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With new special envoy, Pompeo heading to N Korea amid ‘deadlock’ over denuclearization
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Amid what North Korea calls a “deadlock” in denuclearization talks, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Pyongyang next week, with the new Special Representative for North Korea, Steve Biegun, in tow. [Read More…]
Suspected Nazi labor camp guard unlikely to be prosecuted in Germany: Authorities
U.S. Department of Justice(NEW YORK) — Jakiw Palij, a man authorities say is a former Nazi concentration camp guard who was deported to Germany this week, is unlikely to be prosecuted for war crimes there [Read More…]
Democratic Republic of the Congo approves more experimental Ebola treatments in race to contain growing outbreak
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Democratic Republic of the Congo has approved four more experimental treatments for the deadly Ebola virus, in an effort to contain a growing outbreak in its restive eastern region that has [Read More…]
Iowa jogger Mollie Tibbetts was killed from ‘multiple sharp force injuries’: Autopsy
Facebook(BROOKLYN, Iowa) — Slain Iowa jogger Mollie Tibbetts died from “multiple sharp force injuries” according to the preliminary results of her autopsy, officials said Thursday. Tibbetts, a 20-year-old rising sophomore at the University of Iowa, [Read More…]
Former NSA contractor sentenced to 5 years in prison for leaking classified documents on Russia probe
Sean Rayford/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A former National Security contractor described by a federal prosecutor as “quintessential example of an insider threat,” was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday for leaking to the media classified [Read More…]
Young soccer players rescued from Thai cave thank the world for teaching them ‘love’
ABC News(MAE SAI, Thailand) — Sitting on an ornate carpet in a Thailand temple on Wednesday, a golden Buddha staring over their shoulders, the 12 young soccer players and their coach beamed with smiles and [Read More…]
Man kills mother, sister before being shot dead by French police
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — A man armed with a knife killed his mother, his sister and seriously injured a passerby, before being fatally shot by police in the city of Trappes, west of Paris, the French interior [Read More…]
Monster Hurricane Lane pummeling Hawaii with torrential rains, winds
(HONOLULU) — Hurricane Lane is bearing down on Hawaii, dumping up to a foot of rain on the Big Island and lashing the state with rough winds. The Category 4 storm may bring over 30 [Read More…]
Bull market breaks a new record on Wall Street
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Wednesday marked an important milestone for the stock market: the bull market turned 3,453 days old, making it the longest run in American history. The current bull market started nearly [Read More…]
Monster Hurricane Lane pummeling Hawaii with torrential rains, 130 mph winds
(HONOLULU) — Hurricane Lane is bearing down on Hawaii, dumping up to a foot of rain on the Big Island and lashing the state with winds up to 130 miles per hour. The Category 4 [Read More…]
Confederate monuments will stay in place at NC capitol after new vote
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) — The students of the University of North Carolina may have torn down a Confederate statue from their campus, but a new vote by a state commission means that [Read More…]
Trump says Mollie Tibbetts’ family ‘separated’ from the slain student
Poweshiek County Sheriffs Office(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump weighed in on the murder case of an Iowa college student, pointing to the immigration status of the man accused of killing her, even though his status [Read More…]
Young soccer players rescued from Thai cave thank the world for teaching them ‘love’
ABC News(MAE SAI, Thailand) — Sitting on an ornate carpet in a Thailand temple on Wednesday, a golden Buddha staring over their shoulders, the 12 young soccer players and their coach beamed with smiles and [Read More…]
Confederate monuments will stay in place at NC capitol after new vote
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) — The students of the University of North Carolina may have torn down a Confederate statue from their campus, but a new vote by a state commission means that [Read More…]
Category 4 hurricane bearing down on Hawaii with 130 mph winds, torrential rain
(HONOLULU) — A Category 4 hurricane with winds up 130 miles per hour is approaching the Hawaiian islands. Hurricane Lane is expected to track very close to the islands Thursday and Friday. It may weaken [Read More…]
Category 4 hurricane with 130 mph winds nearing Hawaii
(HONOLULU) — Hurricane Lane is bearing down on Hawaii with 130 mph winds and is expected to track very close to the islands Thursday and Friday. The Category 4 storm is expected to weaken a [Read More…]
Confederate monuments will stay in place at NC capitol after new vote
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) — The students of the University of North Carolina may have torn down a Confederate statue from their campus, but a new vote by a state commission means that [Read More…]
Knife-wielding man kills 1, injures 2 near Paris
(PARIS) — A man wielding a knife killed one person and injured two others near Paris on Thursday. The suspect was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Police have not disclosed a possible motive [Read More…]
Knife-wielding man kills 2 in Paris suburb
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — A knife-wielding man killed two people and seriously injured another victim near Paris on Thursday, French authorities said. The attack occurred in Trappes, a suburb about 20 miles southwest of Paris, officials said. [Read More…]
Companies offer perks for pet owners
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Our pets have spoken: the “paw-renting revolution” is upon us, and a growing number of companies are trying to make their workplaces a happier place for our four-legged friends. Ollie, a company [Read More…]
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