Here's how Irma stacks up against the worst U.S. hurricanes
As lawmakers approved emergency aid for Texas, Hurricane Irma was bearing down on Puerto Rico and threatening Florida.
As lawmakers approved emergency aid for Texas, Hurricane Irma was bearing down on Puerto Rico and threatening Florida.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China is focused on solving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue through talks and peaceful means, Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump in a telephone call on Wednesday.
The United States and South Korea have asked the United Nations to consider tough new sanctions on North Korea after its nuclear test on Sunday that Pyongyang said was an advanced hydrogen bomb.
Washington and its allies have said there is a growing urgency for China... Читать дальше...
Water released from a reservoir on the Sabine River after Hurricane Harvey flooded Deweyville, Tex., which was also swamped in 2016.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought against Brown University by a student from another Providence college, who said her rights were violated when she was allegedly raped by three Brown football players.
DETROIT — A nearly nine-month investigation by U.S. auto safety regulators has found 27 reports of engine fires in tiny Smart Fortwo cars, including one that caused an injury. The finding of the unusually high number of fires prompted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to upgrade its probe from a preliminary investigation to an
The United States needs a certain pretext to maintain its presence in the Asian region, political expert Vladimir Terekhov told Sputnik, commenting on the recent escalation of the dispute over North Korea’s nuclear program.
The United States needs a certain pretext to maintain its presence in the Asian region, political expert Vladimir Terekhov told Sputnik, commenting on the recent escalation of the dispute over North Korea’s nuclear program.
CoCo Vandeweghe has won over the crowd at the U.S. Open. Taking down the world’s No. 1 player helped show just how much. Spurred by the near sellout crowd under a closed roof Wednesday at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Vandeweghe clinched a spot in the semifinals with a 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Karolina Pliskova. The 20th-ranked...
Don’t look for Moore to clean up his act when he gets on to the big stage in Washington.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco hasn't given much thought to enduring his first, big hit.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco hasn't given much thought to enduring his first, big hit.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco hasn't given much thought to enduring his first, big hit.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco hasn't given much thought to enduring his first, big hit.
Much of the Western United States has spent the week battling an estimated 80 wildfires spread across a number of states. California, Oregon and Washington State were among the nine western states engulfed in more than 2,200 square miles of fire, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
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One of the first targets in Donald Trump’s campaign to crack down on countries trading with North Korea has turned out to be a key US ally in the Middle East — Egypt.
As the Trump administration scrambles to respond to North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, it is trying to coax the country’s smaller trading partners, from Sudan to the Philippines, to ramp up the pressure on Kim Jong Un’s regime. Last week, the Trump administration announced that it... Читать дальше...
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Rep. Dave Reichert of Washington state said Wednesday that he is retiring from Congress after seven terms.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Rep. Dave Reichert of Washington state said Wednesday that he is retiring from Congress after seven terms.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Rep. Dave Reichert of Washington state said Wednesday that he is retiring from Congress after seven terms.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Rep. Dave Reichert of Washington state said Wednesday that he is retiring from Congress after seven terms. Reichert, 67, a former sheriff famous for his decadeslong, successful hunt for the Green River serial killer convicted of killing 49 women, has represented a suburban district east of Seattle since 2005. After new district lines were approved in 2012, his district crossed the Cascade Mountain range and added areas in more conservative central Washington. Reichert... Читать дальше...
The Middle Eastern kingdom of Bahrain has shot to the number one spot on a list of the best places in the world to live and work.
J.J. Watt has donated millions in Hurricane Harvey relief, but fans would like to see Brock Osweiler return some of his Texans contract.
Three years after opening at 1685 Haight St., LTD—the Loved To Death gallery spinoff—is closed for business. The main shop will continue to operate at 1681 Haight. Owner Audra Kunkle said the voluntary closure was an opportunity for her to take the business in a new direction she's been eager to explore for a while.