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US-Backed Force Advances West of IS Syria Bastion Raqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance has seized new territory west of the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Raqa,...
Toyota Ends Electric-Car Ties With Tesla
Toyota has terminated its tie-up with Tesla and stepped up efforts to develop electric vehicles by itself, a newspaper...
California Plots To Fight ‘AWOl’ Trump On Climate
California stands poised to fill the US leadership vacuum in the battle against climate change, analysts say, as the...
Hillary Clinton Told To ‘move On’ From Her Loss
Hillary Clinton has been told it’s time to “move on” after she added her own party officials to the list of those...
Bilingual Education In US In Its Infancy, But Growing
"Brazil, with a 'z' or an 's'?" asks a girl. "In Spanish, it's with an 's,' in English with a 'z,'" another kid...
Philippine Authorities Search For Clues On Casino Gunman’s Identity
Philippine authorities said Saturday they still did not know the identity of the gunman who killed 37 people when he...
Mattis Praises, Criticises China On N. Korea and South China Sea
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Saturday that North Korea posed a global threat and praised China's efforts to influence...
From TV Hero To Fallen US Cultural Icon
A celebrity's fall from grace is always ugly, but that of Bill Cosby -- a once beloved comedian who broke through...
After Trump Shoutout On Climate, Pittsburgh Hits Back
As the people of Pittsburgh hustled to work on Friday, most everyone had heard the to their alarm, Donald Trump had...
Equities Advance Despite Weak US Jobs Report
Global stocks rallied Friday, with US and German markets hitting records after a lackluster US jobs report raised...
UN Slaps Targeted Sanctions On 18 N. Korean Officials, Firms
The UN Security Council on Friday put North Korea's suspected spy chief, 13 other Pyongyang officials and four entities...
484 Civilians Killed In US-Led Fight Against IS
Attacks on Islamic State group targets by US-led coalition forces have killed 484 civilians since mid-2014, the US...
‘Trump Broke Me,’ Says Comedian After Severed Head Row
US comedian Kathy Griffin tearfully accused Donald Trump and his family Friday of trying to ruin her life, revealing...
US Asks Visa Applicants For Social Media Handles
The United States has begun asking some would-be visitors applying for visas to provide their identities on social...
Climate Change Decision Reveals Splits
There was applause in the White House Rose Garden when President Donald Trump announced he was pulling the United...
Putin Scorns US Claims Over Trump-Russia Ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Americans must stop their “hysteria” about an alleged Russian deal with...
Tech Leaders Defy Trump On Climate Deal
The biggest US tech firms are rallying behind the 2015 Paris climate agreement, despite President Trump’s decision to...
Waymo Turning Tech Talent To Self-Driving Trucks
Alphabet-owned Waymo is putting its autonomous driving expertise to work in trucking, in a new track for the unit...
FBI Helping Qatar In ‘hacking’ Probe
The FBI is helping Qatar investigate the source of an alleged "hack" of state media which sparked diplomatic tensions...