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Officials in Virginia fear dam will collapse as heavy rain forces evacuations

The National Weather Service said up to six inches (15 centimeters) of rain fell within hours, filling College Lake near Lynchburg beyond capacity. Lynchbur...

This photo of Melania Trump gardening is Twitter's new favorite meme

Photos of Melania Trump gardening in a photo shoot-ready outfit are going viral, nearly a year after the first lady made a public appearance in Michelle Oba...

Omarosa's Book: Trump's Mental Decline Is Undeniable

She writes that, while watching the interview on television, she "realized that something real and serious was going on in Donald's brain" and that his "mental ...

Black bear breaks into and trashes inside of Colorado vehicle

Earlier this week, officers found the black bear had opened the auto door, which was unlocked, and was eating a banana left in the cup holder inside. The sher...

Saudi-led coalition says Houthi behind killing of civilians in Hodeidah, Yemen

Hodeidah, a port city held by the Houthi rebels, is besieged by the Riyadh-led coalition trying to put ousted President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi back in power in Y...

Park investigating after viral video shows man taunting bison in Yellowstone

But the animal - which can weigh up to 2,000lb, twice as heavy as a horse - doesn't seem frightened by the man's teasing in the mobile phone clip. In the less...

High-profile Chinese monk accused of sexually harassing nuns

He heads the Buddhist Association of China and is also a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a top advisory board. The monastery...

Trump renews threat to shut down government over border wall

Trump tweeted last weekend that he would be willing to shut down the government if Democrats in Congress did not agree to impose his preferred immigration la...

USA agency discloses delay in Trump high court nominee's records

Republicans say Democrats are seeking to review what could be as many as 900,000 pages on Kavanaugh from his tenure in the George W. Bush administration as an...

Satellite Footage Shows Rapid Growth of the Deadly Californian Wildfires

On Wednesday, Governor Jerry Brown warned Californians the threat of wildfires is now the "new normal", and said the disasters will likely get more destructiv...

Reward for Mollie Tibbetts' safe return raises to $172000

Everybody has a Mollie in their life. The reward fund was set up with the help of Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa . "Someone who has affected them in a way th...

Weather hampers search for missing tramper

A search has been launched for Australian climber missing near Mt Aspiring. The man was due to return on Monday and his auto was found in the vehicle park whe...

Malaysia's civil aviation chief quits over missing Flight 370

Relatives who were briefed at the transport ministry in the administrative capital Putrajaya before the report's public release expressed anger that there was n...

A set of twins is marrying another set of twins in MI

Kassie and Nick met at Grand Valley State University in MI four years ago and brought their siblings to their first date at a church service. Identical twins ar...

Denmark enforces burqa ban amid protests

Hundreds of protesters, wearing various kinds of masks and face covers, gathered at the Superkilen park in Copenhagen's Nørrebro neighbourhood on August 1st t...

Mueller Hoping Russian Pop Star Will Sing About 2016 Trump Tower Meeting

We haven't reached an agreement yet on any terms of such an interview and I can't predict whether we will reach agreement or not", said Scott Balber , the atto...

France bans smartphone usage in schools as promised by President Emmanuel Macron

To curb the rising smartphone addiction amongst adolescents, the French government on Monday voted in favour of banning mobile phones during school hours for ...

Raif Badawi’s sister arrested in Saudi Arabia

In June, the government ended a decades-old ban on women driving cars as part of a bid to diversify the economy away from oil and open up Saudis' cloistered lif...

Trump Says Construction of Wall on US Border with Mexico already Started

Trump said a shutdown could happen before or after the election in November-whatever it takes to get funding for the border wall . A shutdown also could impac...

White House says Trump Russia tweet just opinion

The joint appearance by Coats , Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen , national security advisor John Bolton , FBI Director Christopher A. But the...

Ohio judge orders man’s mouth taped shut during sentencing

And when he chirped up again, the judge said: "I'm going to tape it, and then I'll unzip it when I want you to talk". Judge John Russo ordered the officers ...

Ted Wheeler, Portland mayor, refutes stand-down policy during anti-ICE protests

Update 3:33pm Eastern: HillReporter has just learned, via the Washington Post , that the The American Immigration Lawyers Association has confirmed that a chi...

Vatican Draft Alters Catechism Wording on Capital Punishment, Calling It 'Inadmissible'

If, however, non-lethal means are sufficient to defend and protect people's safety from the aggressor, authority will limit itself to such means, as these are m...

Was Death of George H.W. Bush's Doctor an Act of Revenge?

Pappas is armed, risky and potentially suicidal, authorities said. "Evidence has been obtained that ties this man to this crime and we believe that this absol...

Trump receives new letter from Kim

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a Make America Great Again Rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida, U.S., July 31, 2018. Trump also posted ...

ACOSTA DENIED: CNN's Jim Acosta BOOTED from Trump Briefing After SCREAMING Questions

In a tweet on Tuesday , Acosta posted video of some of Trump's supporters harassing reporters at a campaign-style rally in Tampa, Fla. "I'm very anxious t...

Trump’s Latest Tweet May Have Made Mueller’s Obstruction Case for Him

White House officials have argued for a year that the media spend too much time on their Russian Federation obsession while short-changing such developments...

Influential Pastor Calls President Trump 'Most Pro-Black' President in a Lifetime

In negotiations over a possible interview by prosecutors, special counsel Robert Mueller's team has offered the White House format changes, perhaps willing ...

Immigration detention center employee arrested for molesting child migrant

Police are investigating after an underage girl was reportedly touched inappropriately at a Southwest Key facility in Phoenix. The victim told police that Neg...

Israel PM warns Iran of blocking key Red Sea passage

Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, has threatened to join forces with one-time Arab foes to take on Iran in the Red Sea, in an open threat of war. Net...