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Woman allegedly threw live snake at driver during carjacking, police say

Officers caught up with her later in the night on Friday when she allegedly led police on a high-speed chase in the stolen vehicle, crashing through street barr...

Mexican Finance Minister's Resignation 'Unexpected, Negative,' Says Goldman Sachs

Urzua's departure doesn't seem to put the recent USMCA trade deal at risk, but does highlight concerns about policy decision making in AMLO's administration. ...

Suspect hiding from cops passes gas so loudly it gives him away

The sheriff's office also gave "props" to Liberty Police for "using their senses to sniff him out!" Police department issued an arrest warrant against the p...

Baker confuses request for 'Moana' birthday cake with 'marijuana'

Kensli Davis said her mother had gone to a local bakery to order her a cake decorated with Moana-a Disney character from the 2016 film of the same name. She w...

United Kingdom ambassador to U.S. quits after leaked cables enrage Trump

Sir Kim Darroch , wrote in a letter to Sir Simon McDonald, the permanent undersecretary at the Foreign Office, that "the current situation is making it impossi...

Candidate: Woman reporter must be joined by male colleague

How is that not sexist? Larrison Campbell with the online publication Mississippi Today wrote that she requested to "shadow" Foster to report about ...

Federal appeals court throws out emoluments clause lawsuit involving Trump hotel

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Maryland and D.C. don't have standing to complain about Mr. Trump's actions. Trump celebrated the unanimous rul...

United Kingdom should be 'scared' of Tehran's response over tanker, cleric says - Fars

Iran has continually denied the vessel was heading to its ally Syria. Iran's Foreign Ministry maintains that the oil tanker was not bound for Syria and its se...

5-foot alligator living in Chicago lagoon

Crowley says the animal is believed to be an American alligator. "We saw him. He's there", Lopez said. One woman, Lizeth Lopez, was at the lagoon when she r...

U.S. could impose tariffs on French imports in retaliation against ‘tech tax’

The announcement, which is set for around 5 p.m. (2100 GMT) Wednesday in Washington, will give U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer up to a year to inves...

Trump's rhetoric 'makes journalists vulnerable to abuse', says Amal Clooney

While the United Nations cited the fact that 99 media workers were killed across the globe past year, Clooney's comment drew attention to growing anti-media sen...

Javelin missiles found in Libya from France

The admission of finding French weapons on a rebel base could prove embarrassing for the country. Mohammed Qununu a GNA military spokesman had previously said...

Turkey to Continue Drilling Operations Near Cyprus Despite EU Criticism - Foreign Ministry

A foreign ministry statement "stressed the importance of non-escalation and commitment to respecting and implementing global law". Cyprus is divided between t...

Judge blocks Justice Department move to change lawyers in 2020 census case

The judge said local rules for federal courts in New York City require that any attorney requesting to leave a case provide satisfactory reasons for withdrawi...

46 people hospitalized after suspected carbon monoxide leak in Winnipeg hotel

No patients have been admitted to hospital at this time", he said in a statement Tuesday evening. The Brooks family were among dozens of hotel guests and staf...

Trump is no longer allowed to block people on Twitter

They stated that the President uses the account as "one of the White House's main vehicles for conducting official business", including announcing nominations a...

US baby born from dead donor's transplanted womb

The baby girl, who has not been identified, was born in June and is "doing great". Babies born to women who have received a donated uterus have occurred in th...

Greece: Body believed to be American died by 'criminal act'

According to Cretalive news website, a forensic autopsy found she had been suffocated but there was no other indication of trauma. "I will be forever gratef...

French State Was Forced to Pay Terrorist 'Beast of Bataclan' Compensation

His mother claims she was also warned by the social workers that they had "recorded a caution" against the boy - and are also alleged to have spoken to him abou...

Papua New Guinea: More than 20 killed in tribal violence

The death toll and dates of the violence in the remote highland province of Hela varied in reports by ABC and the local Post-Courier newspaper. Tribal violen...

Germany-rejects-us-request-to-send-ground-troops-to-syria

Britain and France, the only other USA partners that still have ground forces in Syria , will commit to a marginal 10 to 15 percent troop increase, a US admini...

British Ambassador to Washington Resigns

Prime Minister Theresa May , who had given Darroch her full support, told Parliament after the resignation was announced that she had spoken to Darroch, wh...

Trump Shows Support for Tucker Carlson in Dispute With Rep. Omar

Carlson used her success as evidence of a welcoming spirit for immigrants. "It makes us feel good", Carlson said. Some of our deepest satisfaction as a country ...

Dorset woman died when she fell onto an eco-friendly metal straw

Struthers-Gardner's wife, Mandy , found her partner-a former jockey who occasionally collapsed as a result of spinal injuries-lying facedown on the floor, "mak...

UK: Opposition Labour Party calls for second Brexit referendum

All of which appears to be a gift for the Tories in the view of many Labour MPs: many worry that Labour will suffer if it is still seen to support Brexit , and...

Trump accuses Iran of secret nuclear enrichment, threatens to increase sanctions

Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that Iran had exceeded the limit of 300 kilograms of low-enriched uranium. Iranian Foreign...

First Fatality in Ridgecrest Earthquake May Be Man Found Dead Under Jeep

In the first 100 hours since a 6.4 magnitude quake struck near Ridgecrest, a community 150 miles north of Los Angeles, on Thursday, there have been 5,400 mostly...

Former prime minister Chrétien hospitalized in Hong Kong with a kidney stone

Chrétien, 85, was reportedly feeling ill when he arrived in Hong Kong, where he was penned to give a speech at a US-China trade conference. In the transcript ...

Sister of Saudi crown prince on trial over 'beaten workman'

According to Al Jazeera, he was tied up by the bodyguard Rani Saidi, and ordered to kiss the feet of the princess who is in her 40s. She has been charged with...

German leader Angela Merkel seen visibly shaking for third time in month

It was the third time in recent weeks that Merkel was seen visibly shaking at a public event , although Wednesday's incident was not as severe as the prior cas...