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Embattled Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax spoke out Wednesday denying sexual assault allegations made against him by two women and calling for multi-state investigations he says will vindicate him. “These allegations, if true, would be incredibly serious. Because they are not true, however, they are incredibly hurtful to me and […]

Iranian media are reporting that the number of dead from recent flooding has risen to 62, up from 57 the day before. A Wednesday report by the semi-official Fars news agency quotes Ahmad Shojaei, head of the country’s forensic medicine department, as saying the casualties were in various provinces that […]

An American tourist was kidnapped on Tuesday evening while visiting Uganda’s most popular national park, officials said. A group of unidentified armed men ambushed tourists in the Queen Elizabeth National Park in southwest Uganda and abducted an American, along with the Ugandan driver, according to a statement from Ugandan government […]

Transcript for Girlfriend of slain LA rapper speaks out Now we turn to the latest on the shooting death of grammy nominated rapper nipsey hussle. A suspect is now in custody and overnight the rapper’s longtime girlfriend broke her silence. Adrienne Bankert has more. Reporter: Overnight actress Lauren London, the […]

A Canadian woman said her “mom instinct” took over last week when she fought off a cougar that mauled her 7-year-old son in their backyard. Chelsea Lockhart was doing household chores on Friday afternoon when she heard her son, Zachery, scuffling with something outside their home in Lake Cowichan, Vancouver […]

A nor’easter was brushing New England with rain, wet snow and gusty winds on Wednesday morning, but there will be no significant impact. The storm will be out of Maine by late morning. As the storm went up the East Coast Tuesday, it produced a rare April snowfall in Charlotte, […]

An Australian senator was censured by his colleagues on Wednesday for seeking to blame the victims of last month’s mosque shootings and vilify Muslims. Sen. Fraser Anning was the target of widespread condemnation for blaming the attack in New Zealand on immigration policies. He faced more criticism later for physically […]

It’s Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Let’s start here. 1. Repeal and replace and procrastinate and … avoid wind turbines? Donald Trump, the president of the United States of America, said on Tuesday, a week after his administration backed an anti-Obamacare court ruling, that his fellow Republicans actually should wait until […]

New Islamic laws that took effect in Brunei on Wednesday, punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death, have triggered an outcry from countries, rights groups and celebrities far beyond the tiny Southeast Asian nation’s shores. The penalties were provided for under new sections of Brunei’s Sharia Penal […]

House Democrats on Wednesday plan to move forward with efforts to subpoena the Justice Department for special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report, along with any underlying materials, after the Justice Department ignored Democrats’ deadline to deliver both to Congress on Tuesday. The move puts Democrats on a collision course with […]