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Special needs families hope Chicago strike will bring change

The strike has cancelled classes for more than 300,000 students for seven days, including the 14% of Chicago students who receive some form of special education...

Russian woman who admitted being secret agent out of prison

Although unnamed in the plea deal, Mr Torshin was clearly the unnamed Russian official she admitted to working with to pursue backdoor channels of communicati...

Koreas to begin talks over Mount Geumgang

While U.N. sanctions against North Korea don't directly ban tourism, they prohibit bulk cash transfers which can result from business activities like the Diamon...

US Coast Guard Hunts Man Who Allegedly Jumped From Cruise Balcony

When crew members on the Carnival ship looked at closed-circuit television footage from the area, they saw what appeared to be the victim jumping from his state...

Final vote count in Bolivian election gives Morales outright win

Opposition leaders were united in rejecting Morales' victory claim as the president's supporters were out celebrating. Worldwide vote monitors have questioned...

Iraq students join protests as pressure on govt swells

The death toll from protests this months has climbed to 205, including dozens who were killed as they torched government buildings or offices belonging to fac...

Police Remove Protesters Blocking Roads in Lebanon

Protesters across Lebanon joined hands on Sunday to form a human chain that connected the country's north and south, a symbolic display of national unity during...

Should sanctions against Zimbabwe be lifted?

Financial and travel restrictions by the European Union and U.S. now apply to more than 80 individuals, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa , and 50 compani...

Russian soldier kills 8 fellow servicemen in Siberia

The soldier opened fire at a military base in Russia's Transbaikal Region, Russian media quoted the Russian Defence Ministry as saying. TASS said that s...

Good conversation about trade between China and US

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday night, the statement said . China said key parts of the text for phase one of the trade deal with the US are "b...

Pakistan PM issues orders to keep Maryam Nawaz with father in hospital

The decision was announced by the Lahore High Court after hearing a petition from Sharif's brother, Shahbaz Sharif, who heads the main opposition Pakistan M...

Trumps weigh selling rights to their Washington hotel

The Journal, quoting people familiar with the matter, said the company is hoping to obtain more than $500 million for the lease rights. The president receiv...

Snickers giving away free bags of candy

Why the delay? "T$3 o make sure as many people as possible have their chance to grab a bag of Snickers Fun Size, we are spreading out the redemptions over a few...

US budget deficit hits $984 billion, highest in 7 years

Few economists outside the administration expect the GOP's US$1.5 trillion in tax cuts to deliver a sustainable economic boost that would narrow the gap. In Jan...

Chile's President Promises To Reshuffle Cabinet After Massive Protests In Santiago

He said the Auckland demonstrators also thought Chile could not host the APEC meetings in November while not taking care of its people. 'We're going to have t...

Trump Administration Banning U.S. Flights to All Cuban Cities Bar Havana

Charter flights, most utilized by Cuban Americans, will still be permitted under the new restrictions. Commercial flights to Cuba began under the Obama admini...

Calgarians celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights

The five days of Diwali festivities include decoration of houses with rangoli, lights, flowers and diyas . They also light fireworks and enjoy a feast with t...

Facebook rolls out News feature to stem flow of misinformation

Thomson, the News Corp CEO who past year denounced what he called a "dysfunctional" online landscape that made it hard for publishers to thrive, welcomed the ...

Southwest Says Lawsuit Came From Bad Bathroom Humor

Attendant Renee Steinaker alleges in a lawsuit that she discovered an iPad streaming the video surveillance from the plane's front toilet about two and a half...

United Kingdom 'pauses' production of Brexit coin as delay looms

Barnier suggested a decision would now likely not be made until Monday or Tuesday next week with some European Union member states, notably the French, wantin...

Time's Up Asks NBC to Release Former Employees NDAs, Hold Independent Investigation

In a 16-minute monologue that preceded an interview with Farrow, himself a former NBC News employee, Maddow openly questioned why higher-ups at her parent compa...

Pledges for global climate fund reach about $11 billion

The treaty calls for billions of dollars annually for poor nations already coping with floods, heatwaves, rising seas and superstorms made worse by climate ch...

Judge validates impeachment inquiry, orders Mueller document release

But Howell ruled that the Justice Department's reading of the exception would mean that a president's administration could "wall off any evidence of preside...

DUP says Boris Johnson's Brexit deal 'the worst of all worlds'

But they are outraged at the Brexit divorce terms he has struck with European Union leaders, warning they threatened Northern Ireland's place within the Un...

Window-washer seen dangling from Stantec Tower rescued

One of the washers came down in a fire department ladder truck and was assessed by EMS, Lewchuk said, but wasn't injured. A witness to this incident managed t...

Facebook News Section Launched, and It Will Pay Publishers

The tab, being tested with some US users, will be separate from a user's normal feed and include articles from partner news organizations. Facebook has begun ...

Death toll rises to 8 as heavy rains hit typhoon-battered Japan

The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of swelling rivers, possible embankment damage and landslides due to torrential rain expected October 25-26 in both eas...

Armagh man arrested over Essex lorry deaths

The bodies were found in a container at an industrial estate in Grays at 01:40 BST on Wednesday. The industrial park is made up of courier and logistics compa...

Tom Cotton, Chuck Schumer Request Intel Assessment on China’s TikTok App

The pushback by TikTok comes after U.S. senators Tom Cotton and Chuck Schumer requested intelligence officials assess the national security risks posed by the c...

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani 'butt dials' reporter

It was the second time in three weeks that the previous New York Metropolis mayor butt-dialed Shapiro. "Is Robert around?" Giuliani asks. As he said he is...