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State Department to allow 'full resumption' of visas in Turkey

The United States had stopped issuing visas in Turkey after two staff members had been detained but partially resumed issuing visas in November. But the USA...

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West wind about 9 miles per hour. Wind chill values feel like the teens to single digits. Our next chance of accumulating snow will come with a weak area of l...

China's military actions impacting stability: Taiwan President

Taiwan's defense ministry said China was the island's biggest security threat. Beijing has stepped up drills around the island since Taiwanese President Tsai ...

What the tax-reform legislation means for Texans

According to the Tax Foundation's Taxes and Growth Model, the plan will significantly lower marginal tax rates and the cost of capital, which would lead to a 1....

Sonoma County, don't throw away that Christmas tree!

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The North Korea Crisis Is Far Worse Than You Can Possibly Imagine

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Passengers Rescued After Ferry Gets Stuck In Sand In Coney Island Channel

Passenger ship FLYER, MMSI 367791550, length 26 meters, flag USA. An NYC Ferry got stuck after running into a sandbar off the Rockaways on Wednesday evening. ...

Yogi Once Again Uses State's Might, Orders Withdrawal of Case Against Himself

The original case had been filed - at the Pipiganj police station - under section 188 IPC (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant). The bill i...

Ex-Chelsea footballer George Weah in election fight to lead Liberia

Liberia's National Elections Commission is expected to begin releasing provisional results Wednesday from the West African nation's presidential runoff. "It's f...

Children facing shocking levels of violence in warzones, says UN

Millions more children are paying an indirect price for these conflicts, suffering from malnutrition, disease and trauma as basic services - including access to...

Oclaro Inc (NASDAQ:OCLR) Short Interest Up 5.3% in November

Among 15 analysts covering Oclaro Inc (NASDAQ: OCLR ), 12 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 3 Hold. (NASDAQ:OCLR) to report earnings on January, 30. OCLR's profit w...

Andy Murray practices at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi

Since the Australia Open in January. "I've never had surgery in my life, I've never had any major injuries that kept me away from the Tour for such a long time"...

Roy Moore files lawsuit to block Alabama Senate result

Mr Moore's attorney wrote in the complaint that he believed there were irregularities during the election and said there should be a fraud investigation and eve...

Kearney residents killed in Kansas crash caused by weather

Tuesday in Haskell County. The Kansas Highway Patrol said that the single-car crash occurred as the vehicle was going down Interstate 70 near Abilene, about 9...

Meteor captured on dashcam video lights up Northeast sky; seen in Pennsylvania

The streak of light was spotted from New Hampshire and MA as well as Maine. It shows the fireball falling towards the ground in the distance. The meteor is es...

Obama to Prince Harry: Leaders Must Use Care on Social Media

Obama declined to choose between Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian or to say whether he prefers to wear boxers or briefs - a couple of cheeky quest...

In pics: Rohit, KL Rahul attend Krunal Pandya-Pankhuri Sharma's Mumbai reception

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Krunal hosted his mehendi ceremony in Mumbai . The interesting part of the wedding was the arrival of the groom in a unique way. " Har...

Trump slams FBI's McCabe over planned retirement

McCabe, 49, has been criticized by some (such as the president) for his wife receiving almost half a million dollars in campaign donations from a political ac...

EQT Midstream Partners (NYSE:EQM) Receiving Somewhat Positive Media Coverage, Study Finds

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Army crosses LoC again, kills three Pak soldiers

Another officer said the raid was meant to send a message to Pakistan that India would strike back if they resort to such things. Resumption of a comprehensiv...

Cold holds, with periods of snow ahead

Snow and possibly freezing rain are expected Friday morning up until 1 p.m. A slight chance of snow showers. There's no precipitation in the immediate for...

Private medical college case: CJP accepts Punjab governor's son apology

SC also directed that all details including bank accounts connected to the Sharif Medical College be submitted in SC. The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ...

Silverware more important than scoring records for Kane

The England global scored 56 goals for Tottenham and England in 2017, two more than Messi. Kane is the first player ever to finish a calendar year with six Pr...

Pakistan Claims Suspecious Object Found in Shoes of Kulbhushan Jadhav's Wife

Pakistan, however, maintains that it extracted a confession from Jadhav, and he was sentenced to death in April this year. To save Jadhav, India moved the Inter...

Two New Quakes Rattle Iran, At Least One Dead

The semi-official ISNA news agency says the temblor today rocked the village of Hojedk, about 700 kilometres south of Tehran. The quake occurred at 00:54 hour...

Zimbabwe ex-army chief who helped oust Mugabe sworn in as VP

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivered his inaugural State of the Nation Address in Harare, Zimbabwe, Dec. 20, 2017. Mnangagwa over the weekend app...

Baker Chad R Buys New Position in Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI)

About 674,364 shares traded. McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) has risen 5.12% since December 27, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 52...

Teens Face Murder Charges In Thrown Sandbag From I-75 Overpass Incident

Byrd, who was traveling to meet friends in Toledo, later died at a hospital surrounded by his family. "Detectives determined the falling sandbag was not an ...