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File photos of John W. Milam, 35, left, his half-brother Roy Bryant, 24 , centre, who go on trial in Sumner, Miss., Sept. 18, 1955, are charged with the murder of 14-year-old African American Emmett L.Till from Chicago, who is alleged to have "wolf-whistled" and made advances at Bryant's wife Carolyn, seen right.

Key Witness In Emmett Till Case Admits She Lied, Historian Says

More than 60 years after her accusations led to the lynching death of 14-year-old Emmett Till, Carolyn Bryant has confessed to a historian that her allegations were false, CBS News reports. In 1955, Bryant, then 21, who is white, claimed that Till, a black boy visiting relatives in Mississippi, made sexual advances towards her. That claim led to his kidnapping and brutal

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley addressing at the launch of the SBIs Wealth Management Initiative and unveil SBI Exclusive Services, in New Delhi, india

India's Proposed Budget Intended To Ease Pain From Cash Crunch

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will likely boost spending and ease back on cutting the deficit when he presents his fourth budget on Wednesday, as he seeks to lift growth hit by the government's drive to purge the economy of "black money," Reuters reports. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise decision last November to scrap high-value banknotes worth 86 percent of

A woman shows a photo of slain environmentalist and indigenous leader and Berta Caceres outside the presidential office in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Monday, May 9, 2016.

Honduras Named Most Dangerous Country For Environmental Activists

A new report issued by the anti-corruption group Global Witness said that 120 Honduran activists have been killed since 2010 trying to protect the environment making it the deadliest per capita Central American country for activists, according to Al Jazeera. Honduras is the third poorest country in Latin America according to the UN World Food Programme but the wealth of natural

Judge Neil Gorsuch stands with his wife Louise as President Donald Trump announces him as his choice for the Supreme Court during a televised event in the East Room on the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017.

Neil Gorsuch Background Shows Straightforward Style With Skepticism of Government Regulations

President Donald Trump named Colorado native Neil Gorsuch as the nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday evening, according to The Associated Press. Gorsuch is known for having a precise but colloquial writing style along with strong advocacy for judicial review of government regulations and questioning law enforcement. Gorsuch earned his bachelor's degree from Columbia

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is interviewed by Chris Wallace host of Fox News Sunday.

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Fox News apologizes for erroneous Quebec terror tweet

LOS ANGELES (CNNMoney) -- Amid pressure from the Canadian prime minister, Fox News has apologized for a tweet that inaccurately identified the suspect in Sunday night's Quebec mosque terror attack as a man of Moroccan origin. "FoxNews.com initially corrected the misreported information with a tweet and an update to the story on

Women walk back dropped by a destroyed building in Vuhlehirsk, Ukraine, Monday, March 9, 2015. More than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict.

UN Security Council Worries Over Dangerous Deterioration in Ukraine

The UN Security Council said they have grave concerns on Tuesday concerning the situation in eastern Ukraine and called for a cease to the violence, according to Reuters. "The members of the Security Council expressed their full support of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," the Security Council said in statement. "The members of the Security Council called for

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Tiny Hummingbird Creates Big Problem For California Bridge Construction

After a hummingbird egg and nest was discovered in the beginning stages of upgrades to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge north of San Francisco, officials say that the project is put on hold until the egg hatches, according to The Associated Press. Workers discovered the nest from the species, Anna's Hummingbird, which is protested under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act which forbids

In this Aug. 12, 2016, file photo, Native Americans protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in southern North Dakota.

Army Corps Instructed to Make Way For Dakota Access Construction

In a statement on Tuesday, Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer from North Dakota said that the Pentagon will tell Congress that the Army Corps of Engineers will be granting an easement that will allow the pipeline to cross below Lake Oahe, according to Politico. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) said in a separate statement that the acting Secretary of the Army "informed us that he has

Amnesty International campaigner Wilnor Papa, left, gestures during a video news conference with their London counterpart Rachel Chhoa-Howard and Sis. Maria Vida Cordero, right, in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017.

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Amnesty warns of crimes against humanity in Philippines

Philippine police may have committed crimes against humanity by killing thousands of alleged drug offenders or paying others to murder as part of President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, Amnesty International says. ...

A youth rests on the stairs of his home covered by a mural of Cuba's former President Fidel Castro, left, and Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in the 23 de Enero neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela

Venezuela bans Hugo Chavez TV series, El Comandante

Venezuela has banned TV networks from broadcasting a new series on late president Hugo Chavez, calling the US-Colombian production an attack on the legacy of the charismatic socialist firebrand. El Comandante, a 60-episode series on Chavez’s life, premiered Monday night in Colombia. It is also due to air in seven other Latin American countries and the United States from

Jocelynn Lujan, 6, left, and her sister, Jennifer, 8, attend a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017

‘Viva Mexico!’: Trump wall awakens Mexican patriotism

Mexico City: Mexicans are replacing profile pictures on social media with their country’s flag. Others are calling for boycotts of American products like Coca-Cola and Starbucks. US President Donald Trump’s vow to make Mexicans pay for a massive border wall has not only caused a diplomatic row, it has sparked patriotic fervour south of the border. On Twitter, Facebook and

South Korean soldiers jump off an amphibious assault vehicle after hitting the ground during a military exercise, Cobra Gold, on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand Friday, Feb. 14, 2014.

A Specter Is Haunting Thailand – And Its Not Communism, But China And U.S.

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling A legend in Thailand tells the story of Nak, a pregnant woman, who deeply loved her husband Mak who was sent away to war. But while Mak was gone, Nak and her unborn child died a tragic death. Upon his return Mak, however, found his wife and child alive and well where they happily lived together for some time. Through strange

Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he leaves for lunch after being summoned for jury duty in New York, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015.

[VIDEO]: Americans Support Immigration Ban By Nearly 2-1 Margin, Poll Says

Nearly half of all American respondents in a Reuters/Ipsos poll support US President Donald Trump’s executive order to impose a temporary block on immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries, the Telegraph reported Wednesday. When asked "Do you agree or disagree with the executive order that President Trump signed blocking refugees and banning people from seven Muslim

File - A three-day polio vaccination campaign kicked off throughout Darfur on 28 February 2011 as part of the Sudanese Government's efforts to eradicate the disease. The campaign was organized by the Sudanese Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF.

Immunisation drive hailed as watershed for Africa as leaders target public health

Heads of state at African Union summit approve universal immunisation push as new Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is announced

Demonstrators block an escalator at the international terminal as protests against President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries continue at San Francisco International Airport, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.

If you thought Brexit caused political chaos, wait until California makes its own bid for freedom

So how about a theme song for the Trump presidency? Suggestions anyone? A certain

Bogoslof Island or Agasagook Island, submarine stratovolcano located along the southern edge of the Bering Sea

Alaska's Bogsolof Volcano continues erupting, disrupting flights

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the Trump National Golf Club, Tuesday, March 8, 2016, in Jupiter, Fla.

GOP suspends Senate rule, muscles Trump picks through panel

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans muscled through committee approval of President Donald Trump's nominees for Treasury and Health on Wednesday, suspending a key Senate rule in the latest escalation of partisan tensions in Congress. Democrats boycotted a Finance Committee meeting and Republicans responded by temporarily scuttling a rule requiring at least one Democrat to be

File - An Indian child showing unripe green lychees from a tree in Jammu, India, on Tuesday,17th May 2016. The fruit has been found to be dangerous to undernourished children.

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Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee traded heated barbs Wednesday before approving the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions along party lines to be the nation’s next attorney general, The Belfast Telegraph reported. The panel’s 11-9 vote for Session’s approval occurred after Democratic Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Republican John Cornyn (R-Texas) engaged in a heated argument

Rex Tillerson officially joins Trump’s Cabinet after contentious Senate vote

Party: Congolese opposition leader Tshisekedi dies at 84

Feds say Orlando killer’s widow admitted to FBI about planned terrorist attack