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Pledge to limit tenure as speaker wins over Pelosi critics 13 Dec 2018 - 09:07 am

WASHINGTON: Rep. Nancy Pelosi all but ensured that she will become House speaker next month, quelling a revolt by disgruntled younger Democrats by...

Democrat Julián Castro takes step toward 2020 presidential run 13 Dec 2018 - 08:05 am

Julián Castro, a former mayor of San Antonio and Obama administration cabinet official, announced Wednesday he’s setting up an exploratory committee for a...

Mom whose toddler was yanked by police resolves another case 12 Dec 2018 - 09:35 pm

TRENTON, N.J.: A mother who was violently separated from her toddler by New York police in a widely viewed videotaped encounter agreed on...

Judge won't drop suit against ex-deputy in school shooting 12 Dec 2018 - 09:35 pm

FORT LAUDERDALE: A judge has rejected a deputy's claim that he had no duty to confront the gunman during the school shooting in...

California man sues after pinky stuck in armrest during flight 12 Dec 2018 - 07:30 pm

Los Angeles: A California man has filed a lawsuit against two US airlines after his pinky got stuck in his first-class seat armrest,...

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US Says Puerto Rican drug dealers killed Doral banker in 2011 12 Dec 2018 - 05:05 pm

U.S. prosecutors have accused four men linked to a Puerto Rican drug operation with the murder of banker Maurice Spagnoletti, seven years after...

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in prison 12 Dec 2018 - 05:05 pm

Michael Cohen is heading to prison for three years on a gross miscalculation. He thought he could salvage his reputation and win leniency...

In heated on-camera clash, Trump fights with top Democrats on border wall 12 Dec 2018 - 08:53 am

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump openly fought with the top two Democratic lawmakers in the Oval Office on Tuesday about government funding, throwing...

Canada frees CFO of China's Huawei on bail; Trump might intervene 12 Dec 2018 - 08:37 am

Vancouver: A top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd was granted bail by a Canadian court on Tuesday, 10 days...

Michael Cohen, Trump's loyal fixer turned tell-all accuser 12 Dec 2018 - 08:37 am

New York, He was the personal lawyer to Donald Trump and the epitome of loyalty -- a man who said he would "take...

Police give "all clear" after bomb threat at Facebook's Silicon Valley campus 12 Dec 2018 - 08:10 am

SAN FRANCISCO: A bomb threat prompted authorities on Tuesday to evacuate a building at the Silicon Valley headquarters of Facebook Inc, police said,...

Ex-Trump aide Flynn does not deserve jail, lawyers say 12 Dec 2018 - 07:52 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn does not deserve jail for lying about his contacts with Russians after...

Stormy Daniels is ordered to pay Trump $293,000 in fees and sanctions 12 Dec 2018 - 02:54 am

Stephanie Clifford, the adult-movie star professionally known as Stormy Daniels, was ordered to pay $292,000 in attorney fees and $1,000 in sanctions to...

Brazil green groups prepare climate-change contingency plan 11 Dec 2018 - 11:02 pm

KATOWICE: With its wooden walls and posters on protecting forests and fauna, Brazil's pavilion at the U.N. climate talks in Poland offers no...

Trump bickers with Democratic leaders, threatens government shutdown 11 Dec 2018 - 11:02 pm

WASHINGTON: Bickering in public with Democratic leaders, President Donald Trump threatened repeatedly on Tuesday to shut down the government if Congress doesn't provide...

Jury recommends life in prison for US white nationalist 11 Dec 2018 - 10:28 pm

WASHINGTON: A jury in the state of Virginia recommended Tuesday that a white nationalist who rammed his car into counter-protesters during a "Unite...

Former Canadian diplomat reportedly arrested in China 11 Dec 2018 - 08:30 pm

TORONTO: A former Canadian diplomat reportedly has been arrested in China. The International Crisis Group said Tuesday it's aware of reports that its...