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One student wounded in shooting at Florida high school 21 Apr 2018 - 09:28 am

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.: A gunman carrying a shotgun in a guitar case opened fire at a Florida high school, wounding one student as...

Trump laments that Flynn's life is destroyed while Comey profits 20 Apr 2018 - 04:38 pm

President Donald Trump kept up his war of words with James Comey on Friday, calling the former FBI director’s new book "third rate,”...

Diaz-Canel is Cuba's new president as Castro steps aside 19 Apr 2018 - 04:24 pm

Havana: Cuba marked the end of an era Thursday as Miguel Diaz-Canel was formally elected as the country's new president, succeeding Raul Castro...

Trump confirms CIA head Pompeo met with Kim in advance of summit 18 Apr 2018 - 06:40 pm

CIA Director Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong Un in advance of a possible summit on denuclearization, President...

Senator Menendez to vote against Pompeo as secretary of state 18 Apr 2018 - 06:34 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, said on Wednesday he would oppose President Donald Trump's nomination...

Trump contradicts himself over Comey firing 18 Apr 2018 - 05:48 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he did not fire James Comey "because of the phony Russia investigation," contradicting his 2017...

6 police, 10 suspects killed in shootouts in southern Mexico 18 Apr 2018 - 04:25 pm

MEXICO CITY: A total of sixteen people - six police officers and ten suspects - were killed in two confrontations in the southern...

'It smells like death:' Alabama endures NYC 'poop train' 18 Apr 2018 - 03:44 pm

PARRISH, Ala.: A stinking trainload of human waste from New York City is stranded in a tiny Alabama town, spreading a stench like...

Former US first lady Barbara Bush dead at 92: family 18 Apr 2018 - 11:54 am

Washington, Former US first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92, triggering an outpouring of praise for the matriarch of...

'Angels' and training help former fighter pilot save Southwest flight 18 Apr 2018 - 07:59 am

The pilot who safely landed a stricken Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday got her first flying experience in the US Navy, touching down...

Comey fends off attacks as book releases at #1 on Amazon 17 Apr 2018 - 09:48 pm

Washington: Former FBI director James Comey fended off attacks Tuesday over his blistering criticism of President Donald Trump as his new book hit...

NYC-to-Dallas Southwest jet is forced to land with engine damage 17 Apr 2018 - 08:10 pm

A Southwest Airlines Co. jetliner made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine blew out on the Boeing Co. 737-700. The cabin...

Starbucks faces image crisis after arrest of 2 black men 17 Apr 2018 - 04:00 pm

NEW YORK: Three years ago, Starbucks was widely ridiculed for trying to start a national conversation on race relations by asking its employees...

Defending Trump in Russia probe? It's hardly a dream job 17 Apr 2018 - 11:48 am

WASHINGTON: Several prominent lawyers asked to help represent President Donald Trump in the last year have spurned the assignment at least partly out...

California rejects border duties for troops 16 Apr 2018 - 09:23 pm

SAN DIEGO: California has rejected the federal government's initial plans for National Guard troops to the border because the work is considered too...

Trump says Russia, China playing 'currency devaluation game' 16 Apr 2018 - 04:26 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump accused Russia and China on Monday of devaluing their currencies while the United States raises interest rates. "Russia...

7 killed, 17 injured in South Carolina prison riot: official 16 Apr 2018 - 02:52 pm

Washington, United States: Seven inmates were killed and 17 others injured in a riot at a maximum security prison in South Carolina, the...

US mission in Syria 'has not changed,' forces to return as soon as possible: WH 16 Apr 2018 - 08:26 am

Washington, United States: American objectives in Syria have not altered, the White House said Sunday, reiterating that President Donald Trump wants US troops...