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Philippine villages at risk of landslides forcibly evacuated
NAGA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops and police forcibly evacuated residents of five villages vulnerable to landslides after the collapse of a mountainside buried dozens…
Pakistan urges China to ease pressure on Muslims minority
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is urging China to ease pressures on the country’s Muslim minority amid warnings by rights groups that the Uighurs in China…
Berlin Wall reproduction off, at least for now
BERLIN (AP) — The German capital won’t be getting a reproduction of the Berlin Wall after all — at least for now.A group of artists…
Is the president really seething over Sessions and other setbacks?
The media are back in the business of reporting on Donald Trump’s mood.
Catholic priest in Slovakia challenges celibacy rules
KLAK, Slovakia (AP) — A priest in the conservative Roman Catholic stronghold of Slovakia has challenged the church’s celibacy rules, voicing his dissent at a…
5 years after mall Kenya attack, al-Shabab’s threat grows
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Five years after al-Shabab fighters burst into a luxury shopping mall in Kenya’s capital, hurling grenades and starting a days-long siege…
Barrier Reef tourists warned after 2 shark attacks in 2 days
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Tourists were warned to keep out of the water in the Whitsunday Islands on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef after two swimmers…
Ancient treasures on show in Germany reveal turbulent past
BERLIN (AP) — An arrowhead firmly lodged in the skull of an ancient fallen warrior, a voluptuous woman’s form carved from ivory and the mask…
Malaysian death sentences commuted for 3 Mexican brothers
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The deaths sentences against three Mexican brothers convicted of drug trafficking in Malaysia have been commuted to prison terms, a…
Head of Chinese energy agency snared in graft probe
BEIJING (AP) — The head of China’s energy planning agency has been snared in President Xi Jinping’s marathon anti-corruption campaign.Nur Bekri, one of the most…
Official media say Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang has died at age 61 due to illness
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Official media say Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang has died at age 61 due to illness.
Trump, Japan’s Abe to hold summit in New York City next week
A summit between President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will take place next week in New York City, a spokesman for Japan’s government…
Trump, at Vegas rally, calls for border wall, urges voters to ‘Keep America Great’
At a rally in Las Vegas on Thursday evening, President Trump blasted Democrats for obstructing his plans to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border…
Trump: Dems Trying to ‘Besmirch’ Kavanaugh, ‘Have to Get On with It’
President Donald Trump on Thursday evening said Democrats are trying to “besmirch” Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and need to “get on with it” without…
Trump: Let Ford ‘Have Her Say,’ ‘But I Don’t Think You Can Delay It Any Longer’
During an interview on the Fox News Channel on Thursday, President Trump stated that Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh is an “outstanding” individual, Kavanaugh’s…
Donald Trump on Brett Kavanaugh Vote: ‘I Don’t Think You Can Delay it Any Longer’
“I don’t think you can delay it any longer,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity. “They’ve delayed it a week…
Pence: Accuser Should be Heard, but Democrats ‘Unfair’ to Kavanaugh and His Family
Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday Kavanaugh’s accuser should be heard, but Democrats have been ‘unfair’ to Kavanaugh and his family.
Trump, at Vegas rally, calls for border wall, urges voters to ‘Keep America Great’
At a rally in Las Vegas on Thursday evening, President Trump blasted Democrats for obstructing his plans to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border…
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford’s team lays out terms it wants for potential Senate interview, sources say
Christine Blasey Ford’s legal team has asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to agree to certain terms before she sits down for a potential interview over…
China distances children from families to subdue Muslim west
ISTANBUL (AP) — The Chinese government has turned four of Meripet’s children into orphans, even though she and her husband are alive.The kids were left…
Google Employees Discussed Tweaking Search Results to Counter Trump Travel Ban
Google employees brainstormed ways to tweak the tech giant’s search functions to encourage users to push back against Trump policies following the President’s proposed travel…
Kavanaugh on Monday Hearing: ‘I Will Be There’
Judge Brett Kavanaugh sent Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) a letter Thursday emphatically stating his willingness to address his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford’s,…
Top Democrat Operative Hired to Advise Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford
Ricki Seidman, a longtime Democrat operative, is advising Christine Blasey Ford, the California professor who recently came forward with 36-year-old sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court…
U.S. Marshals Probe Threats Against Kavanaugh Family: ‘F*** YOU AND YOUR RAPIST HUSBAND’
The U.S. Marshals Service is reportedly investigating violent threats sent to the wife of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after a 36-year-old sexual misconduct allegation was…
Cardinal Dolan Hires Independent ‘Special Counsel’ to Investigate New York Archdiocese
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan has taken the proactive step of hiring a former federal prosecutor to assist the Archdiocese of New York in dealing…
Number of Arabic Speakers in America Has Nearly Doubled Since 2000
The number of United States residents who speak Arabic at home has nearly doubled since the year 2000, new analysis from the Center for Immigration…
62M Immigrants and Their U.S.-Born Children Now Reside in America
There are now an unprecedented nearly 62 million immigrants and their United States-born children residing in the country, new analysis from the Center for Immigration…
Courts Have Deported Half of Obama’s 2014 Adult Migrants
Federal agents have repatriated 90 percent of the Mexicans and 45 percent of the Central American adults who created the border crisis of 2014, but…
Defense Attorney: Illegal Status of Alleged Killer ‘Has Nothing to Do With’ Mollie Tibbetts Murder
The defense attorney representing the man charged with murdering 20-year-old college student Mollie Tibbetts says his client’s illegal alien status “has nothing to do with…
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Talks ‘Global Conservation and Consciousness’ with Kanye West
Kanye West shared a portion of a text exchange he had with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, posting a screenshot of the messages on his Instagram…
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford’s team lays out terms it wants for potential Senate interview, sources say
Christine Blasey Ford’s legal team has asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to agree to certain terms before she sits down for a potential interview over…
Trump, in Las Vegas, on Kavanaugh confirmation vote: ‘I don’t think you can delay it any longer’
President Trump on Thursday night told Fox News he thinks Brett Kavanaugh is “an outstanding person” who deserves a vote on his Supreme Court nomination,…
Empty places at the table: Uighur children missing in China
ISTANBUL (AP) — Chinese authorities are placing the children of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities into dozens of state-run orphanages across the far western Xinjiang…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims Puerto Rico is still a ‘colony’ that ‘deserves real self-determination’
A year after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, New York Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday said the island was “still a colony” of…
The Demands the “Ford Team” Has Made Are Ludicrous
Per Shannon Bream, here are the requests that Kavanaugh’s accuser has made: SOURCES: Ford team wants NO questions from lawyers, only Qs from Committee members,…
Senate Dems urge FBI to probe threats against Ford; those against Kavanaugh and kin unmentioned
Senate Democrats on Thursday called for the FBI to investigate threats against Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual…
California Gov. Jerry Brown blocks later school start time mandate
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Thursday requiring that California middle and high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., saying the decision of when…
Police papers say Toronto shooter ’emotionally disturbed’
TORONTO (AP) — The man who went on a shooting rampage that killed two people and wounded 13 in Toronto was an emotionally disturbed loner…
Colombian police shut down Pablo Escobar museum
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police have shut down a small makeshift museum that showcased the life and times of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar,…
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Ford opens door to testifying next week
Christine Ford, the California professor accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday that she “would be…
Brett Kavanaugh, wife and Christine Blasey Ford all receiving death threats: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE
Christine Blasey Ford and the wife of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have both received death threats after Ford, amid the judge’s confirmation process, accused…
Dozens of Kavanaugh protesters arrested after occupying Republican lawmakers’ offices
Protesters have ramped up efforts to stop Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination in recent weeks after Christine Blasey Ford accused the judge of sexually…
Republicans may ‘compel’ testimony from Fusion GPS researcher Nellie Ohr, ex-FBI official James Baker
Nellie Ohr, who worked as a contractor for the firm behind the anti-Trump dossier and whose Justice Department husband became a backchannel for passing along…
Prospects looking good for Mueller interview of Trump, source says
President Trump’s outside legal counsel is “pleased with the progress being made” in talks with Special Counsel Robert Mueller about a potential interview of the…
Exclusive — House to Vote on McCarthy Resolution Admonishing Cities for Allowing Illegal Aliens to Vote in Local Elections
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on a resolution offered by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy that admonishes U.S. cities for allowing…
Trump identifies remains of two servicemen killed in Korean War
President Trump on Thursday said that the U.S. has identified the remains of two U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War, after 55 boxes of…
California law bans restaurants from giving out plastic straws automatically
A new law means California full-service restaurants are no longer allowed to distribute single-use plastic straws to customers.
Former Cuomo aide gets 6 years in jail for corruption
A former aide so close to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that he considered him like a brother was sentenced to six years in prison…
44 dead as Tanzanian ferry capsizes on Lake Victoria
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — At least 44 people died when after a passenger ferry capsized on Lake Victoria, a Tanzanian official said late Thursday, and…
Get Ready for the First Cruz-O’Rourke Debate
The one factor that could seriously endanger Ted Cruz would be complacency among Texas Republicans.