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The investigation into yesterday's attack in New York expands overseas. Officials caution against talk of a bigger plot. Of minor interest: What happens when reporters on the...
The biggest news in yesterday's big news out of the Mueller investigation was that George Papadopoulos, a Trump campaign adviser, actively tried to court a relationship between his...
New aerial photos of North Korea show its network of prisons and labor camps, which Pyongyang says don't exist. The China Post commissions five commemorative stamps to celebrate the...
Elections in western Kenya are postponed after protests prevent voting. Turnout is generally lower across the country. A list of highlights from an impromptu press conference shows, if nothing else,...
Whitefish Energy Holdings LLC—the two-person Montana company that has personal links to a major Trump donor and the Interior Dept. and that was awarded, circumventing competitive bidding, the...
The Senate voted to kill the fine print that opens banks and credit card companies to class-action lawsuits, instead forcing consumers to seek arbitration to resolve financial disputes. Chinese President...
Trump's executive order temporarily banning refugees expires today, as the White House preps stricter refugee admission procedures. The Pentagon provides a loose, detail-free timeline of the events in Niger,...
In dealing with drug laws and lobbyists, Congress is way out of its league, and the result is legislation that's stripping law enforcement of its power to protect Americans...
Senate passes a budget resolution protecting a planned $1.5 trillion tax cut—that's been crafted behind closed doors—from Democratic filibuster. In addition, the budget resolution passage leaves...
ISIS may be losing physical ground, but its roots in recruiting jihadists from afar are still intact, as shown by the months-long standoff, now quelled, in the Philippines. Spain says...
If passed, the bipartisan Senate deal would continue funding the ACA insurer subsidies and advertising outreach Trump wants to kill. US-backed forces have captured Raqqa, the "capital" of ISIS, which...
In Iraq, the government seized Kirkuk's resources to help starve moves for a separate Kurdish state. Part of the power of "me too" is it confirms ordinary people harass...
Crowdsourced maps are proving vital to aiding recovery teams in natural disasters, as conditions are ever-changing. Scientists develop a method to trap carbon dioxide emissions in basalt rock—before...
The outcomes of Trump's executive order opening the door to healthcare deregulation aren't clear yet, since it all depends on how the new rules are formed. For a...
NBC says Trump wanted America's nukes to be increased tenfold, prompting Tillerson to call him “a moron.” Military advisors thankfully convinced Mr. Trump otherwise. The White House...
New allegations against Harvey Weinstein are coming fast and furious. Many of Weinstein’s male allies remain silent, thought it doesn’t look like Ben Affleck’s...
Fires in Northern California’s wine country kill at least 10, destroy at least 1,500 buildings. A family films their way out while evacuating a wildfire in Sonoma County. The Las...
“This is a very weak president in danger of complete failed presidency.” Mister Trump had yet another terrible week. In case you missed it: Mattis, Mnuchin, and Tillerson...
The Nobel Peace Prize goes to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). “I think Secretary Tillerson, Secretary Mattis and Chief of Staff Kelly are those people that...
Kazuo Ishiguro, master of memory, is your Nobel Laureate for Literature for 2017. Fascinating stuff: How Kazuo Ishiguro wrote The Remains of the Day, with a little help from Tom Waits,...
The girlfriend of the gunman in the Las Vegas shooting was met last night by authorities at Los Angeles International Airport. After the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Democrats...
Equifax's former CEO heads to congressional hearings as news emerges that an additional 2.5 million Americans were included in its data breach. The other side of gun control: Amid slumping...