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Police stand by decision not to probe Epstein abuse allegations

Prince Andrew has denied that he ever met a young Roberts Giuffre and alleges a picture of the two of them has been Photoshopped. In the interview, the duke d...

New Jersey hospital admits giving a kidney transplant to the wrong person

The hospital said the "unprecedented" mistake was made in part because both patients had the same name and were of a similar age. On Sunday, the patient who...

Christmas tree prices expected to stay high this year

In addition to this, the study provides Porters five forces analysis, PESTEL analysis and industry chain analysis of the Christmas Tree (Oil Well ) market to g...

Dead and 4 Injured in Fire at High-Rise Building in Minneapolis

It has smoke alarms but no sprinklers except for "partial sprinkler coverage" on the main floor and lower mechanical equipment rooms, said Hill. Three other p...

Teenagers admit homophobic London bus attack on two women

Ms Geymonat and Ms Hannigan were initially sitting alone on the top deck of the N31 bus when they were approached by the group of boys. Both women were taken ...

UK Conservative and Labour spending plans lack credibility

Under Labour plans for taxation, senior research economist at the IFS, Stuart Adam said: 'To say that the increase in tax for the top 5% of earners wouldn't inc...

Sheriff: Feral hogs to blame for Texas woman's death

The woman went outside and found the 59-year-old Rollins in the front yard between her auto and the front door. During a press conference Monday, Chambers Cou...

Navy cancels review for SEALs after Navy secretary fired

Spencer's op-ed comes just days after Secretary of Defense Mark Esper " fired " him for going outside his chain of command by proposing a "secret agreement wi...

UK Police won't investigate Jeffrey Epstein trafficking allegation involving Prince Andrew

During his Newsnight interview, Prince Andrew said he could not recall ever meeting Ms Giuffre and said that on the night she claims they first met that he went...

Trump Surprises Troops In Afghanistan On Thanksgiving Day

Speaking to troops at Bagram Airfield on Thursday, Trump said that the militants " want to make a deal " with the U.S. and Afghan governments. It was his fi...

Melania Trump Was Just Booed At a Public Event

The sustained boos, which bookended her remarks and were interrupted by some cheers, marked the latest negative reception for President Donald Trump and the...

Freed Houthi prisoners return to Yemen

An ICRC representative in Saudi Arabia confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat that the prisoners have been transferred to Sanaa. It comes two days after the Saudi-led...

TSB investigators heading to scene of fatal plane crash in Kingston, Ont.

OPP East are also on the scene to assist with the investigation. Police say there are no concerns for public safety. Constable Ash Gutheinz says the aircr...

Saudi-led coalition says it freed 200 Houthi prisoners

On Monday, however, air raids by the Saudi-led coalition killed eight Houthi rebels near the key western port of Hodeidah, local officials said. The stalemate...

Congress Leaders Meet Sharad Pawar Ahead Of Uddhav Thackeray's Swearing

Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra's chief minister-designate Uddhav Thackeray will take oath to office tomorrow evening, at the sprawling Shivaji Park in Central...

Maryland men exonerated after 36 years in prison

Chestnut, Watkins, and Stewart maintained their innocence from the time of their arrests. "On behalf of the criminal justice system , and I'm sure this means...

Merkel defends ‘bulwark’ North Atlantic Treaty Organisation after Macron critic

The German chancellor's strong defence of the bloc came after Macron said the alliance was suffering from "brain death". While not referring directly to Mac...

At least 23 dead in Albania quake

Thumane and Durres were among the areas worst hit, while in the capital Tirana residents came running out onto the street. The Washington Post reported th...

Judge Says Trump Can't Block Officials From Testifying

President Trump on Tuesday defended blocking top officials from testifying as part of the House impeachment inquiry, arguing the decision was made to prot...

Apple Changes Crimea Map to Please the Russian Government

Apple reportedly suggested that it could show Crimea as an undefined territory, in an attempt to appease both supporters of Russian Federation and Ukraine, but ...

South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean ship

South Korea also fired warning shots in September toward a drifting boat and then sent a navy mechanic to help fix its engine. North Korea on Thursday fired ...

Trump Says He Didn’t ‘Direct’ Giuliani to Go to Ukraine

I told him, "Ten thousand comedians are out of work, and you make a joke". Reached for comment after the president's interview , Giuliani told CBS News, "the...

Hong Kong police enter ransacked campus after protest siege

The Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement that the bill will only "strengthen the resolve of the Chinese people, including the Hong Kong people, and ...

Tory candidate calls on Boris Johnson to 'apologise for Islamophobia'

Critics, who say anti-Muslim prejudice is rife within the party and requires specific scrutiny, insist that is not good enough. Echoing the concerns of the Mu...

Lorry driver Mo Robinson admits plot after 39 migrant deaths

Robinson had previously been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money launderin...

Trump tweets photo of his head atop shirtless Rocky body, jokes fly

Trump followed it up with a retweet of a Piers Morgan laughing emoji response. His detractors used the tweet as an opportunity to take swings at Trump, calling...

Man rescued in Albanian quake after 24hrs under rubble

Hundreds of aftershocks, some of them strong, followed the magnitude-6.4 quake that struck the country's coastal cities before dawn on Tuesday. In total at le...

Hours Before Cancer Death Grandfather Shares One Last Beer With Sons

Norbert Schemm died of Stage 4 colon cancer , his grandson Adam told TODAY . Norbert Schemm, 87, spent his final moments alive sipping a beer with his lov...

Anti-government unrest in Iraq More protesters killed

Demonstrators - a lot of them teenagers - throw rocks from behind their own makeshift barricades in daily skirmishes that have transformed the historic heart of...

Authorities confirm human remains belong to UFC fighter Walt Harris' abducted stepdaughter

The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences confirmed the remains belonged to 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard , who was last seen at an Auburn gas station on Octob...

President Trump signs first national anti animal cruelty law

Those convicted could face fines and up to seven years in prison. The BVSPCA enforces animal cruelty laws in Chester County and Delaware County Pennsylvania...

U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Release Of Trump's Tax Records

The case represents an important showdown pitting the powers of the presidency against the authority of Congress, with Trump fighting doggedly to keep details o...

Trump signs Hong Kong bill that should strain relations with China

In a personal signing statement, Trump added that he had signed the bills "out of respect for President Xi, China, and the people of Hong Kong". Only the headli...

European Commission president notes strong US-EU. ties

Ms Von der Leyen's move into the position of European Commission, previously held by Jean-Claude Juncker, was delayed after the European Parliament delayed a ...

Local travel weather this Thanksgiving week

Forecasters say a a bomb cyclone , a type of rapidly strengthening storm, will bring snowfall to the Northwest and even to the mountains outside Los Angeles. F...