Tropical Storm Cindy: Drenching rains, flood threat on coast
Photographer Wayne Jones says it lasted about a minute before dissipating. Much of Florida's Panhandle remains under a tornado watch as Tropical Storm Cindy looms in the Gulf of Mexico. The owner of the store, Mike said he saw more customers th... More..
WSJ fires reporter over ties to Iranian-born arms dealer
The Journal said that its investigation into its employee continues, but that it concluded Solomon "violated his ethical obligations as a reporter, as well as our standards". Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna, reporti...More..
Bill Cosby judge to rule Wednesday on releasing juror names
Last week Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O'Neill granted a mistrial when the jury failed to reach a verdict after 52 hours of deliberation. The jury deadlocked after 30 hours of deliberations and there w...More..
Republican Karen Handel Wins Georgia Special Election
They said not to pay attention to the earlier special elections where Republicans had huge advantages and Democrats didn't run the best candidates. A Democratic breakthrough, shifting control of the Hou...More..
US weighs banning citizens' travel to N. Korea after student's death
He spent a year and a half in North Korea. Warmbier was arrested and imprisoned in North Korea during President Barack Obama's time in office, though North Korea only informed the U.S. citizens - and bar li...More..
Mom Goes to Daughter's Orientation, Makes Friends with Her "Hot" Classmates
Several minutes later, she received a text saying she had met "new friends". Texas State University student Avery Leilani is probably having a lot of fun at her freshman orientation. So, how surprised was Ave...More..
Democrats lose an iconic battle in Georgia
U.S. President Donald Trump accused Democrats on Wednesday of obstructing his agenda, the day after a fellow Republican won a Georgia congressional election that many saw as a referendum on his turb...More..
A better world is adult reading theme
This year the Ridgefield Library's Adult Summer Reading theme is "build a better world". Youth ages birth to 18 years are invited to participate. Children log their reading hours for a chance to win fun prize...More..
ND sailor aboard USS Fitzgerald when it was struck
Bottom row (L-R) Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr ., from Elyria, OH; Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier Alec Martin , 24, from Halethorpe, MD; and Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez , 26, fr...More..
Qatar buys F-15 fighter planes in billion-dollar U.S. deal
A statement to CNN from the Pentagon says the agreement will "increase security cooperation and interoperability between the United States and Qatar ". Two U.S. Navy vessels have also arrived at Hamad Po...More..
Refugees, migrants stranded in limbo in Greece
Tsipras said he and Yildirim, who was on a one-day visit to Greece, agreed to maintain open channels of communication between them in an effort to reduce potential military tensions arising from airspace violat...More..
Seoul asks North Korea to free detainees
The coroner's office in Cincinnati, Ohio, said in a statement: "No conclusions about the cause and manner of Mr Warmbier's death have been drawn at this time as there are additional medical records and im...More..
Trump Taunts Democrats For Losing Special Elections
In the latest disappointment for Democrats, congressional candidate Jon Ossoff was defeated by Trump-backed republican Karen Handel , who will now represent Georgia's sixth district in the house. In 2018, ...More..
Canadian man charged in stabbing of airport officer in Flint
Officials said Ftouhi emerged from an airport bathroom wielding the knife and shouted " Allahu akbar " - "God is great" in Arabic - as he attacked Neville. The Canadian suspect entered the United States at La...More..
Sean Spicer May Get To Choose His Own Replacement If He Quits
At one briefing, when she was questioned why Spicer was missing, she mentioned his role was probably getting upgraded . The three people said he has reached out to possible successors at the podium and as comm...More..
United States jet shoots down 'Iranian drone' in Syria
The battle for Rasafa, a key town southwest of the city of Raqqa, triggered clashes with the Kurdish forces and led to the downing of a Syrian fighter jet by a USA warplane. "There is a de-confliction mecha...More..
Australian military suspends air operations over Syria
Washington also described those strikes as self-defense. U.S officials said the pro-Syrian troops violated a de-confliction agreement between Washington and Moscow and had "threatened" US fighters and al...More..
Trump Admin Decides to Allow 'Dreamers' to Stay in US (For Now)
The DACA program impacts around 800,000 young immigrants in the United States . Many have lived in the United States since they were very young and have little to no recollection of their birth countries. Wh...More..
Trump to China: Thanks for trying with North Korea
Kenneth Bae, the U.S. citizen detained by North Korea for two years, says he believes it is possible the late Otto Warmbier could have been tortured during his captivity in the communist country. Mattis w...More..
Queen Elizabeth II speech to Parliament focuses on Brexit
In her speech , the Queen gave details of proposals by May's government to pave the way for Britain's future outside of the EU. The speech announced no fewer than eight bills to implement Brexit , and ...More..
Public funeral planned for Otto Warmbier
Warmbier died days after North Korea released him. "Our thought and prayers are with Mr. Warmbier's family and all tho had the blessing of knowing him". She came back downstairs after going to bed that nigh...More..
Seoul: 2 rescued North Koreans ask to defect to South
North Korea fired several suspected short-range surface-to-ship cruise missiles off its east coast early this today, South Korea's military said . The EU has steadily increased its sanctions against Kim Jon...More..
Saudi and Egypt seeks Hamid Karzai's support against Qatar
Yousuf Mohamed al-Jaida, chief executive of the Qatar Financial Centre, said the majority of the contracts at risk - some $1.5 billion (1.3 billion euros) - were in the area of construction. "I made the same ...More..
World population to reach 9.8 bln in 2050, UN says
The median age of the world's population is 30. In its 24th round of estimates released in 2015, it was projected that the population of India will surpass that of China's by 2022. Further, large and persiste...More..
'Obstruction doesn't work': Trump gloats after Democrats lose Georgia special election
On the other hand, it's equally true that over the last 25 years, no Democrat has ever come close to seriously competing in this red district - formally represented by the likes of Newt Gingrich and Tom Price...More..