Man charged with killing teenage African immigrant
A 22-year-old man is in jail after being charged with fatally shooting a teenage immigrant from Africa whose body was…
Police: Chain reaction caused fiery crash on Brooklyn Bridge
An auto wreck on the Brooklyn Bridge killed one person Wednesday and sparked a fire that engulfed three vehicles and…
Markets Right Now: Tech rout erases stocks’ gain for year
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 10 a.m. Stocks are skidding again on Wall Street as…
Spenders or thrifters: As Singles’ Day nears, are China’s shoppers about to drop?
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is gearing up for the biggest shopping event of the year on Sunday, a day dominated…
Past midterms, some zero in on amending Constitution
Whatever success Republicans have amassed in taking control of all three branches of U.S. government, and whatever fate awaits them…
Amid global uproar, some US colleges rethink Saudi ties
U.S. colleges and universities have received more than $350 million from the Saudi government this decade, yet some are rethinking…
Khashoggi’s fiancee calls on Trump to prevent ‘cover-up’
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Scores detained in Russian protests against extremist case
Police in Moscow and St. Petersburg have detained about 50 people taking part in unauthorized demonstrations against a criminal case…
Bomb squad investigating package at Atlanta airport
A bomb squad is inspecting a suspicious package found at the international terminal of the Atlanta airport Sunday morning. The…
Grocery store shooting leaves 2 dead; suspect in custody
A gunman fatally shot a man in the back of the head inside a Kroger and then killed a woman…
Several powerful earthquakes strike off the shore of Canada
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Congo rebels kill 15, abduct kids in Ebola outbreak region
Congolese rebels killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack at the center of the latest deadly…
MUFG says bank’s CEO will not attend Saudi conference
TOKYO (Reuters) – The CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s banking arm will not attend the Future Investment Initiative conference…
Train mows down crowd at India festival, at least 60 dead
A speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday evening, killing…
Officials: 35 lives, $3 billion in timber lost to Michael
Trees brought down by Hurricane Michael‘s ferocious winds took a heavy toll on life, property and the timber industry in…
Sears files for Chapter 11 amid plunging sales, massive debt
Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. Sears once dominated…
Idaho wildlife official under fire for Africa hunting trip
An Idaho Fish and Game Commission member is being criticized by some after he shared photos of himself posing with…
Australia launches inquiry into mental health’s impact on productivity
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia has commissioned an inquiry into the impact mental illness has on economic productivity, the government said…
M5.9 quake shakes northern Haiti
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook northwestern Haiti late Saturday and there were early reports of damage and injuries, though the…
Facebook, responding to lawsuit, says sex trafficking banned on site
(Reuters) – Facebook said on Wednesday in response to a lawsuit accusing it of not doing enough to protect users…
Denny Tamaki, critic of US bases on Okinawa, wins election
Denny Tamaki, who campaigned criticizing the American military presence on the southwestern Japanese islands of Okinawa, won the election for…
Musk out as Tesla chair, remains CEO in $40M SEC settlement
Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have agreed to pay a total of $40 million and make a series of…
Man accused of killing, dismembering mother pleads guilty
A man accused of killing and dismembering his mother in their Waikiki apartment pleaded guilty. Yu Wei Gong pleaded guilty…
Pope defrocks Chilean priest at center of abuse scandal
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to supply engines for Vulcan rocket
SEATTLE/ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos, has…
Trump: Venezuelan socialist president easily toppled
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Alaska man charged with murder in 10-year-old girl’s slaying
An Alaska man tied to the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl who was later found dead was charged Monday with…
Former co-worker: Wisconsin shooting suspect never smiled
A former co-worker says a gunman who opened fire at a Wisconsin software company was quiet and never smiled. WTS…
Canada PM says informal NAFTA talks likely in next few days at U.N.
MONTREAL (Reuters) – U.S. and Canadian officials trying to reach a deal on NAFTA are “very likely” to hold informal…
Stolen smokes: Florida man gets 20 years for cigarette theft
A Florida man who stole $600 worth of cigarettes from a convenience store has been sentenced to 20 years in…
U.S. agency accuses Walmart of pregnancy discrimination in lawsuit
(Reuters) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Friday filed a lawsuit accusing Walmart Inc of forcing pregnant workers…
Lawsuit alleges Party City denied job to woman with autism
A New Hampshire woman who was hoping to land a sales job at Party City was turned down after a…
US airstrike kills 18 al-Shabab after US attacked in Somalia
A U.S. military airstrike has killed 18 al-Shabab extremists after U.S. and local forces on the ground came under attack…
Mueller clears way for Michael Flynn sentencing
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UK police reassure public in Salisbury as 2 diners fall ill
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U.S. regulator approves Teva migraine drug, shares rise
(Reuters) – Shares of Israeli drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries rose over 5 percent in after-hours trading on Friday after the…
Iran says Saudi Arabia and Russia have taken oil market ‘hostage’: SHANA
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s OPEC governor said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia and Russia have taken the oil market “hostage”…
China says battling swine fever is ‘complex and challenging’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Battling the spread of African swine fever in China is “very complex and challenging”, the country’s agriculture…
Amazon’s Bezos says Trump should be ‘glad’ of media scrutiny
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said on Thursday the company would announce a decision on…
GM to recall more than one million vehicles in the U.S
(Reuters) – General Motors Co is recalling more than 1 million pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles in the United…
’60 Minutes’ chief Fager out at CBS
CBS “60 Minutes” executive producer Jeff Fager says he’s leaving the company, after being named in recent stories that accused…
US marks 9/11 with somber tributes; Trump speaks at PA site
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Zimbabwe declares cholera emergency in capital after death toll rises to 20
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe declared a cholera outbreak in the capital Harare after 20 people died from the disease and…
House Republicans seek permanent tax cuts as elections loom
House Republican leaders have unveiled their proposal to expand the massive tax law they hustled through Congress last year. They’re…
Ebola fight has new science but faces old hurdles in restive Congo
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – When Esperance Nzavaki heard she was cured of Ebola after three weeks of…
Only a handful take action during anthem on NFL’s 1st Sunday
Last season, the Seattle Seahawks led the league when it came to the number of players willing to make a…
Woman faces robbery charge in case of mayor, wife found dead
Authorities say three suspects are now facing charges in connection with the shooting deaths of the mayor of a small…
Bredesen seeks votes from women in Tennessee Senate race
Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn could make history by becoming the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in Tennessee.…
South Korean man infected by MERS virus, first case in 3 years
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean man, 61, was diagnosed with the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and…
Company offers to drop Stormy Daniels’ hush-money agreement
The company set up by Donald Trump‘s former personal attorney offered Friday to rescind Stormy Daniels’ hush-money agreement and dropped…
Tesla executive exits, CEO smokes pot on webcast, shares reel
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk was filmed smoking marijuana, drinking whiskey and wielding a sword just hours…
Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones, Infowars, citing abuse
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Department of Justice looks into social media firms over free speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department said on Wednesday it has convened a meeting with state attorneys general to discuss…
Facebook, Twitter face U.S. Congress over foreign bids to tilt politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top executives from Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) will defend their companies in the U.S.…
Congo records first Ebola case in major eastern city of Butembo
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – Congo has recorded its first case of Ebola in the eastern trading hub of Butembo, a…
Tariff fight adds to China’s economic challenges
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Saudi sovereign fund appoints ex-CEO of Dow Chemical as special adviser
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund has named Andrew Liveris, the former chairman and chief executive of Dow Chemical,…