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Kim has a 'one-time shot'

How long will it take? "I was really disappointed to see President Trump just dismissed the idea of talking about human rights", says Kristof. Kim said ...

Putnam: Background checks were done; my office didn't check them

TALLAHASSEE, Fla . (AP) - For more than a year, Florida failed to do national background checks on people applying for concealed weapons permits. In 2012 Putna...

Kudlow: Trump Considering Separate Trade Deals With Canada, Mexico

The Canadian official said Trudeau intended the summit to focus on themes such as economic growth that benefited everyone and increasing gender equality. It g...

Ontario voter turnout highest since 1999

The 2018 election cycle is the first time the new law is in effect for a statewide election. Karen Rhea, the assistant registrar of voters, said the current t...

Bill Requires Congress to Approve Tariffs on National Security Grounds

The implications of these tariffs are significant - on our own producers and businesses because of retaliatory tariffs we're now seeing and on our relationshi...

Guatemala suspends volcano rescue effort

David de Leon, a spokesman for the national disaster agency CONRED, said the search may resume if ground conditions in the lava-ravaged area improve. The rebuil...

Disputes over trade tariffs, Russian Federation overshadow G7 meeting

And the traditional "family photo" - featuring UK Prime Minister Theresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel , US President Donald Trump , Canadian Prime Min...

Merkel eyes talks with Trump on Iran, trade tariffs

Those words, spoken at a beer-tent election rally, were a reaction to Trump hectoring European leaders for not spending enough on defense at a North Atlantic Tr...

Harry and Meghan back from their honeymoon, looking fresher than ever

As the aerobatic display team, the Red Arrows, released plumes of red, white and blue smoke over the balcony of Buckingham Palace, the Queen's great-grandchildr...

Afghan Taliban agree to surprise Eid ceasefire, raising hopes

The cease-fire coincides with the unilateral weeklong halting of anti-Taliban operations by the Afghan government starting Tuesday. Ghani's surprise announcemen...

Trump gives his relationship with G7 countries a '10'

Trump plans to leave the summit four hours earlier than originally planned to fly to Singapore to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un , the White House ...

Xi, Modi Hold Bilateral Talks in China, Agree to Improve Ties

However, there is no official word on whether there will be any interaction between Modi and Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain, who is scheduled to attend the ...

New Jersey Senators Unveil Legislation To Legalize Marijuana

Gardner. I know exactly what he's doing; we're looking at it. Trump spoke to reporters outside the White House before departing for the G7 Summit in Quebec Ci...

Spain's new prime minister names cabinet with women in majority

In snap elections the following year, Rajoy still fell short but won more seats, giving him leverage to force the Socialists to abstain in a confidence vote in ...

Trump blasts Canada, calls for Russian Federation to be returned to G8

While he's taken a tougher stance on traditional US allies, Trump - who remains under investigation as part of an inquiry into potential collusion between his...

Woman Gored by Bison After Crowd Gets Too Close in Yellowstone

We have another yet another Yellowstone wildlife incident to pass along, as a California woman was gored by a bison after a crowd gathered around the bull a...

Taliban agree three-day Eid ceasefire in Afghanistan

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said the Taliban move was an opportunity for the militants to realise "their violent campaign" was "not winning them hearts and ...

At least 18 killed, 90 wounded in Baghdad explosion - police sources

Shortly afterward, a nine-judge panel was appointed to assume the responsibilities of Iraq's official electoral commission. He said at least 16 people were ki...

Brace for a possible 'Brexit meltdown' but don't panic, Johnson says

In light of the president's success and Britain's perceived weakness, Mr. Johnson said he wanted a "much more energetic" approach to the UK's diplomacy, and b...

Pressuring May, UK's Labour tries to force new single market deal

It is understood Labour MPs will be ordered to abstain on the Lords EEA amendment next week but will be asked instead to back the call for a "bespoke" deal wh...

Cuba 'sonic attack': U.S. tests two more Havana embassy staff

CNN reported earlier this week a number of USA personnel in China have been sent back to the United States for further health screenings after concerns over rep...

Colorado marijuana federal legalization: Donald Trump would "probably" support Cory Gardner's bill

Asked if he supported the bill , Trump said: "I really do". Nick Etten, founder and executive director of the Veterans Cannabis Project, contended that w...

Judge in Stanford sexual assault case recalled from office following law-and-order campaign

When a person is sentenced on a sex charge, they are required to sign up with the state as sex offenders on a list that is a public record, searchable by potent...

Taiwan military drill repels ‘invasion as China tensions rise

Taiwan simulated repelling an invading force on Thursday and used civilian-operated drones for the first time as part of annual military drills on the self-rul...

Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives win majority government

Campaign Life Coalition also committed itself to "realizing some of Ford's leadership campaign promises which included conscience protection legislation for med...

Palestinian man shot dead for throwing stone at IDF soldier

The village gained further prominence after the arrests of 17-year-old Ahed Tamimi and her mother, Nariman, who were sentenced to eight months in Israeli pris...

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ministers expected to okay 'Four Thirties' Initiative: Stoltenberg

The two new commands would help "ensure we have the right forces in the right place at the right time", he added . European countries are at loggerheads with...

Is First Lady Melania Trump Still Recovering from Kidney Procedure?

On Sunday, her spokesperson Stephanie Grisham confirmed that the first lady will not accompany the president to the G7 summit in Canada or the North Korea n...

Hawaii lava destroys more than 600 homes; new coastline emerges

That land in the bay is now owned by the state, but the peninsula won't look like the farmland that dominates that region of the Big Island anytime soon. An est...

Donald Trump says Russian Federation should be be allowed to rejoin G7

Macron called on other G7 leaders not to water down a joint communique at the end of the summit, at the expense of shared values, simply in an effort to win Tru...

Woman kidnapped as newborn from Jacksonville hospital in 1998 found alive

Eighteen years later, Kamiyah Mobley was found, now named Alexis Manigo, living a life with her kidnapper as her mother. Williams said he did not know if Ka...

Chinese government hackers reportedly stole trove of sensitive USA naval data

The information was reportedly on an unclassified network. Government experts were said to have compromised the computers of a USA navy contractor, giving the...

Children explain mother's scathing obituary that went viral

The details of Kathleen and Dennis' first five years of married life, or what Gina and Jay's early childhoods looked like, were left unclear as the epitaph jump...

U.S. commando killed, four wounded in Somalia attack

A US Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) came under attack today in the Bar-Sanguni area near Kismayo in Somalia. The Americans were conducting ...

Ford victory sets Trudeau Liberals on 'collision course' with Ontario; McKay

Ford is the older brother of the late Rob Ford, whose time as mayor of Toronto ended after he was videotaped smoking crack cocaine. Ford has also thrown down...