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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Cardinal McCarrick following sex abuse scandal

The prelate rose steadily up the U.S. Church's ranks, from auxiliary bishop in New York City, to bishop in Metuchen, New Jersey, to archbishop of Newark, New Je...

Sean Spicer Heckled During Book Tour in New York, Called 'Garbage Person'

Spicer, who was the White House Press Secretary from late January to late July in 2017, says he was honored to serve in the position he was in and doesn't regre...

Putin: Russia Is Not Rejecting the US Dollar, Just Being Cautious

The White House called Collins' questions "rude". Earlier this week, Trump postponed a Washington meeting between the two leaders until next year, citing po...

Attack on security convoy in Kabul kills 3

It was not immediately clear how many casualties had been caused or whether they were civilians or members of the security services. TOLOnews reporter Gulabud...

Julian Assange can not stay in embassy forever, Ecuador's president says

Mr Assange, 46, has been living in Ecuador's London embassy since 2012 when he was granted political asylum. President Moreno said the previous Ecuadorian gov...

Donald Trump Jr. Tweets Out Blatant Lie About Obama's Economic Success

Real GDP 4.1 percent in the second quarter and the first quarter was adjusted to 2.2%. "We've accomplished an economic turnaround of historic proportions", ...

Putin ‘ready’ for talks with Trump either in Moscow or in Washington

Putin said Russian Federation has no plans to reject the United States dollar, even though Washington has undermined trust in its currency by using it as an arg...

Trump claims victory as GDP grows at fastest pace since 2014

While that was the strongest performance since the third quarter of 2014, it was not the best since the recession ended in mid-2009. Annual growth has averaged ...

New Zealand grants paid leave for domestic violence victims in world first

Jan Logie told the NZ parliament that the bill was the first step in tackling the "horrifying" domestic abuse rates across the country. He says one of the gre...

Death of World's Oldest Person in the World Confirmed

Chiyo Miyako died on Sunday. Known by her family as the goddess , Miyako was known for her conversational skills and her long life was attributed to a kind, ...

Trump denies advance knowledge of Trump Tower meeting with Russian lawyer

McCain did criticize Don Jr. a bit, calling the meeting "bizarre" in the first place. Reports that Mr. Trump's former fixer will tell special counsel Robert ...

EC's Michael Barnier rejects Theresa May's Brexit customs plan

Mr Raab signalled he is looking for compromise from Brussels in response to Mrs May's white paper, noting the European Union was able to take an "innovative" ap...

Israel re-open al-Aqsa mosque gates after hours of closure

The compound was reopened, with worshipers flooding in to pray, an AFP photographer said. Police did not confirm the closures but said the clashes were sparke...

Trump knew about Trump Tower meeting with Russians, Cohen source to CNN

President Donald Trump denied Friday that he knew in advance about a Trump Tower meeting in June 2016 between a Russian lawyer, his eldest son and other cam...

Why Economic Growth Might Be Weaker Than It Looks

Similarly, Congress's budget deal increased federal outlays by 3.5 percent in the second quarter, which also provided a short-term boost to GDP. This marks th...

Isis 'Beatles': UK suspends co-operation with U.S. over death penalty leak

Despite public support for capital punishment in Britain, the political class has long enforced a policy of refusing to extradite alleged criminals to countries...

Majority Of Voters Now Back A Second Brexit Referendum, Poll Shows

Questioned on the same day, Mrs May said "this is not just about stockpiling" and that people should take "reassurance and comfort" from the preparations for ...

Trump denies knowing about Trump Tower meeting with Russians beforehand

Trump approved a meeting between a known Russian agent and multiple campaign officials, who his son, Donald Trump Jr., had set up in order to 'get dirt" on H...

Putin Invites Trump to Moscow for a One-on-One Meeting

The White House statement came after National Security Adviser John Bolton said earlier this week that a meeting with Putin in the USA would be pushed o...

Worcester acid attack: Boy, 3, could be collateral in attack on mother

She had moved to Worcester from elsewhere but hasn't been here long. Police moved her and her son to a police safe house after the attack amid fears it could ...

InfoWars Founder Alex Jones Banned From Facebook for 30 Days

Facebook removed the offending videos Thursday. During Thursday's " Tucker Carlson Tonight", Carlson defended Jones from Facebook's suspension and invoked ...

U.S. ready to make a 'real deal' on Iran’s nuclear program

President?" Trump finished his tangent by saying the piece was a "set up" that was probably concocted by "lobbyists". " Many times I just wish that he could ...

Trade deal with European Union trade greater in scope than expected: U.S

In addition, the US runs a trade deficit with the EU , which means Americans buy more stuff from the Europeans than vice versa. No announcement was made on...

Donald Trump's tweets probed in special counsel investigation

Ironically, now, according to the New York Times , there's at least a small chance that Twitter could also lead to his demise. Other aspects of Mueller's obst...

What is shadow banning? Trump blasts Twitter for Republican 'shadow ban'

The president did not explain how it would be an "illegal" practice. Twitter outbursts from Donald Trump have become commonplace since his election with the...

Vladimir Putin invites Donald Trump to Moscow

While Trump was eviscerated in the media for his handling of the Helsinki summit, a recent poll conducted by The Hill found that 54 percent of Americans support...

Labour peer Melvyn Bragg accuses Jeremy Corbyn of 'feebleness' on anti-Semitism

The party says that the missing examples, mostly relating to criticism of the state of Israel, are dealt with elsewhere in the document. He said: "We understa...

Alex Jones slammed with 30-day ban from Facebook for hateful videos

Mr Jones is banned from using his account for 30 days for posting videos that Facebook said broke its community standards. "We received reports related to f...

Colombia drug gang reportedly puts $70G hit on dog's head

Sombra - meaning Shadow - is said to be responsible for the arrest of some 245 suspects over the years. The anti-narcotics team took the threat seriously an...

Cops reportedly planned Stormy Daniels' strip club arrest

The Trump and Daniels scandal is ever growing and involves an investigation into alleged hush money given to Daniels before the 2016 election. The charges ...

Radio hosts apologize for 'turban man' comments; suspended 10 days

WKXW-FM hosts Dennis Malloy and Judi Franco repeatedly used the term on their show to describe New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal . Franco reacted...

Last six Aum Shinrikyo cult members responsible for Tokyo sarin attack executed

Public broadcaster NHK said at least two members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult had been executed on Thursday, while other media did not specify a number. A chemic...

Texas inmate being transferred gets atop moving patrol car

A video taken by other motorists shows the man sitting on the moving auto, then leaping from the roof as it slows and is approached by other vehicles. However, ...

3 dead in Toronto shooting rampage

A second victim, Reese Fallon , 18, an aspiring nurse, was out with friends when she was also shot and killed. Canada also requires training, a personal risk a...

South Korea considers reducing troops along North Korea border zone

The presidential office says Moon and Harris also exchanged opinions on the exports of South Korean cars, the ongoing negotiations on joint defense costs and sa...