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California fire kills 1 as heat stokes blazes in Western US

A Red Flag Warning, denoting extreme fire-weather danger, remains in effect for the South Coast through 10 a.m. Saturday. And in central Colorado's Park Count...

US slaps economic sanctions on three top Nicaraguan officials

The Treasury Department acted in conjunction with the State Department under the Global Magnitsky Act, which authorizes sanctions on individuals and companies i...

Immigrant PhD Candidate Rocked by Sudden Army Discharge

The program allowed immigrants with critical language or medical skills who were in the US temporarily, such as through student visas, or here seeking asylum, t...

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort files request to hire 61 foreign workers

Earlier on Thursday , another posting showed Trump's club also wants to hire 40 foreigners to serve as waiters and waitresses at the club. On the application, ...

Brexit: Theresa May meets Cabinet to discuss trade plan with EU

Trade in services, like financial services, would not be covered by common rules and the United Kingdom accepts there will be less mutual access of their market...

In North Korea, Pompeo phones home to brief Trump

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Kim Yong-chol, a senior North Korean ruling party official, arrive for a lunch at the Park Hwa Guest House in Pyongyang ...

North Korea says denuclearization talks with Pompeo 'regrettable'

Pompeo and Kim Yong Chol, dictator Kim Jong Un's top adviser and North Korea's former spy chief, exchanged pleasantries before the second meeting between the ...

Severe Rain, Flooding Leave 38 Dead, Scores Missing in Japan

Of those killed, nine were confirmed dead in Hiroshima, local authorities said, with the rest dying in Osaka, Shiga, Hyogo, Okayama and Ehime prefectures. Kyoto...

Secretary of State Pompeo to make 3rd visit to North Korea

The top USA diplomat will fly to Pyongyang on July 5 to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his team, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Monday. Bu...

California wildfire kills one person, shuts I-5 lanes

A fire at the Camp Pendleton Marine Base in the north county has prompted the evacuation of 750 homes. Officials said the areas of concern include the Pacific...

Statue of Liberty Climber Says She Was Inspired By Michelle Obama Quote

Outside court, the naturalized U.S. citizen from Congo said she climbed the landmark as a spur-of-the-moment protest over the Trump administration's zero-tolera...

We're easy to analyse but hard to beat, warns Andersson

The Swedes are undefeated in their past three quarterfinal appearances, but have produced mixed results against England , going 5-8-2 in their past 15 meetings...

Donald Trump attacks ‘Pocahontas’ Elizabeth Warren while mocking Me Too movement

Warren is among the Democrats considered a potential 2020 candidate. "To the fake Pocahontas, I won't apologize". He further called on Warren, an oft-rumored ...

Truck driver charged in fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash, RCMP says

Charges against truck driver Jaskirat Sidhu, 29, break down to 16 of unsafe operation of a motor vehicle causing death, and 13 of risky operation of a motor veh...

Company Fires White Man Who Called Cops On Black Woman Using Pool

Mobile phone video filmed by Ms Edwards shows police calmly speaking to her and the man. In a Facebook video , the woman said her boyfriend had been unfairl...

The White House Has a New Senior Advisor - Katie Pavlich

Then-Fox News co-president Bill Shine leaves a NY restaurant in April 2017 with Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of 21st Century Fox. "He brings over two ...

Canada's Trudeau, Facing Groping Allegation, Says He Apologized, Did Nothing Wrong

According to a Canadian Press report, in the days after the music festival, the Creston Valley Advance newspaper published an editorial alleging Trudeau had...

Malaysia’s Mahathir to visit China after putting $20b of projects on ice

The new Malaysian government, led by Mahathir Mohamad, has disclosed in recent weeks how the Najib administration used federal agencies and government money to ...

'Tiny Beryl' becomes first hurricane of the season

The hurricane center said: 'Satellite data indicate the maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 miles per hour (120 km/h) with higher gusts. "However,...

Minnesota teen escapes uninjured after driving into large hole in washed-out road

Candace Leopold, the driver's grandmother, says the teen was on his way to work at a farm north of Redwood Falls. Jaxon Lang had to escape out of a back windo...

Mother shoots man attempting to steal auto with children inside

Booker-Hicks noticed what was happening and quickly entered the backseat of her auto and told Wright to stop. Police say she grabbed her gun and shot the ca...

With Assad on march, Syria rebels say cease fire agreed

Jabawi added that Russian military police would be deployed along the border with Jordan, including the Naseeb border crossing, and that rebels opposed to the d...

New UK nerve agent victims likley 'handled poisoned object'

But after further tests, authorities declared a major incident and on Wednesday night counter-terror police assumed responsibility for the investigation after t...

Berman: Is Michael Cohen ready to sing?

Citing advice from his lawyer, Cohen declined to say if Trump knew in advance of his campaign's 2016 meeting with Russians offering dirt on Democratic rival Hil...

Hundreds of thousands evacuated in Japan as 'historic' rain falls; four dead

A kimono-clad woman using a smartphone takes photos of swollen Kamo River, caused by a heavy rain, from Shijo Bridge in Kyoto, western Japan, in this photo take...

Al-Shabab bans plastic bags as a 'serious threat' to people

It made the official announcement on Radio Andalus, which is operated by al Shabaab. About 60 percent of the 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic produced throu...

Hamas created fake dating apps to hack soldiers' phones

The military said the first two apps were called Glancelove and Winkchat, supposed dating apps. Military Intelligence has reiterated to soldiers to follow the...

Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharif given 10-year jail term

His daughter, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, considered his political heir, was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $2m. He has been declared a proclaimed offend...

Nurse Lucy Letby Arrested Over Murder Of Eight Babies Is Bailed

A police spokesman said today: 'Cheshire Police can confirm that the woman arrested on Tuesday has now been bailed pending further enquiries. The investigatio...

Japan sarin attack cult leader executed

The others are Tomomasa Nakagawa, Tomomitsu Niimi, Kiyohide Hayakawa, Yoshihiro Inoue, Seiichi Endo and Masami Tsuchiya, according to Japanese Justice Ministe...