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Trump expected to name Powell as next Federal Reserve chair on Thursday 02 Nov 2017 - 10:20 am

WASHINGTON, President Donald Trump is expected on Thursday to nominate Jerome Powell as the next head of the Federal Reserve, putting his own...

Missing US travel-blogger family found alive in Brazil 02 Nov 2017 - 09:36 am

Sao Paulo: An American family missing for three days in northern Brazil was found alive Wednesday, after a drama in which they were...

Trump says New York attacker should be put to death 02 Nov 2017 - 09:16 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for the man charged with carrying out a New York City truck rampage that killed eight...

Trump calls for death penalty for Uzbek man charged in NY attack 02 Nov 2017 - 08:39 am

NEW YORK: U.S. President Donald Trump called for the death penalty on Wednesday for an Uzbek immigrant accused of plowing a truck down...

At least three dead in shooting inside suburban Denver Walmart 02 Nov 2017 - 08:33 am

THORNTON, Colo.: At least three people were killed in a shooting inside a Walmart store on Wednesday in suburban Denver, where police said...

Trump calls for ending visa program after NY attack, blasts Democrats 02 Nov 2017 - 12:22 am

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday seized on the deadly New York City truck attack to step up demands for stricter U.S. immigration...

Biden to Trump: 'Time to grow up' 01 Nov 2017 - 11:42 pm

Chicago: Former US Vice President Joe Biden strongly criticized President Trump Wednesday, and predicted an emboldened and determined Russia would once again meddle...

Canada probe finds more indigenous women killed than previously thought 01 Nov 2017 - 09:58 pm

Ottawa: A Canadian inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women said Wednesday their numbers are "likely much higher" than previous estimates as investigators...

Trump fatigue? Female mayoral candidates dominate in Seattle 01 Nov 2017 - 11:58 am

SEATTLE, When political consultant Cathy Allen and others learned the top four vote-getters in Seattle's mayoral primary race were women, she paused to...

Halloween parade marches on amid heavy security after attack 01 Nov 2017 - 09:33 am

NEW YORK, New York City's always-surreal Halloween parade marched on Tuesday evening under the shadow of real fear, hours after a truck attack...

Uzbek immigrant with New Jersey ties at center of New York attack probe 01 Nov 2017 - 08:57 am

The man accused of killing eight people by racing a pickup truck down a New York City bike path on Tuesday may have...

Truck driver kills eight in New York 'act of terror' 01 Nov 2017 - 08:05 am

New York: A pickup driver killed eight people in New York on Tuesday, mowing down cyclists and pedestrians before striking a school bus,...

Deaths, numerous injuries in Manhattan crash; authorities treating attack as terrorism 31 Oct 2017 - 11:05 pm

New York: Several people were killed and numerous others injured in New York on Tuesday when a suspect plowed a vehicle into a...

US business group worries Trump unprepared for commercial talks with China 31 Oct 2017 - 11:31 am

BEIJING, A top US business lobby in China said on Tuesday it was concerned U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration was not making sufficient...

Ex-Trump aides charged as Russia probe accelerates 31 Oct 2017 - 09:55 am

Washington, An investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election moved into a new and more perilous stage for the White House Tuesday...

Colombia ceasefire with ELN holds despite killing: govt 30 Oct 2017 - 06:06 pm

Bogota: Colombia's government said Monday it would maintain its ceasefire with the ELN guerrillas even though the group admitted violating the truce when...

Former Trump campaign chief Manafort reports to FBI: US media 30 Oct 2017 - 04:37 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort reported to the FBI Monday amid reports charges have been filed stemming from...