Judges at the Superior Electoral Court acquit Michel Temer over irregularities in the 2014 campaign. ...
The jury at Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial heard from the comedian without him actually taking the stand Thursday as prosecutors read into the record his lurid, decade-old testimony about giving pills to Andrea Constand and then reaching into her pants, The Associated Press reports. Jurors in the Norristown, Pa., courthouse sat riveted and took notes as they heard the TV
Law enforcement agencies announced on Wednesday a long list of charges against 33 people, 27 of whom were involved in an organized crime group of Russian descent which is the first time federal racketeering charges have been brought against a vor v zakonei — a Russian phrase that translates roughly as "thief-in-law," according to National Public Radio. Razhden Shulaya,
The same week we learned that the human species may be older than was previously believed, it was disclosed that two teams of astronomers report that they have found molecules related to the building blocks of life at a Sun-like star, providing insight into the origins of life on Earth, Newsweek reports. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio
In a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it was shown that as many as one in 20 babies born to mothers infected with the Zika virus have birth defects, according to The Guardian. The risk got even higher if the mothers contracted Zika in the first trimester to one in 13 babies having birth defects. The report used data from more than
A U.S. district court judge denied bail to Reality Leigh Winner, the 25-year-old contractor who the Justice Department is accusing of leaking classified documents on Thursday, according to CBS News. Appearing in court wearing leg shackles and an orange jumpsuit, Winner said she was not guilty on the charges of illegally retaining and transmitting national defense information, a
SANAA (AP) — A cholera outbreak in Yemen has claimed almost 800 lives and is suspected of sickening about 100,000 people, according to the World Health Organization and a Yemeni health official. ...
A group of Arab countries that cut ties with Qatar earlier this week has produced a list of people it claims are linked to terrorism. Qatar has vowed it would not "surrender" to the mounting pressure. ...
In 11 days’ time someone has to begin negotiations in Brussels on behalf of the United Kingdom, and as we go to press it is unclear who that will be. One person it suddenly looks unlikely to be, unless in the most temporary of capacities, is Theresa May. The collapse of a Prime Minister who called an election when she looked as if she dominated the nation continues an
Japan's parliament has passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to become the first monarch to abdicate in 200 years, but put off a debate over how to tackle the shrinking royal population including male successors. The 83-year-old emperor expressed his apparent wish to abdicate last August, citing his old age and health. Under the law, an abdication must take
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America will continue to lead the world on environmental protection but would not be dictated by others on this issue, President Donald Trump has said as he justified his decision to withdraw from the landmark Paris climate deal. "From now on, we will follow a very simple rule: Every day I am president, we are going to make America first, not somebody
Srinagar—Normal life in several parts of Kashmir was disrupted Friday as authorities imposed restrictions on the movement of people and a strike call given by resistance camp to protest the killing of a youth came into effect. Schools and colleges were closed across
EU nations must step up their military co-operation as they cannot simply rely on the US to defend them, EU
U.S. authorities have charged two operatives belonging to the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah with terrorism offenses, accused of plotting to target American and Israeli targets in New York and Panama. Police arrested Samer El Debek, 37, of Dearborn, Michigan, and Ali Kourani, 32, of the Bronx, New York, on June 1. They both appeared in a Manhattan federal court on
Theresa May is to visit Buckingham Palace at 12.30pm to seek permission from the Queen to form a government, a Downing Street spokesman said. She has come under pressure to resign as British prime minister after her gamble on an early election backfired, leaving her Conservatives short of a majority. With no clear winner emerging from Thursday’s election, a wounded Mrs May
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Along with vulgar behavior and a net worth of tens of millions of dollars, what else does President Donald Trump have in common with the Hollywood comedian Kathy Griffin – just to name one of many? If you answered the part of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) that says: “Individuals with antisocial
British prime minister Theresa May has said she intends to form a government that will provide “certainty” and guide the country through Brexit talks. After striking a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party, Mrs May went to Buckingham Palace to ask Queen Elizabeth for permission to form a government in the wake of the disastrous snap election which has robbed Conservatives of
Washington (CNN)On May 12, just three days after he fired James Comey as the FBI director, President Donald Trump tweeted this: "James Comey better hope that there are no 'tapes' of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!" Like many of Trump's tweets, this one immediately came to dominate the political conversation. Did he actually have a secret recording
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday that the twin attacks in Tehran claimed by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) only serve to “reinforce hatred” of the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. His comments, striking out at the country’s principal rivals, came at the funerals of the 17 people killed when gunmen and suicide bombers on Wednesday stormed the Iranian