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Mexico governor and husband killed in helicopter crash

A husband-and-wife political power couple who were the current and ex-governors of the central state of Puebla died Christmas Eve in a helicopter crash , Mexic...

Heavy Rain About Today But Settling Down In Time For Christmas

Historically, 7's meteorologist Jackie Layer said, the western part of the state is 50 to 60 percent likely to have snow on Christmas, closer to Boston, the num...

US agrees on inter-Korean groundbreaking ceremony for rail, road connection

The Panmunjom summit became the catalyst for the landmark June 18 summit in Singapore between the leaders of the USA and North Korea . On June 12 in Singapor...

North Korea ordered to pay $500 million over Otto Warmbier's death

The judgment may be mostly a symbolic victory for now since North Korea has yet to respond to any of the allegations in court and there's no practical mechanism...

Morocco vigils for murdered Scandinavian tourists

It is not clear if the images were taken by investigators or the killers but the horror development came after friends and family urged people not to watch a vi...

New Sydney high-rise evacuated after 'cracking' sounds

An exclusion zone with a radius of half a mile was established around the building, forcing the evacuation of neighboring buildings and the closure of roads and...

Doctors, rescuers work in tsunami-struck Indonesian areas

It has been erupting since June and did so again about 24 minutes before the tsunami, the geophysics agency said. "The United Nations stands ready to support ...

Government shutdown: Local reactions, impact on you

If a shutdown happens, affected federal workers won't be paid for the week of December 23 through January 5 "until the lapse in appropriations has ended", acco...

Driver dies after hitting road block erected by French ‘yellow vest’ protesters

Speaking on December 10 address to the nation, macron said that he takes on himself some responsibility for the current crisis. The protesters had been sp...

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sentenced to seven years in prison

The blunder went viral while Khan was spelling out accomplishments and marks made by Nawaz Sharif as three-time Prime Minister of the country. Those defending...

Death toll in Somalia blasts claimed by Al-Shabaab at 16

The Associated Somali Journalists (ASOJ) condemns the murder of veteran journalist and other innocent people by coordinated double suicide bombings in Mogadishu...

Trump’s Conversations With Whitaker Lead to Increased Concerns of Obstruction

CREW argued that "ethics officials determin [ing] that a reasonable person would likely question Acting Attorney General Whitaker's impartiality if he participa...

Order signed for US military's controversial Syria exit

Turkey opposes Assad and may be emboldened by Trump to attack Kurdish fighters inside Syria , who fought alongside U.S. troops against the Islamic State gro...

Mulvaney says it's 'very possible' the shutdown continues to the next Congress

Trump's own Republican party still controls both the House and Senate, but in January the House comes under Democratic control. Trump sees this round of ...

Trump says Erdogan will 'eradicate' ISIL in Syria

Israel has seen the USA presence in neighboring Syria as a bulwark against its main enemy Iran and a counterweight to Russian Federation. The State Departme...

Trump downplays resignation of anti-ISIS special envoy, calls it 'nothing event'

Turkey already has troops in northwestern Syria and has backed Syrian fighters there to clear towns and villages of ISIS militants and US -backed Kurdish YPG f...

Santa tracker will still run despite USA government shutdown

Every year NORAD operates a website that tracks Santa's sleigh as he makes his way delivering toys around the world. A child had dialed the phone number liste...

USA in a 'destructive Trump Shutdown' over $5B border wall

Referring to the "steel slat barrier" fencing that President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday, Mulvaney said "that's what we want to build", adding that "it d...

Some clouds, some wind for Sunday

Our next major system after the Christmas holiday arrives late Wednesday into Thursday and Friday. Christmas Eve will likely be the best day of our next seven d...

US troop withdrawal to have little impact

Reports suggested as many as half of the 14,000 troops in the war-torn country could be leaving. The officials, who spoke to AP, said Afghan government troops a...

Emmanuel Macron expresses 'deep regrets' on US Syria withdrawal

Great nations don't let this happen when it can be avoided with about 2,000 troops on the ground and few casualties, as Hanson says. Turkey on Saturday sent...

No chance of a white Christmas with forecasters predicting a 'mild week'

We will be monitoring two storm systems into the upcoming week, bringing chances for rain to northeast Kansas. The first system arrives on Christmas Eve. Mo...

Colorado police arrest fiance of woman who disappeared

They said they had evidence that led them to believe Berreth was killed inside her home. De Young said the company where Berreth worked as a flight instructor, ...

Russia: Britain engaged in "incitement" of Ukraine

The Russians illegally seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and now hold it by force. Russian Federation had accused the sailors of entering its territorial ...

Pakistan's Army Chief met with U.S. envoy for Afghan peace

The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan said Khalilzad met with Bajwa to express "his appreciation for Pakistan's efforts to encourage the Taliban to negotiate directly ...

Russian media watchdog launches probe into BBC World News channel

Russia's media regulator says it has launched an investigation into the Russian operations of the BBC. It took issue in particular with its coverage of the po...

Supreme Court upholds block on Trump’s asylum ban

But the legal battle over the regulation had provoked a dispute between Roberts and Trump, after the president complained that an "Obama judge" had initially st...

Border wall row leaves United States on brink of 'long shutdown'

But the House rebelled and approved a package temporarily financing the government but also setting aside $5.7 billion for the border wall. Later in the day, ...

Government shutdown 2018: What will close and who still needs to work

The disruption affected many government operations and the routines of 800,000 federal employees. Vice President Mike Pence went to Capitol Hill Saturday to...

Thirteen Killed, Multiple Hurt in Blast at Mine Facility in Czech Republic

It came at a depth estimated to be around 800 meters to a dreaded firedamp explosion, all the work destroyed areas.The Mine rescue team searched in depth for po...

US Defense Chief Jim Mattis's Resignation Letter

Mattis announced on Thursday his plan to resign, a move prompted by the decision by the president to pull all of the approximately 2,000 USA troops from the fig...

Rosenstein says Trump AG nominee's memo had no impact on Mueller probe

Mueller's obstruction arguments may find a hostile audience in Barr, who in June wrote a memo attacking as "fatally misconceived" the idea the president could h...

Indonesia tsunami: 43 dead and 'many missing' after Anak Krakatoa erupts - updates

Malaysia is ready to extend assistance to Indonesia in the wake of the tsunami disaster in the Sunda Strait, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah...

Crowdfunding campaign would build 'giant escalators' to defeat Trump border wall

The president is in the midst of a political battle with Congress to get the first $5 billion to build a wall along the southern border, something he has said h...

Coastguard and police attending stowaway 'threats' incident in Thames estuary

Four men have been detained under the Immigration Act after police boarded a cargo ship amid reports of stowaways threatening crew. "The crew are safely locke...