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Police arrest 1, still searching for second suspect in Winnipeg murder case

A Little Rock woman shot in an altercation with her ex-boyfriend is accused of stabbing his vehicle with a knife, police said. Police pursued Davis as he turn...

Rusal shares plunge over 40pc on U.S. sanctions

The US sanctions could lead to other unexpected downstream effects. At the same time, the list of companies includes several structures related to Oleg Derip...

Russia Warns Against US Strike on Syria

In a tweet responding to the threat, President Trump said: "Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria ". This image released Sunday, Ap...

CNN's Jake Tapper to interview Paul Ryan following retirement announcement

Ryan's future on Capitol Hill had been a topic of conversation ahead of a hard campaign season, as Republicans try to keep the House majority. The person fami...

CWG 2018: Cameroon weightlifters, boxers go missing

The missing athletes as named include: weightlifters Olivier Matam Matam , Arcangeline Fouodji Sonkbou and Petit Minkoumba , and boxers Christian Ndzie Tso...

Confounding Stock: Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)

Uss Investment Management Ltd, which manages about $8.59B US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in At&T Inc (NYSE:T) by 9,800 shares to 184,809 shares, valued ...

Pot company taps John Boehner, former House speaker, for board

Acreage is the owner of cultivation, processing and dispensary operations in 11 states where medical or recreational use of marijuana is legal. Acreage ann...

Facebook's Biggest Black Lives Matter Page Is A Hoax

As black Americans marched the streets to remind the country that their lives mattered, a white Australian man was allegedly sitting behind a computer trying ...

Why Donald Trump and Barack Obama were not invited to royal wedding

Kensington Palace said that in a departure from usual protocol, no "official list of political leaders" will be compiled for the royal wedding on May 19 at W...

Junaid Mohammed reacts to Buhari's declaration, reveals what'll happen to Nigeria

Youths of opposition Peoples Democratic Party has described the public declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as a dead on arrival project and show of inse...

Iceland supermarket to ban palm oil from all own-brand products

Palm oil, found in 50% of all supermarket products (as well as a top ingredient in cosmetics and biodiesel), is a major culprit of deforestation, especially in ...

Teens arrested in connection to Cotswold armed robbery

No one was injured in the incident. The victim was robbed of his cell phone and wallet, according to police. An on-duty member of police staff was approac...

Protester at Bill Cosby Trial Charged With Disorderly Conduct

Nicolle Rochelle turned heads when she shockingly protested topless and got arrested outside of the courthouse during Bill Cosby's trial on April 9. More t...

Uber to acquire bike-sharing company

Although now only operating in San Francisco and Washington D.C., Jump has stated it intends to expand operations domestically and overseas, with plans ...

Life's sweet for world's oldest man at 112

Nonaka enjoys dipping in a spa and is fond of candies, especially a strawberry sponge cake. He has outlived his partner and two of their 5 kids. He was cert...

Australia Affirms Ties With Vanuatu Amid Report of Chinese Base

One security expert based in the United States told Fairfax that Vanuatu - which is less than 2500 kilometres from Sydney - could provide access for China int...

Arizona deploys 225 National Guardsmen to Trump's border mission

The deployment came after Texas National Guard commander Brigadier General Tracy Norris announced on Friday that she was moving 250 troops to the state's own bo...

Pulisic scores spectacular goal from flank to end slump

Borussia Dortmund bolstered their hopes of a top-two finish in the Bundesliga after claiming a comfortable 3-0 victory over VfB Stuttgart at Signal Iduna Park o...

Saudi Prince faces Yemen protests

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday pulled out of touring a mega-campus for tech startups in Paris , an official in the French prime mini...

Tennessee murder suspect believed dead in Jasper County

Around 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Lawhorn, 22, shot and killed his mother Vi Lawhorn and Avery Gaines, a friend who was spending the night, East Ridge police told the Ch...

Woman arrested for beheading boyfriend

A criminal complaint filed by Deputy J.A. Conner said Mills was " covered in blood wearing a glove on her left hand , and she also had a pocket knife on the rig...

54 detained, 32 released after federal raid on Grainger facility

The National Immigration Law Center and other advocates said the Tennessee raid was the largest since President George W. Bush's administration and deployed...

Florida woman tells police wind blew cocaine into purse

When a cop stopped the vehicle that was allegedly swerving into other lanes, he reportedly smelled weed coming from the auto that contained two passengers. Ac...

Russian Federation 2018: Japan Fires Coach

Akira Nishino was on Monday named the head coach of Japan following the dismissal of Vahid Halilhodzic , just two months to the 2018 World Cup . Combinin...

Oklahoma teacher walkouts enter second week

Though she is spending her week at the state Capitol, the teacher stopped by Puterbaugh on Wednesday morning to check on the incoming supplies. "It's been a h...

Note to Laura Ingraham: UC Irvine wants David Hogg

On 9 April 2018, a spokesperson for the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns the station, told the Post: "We have accepted Mr. Allman's resignation, and his...

Carrie Underwood to Perform Live at the 53rd Annual ACM Awards

In addition to performing, Underwood is nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year as well as Vocal Event of the Year for " The Fighter " with Keith Urban. The s...

Haverhill man charged with pointing gun during road rage incident

The motorcyclist is waving his hand at the Mazda and swerves into the lane of the auto. The video of the incident shows a grey Mazda 3 and a motorcyclist driv...

Harriet Harman accepts apology from MP Kemi Badenoch over hacking

In an interview with Core Politics she was asked what the "naughtiest thing" she has ever done was. Badenoch was appointed the Conservative Party's vice-cha...

BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi on his fast saying it is 'drama'

The Congress announced on April 6 that its leaders and workers would go on a fast after BJP said its MPs would fast on April 12 to protest the impasse in Pa...

North Korea ready to halt nuclear proliferation, USA says

Neither of the officials would say when or how the contact took place, nor in what location. The network reported that United States officials say the curre...

Oil edges up but US-China trade tensions curb gains

He added that "President Xi and I will always be friends", referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping. US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he sees an en...

Knife attack at Berlin half-marathon foiled by police, 4 detained

Police detained four men, one of whom is said to have possessed two knives that were specially sharpened on goal. The daily Tagesspiegel reported earlier that...

Resident dies, six firefighters injured in Trump Tower fire

President-elect Donald Trump made a rare appearance in the lobby of Trump Tower , addressing reporters in New York City, on December 6, 2016. The NYPD ...

Atletico, Arsenal clinch crucial home wins

Ramsey fired Arsenal ahead before Golovin equalised with an unstoppable shot into the top corner from 25 metres. With this win, Atletico have put one foot i...