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Ceremony to be held for Peace Officers

The flag flew at half staff outside the nation's Capitol Monday morning, in memorial of the 143 officers who fell in the line of duty in 2016. The program for...

First Republican Congressman Raises Possibility of Trump Impeachment

Republican senators have also expressed some frustration with questions of credibility now surrounding the White House while simultaneously derailing the GOP ag...

The House Oversight Committee wants to see Comey's Trump memos

Last week, some Twitter users were consumed with a report which said Spicer had been hiding in the White House bushes when news broke of Comey's firing. ...

'Political Schizophrenia': Putin Offers to Help Settle Trump-Russia Intel Controversy

The White House would not comment on claims Israel was the source. The information was supplied by Israel under the condition that it not be shared with other...

Paul Ryan on Comey memo: 'We need the facts'

The Trump administration was also forced to disavow an invitation extended by the Saudi government to Sudan's genocidal president, Omar al-Bashir, to a meeting ...

US will tighten screws on North Korea, says Haley

President Moon called on his military to maintain a "watertight defense posture" against its adversary to the north, Agence France-Presse reported. Moon adde...

Irish PM Enda Kenny to retire as Fine Gael leader

The prime minister leads a minority government under a deal with the opposition Fianna Fail party, which has veto power over Fine Gael's decision over who to no...

Giants activate closer Mark Melancon from disabled list

He has allowed one run in 12 2/3 innings against Los Angeles this season. He walked three and struck out five. In addition to moving to 3-1 on the season in t...

Happy 'Star Wars' Day: May the fourth be with you

He stressed that arguably one of the smartest things George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars ever did was sign on for the merchandising rights of Star Wars...

Putin 'ready to provide recording' of Lavrov-Trump exchange

On Tuesday, Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke over a phone call for over 20 minutes. However, officials claimed that there was no discu...

Another Chibok Girl Released From Boko Haram's Den

Days later, Nkeki found out that one of them was his daughter. It was when we got to Maiduguri that they strapped the bombs to our bodies. He said his niece has...

More immigrants arrested, fewer deported under Trump

The number of arrests so far this year is 37.6 percent higher than the number of detentions during the same period of 2016. ICE has arrested 30,473 criminal ali...

ACLU files complaint over charter school's hairstyle policy

On April 14, twins Deanna and Mya Cook , 15, told their parents they wanted to have their hair professionally braided. She also said Kayondo feels as is th...

Trump denies he asked Comey for loyalty, threatens to cancel press briefings

Trump on Friday threatened Comey on Twitter several days after firing him. Lawmakers from both parties reprimanded Trump's actions last week, which included s...

Chelsea Manning, serving time for Wikileaks espionage, freed from prison as expected

Manning, who was arrested in 2010, filed a transgender rights lawsuit in prison and attempted suicide twice past year, according to her lawyers. The former US...

US extends sanctions relief under Iran nuclear deal

The U.S. will continue to abide by the agreements in the Iran nuclear deal, or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, despite President Trump's stated disappro...

Trump disclosure a breach of trust, if not law

The comments from Mr Putin come after an expert claimed the U.S. president will have some grovelling to do in order to regain the trust of Israel - one of the U...

Corbyn attacks May's plan for snap election despite Parly backing

May wasted no time , going from the vote in Parliament to kick off her campaign with a speech in to supporters northwestern England. "It shows they can't pro...

Nine protesters injured after Trump-Erdogan meeting

Turkey considers the YPG terrorists due to their links to the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, that has been waging a three-decade insurgency inside Turkey. Dr...

Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Case On Restrictive North Carolina Voting Law

Despite having been signed off by the state's Republican governor in 2013, it was shot down in July 2016 by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which argued th...

Nikki Haley tells countries to choose between US, North Korea

On the non-nuclear front, a reporter asked what the United States would do if it was confirmed that North Korea had been behind the recent, major ransomware p...

Chelsea Manning says she's 'figuring out' future

Manning was arrested in May 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq, after being accused of leaking documents and visual content of the American military operations in Iraq to ...

Whistleblower Chelsea Manning released

Hawkins will be filming Manning on Wednesday when she is released from prison. Former President Barack Obama commuted Manning's sentence before he left office...

Melissa McCarthy, Alec Baldwin reprise Spicer, Trump roles on 'Saturday Night Live'

The sketch begins with Sarah Huckabee Sanders filling in for Spicer, who was hiding behind some bushes outside the press room. Finally, a reporter asked McC...

Boris Johnson 'criticised by Sikh woman' during temple visit

So we have to bring it in duty-free for our relatives", Johnson told a group of Sikhs in Bristol on Wednesday afternoon. Some Sikh teachings consider alcohol ...

Labour 'civil war' will make SNP real Westminster opposition - Nicola Sturgeon

At a event for SNP activists in South Queensferry, Ms Sturgeon said: "I know we are not ideal and we haven't got everything right". Ms Sturgeon, who will be c...

Trump Says New FBI Director Nomination Could Come Next Week

President Trump and former FBI Director James Comey are the most prominent players in the saga over Comey's removal. This tweet came Friday in response to ne...

Trump and Erdogan to work toward finding Syria consensus

Turkey considers the PYD and its armed wing, the YPG, the Syrian offshoots of the PKK, a banned terrorist organization in the U.S., Turkey, and the EU. "We do n...

Trump promises to protect Christians at Liberty commencement speech

Trump's chief spokesman refused to comment Friday on whether active listening devices are in the Oval Office or elsewhere in the building, a non-denial that dre...

Cornyn says he will stay in Senate, won't be FBI director

Garland and Cornyn distancing themselves from the selection process just three days before Trump has said he may make a decision, points to the difficulties the...

UNSC, Turkey condemn North Korea missile test

Haley noted that this weekend's missile came within 60 miles of Russia's border and said Russian Federation is "all wrong". North Korea's missile and nuclear ...

Two Senate panels seek Comey memos, Intel wants testimony

Specifically, the committee is "seeking any notes or memorandum prepared by the former Director regarding any communications he may have had with senior White H...

Attack should be wake-up call for govts

According to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology or MeitY, it has activated a "preparedness and response mechanism" by instructing CERT-IN...

Gowdy Tells Sessions He's 'Not the Right Person' to Lead FBI

Gowdy, who represents South Carolina's 4th Congressional District, was a federal prosecutor from 1994 to 2000 in SC and also served as a district attorney befor...

'Significant Snow Storm' on Track for Western Montana

The mountains farther east including Summit County and Winter Park area are under a Winter Storm Warning from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 6 p.m. Friday for 12-24...