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Ex-Filipino First Lady Imelda Marcos faces years behind bars

At the time, Marcos was Minister of Human Settlement and Environment Management, Metro Manila Governor, and a member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa. "These 7 ...

12 killed in California bar: Shooting suspect was a decorated Marine veteran

Investigators are looking for clues to Long's "state of mind" before Wednesday's late-night shooting . Aaron Lacombe, 23, of Thousand Oaks , said he thoug...

Bourke Street stabbing: One dead, man arrested in Melbourne

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Supporters of China's Uighur Muslims March in Geneva

However, while the protest and the accusations presented during the review have demonstrated the growing opposition to China's policies in the Xinjiang region, ...

Appeals court says Trump admin can’t end DACA

A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can not revoke protections enshrined by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals progr...

Trump administration moves to restrict asylum claims by migrants

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California bar shooting: Ian David Long identified as suspect

Long's body was found in an office near the entrance of the bar. Earlier this year, Long was cleared by a mental-health specialist after an encounter with pol...

New Acting Attorney General is a GOP Loyalist from Iowa

Both Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer and the expected House majority leader, Nancy Pelosi , want Whitaker to recuse himself from overseeing the Muell...

Texas juvenile judge frees most defendants after losing re-election to Democrat

Seven were released, including four facing charges of aggravated robbery, officials told the paper. All of the cases came before his court on Wednesday, the...

Trump vows to fight against Democrats in the wake of midterm defeat

As the ranking Democrat, Engel has issued a steady stream of barbed commentary over Trump's policies - among them, withdrawing from the nuclear deal with Iran...

Texas newlyweds die in helicopter crash

But just an hour and a half after being named husband and wife, the helicopter crashed into the side of a hill although it was not discovered until daybreak. Th...

Hundreds of buffaloes drown in Botswana

The mass drowning occurred in Chobe River near the border with Namibia. A large herd of around 1,000 buffaloes was chased by lions towards the Chobe rive...

Rumor: Donald Trump Considering Chris Christie for Attorney General

The Mueller team is seeking information related to Roger Stone, a longtime Trump adviser who has been at the center of the Mueller probe in recent weeks. "But...

At Least 12 Dead in California Bar Shooting

Helus, "He went in to save lives". Dean said police had previous run-ins with Long, including a call to his home where he was acting irrationally. Helus was...

Trump firing Sessions is a 'break the glass moment — Richard Blumenthal

Democrats poised to take charge of House committees come January are signaling that they want to investigate the replacing of former Attorney General Jeff Sess...

Officials order evacuations as Camp Fire threatens Northern California

Google's 2018 Statewide Fire Map for California lists all the active fires in the state for which California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL ...

Aussie man fights off shark using surfboard

Lee Jonsson's early morning confrontation with the 8ft shark at Shelley Beach in Ballina left him shocked but unaware that he had been injured. It was only wh...

How will Jeff Sessions' ouster affect the Mueller probe?

Whitaker was hired as a CNN legal commentator previous year for several months, before leaving the role in September 2017 to head to the Justice Department ...

Race to stop Norway frigate sinking after oil tanker collision

According to Rystad Energy, "The frigate Helge Ingstad sustained severe damage in the collision, which occurred only about 15 minutes after the tanker TS Sola...

Boeing, Airbus Call For End To US-China Trade War

While U.S. - influenced airplane, among America's greatest fares to China, to have so far circumvented Beijing's duties, examiners said they were all the while ...

Sheriff: 13 Dead in Southern California Shooting

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El Chapo says all he wants is a hug from his wife

The judge put off swearing in the jurors until next week out of concern some still might try to duck duty for a trial expected to last into next year. He told l...

Bill Gates puts up $400m for safer sanitation

One approach from the California Institute of Technology that Gates said he finds "super interesting" integrates an electrochemical reactor to break down wa...

Trudeau apologizes for turning away Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution in 1939

The St. Louis ship left Germany in 1939 with around 900 Jews on board, who were fleeing persecution by the Nazis. "We apologize to the 907 German Jews aboard ...

'Hero' police officer killed in California bar massacre

He said he regrets not staying in the bar to help other victims. Authorities say they don't know if there is a terrorism link to the shooting . The bar is ...

Utah mayor, Guard member killed by trainee in Afghanistan

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said in a statement he was "heartbroken at the news" and felt "completely humbled by the service and the ultimate sacrifice offered by th...

Husband of newlywed who vanished at sea pleads guilty to manslaughter

It was not until 45 minutes later, when he had already taken to the sea alone in the boat's life raft, that he made a distress call and reported his wife missi...