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Few details fuel speculation about US observatory's closure

One of the solar telescopes at Sunspot Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico. The observatory is run by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy...

Brett Kavanaugh Accuser Speaks To WaPo On Supreme Court Nominees Alleged Assault

Flake did not say to the Post what form the communication with Ford should take or how he plans to vote. But Doug Jones of Alabama says there's time for law...

Part of Salisbury on lockdown as two people taken ill at restaurant

When two people fell ill at a restaurant earlier today, there were fears of a repeat of the Novichok nerve-agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter...

Brett Kavanaugh's accuser comes out of the shadows

She reached out to the Post before Kavanaugh was nominated, refuting the notion that she is part of some desperate last-ditch effort to derail his nominatio...

Christine Blasey Ford: Kavanaugh Accuser Comes Forward

The magazine reported the allegation in the letter was "that Kavanaugh and a classmate of his, both of whom had been drinking, turned up music that was playing ...

Florence, Now a Tropical Depression, Still Dumping More Rain

At least 10 people have died so far in the storm in North Carolina , including a mother and child killed by a falling tree, state officials said . At 5 a.m. W...

Environmentalist RK Pachauri To Be Charged In Sex Harassment Case: Court

This has not been easy. Metropolitan Magistrate Charu Gupta ordered framing of charges under sections 354 (outraging modesty), 354 A (making physical contact,...

Mom, driver were arguing at memorial

Police say a woman was involved in an argument with a driver about her slain daughter's memorial before the driver struck with her SUV and killed her. Becau...

California Psychologist Goes Public with Sex Assault Allegation Against Kavanaugh

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual assault, but it seems the White House considers the accusation...

Destructive Hurricane Florence to batter the Carolinas for days

Serious flooding was also reported in SC, and several coastal communities were placed under nighttime curfews during the storm. When staffers realized a nearb...

Florence remains deadly, even as a tropical depression

The additional rainfall will continue to cause flash flooding across large areas of all three states, with 5 to 10 more inches of rain expected in North Caro...

Rudy Giuliani Swipes at Mueller and the ‘Biased’ Media Over Manafort Deal

Manafort, who had already been found guilty of eight counts of tax fraud by a federal jury in Virginia, was supposed to begin a second trial in Washington feder...

Vt. Gas says systems in place to prevent situation like Mass. explosions

So I just want to say the more of that can continue, trust us, we will do right by that money and by your support", Rivera said. "Buses will operate on normal...

FEMA's Brock Long under investigation for misuse of government cars

Long addressed the IG investigation during a FEMA briefing on Thursday, saying that his office will be working with the IG's "to make improvements to make sure ...

Two dead after suspected drug overdose at Sydney music festival

An additional 59 people were charged with drug possession. A trial at Groovin the Moo festival in Canberra last April also had an amnesty bin where people cou...

Hurricane Helene WARNING: Remnants of 110mph storm ‘to SMASH into UK’

BBC Weather forecaster Louise Lear said Helene will surprisingly trigger a brief return of "very warm" conditions over the next few days, with the storm usheri...

London mayor Sadiq Khan calls for second referendum on Brexit

Meanwhile, Khan also faced criticism from his own party, with shadow global trade secretary Barry Gardiner saying a second referendum would "throw this governme...

Trump A Popular Target At San Francisco Climate Summit

Participants used these events to unveil new commitments under five challenge areas - healthy energy systems, inclusive economic growth, sustainable communities...

Eliud Kipchoge breaks marathon record in Berlin

As the race progressed, it was now never a question of if, but when he would be breaking the World Record, for the seventh time in the same course, over the las...

Officials warn of donations scam in wake of gas explosions

Utility crews worked through the weekend to make sure all of the gas meters were off and electricity was on. Sumwalt said they will work to determine a cause ...

Storm Helene prompts weather warning in Wales

Met Eireann has said that it will continue to monitor the situation surrounding the landing of ex-tropical Storm Helene, which is expected to hit Ireland early ...

Gunmen wearing mariachi garb kill 4, wound 9 in Mexico City

Five people died after a dramatic shootout at a famed Mexico City mariachi plaza, officials said on Saturday, the latest in a recent string of crimes in the...

Dallas Police Search Slain Man’s Apartment, Find Pot; Internet Fumes

She said she only realized she wasn't in her own home after she had shot him and turned on the lights. Allison Jean said, "The information received yest...

Skripal case: Russian 'spies' targeted Swiss chemical weapons lab

Tages-Anzeiger said the two men were arrested in The Hague during the spring, but the exact location and timing were unclear. Two "Russian spies" arrested in ...

Revere man killed in shark attack at Wellfleet beach

Witnesses say he was boogie-boarding in the sea off Newcomb Hollow Beach when the attack happened at around 12pm local time (5pm United Kingdom time) on Saturda...

In France, the vehicle crashed into a crowd of people

The 32-year-old suspect, believed to be a local, sped towards a crowd of about 50 outside the bar at around 1am, witnesses at the scene told AFP . However, h...

Florence, a wet and unwanted visitor, besieges Carolinas

The storm made landfall in Wilmington, North Carolina, in the gloom of dawn Friday as a Category 1 hurricane. A pet dog licked Johan Mackie's face after he he...

Florence hovers over coastal states, raising fears of epic flooding

On Friday afternoon, it was traveling at just 3 to 5 miles per hour, still near the coast. -Still big: tropical-force winds extending out up to 175 miles (2...

Trump Administration Moved $10 Million From FEMA Budget to ICE

Houlton added that money transferred from FEMA could not have been used to pay for hurricane relief efforts because of "appropriation limitations". His office...

Syrian air defenses shoot down several Israeli missiles - SANA

Syrian military air defenses downed several missiles fired by Israel near Damascus airport on Saturday night, Syrian state media said . Efforts were made to...