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U.S. shutdown subtracted $11 bn from GDP: congressional report

A partial U.S. government shutdown ended Friday , its 35th day. The slowdown in economic activity is the result of billions less in government spending and l...

Man clings to moving SUV in road rage episode

Mark Fitzgerald, in court Monday. The man clinging to the vehicle is 65-year-old Richard Kamrowski, who says that the driver, 37-year-old Mark Fitzgerald, s...

The ongoing debate over changing the date

The colonists assumed the land was terra nullius ('no one's land'), which Lt James Cook declared Australia to be in 1770 during his voyage around the coast of A...

'Significant progress' on talks with Taliban, says United States envoy

The United States has been seeking Pakistan's cooperation to encourage the Taliban to start talk with the Afghan government, officials said. How signific...

All foreign forces will leave Afghanistan, President Ghani says

In a statement issued by the Presidential Palace, Ghani's office said Khalilzad quashed rumors of talks around the future structure of Afghanistan's system ...

Kamala Harris: 'Foreign powers infecting the White House like malware'

Harris announced her presidential run last Monday on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Harris' campaign is filled with historic possibility. During her remarks, H...

University apologizes after faculty members complain about students speaking Chinese

Megan Neely , who was director of the biostatistic graduate program, asked to leave her post Saturday after screenshots of her comments circulated online, accor...

PNP on nationwide heightened alert after Jolo blasts

As soldiers responded, a second device was detonated in the parking lot. Civilians bore the brunt of the attack, which also killed five soldiers. ISIS on ...

Ex-Starbucks CEO aims to oust Trump in 2020

If an independent party were to appeal to enough undecided voters, Trump could win the 2020 race. Howard Schultz: I think, like most people, I'm, I've bec...

One killed in high-rise building explosion in China

Guo then detonated the homemade explosive on the 30th floor of the building. The suspect, identified by his surname Guo and part of his first name Tao, first ...

Winter storm warning Monday

Temperatures will climb to around 30 degrees, but the strong winds will have wind chills in the -5 to -15-degree range through the day. Heavy snow will be end...

Arctic blast chills Midwest

He sees the Lima region's high temperatures on Wednesday being minus 7 degrees with a low being minus 22. Typically air and winds circulate around the poles, ca...

European Union won't budge on backstop, say Irish

The EU, however, is reluctant to offer such concessions and has doubts as to whether Mrs May could get her deal through Parliament even with changes to the back...

Military might on show as India celebrates its national day

On the eve of the national day, Indian President Ram Nath Kovind urged people to vote in national elections due by May. This year marks the 150th anniversar...

NATO rejects Russian claims 9M729 GLCM does not violate INF Treaty

The United States has offered to hold talks on arm control issues with Russian Federation on the sidelines of a United Nations meeting in Beijing next week,...

Event at Stevenage Central Library ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day

On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of people, including survivors, politicians and members of the public, will gather to mark Holocaust Memorial Day and remembe...

Winter Storm Watch issued, snow expected Tuesday

A few flurries may linger through the morning, before moving out by noontime. The changeover to snow should happen for everyone by 3 a.m. Snow will fall through...

Democrats claim victory after Trump agrees to end shutdown

Anchor Margaret Brennan's very first question for Mulvaney was "Is [Trump] really prepared to shut down the government again in three weeks?" "Will not be eas...

Mock wall to be built on Irish border today during Brexit protest

Cabinet ministers have suggested that Brussels could be willing to reopen negotiations on the backstop, which is created to ensure there is no hard border in ...

Manafort due back in court over allegations he lied

The Virginia case alone could bring Manafort up to 10 years in prison for the eight guilty counts, according to sentencing experts. "I'm not in any way saying...

French 'Yellow Vest' Protests Mark 11th Week of Anti-Macron Marches

Originally sparked by an increase in fuel taxes, the " yellow vest " protests quickly snowballed into a widespread revolt over accusations that Macron, an ex-ba...

President Donald Trump makes remarks on federal shutdown

The partial government shutdown, the longest in American history, "will finally end today", Schumer said , after the Senate and House quickly pass the legislat...

Trump Says Stone Didn’t Work for Him `Anywhere Near Election'

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's arrest of Roger Stone could carry serious implications for President Donald Trump with the prosecutor describing how hi...

Independent human rights expert to visit Turkey

The UN expert will assess the steps taken by governments to address and respond to the killing, and the nature and extent of States' and individuals' responsibi...

President Donald Trump Tweetstorm - The Saturday Edition

Trump triggered the shutdown in December to pressure congressional Democrats to give him funding for the border wall. Then a breakthrough came as President Tr...

Yellow warning for heavy snow set for Derbyshire

Tuesday will see outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow which, later clearing with scattered wintry showers and some sunny spells. Strong north to northwesterly wi...

Risk of imminent rupture at another Brazil mining dam

Thirty-four people were confirmed dead and almost 300 missing Saturday, with hopes fading of them being found alive, after a dam collapsed at a mine in southeas...

Philippine church bomb death toll rises to 27

The first explosion happened inside the cathedral in Jolo on the island province of Sulu, the second in the auto park outside. The witnesses who spoke to The As...

Trump's decision to reopen government draws criticism from some supporters

Trump defended himself Saturday from the conservative backlash to his decision to end the 35-day-old partial government shutdown - the longest in US history - w...

Justin Trudeau axes Canadian ambassador to China over Huawei exec remarks

Trudeau's statement also did not indicate why McCallum was asked to step aside. Accused of fraud linked to violations of American sanctions on Iran, she is ou...

House Oversight to Investigate Trump Admin’s Security-Clearance Process

NBC News reported earlier this week that the House Oversight Committee is looking into the Trump White House security clearance process, including the ci...

Five dead in air crash above Italian glacier

Emergency personnel on January 26, found the bodies of the two missing people after a helicopter collided with a tourist plane in the Italian Alps, raising the ...

Kentucky prosecutor pursuing those who threatened Covington teens

Foys says the diocese was "bullied" and reacted "prematurely". The interviews fall on the tails of a social media explosion in which great divisions have aris...

Trudeau sacks Canadian envoy to China after Huawei controversy

The statement didn't offer a reason for the removal, which comes amid an especially tense time in the Canada-China relationship, but caps off an especially toug...

Bitter wind chills today! Additional snow chances on the way this weekend!

High: 28 Wind: N 10-15 miles per hour. Avoid prolonged time outdoors. Additional light snow pockets on Sunday as well! That system bears watching as we could ...