Two Texas shooting victims die in hospital, raising death toll to 22
By Julio-Cesar Chavez The death toll rose to 22 people on Monday in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, increasing with
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Trump condemns white supremacy and bigotry (Update 2)
By Roberta Rampton and Susan Heavey President Donald Trump on Monday proposed tighter monitoring of the internet, mental health reform and wider use of the death penalty
The man in the plastic mask: Brazil inmate busted in brazen jailbreak
A masked Rio de Janeiro inmate dressed as a woman tried to break out of a Brazilian jail this weekend in a surreal act of
Texas mass shooting treated as domestic terrorism
A single capital murder charge was filed on Sunday against the man accused of killing 20 people and wounding more than two dozen others at
FACTBOX: The bloodiest US mass shootings in recent past
Two mass shootings within 13 hours of each other left 20 people dead in Texas and killed nine people in Ohio, carnage that shocked a
Thirty people die in two mass shootings in Texas and Ohio (Update 3)
Thirty people died and dozens were wounded in two mass shootings within just 13 hours of each other in the United States, shocking the country
Gunman kills 20, wounds 26 at Walmart store in El Paso, Texas
A man armed with a rifle opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, killing 20 people and wounding 26 others as
Trump cheers as rapper A$AP Rocky freed in Swedish assault case
U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky and two of his friends were released from custody in Sweden on Friday three days into their highly publicised assault trial,
Apple halts Siri response grading program after privacy concerns
Apple Inc said on Friday it suspended its global program where it analyzed recordings from users interacting with its voice assistant Siri, after some privacy
Robert F. Kennedy’s 22-year-old granddaughter dies – NYT
A 22-year-old granddaughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy died on Thursday following an apparent overdose at the family’s compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, the
US formally withdraws from 1987 nuclear pact with Russia (Update)
The United States formally withdrew from a landmark nuclear missile pact with Russia on Friday after determining that Moscow was in violation of the treaty,
Iran says US sanctioning of top diplomat ‘childish’ as tensions rise
Iran accused the United States on Thursday of “childish behaviour” driven by fear after Washington imposed sanctions on its foreign minister, escalating tensions between two
US believes Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead
The United States believes that Hamza bin Laden, a son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and himself a notable figure in the
Fed lowers interest rates for first time since 2008
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2008, citing concerns about the global economy and muted U.S. inflation, and
Biden and Harris to square off in Round 2 of Democratic presidential debate
By John Whitesides Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden and rival Kamala Harris will stage a rematch of last month’s explosive debate confrontation during Round
Trump condemns slavery in Jamestown speech amid controversy over prior incendiary remarks
By Steve Holland U.S. President Donald Trump, under fire in Washington for verbal attacks on racial minority lawmakers, condemned American slavery on Tuesday at the
US move to resume death penalty bucks trend – UN
The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday the Trump administration’s decision to reinstate the death penalty at the federal level goes against the
Sanders, Warren take center stage as 2020 Democratic debates enter second round
Progressive allies Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren headline the first night of the second Democratic presidential debates on Tuesday, with eight other contenders aiming for
Mass decapitations as at least 52 killed in Brazil prison riot (Updated)
At least 52 inmates died, with 16 decapitated, in a prison riot on Monday in the northern Brazilian state of Para, the state’s prison authority
Teen identified as gunman at California food festival (Update 2)
By Alexandria Sage A California teenager was identified by police on Monday as the gunman who killed three people, including two children, at a food