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Deadly Northern California Wildfires Are Linked To Power Lines

CAL Fire investigators have determined a PG&E power line conductor separated from a connector, causing the conductor to fall to the ground, starting the fire....

Taliban agree three-day Eid ceasefire in Afghanistan

The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a three-day ceasefire over the Eid holiday at the end of this week, their first offer of its kind, following a cease...

Mitt Romney says Trump will win reelection in 2020, Politico reports

Democrats will nominate someone who is out of touch, and the economy has surged under Trump's stewardship, Romney said, predicting an easy win for Republicans i...

Political ad shows candidate kissing his same-sex spouse

An openly gay Maryland candidate for governor has just aired his political advertisement that features him kissing his husband in a move created to "p**s off" P...

Trump Signals Possible Support For Bipartisan Marijuana Legislation

The bill, known as the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act (STATES Act), would amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent its ...

Special Air Services Regiment soldiers ‘may have committed war crimes’ inquiry told

It warns the country's national security is at risk due to "major gaps in knowledge" across the government regarding the culture of the Special Operations Comma...

FOX News' Charles Krauthammer Reveals Terminal Cancer, Weeks to Live

After publishing his letter regarding his cancer, Rupert Murdoch , the executive chairman of Fox News , issued a statement praising Krauthammer, according t...

U.S. sending 1,600 immigration detainees to federal prisons

Kevin Landy, a former ICE assistant director responsible for the Office of Detention Policy and Planning under the Obama administration, said the move to house ...

Judge who issued Brock Turner's six-month sentence loses job

The Democratic-controlled state legislature subsequently passed a law requiring judges to sentence those guilty of sexual assault to prison time rather than the...

Taiwan repels ‘invasion’ at military drill amid China tensions

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has inspected a large-scale military exercise simulating an attack by Chinese military forces together with the King of Swazi...

US probe of Malaysia's 1MDB picks up speed after Najib's election loss

US investigators have accelerated their probe into the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund set up by former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and are exchanging more ...

U.S. pulls two more people out of Cuba over mysterious health concerns

The State Department issues a health alert for all of China after USA diplomats and staff members began suffering from a sound-related illness. The 21 patie...

Ontario’s new premier isn’t sure if he’ll go to Toronto Pride

He says the Conservatives will turn the province around, adding it is a day of prosperity and opportunity. Kathleen Wynne, who stepped down as Liberal leader ...

Stoltenberg expects North Atlantic Treaty Organisation member states to agree on new forces

European countries are at loggerheads with Washington over punishing new United States tariffs on steel and aluminium as well as President Donald Trump's deci...

President Trump talks about Melania Trump's 'operation'

In April, she represented the Trumps at former first lady Barbara Bush's funeral, rolled out her "Be Best" awareness campaign to help children, and orchestrated...

South Korean woman survives six-night ordeal lost in the Australian wilderness

Han stayed there for days until emergency crews rescued her on Thursday afternoon, using a helicopter and 60-foot (18m) winch to pull her from the ravine. 'Afte...

Trump says Russian Federation should be at G7 meeting, Moscow not so sure

In three of the other G-7 countries a majority of citizens have a favorable view of the United States: The United Kingdom, Japan and Italy. Before leaving Was...

Suspect in girl's slaying in Germany is arrested in Iraq

The murder is yet another case reflecting tensions concerning the massive flow of migrants to Germany between 2015 and 2016, a crisis that had propelled the Ger...

Kids respond to brutal obit that says mother 'will not be missed'

According to her children, Kathleen Dehmlow abandoned them in 1962. By the third paragraph, the death notice takes an unexpected turn. The paid obituary pub...

U.S. soldier killed, 4 others wounded in 'enemy attack' in Somalia

Mogadishu time, killing one USA service member and injuring four USA service members and one partner force member", said the statement . At least one U.S. Th...

SC woman who stole baby in FL sentenced

Gloria Williams was sentenced to 18 years on Friday - the same length as her deception - after posing as a friendly nurse to steal Kamiyah Mobley from a hospita...

Ford mum on whether Liberals will be allowed to retain party status

Wynne acknowledged it's been a "difficult night" for her Liberals, who saw their party's presence in the legislature all but disappear. The Tory majority coul...

Xi Jinping says Vladimir Putin is his ‘best friend’

He was more more forthcoming about his friendship with Xi during an interview with Chinese state broadcaster CGTN earlier this week. Mr. Xi and Mr. A no...

Hammond slaps Johnson down over leaked Brexit comments

He'd go in bloody hard... there's be all sorts of breakdowns, all sorts of chaos. 'Everyone would think he'd gone mad. "You've got to face the fact there ma...

Satellite images show effects of volcano's latest explosion on Hawaii's Big Island

As the lava marched toward the bay, it vaporized Hawaii's largest freshwater lake in Kapoho Crater. Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim, whose home was among thos...