Tennessee tornado claims 19 lives
Daybreak revealed a landscape littered with blown-down walls and roofs, snapped power lines and huge broken trees. Tornadoes ripped across
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New York bans single use plastics
Environmental activists welcome the new law but caution that exemptions will weaken its effect. New York targets its throwaway culture
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Man charged with trying to blow up car outside Pentagon
The man also faces a series of recent charges in Arkansas and Virginia. An Arkansas man was arrested on charges
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Photos: Trump, Modi meet at Hyderabad House
US First Lady Melania Trump also stood by the two leaders as they posed for photographs. Indian Prime Minister Narendra
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US bans Sri Lanka’s army chief from entry over war crimes
US imposed sanctions against Lt General Shavendra Silva for extrajudicial killings at the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war. The United
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Ibrahim Baycora appointed US city police chief, swears in with hand on Quran
He is the first Turkish police chief in American history, the Paterson mayor said. The US city of Paterson in
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Justice Dept. Won’t Oppose Probation for ex-Trump Aide Flynn
“There is no dispute that the defendant has an unusually strong record of public service,” prosecutors wrote. The Justice Department
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Good Samaritan uses Twitter to return stolen purse
Twenty-three-year-old Saarah Yob of Florida was already having a horrible day when her purse was stolen on a trip to
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White House ‘broke law’ in freezing Ukraine aid
The Government Accountability Office said in a report that the Office of Management and Budget violated the law in holding
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Iraq parliament urges govt to oust US-led coalition
Around 5,200 US soldiers are stationed across Iraqi bases. Iraq’s parliament urged the government on Sunday to end the presence
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