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Citing London terrorist attack, Trump calls for expansion of his travel ban

Trump took to Twitter to condemn an attack on a packed London Underground train that injured 22 people, but also appeared to suggest that British authoriti...

Trump to work on building business ties at United Nations assembly

As president-elect, he called the United Nations. Only now, the threat is heightened. "If he gives a good speech but undercuts that with a few mad tweets agai...

6 things being talked about after Michigan's victory over Air Force

Then there was Nordin, who comfortably made all five of his kicks, including a 49-yard attempt to give MI a 9-6 lead in the closing seconds of the first half. M...

Romanian soldier killed in Afghanistan convoy attack

The wounded Romanian soldiers were evacuated for treatment, the ministry said. The commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan General J...

California lawmakers approve 'sanctuary state' bill

It was amended Monday to include a much longer list of exceptions than originally proposed as well as changes that would allow federal agents to interview inmat...

Trump Didn't Know Hurricanes Came as Strong Category 5 Before Irma

A Hollywood Police spokeswoman said the 152-bed nursing facility-the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills-has lacked electricity, but she didn't know whet...

M5 Crash At Gloucestershire Leaves At Least Four Dead

Just seen the first ambulance leave the scene. "Everyone ran out of their cars and the public were incredible, they managed to help many casualties out of the...

Ryan: Trump Will Achieve Immigration Reform Despite Opposition

If President Trump remains determined to reform the tax code and can't do so with Republican votes alone, what options does he have? Trump says: "The ...

Leinster confirm visa issues were an administrative error

Earlier this year, there was a change in South African law requiring New Zealand citizens to apply for a visa to enter the country, something which hadn't been ...

Two militants killed in Machil sector: Army

Kalia further said that "weapons and warlike stores" were recovered during the operation. IANS reported that the Pakistan forces also resorted to shelling a...

Around 400000 Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar

According to latest estimates, about 391,000 Rohingya refugees have crossed into Bangladesh since violence erupted three weeks ago, making it one of the fas...

Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi alliance to reap $14 billion benefit

Mitsubishi joined what had been the Renault Nissan Alliance beginning past year, when Nissan took effective control of Mitsubishi. Mr. Ghosn, heading the ...

Facebook opens AI research center in Montreal

The lab will be helmed by Joelle Pineau , a computer science professor at McGill University interested in learning and the co-director of the university's Reas...

Trump, Sanders lock horns on Twitter over health care plan

Trump tweeted in response to the bill Thursday, blasting Sanders for his single-payer plan. "But don't worry, I will veto because I love our country and its peo...

Thousands of flood-damaged cars expected to flood used vehicle market

The Insurance Council of Texas is predicting insurance claims of $4.75 billion on the state's flooded cars , trucks and commercial vehicles. "We lost $16,0...

Davis Cup: Australia's Nick Kyrgios wins to level semi-final v Belgium

But Kyrgios distanced himself from the player who said he was "bored" with tennis at Wimbledon and has since bragged about his earnings despite a lack of commit...

Youngstown State appeals Ma'lik Richmond football ruling

In 2013, Richmond was one of two football players from Steubenville High School in OH to be convicted of raping a 16-year-old high school girl, and served almos...

1 dead, 5 injured in Spokane, Washington high school shooting

He was stopped by a member of the school's faculty. Investigators say they'll be looking through all the evidence of the shooting, and that includes any video...

Army soldier killed, seven injured in training in North Carolina

Dalida was assigned to 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne) and enrolled in the Special Forces Qualification Course at the John F. Kennedy Special Warf...

Trump Declines to Release List of His Visitors at Mar-a-Lago

When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Mar-a-Lago in February, members of the club posted photos on Facebook of Trump being briefed about a North Kor...

Student killed in Washington high school shooting died confronting suspect

Michael Harper , another 15-year-old sophomore who knows Sharpe, said at the beginning of the school year, the shooter had brought notes into school and sai...

Bila tint: Kenyans marvel as rare white giraffes are spotted in Garissa

The Hirola Conservation Programme , an NGO which manages the area, wrote in a blog post that the giraffes were first spotted by a local villager. This rare...

Trump pledges collaboration after tweet on London attack

Moments after the news started spreading across the world, US President sent several tweets including one in which he advocated his travel ban and another w...

Timeline surrounding officer's murder trial in St. Louis

Smith was shot five times. Stockley claimed he saw Smith with a gun earlier during the drug deal and felt he was reaching for the weapon when the auto cras...

Trump's tweets about London attack rebuked by British officials

On Friday, Trump again jumped into the fray, promoting his handling of extremist militants and saying the government should cut of the internet to such grou...

Options for North Korea are 'effective and overwhelming'

North Korea launched what appeared to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile over northern Japan early Friday (local time), defying worldwide calls to hal...

Louis Ex-Cop Acquitted on Murder Charges After Killing Black Man

St. Louis police said officers will begin working 12-hour shifts starting Friday in anticipation of a ruling . A KTVI reporter said water bottles were thrown ...

Factory blaze cancels trains between Glasgow and London

Trains out of Euston back up to Warrington were also cancelled. "The emergency services have worked through the night to control the blaze", said National Rai...

Trump re-ups his support for merit-based immigration plan

Online, conservatives were more direct. "Really!. They have been in our country for many years through no fault of their own brought in by parents at young age"...

Girl in Slender Man attack found mentally ill

After 9½ hours of deliberations, the jury returned a verdict. In the meantime, Weier will remain at a West Bend juvenile jail where she has lived for three ye...

Folau refuses to back Wallabies' support for gay marriage

Speaking to Is it on?, Shelton said he was "disappointed" by Christians who support same-sex marriage. Political scientist Shaun Ratcliff said there was a cle...

Storm Track Updates: Jose now a Category 1 hurricane

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the depression's maximum sustained winds are near 35 miles per hour and it's forecast to strengthen to a tropical stor...

Ahmedabad bullet train: Fare, distance, route, and other fast facts

Arguments along these lines formed a part of a very heated debate on the need for a bullet train. While people may to have to wait a little longer to have a g...

Moscow's 'Stop List' of EU Citizens to Keep Operating After Sanctions Extension

In response to a suggestion from German chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the resolution could be amended to allow ...

Terror threat level raised to critical after tube attack

Commuters who were reportedly near the explosion saw fire emanate from the bucket and fill the train. "This is a live investigation", assistant commissioner o...