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Donald Trump warns sacked Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey against leaking to media

But panel aides told AFP that Comey has declined. Meanwhile, some details surrounding the president's firing of Comey have already begun to seep out , thou...

Chinese president and new South Korean leader talk nuclear

Moon wants to increase dialogue and engagement with North Korea while also maintaining pressure and sanctions to encourage change. Despite keeping its opt...

Palestinian shot dead in Jerusalem knife attack

Police identified the attacker as Muhammad Abdullah Salim al-Qassagi, a 57-year-old Jordanian citizen, who arrived in Israel a week ago. "The police officer...

Speeding Amtrak engineer charged in 2015 crash in Pennsylvania that killed 8

Municipal Court Judge Marsha Neifield on Thursday ordered the arrest of engineer Brandon Bostian on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endan...

Zakir Musa's statement unacceptable: Hizbul Mujahideen

He did not identify himself but is believed to be of local Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa. "From now onwards I am no more associated with Hizb", he an...

China supports Pakistan's stance on Kashmir, says PM Nawaz

While India is yet to formally announce that it won't attend the meet, the USA in a u-turn on Friday made a decision to send a delegation to the BRF after initi...

Trump likely to visit Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters in coming days: White House

President Trump is interviewed by NBC's Lester Holt at the White House on Thursday. Press Secretary Sean Spicer says "there's no reason to believe he doesn'...

Pyongyang unveils satellite photos of Thaad in S.Korea

Selfies, coffee and a jacket were all that new South Korean President Moon Jae-in needed to powerfully project an image that he's a down-to-earth leader. While ...

Texas Asks For Millions in Federal Funds to Help Defund Planned Parenthood

Kardashian sources said their main goal for the meeting was to "find out how they can contribute to the group's cause and work more with them in the future". Pl...

Speeding Amtrak driver charged in 2015 crash that killed 8

He also is charged with eight counts on involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree misdemeanor, and "numerous" charges of reckless endangerment, a second-degree m...

UNESCO passes resolution critical of Israel's actions in Jerusalem

The draft resolution is also expected to condemn the work of the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem and call for the deployment of global observes to...

Fidget Spinners are the new trend for kids

Howe said there are some teachers at other schools who do allow them in the classroom. The rapid rise of fidget spinners, with or without the poop emoji, is e...

Just 21% of Voters Approve of the New GOP Health Care Plan

In other words, if an individual can not demonstrate that he or she had coverage for all but 63 days of the prior 12 months, insurers would be permitted to vary...

Indonesia to disband hard-line Islamic group Hizbut

Hizbut was one of several hard-line groups behind the protests. The activities of Hizbut Tahrir were not in line with the pluralistic state ideology in Muslim...

Russia Brokers 'De-Escalation' Zone Deal in Syria, Eases Fighting

The deal aims to establish the zones for six months and are meant to enforce the cessation of all hostilities between government and opposition fighters. The fo...

Seattle mayor drops re-election bid after sex abuse claims

Other prominent candidates for mayor include artist and educator Nikkita Oliver, who entered the race before Murray was sued , as well as former Mayor Mike ...

Hinting at secret tapes, Trump warns ousted Federal Bureau of Investigation director

Trump said in excerpts of an NBC News interview released Friday that Comey "should have never exonerated" Hillary Clinton. "James Comey better hope that the...

ACA premiums will jump in 2018, early signs show

The overarching justification from all insurers, which includes companies like United Health, Harvard Pilgrim, Aetna, and Oxford Health that are offering plans ...

Blaney earns Monster Energy Cup pole

He is tied with Jeff Gordon in most all-time wins with three. "It's everything about these kids", Suarez said. We took the time to build the ideal combination...

BC minority could have major implications for Alberta

The BC LNG Alliance industry group said its members remain committed to their projects and look forward to working with the new government. But there's a twist:...

Andy Murray knocked out of Madrid Open by Borna Coric

That was disappointing because you're not always going to play your best tennis but you can still find ways to make it hard for your opponent and I didn't do th...

Clapper: Comey Was 'Uneasy' About Trump Dinner

This is an important exchange. @jeffmason1 pushes again and again on Trump's "tapes" tweet. In an interview with Fox News Friday, Trump declined to comment...

Panel agrees to put 12-cent gas tax hike in compromise

The House is expected Tuesday to take up a compromise that raises the tax by 12 cents over six years to 28.75 cents per gallon. McMaster spokesman Brian Symme...

McMaster: N. Korea a 'grave threat' to US, China

This was a small missile. "I don't know. I mean, we'll see", he said. I just don't want people to know what my thinking is. "But we have a situation that we...

Trump lawyers push back against Russia ties in letter

Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who had asked former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper in a recent Senate hearing if he had ever seen "a situation where a...

North Korea wants South's spy chief extradited over alleged Kim plot

North Korea has a history of making unfounded claims , and CNN did not independently corroborate last week's report. The KCNA report did not say when the al...

2 die in shooting at Dallas-area college

Soon, the Irving Police Department issued an alert through micro-blogging site Twitter in which they mentioned an "active shooter" and asked people to avoid th...

Mental Health Month Resource Kit

For more information and details on how to register, or if you are a mental health charity interested in taking part, visit the www.walkingoutofdarkness.com ...

'Hangry' Bear Surprises Woman Baking Brownies

Police were called but the bear was gone when officers arrived. "The bear apparently moved the screen slider with his paw", one neighbor told Inside Edition. ...

United Kingdom parliament votes on snap election in Brexit's shadow

Even though opinion polls show the Conservative Party is likely to perform strongly, lawmakers from the opposition parties were expected to go along with May's ...

After Yates, more questions for the Trump White House

Yates told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Monday that she warned the White House about Flynn's conversations with Kislyak so that the Trump administration "...

China will pursue efforts to fulfil its OBOR initiative

Since 2016, China and the European Union (EU) have been working actively on aligning the Belt and Road Initiative with the EU's "Juncker Plan" - a 315-billion-e...

Pakistan PM travels to China to attend Belt and Road Forum

The first MoU was related to cooperation within the framework of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st century Maritime Silk Road initiative. According to of...

Commissioner Quarles praises end of Chinese beef import embargo

Under the agreement , China will accept beef from the United States, effectively ending the 14-year ban on American beef that began with an outbreak of mad co...

Police officer shot to death in small OH town, report says

The shooting apparently took place at Pine Kirk Care center , a nursing home facility in Licking County. The shooting closed down the main street of the smal...