian terri...

Trump's Offshore Energy Order Could Impact Gulf of Mexico

It also calls for a sweeping review of national marine sanctuaries. The America First Offshore Energy Executive Order instructs the Interior Department to r...

EVM can be tampered within 90 seconds: Kejriwal's challenge to Election Commission

Giving an example of a municipal ward in Chattarpur area where Aam Aadmi Party candidate lost by two votes, Sisodia said there was a difference in the number of...

Two Scranton men charged in death of PSU pledge

After a grand jury in Centre County District released its finding from the investigation into Piazza's death Friday, Barron released a statement . On the nig...

Muslim ban language wiped from Trump campaign website

The government is appealing U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang's March 15 ruling in Maryland that granted a nationwide preliminary injunction on one part of th...

After safe zones take effect in Syria, fighting breaks in Hama

This photo provided by Azaz Media Office, a Syrian anti-government activist group, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, sh...

Voters face straightforward choice between SNP and Tories - Nicola Sturgeon

Ms Sturgeon said: "Yes, the Tories made gains and had a good performance by their standards - but that support came from Labour not the SNP, so Labour and the T...

Chelsea Manning to Leave Prison Next Week

Chelsea Manning, 29, has served almost seven years in a military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, after being convicted of leaking more than 700,000 classifi...