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Pizzagate gunman Edgar Maddison Welch jailed after acting on restaurant conspiracy theory

Shortly before 3 p.m. December 4, Welch parked and left a loaded 12-gauge shotgun and box of shells in the auto, then walked into the restaurant carrying a lo...

Backed Syrian forces close in on Raqqa from south

Raising concerns over what he called "a risky escalation", the CT senator said it was not in the USA interest to get involved in the Syrian war. The Admiral ...

Otto Warmbier: North Korea dismiss 'groundless' accusations US man died from torture

Tillerson says the US and China agree that their companies should not do business with any North Korean companies that are subject to United Nations sanctions...

Goodwill returns $97K to Ohio couple in mistaken donation

The money and other contents of the bag were returned to the owner. Dan Leckrone, husband of the donor, said he had withdrawn the money from the bank and put ...

Johnson: Senate bill doesn't address health care costs

A fourth said he anxious the process was rushed. Mitch McConnell , the Senate majority leader, is expected to bring the healthcare bill to a vote nex...

Interior Ministry declares June 26 public holiday

A statement from the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery said the day marks Eid-ul Fitr, the end of the 30-day Muslim fasting. However, astronauts have predicted th...

No autopsy for US student detained by North Korea

Among the speakers at the funeral were Warmbier's brother, Austin, his sister, Greta, and some of his friends, according to the funeral program. A rabbi was off...

South Sudan no longer classified as in famine: UN-backed report

He said the country should find a long-term solution to prevent starvation and famine, since what they are doing is just helping people in the short run. In the...

North Korea detainee mourned at OH funeral

They heard stories about his life, rap music he listened to and his habit of shopping for sweaters at thrift stores. Sentenced to hard labor early previous ye...

Black off-duty St. Louis officer shot by white officer

Two of the actual suspects were apprehended and taken into custody after allegedly exchanging fire with police. Another officer just arriving at the scene s...

Republicans release draft health care bill

As such, it does not fix the problems with the Obamacare exchanges. Almost three-quarters of Americans, 74 percent, said they favored Medicaid . Two Milwau...

Trump says he supports Senate healthcare bill

He's committed to making sure that no one who now is in the Medicaid program is affected in any way, which is reflected in the Senate bill and he's pleased wi...

'Obamacare Is Dead': Trump 'Very Supportive' of Senate GOP Healthcare Bill

Underscoring the sensitivity of the bill, Sen. Cruz was on the committee that helped craft the bill - in secret, by the way. "This bill fails children livin...

Local senators react to health care bill

This bill calls into question coverage for the vulnerable, fails to provide the necessary resources to ensure that no one is left out and puts the health and we...

Qatar Airways calls on United Nations body to declare Qatar measures illegal

It is the worst crisis for the GCC since its creation in 1981. Last Wednesday, Turkey's parliament promptly approved two deals signed in December 2015 a...

Trump signals willing to work with Republicans on healthcare bill

The bill can still undergo changes , and Toomey says he'll examine it and welcome feedback. The bill proposes phasing out Medicaid's expansion progr...

Seth Meyers slams the Senate GOP's 'cruel' healthcare bill

Late Thursday, Trump tweeted, "I am very supportive of the Senate #HealthcareBill". Trump's problem is that these bills are a tax cut for the wealthy masquera...

40 people killed in bomb, gun attacks in 3 Pakistani cities

The twin explosions took place as people were busy shopping for Iftar and Eid in the bazaar. A suicide auto bombing near the office of the provincial police c...

On Modi's agenda with Trump meeting next week is H1B visas

The Indian embassy and the U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Although, there is a possibility that the deal may not ha...

Insurance group encouraged by GOP bill

The Senate legislation would phase out extra federal money Nevada and 30 other states receive for expanding Medicaid to additional low earners. Molina Healthc...

US Air Force F-15 Shoots Down Iranian Drone

A U.S military official told AFP the drone was "on a run toward our folks to drop a munition on them", so the coalition shot the unmanned aircraft down in self-...

Obama slams Senate GOP health care bill

He did not hold back his criticism of the Senate bill , and his concerns on the Medicaid cuts ranged from their impact on special needs schools to their effect...

Boeing Wins Orders From Ruili Airlines, AerCap, Tassili Airlines

One such airline, Indian low-priced operator SpiceJet, said it was very interested in the new jet to relieve airport congestion and open new routes from South...

The Next Step on North Korea

Tillerson's remarks followed a meeting at the State Department with Mattis, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and General Fang Fenghui , chief of the Peop...

North Korea conducts another rocket engine test

Another official confirmed the test but did not give away further details on what kind of rocket component was being tested or whether it fit into the ICBM prog...

Portugal battles to contain deadly wildfires amid heat, wind

Although many Gibraltarians will have spent the long weekend in Portugal, most are likely to have stayed near the coast, far from the fires in the centre of the...

'Bihar ki beti' Meira nominated to lose: Nitish Kumar

With huge numbers in his favour, Ram Nath Kovind , BJP's candidate for the post of president of the Indian Union, is sure to settle down at Raisina Hills soo...

Judiciary committee asks Lynch to disclose Clinton email conversations

The committee also sent letters to two officials at the Open Society Foundation, an organization founded by liberal billionaire George Soros. "Lynch would kee...

And you thought Republicans' health care bill couldn't get worse

The Senate version of the bill (versus the House) was supposed to be the kinder, gentler version. Both bills would eliminate most of the taxes imposed by th...

Senate releases new health care draft

Obama law: People cannot be denied coverage because of pre-existing medical problems, nor can they be charged more because of poor health. McConnell must n...