Conservative firebrand Ann Coulter on Wednesday cancelled a planned appearance at the University of California, Berkeley, saying she had lost the backing of the group that had sponsored her talk....
First Daughter Ivanka Trump is contradicting her father, the US president, insisting that allowing Syrian refugees to immigrate to the United States "has to be part of the discussion" over ending...
Thirteen big businesses, including oil giant Shell and retailer Walmart, on Wednesday urged US President Donald Trump to keep the United States in the Paris Agreement on climate change. The deal...
The US admiral who ordered an aircraft carrier and other warships toward the Korean Peninsula in a much-hyped deployment took responsibility Wednesday for any "confusion" after the ships sailed in...
President Donald Trump is to propose slashing the rate of corporation tax when he announces his tax plan later. White House officials say the centrepiece of Wednesday's announcement will be a sharp...
Twitter shares shot higher Wednesday after its quarterly update showed improving growth in user numbers, offsetting concerns over a decline in revenue and another net loss for the social network. The...
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged an end to US-South Korean military manoeuvres Wednesday as well as a stop to North Korea's nuclear programme to calm tensions on the peninsula. He said...
Caitlyn Jenner doesn't regret voting for Trump despite his LGBT 'mistakes' Caitlyn Jenner may not like everything US President Donald Trump's administration has done so far -- especially when it...
The Trump administration's long-awaited tax reform plan will propose slashing corporate taxes to 15 percent, from the current maximum of 35 percent, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said...
An El Salvadoran transgender advocate, five detained Cambodian activists and an Egyptian legal scholar were nominated on Wednesday for one of the world's most prestigious human rights prizes....
President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed as "ridiculous" a US judge's ruling blocking an executive order that could deny billions of dollars to so-called sanctuary cities harboring illegal...
A recent Saudi government and security shake-up aims to strengthen King Salman's increasingly powerful son against a royal rival and to bolster ties with Washington, analysts and diplomats say. Royal...
U. S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday named Randolph Alles as the new director of the Secret Service, the White House said in a statement. "Mr. Alles currently serves as the acting Deputy...
China has launched a new aircraft carrier, boosting its military presence amid rising tensions in the region. It is the country's second aircraft carrier, after the Liaoning, and the first to be made...
Will Smith has been nominated for two Oscars (The Pursuit of Happyness and Ali) Hollywood stars Will Smith and Jessica Chastain will sit on the Cannes jury when the festival kicks off next month. The...
Donald Trump spent his life running a family firm and the White House is no exception: the first 100 days have given his adult children an unprecedented role even if the first lady lives in the...
Press freedom has never been as threatened as it is now, in the "new post-truth era of fake news" after the election of US President Donald Trump, Reporters Without Borders warned Wednesday. Its...
After moving to unstitch climate change rules, US President Donald Trump is turning his sights on America's vast nature preserves, with a view to possibly lifting federal protections brought in over...
Donald Trump has indicated he will ditch plans to find cash for his border wall in this week's spending bill. The president's close adviser, Kellyanne Conway, said funding for the wall would be left...
The US government doesn't have a clear idea of what NAFTA covers, a business body representing several big North American multinationals said on Tuesday after Washington picked a trade fight with...
