Trump gives Barr power to declassify intelligence related to Russia probeThe Washington Post - By Devlin Barrett, Carol D. Leonnig, Robert Costa, Colby Itkowitz
Trump and Pelosi Trade Barbs, Both Questioning the Other’s FitnessThe New York Times - By GLENN THRUSH and MICHAEL TACKETT
NKorea says talks won't resume unless US changes positionAssociated Press - By KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press
Florida Highway Patrol Wildfire shuts down a part of I-95 in Florida, snarling traffic as Memorial Day weekend beginsCNN - By Faith Karimi and Joe Sutton, CNN(CNN) — A wildfire has shut down a portion of Interstate 95 in northern Florida, snarling traffic on a major US highway as the busy Memorial Day weekend begins. The Yellow Bluff Fire has scorched 450 and
News Bomb kills senior cleric during Friday prayers at Afghan mosqueReuters - Reuters EditorialKABUL (Reuters) - A bomb killed a senior Islamic preacher and wounded at least 16 devotees inside a mosque in the Afghan capital during Friday prayers, interior ministry officials said. The preacher, Rayhan,
Kidnapping of Jayme Closs Wisconsin man could face life in prison for kidnapping girl, 13, murdering parentsReuters - by Andrew Hay in Taos(Reuters) - The Wisconsin man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after murdering her parents and terrifying a rural community will learn on Friday whether he will spend the rest his
Play buttonNews 'I have done everything I can': Theresa May’s statement in fullThe GuardianEver since I first stepped through the door behind me as prime minister, I have striven to make the United Kingdom a country that works not just for a privileged few, but for everyone. Back in 2016, we
Taiwan Same-sex couples start registering marriages in TaiwanAssociated Press - By JOHNSON LAI, Associated PressTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Hundreds of same-sex couples in Taiwan rushed to get married Friday, the first day a landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage took effect. Taiwan became the first place
Russia Ex-U.S. marine held in Russia on spying charge says he's being threatened: TASSReuters - Reuters EditorialFormer U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was detained on suspicion of spying, stands inside a defendants' cage as he attends a court hearing regarding the extension of his detention, in Moscow, Russia, May
Oman Oman trying to reduce U.S.-Iran tensions: foreign ministry tweetReuters - by Maher ChmaytelliDUBAI (Reuters) - Oman is trying "with other parties" to reduce tensions between the United States and Iran, the Omani Foreign Ministry tweeted on Friday. The tweet cited Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah,
Kidnapping of Jayme Closs Jayme Closs' kidnapper will be sentenced today, and her family will be thereCNN - By Jason Hanna, CNN(CNN) — Jayme Closs' relatives spent three months agonizing over the Wisconsin teenager's whereabouts before she escaped from the man who'd gunned down her parents and imprisoned her in a remote cabin.
Pete Buttigieg Buttigieg tells Jewish leaders U.S. should guide Israel toward better policiesNBC News - Josh LedermanThe Democratic presidential candidate also said fighting rising anti-Semitism "must be a bipartisan cause." WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg told a group of influential liberal Jewish leaders on Thursday that
Ben Carson Exclusive: Carson seeks to clean up testimony on protections for homeless transgender peoplethehill.com - Jordan Fabian Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Thursday sought to clarify testimony about the Trump administration’s plans to roll back an …
Brazil Majority in Brazil's top court to make homophobia and transphobia crimesbbc.co.uk A majority in Brazil's Supreme Court has voted in favour of making homophobia and transphobia crimes.
News Joel Johnson shooting: Surveillance video shows Philadelphia police shooting unarmed man panhandlingCBS News - Mola Lenghi Surveillance video obtained by CBS Philadelphia is dark and grainy, but you can make out Joel Johnson panhandling Monday evening between slow-moving …
News MLB teams’ involvement with Cuban players under Justice Department scrutinyThe Washington Post - By Will Hobson, Teri Thompson, Christian RedA Justice Department investigation into Major League Baseball’s operations in Latin America and the trafficking of Cuban players has expanded in recent months, with former league and team officials among
Massachusetts State Police A Vietnam veterans memorial was vandalized with a swastika. Police want to find out who did itCNN - By Madeline Holcombe, CNN(CNN) — Several days before Memorial Day, a Vietnam War memorial in Massachusetts has been vandalized with "hate-related" graffiti. Police are canvassing the area near the memorial in Dorchester, about
News He met a woman online and proposed a week later. Then he scammed her out of $80K, police sayCNN - By Faith Karimi, CNN(CNN) — A man accused of swindling $80,000 from a Georgia woman he met online has been arrested in Tennessee -- and is wanted in other states for similar scams, authorities said. John Martin Hill, 35,
Congress (INC) Indian Prime Minister meets party leaders after election winAssociated Press - By EMILY SCHMALL, Associated PressNEW DELHI (AP) — India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was meeting with leaders of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday fresh off his thunderous victory in the general elections. Modi
Indiana Indiana boy, 4, swept away in creek, rescue effort underway: policeFox News - Bradford BetzA rescue effort is underway for a 4-year-old Indiana boy who was swept away in a flooded creek Thursday evening, according to reports. Carroll County police responded to a call around 6 p.m. regarding
News Labour activists push party to adopt people's vote as official policyThe Guardian - Rowena Mason Deputy political editorLabour activists have launched a fresh campaign to get a second Brexit referendum adopted unequivocally as policy at its party conference in a move they hope will force the leadership to shift to a pro-EU
News Ex-craps dealer linked to $1.2M scam is banished from Nevada casinosFox News - Dom CalicchioA former craps dealer at the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas now has the dubious distinction of being the 36th person listed in the state of Nevada’s “black book” – a register of those excluded from casinos
News 50 Children Have Been Rescued After Officials Busted a Multinational Paedophile RingTIME - Amy GuniaNine people were arrested in Thailand, Australia and the U.S. and 50 children were rescued following an Interpol investigation into an international paedophile ring. The investigation, which began two
News UN health agency seeks to halve number of snakebite deathsAssociated PressLONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization is publishing its first-ever global strategy to tackle the problem of snakebites, aiming to halve the number of people killed or disabled by snakes by 2030.
Mount Everest Geauga County native dies after reaching summit of Mount Everestcleveland.com - Cliff Pinckard CLEVELAND, Ohio — A man who grew up in Geauga County died Wednesday shortly after reaching the summit of Mount Everest, according to reports. For Don …
Measles Health officials considered banning individuals from flying to prevent measles transmissionCNN - By Debra Goldschmidt, CNN(CNN) — State and local health officials have consulted with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in recent months about the possibility of preventing individuals from flying to prevent measles
Trump Tower Trump arrives in Japan with his Asia policy in tatters, to Abe's benefitCNN - Analysis by James Griffiths, CNNHong Kong (CNN) — Shinzo Abe's long game is paying off. Only a year ago, the Japanese Prime Minister was looking like the odd one out as US President Donald Trump cozied up to China's Xi Jinping and North
Abortion The reality for women seeking abortions in Alabama and GeorgiaCNN - By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN(CNN) — Alabama and Georgia recently passed some of the most restrictive abortion legislation in the country. But even before that, reproductive rights supporters say a web of laws and logistics already
Oregon State University Oregon college student taking mountainside pictures dies in 100-foot fallUSA TODAY - Kristin LamAn Oregon college student taking pictures over a viewpoint wall on Sunday died after falling 100 feet, authorities said. Michelle Casey, 21, landed in a tree on the mountainside, the Tillamook County Office
William Barr Schiff blasts Trump's 'un-American' order to intel agencies to cooperate with Barr probethehill.com - Zack Budryk House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) blasted a Thursday evening order by President Trump ordering intelligence agencies to …
Jerrold Nadler Nadler: Mueller wants to testify privatelythehill.com - Owen Daugherty House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said special counsel Robert Mueller wants to testify privately about his investigation …
Cocaine K-9 unit tracks down $1.4 million of cocaine during a traffic stopCNN - By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN(CNN) — A drug task force officer and his K-9 partner Spyke sniffed out a huge and expensive stash of cocaine in the Houston area on Wednesday. They seized 29 kilograms of coke with a street value of million
Asia After years of fierce debate, Taiwan celebrates the first same-sex weddings in AsiaCNN - By Ben Westcott, Matt Rivers and Jo Shelley, CNNTaipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Beaming in the bright sunshine, Amber Wang took the hand of her new wife, Kristin Huang, on the steps of the Xinyi District office in Taipei, Friday, making history as one of the
