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Texas Mass Shootings: 'Multiple Victims' in Midland, Odessa

Officials say one person is confirmed dead and several others injured. Three police officers were injured in the incident which began with a traffic stop, he ...

The upcoming winter is shaping up to be 'bitterly cold'

The forecast is based on a 30 year average gathered from a number of sources, including NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Where sh...

Thailand Court Upholds Death Penalty For Men Accused Of Murdering British Backpackers

The suspects were seen on surveillance cameras at the time the crimes were committed on September 15, 2014, and arrested about two weeks later. "Based on all ...

Trial of 911 accused set for January of 2021

Judge W. Shane Cohen, an Air Force colonel who took over the case in June, set a date of January 11, 2021, though a number of other deadlines would need to be m...

Sirhan Sirhan, assassin of Robert F. Kennedy, stabbed at California prison

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation issued a statement Friday confirming that an inmate had been assaulted, but the agency would not s...

Not involved in failed Iranian satellite launch: Donald Trump

The minister's tweet was apparently in response to a remark by US President Donald Trump , in which he ruled out any US involvement in the accident, adding t...

Colombia FARC negotiators say they are taking up arms again

Colombia's conservative President Ivan Duque vowed to hunt down Marquez. In the aftermath of the peace deal between the FARC and then-Colombian President Juan...

Crowds gather in UK cities to protest Johnson's Brexit plans

The organisers of the demonstration, which will take place in various towns and cities in England, Scotland and Wales, are backing the use of civil disobedience...

Any Brexit deal must be based on withdrawal agreement - Coveney

The "backstop" insurance policy, part of the withdrawal agreement negotiated between the European Union and Britain's former prime minister and which aims to ...

Peach suspending some flights to S.Korea

According to a diplomatic source, Cho pointed out that Washington's open, repeated messages against Seoul's decision would not be helpful in strengthening the...

Expectations for talks with US disappearing: N.Korea

But negotiations between the US and North Korea have been at a standstill since the second Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi in February broke down over what the United...

'We shall not surrender' Hong Kong activist says after release on bail

Demosisto first reported the arrests of Wong and Chow on its social media accounts, saying Wong was pushed into a private vehicle as he was heading to a subway...

Ex-SKorea president faces longer prison term

At the heart of the Supreme Court's decision on Lee's prison sentence were three dressage horses - Vitana, Rausing and Salcido, each mentioned by name in the de...

Uganda confirms another cross-border Ebola case

She was identified at the Mpondwe border crossing before being admitted to the Ebola Treatment Unit at Bwera regional hospital. The report also said the natio...

NRC final list out, excludes over 19 lakh people

Over 19 lakh people have been left out of the final list and 3.11 crore have been included. The process of receipt of NRC application forms started during the ...

No compromise on withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan: Taliban

On Thursday, President Donald Trump told Fox News Radio that the US would draw down to 8,600 troops in Afghanistan , down from the current number of about 14...

Brexit: No Deal opponents make pact to try to change law

It has raised hopes of the reopening of that agreement to remove the backstop, which Brexiteers fear would keep the United Kingdom tied to European Union rules ...

Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell deletes tweet aimed at Donald Trump

Campbell continued with another tweet on Thursday , in which she said "we will see if Mrs". According to Time Magazine , it was a reference to Marjorie Mer...

Hong Kong police ban mass protest over safety fears

Hong Kong has been engulfed in angry and violent demonstrations against the government sparked by a now-suspended extradition bill and concerns Beijing was...

Judge formally drops new charges against Epstein

The Standard's report comes a day after Giuffre said that she hopes Andrew "comes clean". Giuffre has claimed she had sex with the royal after being recruited...

Israeli military: Iran boosting effort to give Hezbollah precision-missile capability

The Israeli army has been on high alert after Hezbollah promised to retaliate following an alleged drone attack on the terror group in Beirut on Sunday, as we...

Madeleine Westerhout: White House aide fired after leaks on Trump family

Westerhout had been with Mr. Trump since the beginning of his presidency, serving as a gatekeeper between the president and the array of people hoping to speak ...

Simone Biles' brother arrested in connection with OH triple homicide

According to police, a fight broke out after a group of men showed up uninvited to an Airbnb in Cleveland , Ohio . Several individuals were then hit as shots ...

Stocks surge on encouraging signs for US-China trade talks

But they still aren't ready to give up on the Chinese market. In earlier rounds of escalation, Beijing had pledged to hit back at any United States tariff h...

Epstein: The problem that isn't going away for Prince Andrew

One of Epstein's lawyers, Martin Weinberg, challenged that ruling during Tuesday's hearing, telling the judge that an expert hired by the defense determined t...

Trump Blasts 'Crazy' MSNBC Host After Russia Report Airs

Totally false , as is virtually everything else he, and much of the rest of the LameStream Media, has said about me for years. This single source close to De...

Melania Trump and G7 First Ladies Join Surfers at the Beach

Trump also shared a kiss with French President Emmanuel Macron's wife, Brigitte Macron , as the world leaders and their spouses all posed together. While th...

Russian firm sues Boeing over Max jet, says defects hidden

The Russian firm, which is a subsidiary of the Russian Rostec state corporation, said that the two deadly plane crashes, involving Boeing 737 Max jets, had ha...

West Papuan protesters killed by Indonesian police

Street protests have also been held by Papuans across the country in the past week. Papua police spokesman Ahmad Mustofa Kamal said Wednesday that two prote...

Xi says 'bigger step' possible in offshore oil, gas development with Philippines

On the South China Sea issue specifically, Xi called for both China and the Philippines to push forward on a Code of Conduct now under negotiation betwe...

The Farmers' Almanac is predicting a miserable 2020 winter

The northern plains and Great Lakes areas should expect the coldest temps, the winter's most frigid temperatures arriving near the end of January and early ...

Near-Total Ban Declared on Trade of Elephants for Zoos

The motion passed with 87 votes in favor, 29 against and 25 abstaining. The vote slightly altered a decision from the start of the 12-day conference which pro...

Bret Stephens & Dave Karpf: Their Twitter Bedbug Dispute

On Monday, George Washington University professor David Karpf posted a snarky response to a news article reporting the office of the New York Times has b...

Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of 2020 presidential race

The New York Times was first to report on Gillibrand's announcement. Gillibrand announced her decision in an interview with the New York Times on Thursday....

Ruth Davidson has officially quit as Scottish Tory leader

In a message to Boris Johnson she said, "Prime minister, get us a deal with the European Union". In effect, Johnson's order to suspend parliament forces o...