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Epstein’s defenses: from due process to done deal, a glimpse 12 Jul 2019 - 09:14 pm

When accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein filed a bail request this week, he provided a glimpse of the strategies he is likely...

Trump rips tech firms at 'free speech' summit 12 Jul 2019 - 09:14 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump welcomed prominent conservative social media provocateurs to the White House on Thursday and said that along with himself, they...

New Orleans braces for flooding, Trump declares emergency ahead of Storm Barry 12 Jul 2019 - 01:45 pm

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans braced for severe flooding with residents told to hunker down as a growing tropical storm in the U.S. Gulf...

Defense lawyers seek detention at home for Jeffrey Epstein 11 Jul 2019 - 10:51 pm

NEW: Financier Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers, seeking bail for their client, said Thursday that he had long lived with the fear that federal prosecutors...

Truck hits Mennonite carriage, killing boy and injuring 4 11 Jul 2019 - 09:06 pm

FARMINGTON: A pickup truck slammed into a horse-drawn carriage in Missouri on Thursday, killing an 8-year-old Mennonite boy and seriously injuring two other...

Ex-Israeli premier plays down relationship with Epstein 11 Jul 2019 - 09:06 pm

JERUSALEM: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is playing down his ties with Jeffrey Epstein - the U.S. financier jailed on sex-trafficking charges....

Trump to announce executive action on census citizenship question 11 Jul 2019 - 09:06 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will announce an executive action over his administration's effort to add a citizenship question to the...

Qatar Executive breaks the world circumnavigation speed record on Gulfstream G650ER 11 Jul 2019 - 07:38 pm

Doha: Qatar Executive (QE), together with the One More Orbit team, has made history by beating the world circumnavigation speed record for any...

'Our lost son': Migrant boy still separated from parents 11 Jul 2019 - 07:38 pm

BUDA, Texas: There were water balloons at Byron Xol's birthday party - bunches of them, filled a dozen at a time. He squeezed...

Acosta to take questions on his handling of Epstein case 10 Jul 2019 - 07:20 pm

WASHINGTON: Hoping to stave off intensifying calls for his resignation, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta plans to hold a news conference Wednesday to defend...

Pelosi: 'No regrets about anything' as feud tests Dem unity 10 Jul 2019 - 07:20 pm

WASHINGTON: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez don't talk to each other much. But lately they're speaking at one another in...

Accuser says Jeffrey Epstein raped her when she was 15 10 Jul 2019 - 07:20 pm

NEW YORK: A new accuser of Jeffrey Epstein said Wednesday that the wealthy financier raped her in his New York mansion when she...

El Salvador set to reopen abortion trial of teen rape victim 10 Jul 2019 - 07:20 pm

BOGOTA: A teenage rape victim in El Salvador who was convicted for murdering her child and jailed for nearly three years after a...

Trump Twitter outburst tests US-UK 'special relationship' 09 Jul 2019 - 02:40 pm

London: Donald Trump's refusal to deal with the UK ambassador following the leak of his frank assessment of the US president's chaotic rule...

Rains strand Washington drivers, flood White House basement 08 Jul 2019 - 10:59 pm

WASHINGTON: A slow-moving rainstorm Monday washed out roads, stranded drivers and soaked basements, including the White House's, during a chaotic morning commute in...

Shakeup in US Navy leadership adds to Pentagon churn 08 Jul 2019 - 10:39 pm

WASHINGTON: A surprise shakeup in the U.S. Navy's leadership this week added to some of the biggest churn in memory at top levels...

Barr says he sees a legal path for census citizenship query 08 Jul 2019 - 10:39 pm

EDGEFIELD: Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he sees a legal path to adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, despite...

Trump raises eyebrows in promoting his environment record 08 Jul 2019 - 10:39 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is promoting what he is calling his administration's "environmental leadership" despite its sweeping rollbacks of landmark environmental and public...