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Homes being evacuated in central Alberta after wildfire jumps highway

The town of High Level had been monitoring the progress of the fire over the last several days before the evacuation order was given on Monday afternoon. Checkp...

UK's Corbyn: Labour will continue to oppose May's Brexit deal

He said Labour would oppose May's deal when it returns to parliament. Labour wants to stick close to European Union rules in order to guarantee seamless ...

Islamic State prison riot in Tajikistan leaves 32 dead

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin had told reporters in Brussels that 12 of the inmates had fought in Syria and Iraq for the Islamic State group, whil...

Rising Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg comes to Wynwood

The Fox & Friends hosts were also so aghast at the standing ovation Mayor Pete earned at the end of the town hall that Kilmeade accused him of filling the cro...

Pilot, passenger die in small plane crash in Alaska

Alaska floatplane operator Taquan Air suffered its second deadly crash in a span of eight days when an aircraft with two people aboard reportedly plunged into M...

Infant cut from IL mother's womb opens eyes for father

A naming card revealed the child's name, Yovanny Jardiel, which was believed to have been miswritten and since changed to Yadiel. The Cook County Sheriff " s ...

Fifth migrant child dies after detention by U.S. border agents

The five children who have died after being apprehended by Border Patrol since December have been from Guatemala. U.S. Border Patrol began the flights over ...

First storm of 2019 hurricane season may form east of Florida tonight

While the system is not expected to impact South Florida, it is notable for its early arrival almost two weeks ahead of the official June 1 start date of hurri...

Iran has QUADRUPLED uranium-enrichment production capacity, nuclear officials reveal

President Trump on Monday played down tensions with Iran , saying his administration now has no signs of threatening actions by Tehran but that if that chan...

With one more to go

Kami, who goes by his first name, says he wants to climb the mountain one more time. Kami Rita has already climbed most of the peaks, including Kangchenjunga,...

Paul Rudd plays ‘boring gay man’ Pete Buttigieg on SNL

And there are a lot of Americans who my party can't blame if they are ignoring our message because they will never hear it if we don't go on and talk about it. ...

Ford to cut 800 salaried positions in United States by August

The CEO announced yesterday the layoffs are needed to keep the company moving in the future. CEO Jim Hackett told employees Monday that the automaker is ent...

Explosion Injures Tourists Near Giza Pyramids

It's not clear if there were any deaths, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Weapons and ammunition were seized in the two apartments, the...

Boeing finally admits of flaws in 737 MAX flight simulators

As I followed the news reports following the two devastating (and similar) crashes of that plane model within five months - the Lion Air flight which killed 189...

Man urinated on memorial to boy who died of cancer

Volunteers disinfected the memorial after learning what happened. "Christian was a child who represented everything that was right". Burgan and Walker are b...

Yemens Houthi drone targeted civilian facility: Saudi coalition

Yemen's Houthi militias attempted to hit a civilian site in the Saudi border province of Najran with a bomb-laden drone, Arab Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki ...

India stocks soar as polls point to Modi election win

Exit polls indicating Modi had won a second term were released late Sunday after the seventh and final round of voting in the marathon election. A meeting of ...

Kamala Harris wants to fine companies that pay men more than women

The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate's plan would punish companies that do not pay men and women equally. A 2018 Harvard University study found that a...

United Nations chief concerned about rising rhetoric between Iran, US

Speaking in an interview with Fox News that aired Sunday Trump said he was reluctant to start a war but said he "couldn't let Iran have nuclear weapons". "Thi...

Christchurch mosque attacks: suspect charged with 'terrorist act'

The charge, which came under the country's terrorism suppression legislation, was filed against Brenton Tarrant , police said in a statement. The Australian ...

Nike, Adidas Slam Tariffs In Open Letter to Trump

Negotiations between the US and China have soured dramatically since early May, when Chinese officials sought major changes to the text of a proposed deal that ...

Final round of voting underway in India election

Current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who won a landslide victory in 2014, is now facing a rival in the form of Rahul Gandhi and his Congress Party. Th...

Two dead in Libya attack claimed by IS: military source

A coalition of forces allied with Libya's United Nations -backed government of national accord (GNA) said it had received a shipment of armoured vehicles and ar...

Footballers, Fans Feared Dead after Boat Capsizes in Uganda

The passengers were travelling to Runga landing site where a friendly match between two local clubs was scheduled. The Daily Monitor quoted Sadic Nyangireki...

French drug smuggler Felix Dorfin sentenced to death in Indonesia

Felix Dorfin, 35, was arrested at Zainuddin Abdul Madjid International Airport in Lombok in September previous year while trying to smuggle 2.98 kilograms of na...

Billionaire Pays Off Morehouse College Grads' Student Loans — Graduation Surprise

Nearly 400 college seniors were given the surprise of a lifetime during their commencement ceremony earlier this week thanks to a massive donation from their ke...

Trump Lawyer Told Cohen to Lie About Trump Tower Moscow Plan — WashPost

Sekulow knew that it was false?" asked Committee Chairman Adam Schiff , a California Democrat, according to the transcript . Cohen said it was Sekulow who w...

Missouri governor expected to sign eight-week abortion ban into law

Local newspapers published essays from more than 200 Alabama women after the state Legislature passed the strictest anti-abortion law in the country, which wo...

Indonesia's Joko Widodo wins second term as president: elections commission

Police rolled out more barbed wire on Monday to tighten security outside Indonesia's election agency and readied armoured trucks and water cannons to quell an...

Austrian President Sets Date for Snap Elections Amid 'Shameful' Video Scandal

Kosachev also said that the incident was "part of a well-planned worldwide campaign" and other "revelations" would follow with "a Russian trace" to be found. Gu...