About 100 ISIS fighters have surrendered in Raqqa, Syria, in the last 24 hours and have been removed from the city, the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS told ABC News. The mass surrender is viewed as a sign that the coalition’s battle to retake Raqqa could be nearing its end, with […]
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Girl dies after falling from cruise ship’s interior deck to one below
An 8-year-old girl died Saturday after falling from one deck in a cruise ship’s interior atrium to a lower deck, officials said. The girl, whose name has not been released, fell on the Carnival Glory cruise ship while it was docked at the Dante B. Fascell Port of Miami on […]
Bannon hits GOP senators who failed to defend Trump over Corker feud
President Trump‘s controversial former chief strategist Steve Bannon said he plans to go to “war” against the GOP senators who didn’t rush to Trump’s defense during his public feud with Sen. Bob Corker. “Nobody can run and hide on this one, these folks are coming for you,” Bannon said Saturday […]
Danger of war, Germany warns after Trump’s move on Iran nuclear deal
October 14, 2017 BERLIN (Reuters) – If the United States terminates the Iran nuclear deal or reimposes sanctions on Tehran it could result in Iran developing nuclear weapons and raise the danger of war close to Europe, Germany’s foreign minister said on Saturday. U.S. President Donald Trump refused on Friday […]
France considers revoking Weinstein’s Legion of Honour
Producer Harvey Weinstein speaks at the ceremony for the unveiling of the star for Italian composer Ennio Morricone on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni – GF10000324983 October 14, 2017 PARIS (Reuters) – France has started the process of stripping Harvey Weinstein of […]
IMF Lagarde: Trade revisions can be a ‘win-win’ for all involved
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde makes remarks during the Plenary Session of the IMF and World Bank’s 2017 Annual Fall Meetings, in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Theiler October 14, 2017 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Saturday a revision […]
Some police try out gun cameras
A small number of police departments are showing interest in a new type of video camera that can be mounted directly on officers’ guns, saying it may offer a better view of officer-involved shootings than body cameras. Some law enforcement officials and civil rights groups are skeptical. Among the cons, […]
Trump’s lawyers: Courts have no say over his Twitter feed
Lawyers for President Donald Trump say a judge should reject a lawsuit challenging Trump’s ability to block his critics from following him on Twitter. The lawyers filed papers late Friday to try to put an end to a Manhattan federal court lawsuit that makes First Amendment claims. They say Trump’s […]
Swastika found on green of vandalized golf course
Authorities say vandalism at a Maine golf course will be investigated as a possible hate crime because of a swastika that was found carved into the green on the course’s first hole. Police suspect the damage at Cobbossee Colony Golf Course in Monmouth was done by teenagers sometime late Sunday […]
Southern Yemen leader sees independence referendum, parliament body
File Photo – Dismissed governor of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, Aidaroos al-Zubaidi (R), waves to supporters of the separatist Southern Movement as they demonstrated against recent decisions by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi that sacked senior officials supported by the United Arab Emirates, including al-Zubaidi in Aden, Yemen […]