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Judge orders Obama administration to release new Clinton emails

A federal judge has ordered the Obama administration to release new emails connected to Hillary Clinton before Democratic National Conventio...

Paul Ryan says he will vote for Donald Trump

The speaker of the House of Representatives says he will vote for Donald Trump. Rep. Paul Ryan made that statement in a column submitted ...

Lavrov: World War II put an end to Kuril Islands transfer story

According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, World War II put an end to the story of the Kuril Islands’ transfer from one state to ...

North Korea: Kim Jong-un's aunt 'lives American Dream'

An aunt of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been running a dry-cleaning business in the US after defecting with her family in 1998, the Washing...

Clinton IT aide to plead Fifth in email case

The man believed to have set up and maintained Hillary Clinton’s private email server will assert his Fifth Amendment rights against self-i...

Argentina's last military dictator jailed for role in international death squad

Argentina’s last military dictator, 88-year-old former general Reynaldo Bignone, was today sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in Opera...

Fewer than 500 of 163,000 asylum seekers found jobs

Using figures from Sweden's employment agency Arbetsförmedlingen and migration authorities Migrationsverket, SVT reported on Tuesda...

Attempted North Korea missile launch fails: South Korea

North Korea attempted to fire a missile from its east coast on Tuesday but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean officials said, in what wou...

In dramatic statement, European leaders call for ‘immediate’ open access to all scientific paper

In what European science chief Carlos Moedas calls a "life-changing" move, E.U. member states today agreed on an ambitious new open-acc...

Dalai Lama says 'too many' refugees in Europe

The Dalai Lama said in an interview published Thursday that Europe has accepted “too many” refugees, and that they should eventually retur...

State Dept. watchdog: Clinton violated email rules

A State Department watchdog concluded that Hillary Clinton failed to comply with the agency’s policies on records while using a person...

Wealthy sex assault survivor pledges to defeat GOP lawmaker who won’t let victims sue their abuser

ealthy New York businessman has made it his personal mission to defeat state lawmakers who won’t pass a bill to allow child sex abuse survivors ...

As many as 240,000 women have tried DIY abortions because of strict Texas laws

Between 100,000 and 240,000 women of reproductive age in Texas have attempted self-induced abortions as access to abortion clinics throughout the stat...

China says Nanjing more worthy of remembrance than Hiroshima

China said on Friday (May 27) that Japan's World War II violence is more worthy of remembrance than the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, ahead of a hi...

Senator calls for investigation of Purdue Pharma following Times story on OxyContin

.S. senator on Friday called for federal investigations of OxyContin’s manufacturer in response to a Los Angeles Times report that found the bes...

U.S. election: Manufacturing the masks

There's no masking the facts. One Chinese factory is expecting Donald Trump to beat his likely U.S. presidential rival Hilary Clinton in the popul...

U.S. plans new wave of immigrant deportation raids

U.S. immigration officials are planning a month-long series of raids in May and June to deport hundreds of Central American mothers and children found...

Alabama Chief Justice Suspended Over Gay Marriage Stance

Roy Moore, chief justice of the Alabama state Supreme Court, was suspended for his efforts to block same-sex marriage, counter to a U.S. Supreme Court...

State Department email audit faults Hillary Clinton

 Hillary Clinton and her team ignored clear guidance from the State Department that her email setup broke federal standards and could leave sensi...

Bernie Sanders Blasts Hillary Clinton's Refusal to Debate as 'Insulting' to Voters

Bernie Sanders blasted Hillary Clinton for her refusal to debate him two weeks before the California Democratic primary. "...

Trump the Magnificent

On the morning of May 19th, American news watchers were greeted with an early morning report of a missing plane. Specifically, flight EgyptAir MS804 d...

Donald Trump is trying out a new moniker for Hillary Clinton

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump appears to be test-driving a new moniker for Hillary Clinton, his Democratic counterpart.  ...

The Inevitability Trap

e Sunday before Election Day, Hillary Clinton addressed a crowd of voters at an afternoon rally in Nashua, New Hampshire. The state has long served as...

Gov. McCrory Stands Behind Parts of North Carolina's 'Bathroom Law

Heated debate, protests and boycotts over North Carolina's controversial law, which some consider discriminatory towards members of the LGBT commu...

Lewandowski says campaign understands delegate rules, calls Trump 'presumptive nominee'

Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski on Sunday dismissed criticism about his team failing to understand GOP delegate rules and declared his...

Introducing Based Mom - Crusader Against Tyranny

Have you heard of based mom?  Well her actual name is Christina Hoff Sommers (The Factual Feminist)and she has been called by a stunning majority...

Paul Ryan Says He Doesn’t Want and Won’t Accept the GOP Nomination

House Speaker Paul Ryan sought to shut down speculation on Tuesday that he might become the Republican presidential nominee in the event of a con...

N.C. Governor Signs Order That 'Clarifies' Controversial Gender Identity Bill

Responding to criticisms over his state's controversial new law that voids cities' anti-discrimination rules protecting members of the LGBT co...

Brazil's congressional committee votes in favour of impeaching Dilma Rousseff

President suffers damaging setback as committee sets stage for full vote in lower house of Congress later this week Brazil’s president D...

'One Person, One Vote' Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court

The court's rejection of the challenge was a victory for the federal government, which advocated using total population as a metric for redistrict...

Sanders Digs In, Clinton Calls for Unity in Spat Over Qualifications

NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders continued a charged back-and-forth Thursday over their qualifications for the Oval Office, with Sanders ...

This war is for America’s soul: Donald Trump, Paul Ryan and how wealthy white elites protect thems

It's the elites vs the people in this presidential campaign, and nothing less than democracy is at stake. oday’s political crisis is the ...

Donald Trump on North Korea going to war: 'Good luck, enjoy yourself folks'

Donald Trump on Saturday told a crowd of thousands he was sanguine about potential hostilities between North Korea and its neighbors. Speaking...

Gareth Bale Comments on El Clasico 2016, Zinedine Zidane and More

By Rory Marsden Gareth Bale has indicated he is not currently being used in his favoured position ahead of Real Madrid's meeting with...

Trump fends off controversy hoping to clinch Wisconsin

By SCOTT BAUER and JULIE PACE Latest News Advertisement MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Next Tuesday's Wisconsin presidential primary is emerging a...

Obama: Trump 'doesn't know much about foreign policy'

President Barack Obama said Donald Trump's suggestion that Japan and South Korea should consider obtaining nuclear weapons demonstrates the Republ...

Poland slams door on refugees

The Brussels terror attacks prompted Poland to rethink its already unenthusiastic position on accepting asylum seekers and stop re...

How to inoculate people against Donald Trump’s fact-bending claims

A potential Donald Trump presidency terrifies people worldwide. Hisracism, bullying, and enthusiasm for violence are a great ...

Judicial Watch Lawsuit Uncovers New Hillary Clinton Email Withheld from State Department

Email Shows Clinton Engaged On Blackberry Issues (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it has obtained State Depar...

Poll: Trump, Clinton score historic unfavorable ratings

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton register net negative ratings in double digits, indicating the front-runners for each party's pres...

Donald Trump Won't Rule Out Using Nukes Against ISIS

Donald Trump thinks that tactical nuclear weapons may be worth using in the war against the Islamic State. In an interview with Mark Halperin and J...

Something Is Going Seriously Wrong at Arizona Polls Today

Arizona’s primaries aren’t even done yet, and there’s already legal action being taken as a result of incompetence or possibly even ...

FBI enlists Israeli firm to unlock encrypted iPhone

Israel’s Cellebrite, a provider of mobile forensic software, is helping the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s attempt to unlock an iP...

Ted Cruz calls for law enforcement to ‘patrol and secure’ Muslim neighborhoods

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) said following Tuesday's terrorist attacks in Brussels that law enforcement should "secure" Muslim neighborhoods,...

The Latest: Obama says Cuba's isolation deters change

HAVANA (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama's trip to Cuba (all times local): President Obama says Cuba's isolation has in som...

Past Terrorist Attacks Helped Trump Capitalize On Anti-Muslim Sentiment

Before President Obama made a statement on the terrorist attacks in Brussels today, presidential contender Donald Trump had already weighed ...

FBI investigating threatening letter sent to home of Eric Trump

Police and the FBI are investigating a threatening letter sent to the Manhattan apartment of Donald Trump's son Eric that contained a white powder...

Marco Rubio Quits Politics: ‘Won’t Be Vice-President’ Won’t Seek Re-Election To Senate

  “I’m looking forward to being a private citizen,” Rubio said to CNN today, looking weary from a long and content...

The Death Penalty Is a Flawed Form of Punishment

Brad Bushman is a professor of communication and psychology at Ohio State University. In Old Testament times, the death penalty was used as the pun...

Illegal Immigration: Myths, Half-Truths and a Hole in Trump's Wall

Even If you wanted to, sealing off the Mexican border is impossible Byline: Kurt Eichenwald Are there any Americans who can't recite by rote...

Getting Rid of the Death Penalty Would Eliminate Plea Bargains

Debra J. Saunders is a syndicated columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Recently, editorial page editor John Diaz asked Mark Klaas whethe...