US may tie social media to visa applications - BBC News

BBC News US may tie social media to visa applications BBC News The Trump administration has said it wants to start collecting the so...

Trump tells advisers he wants U.S. out of Syria: senior officials

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has told advisers he wants an early exit of U.S. troops from Syria, two senior admi...

Russia, in spy rift riposte, expels 59 diplomats from 23 countries

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia expelled 59 diplomats from 23 countries on Friday and said it reserved the right to take action against four other...

Joy in Nobel winner Malala's hometown, though some Pakistanis decry her

MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - In the Pakistani hometown of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, reminders are frequent of the daught...

Israeli forces kill 16 Palestinians in Gaza border protests: Gaza medics

GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER (Reuters) - At least 16 Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured on Friday by Israeli security forces confronting on...

Pope marks Good Friday amid tight security; urges people to rediscover shame

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis led Roman Catholics in Good Friday services under tight security, urging people, including ministers of his Ch...

Venezuela president lands on Panama's 'high risk' money laundering list

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro along with more than 50 Venezuelan nationals are considered "high risk"...

China to prosecute former senior provincial official for graft

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will prosecute a former senior provincial official for corruption after an investigation found he illegally accept...

Two die in Acapulco shootout amid panicked Easter procession

ACAPULCO (Reuters) - Dozens of Roman Catholic devotees dressed as ancient Romans and biblical figures fled a Good Friday procession in panic...

Venezuela government breaks silence over jail riot, fire that killed 68

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s government broke its silence about a riot and fire in a police station’s cells that killed dozens of prisone...

U.S. seeks over six years prison for Macau billionaire in U.N. bribery case

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday asked a judge to sentence Macau billionaire Ng Lap Seng to more than six years in prison,...

North Korea to take part in Tokyo Olympics, IOC chief says

Thomas Bach says Kim Jong-un fully supports North Korea’s continuing role following Pyeongchang Winter Games The International Olympic Comm...

Stephon Clark was facing away from police when they shot him, lawyer says

Family attorney says independent autopsy contradicts police claims the unarmed man was charging at them Stephon Clark, the unarmed Californ...

Internal posts show Facebook workers condemning leakers and fearing 'spies'

After revelation of controversial memo by senior executive, leaked posts show staff decrying disloyalty at company Facebook employees are c...

Scrubbed clean: why a certain kind of sex is vanishing from the internet

A US government effort to fight online sex trafficking has cleansed many sites of personal ads and consensual eroticism, in a shift advocate...

Rosa Parks' house seeks a home after desertion, rescue and a visit to Berlin

The house Parks moved into in 1957 was slated for demolition before an artist moved it to Germany, but as an attempt to display it in the US...

Cosmopolitan drawn into US culture wars as conservatives urge others to follow Walmart's lead

After Walmart said it would stop selling Cosmo in the checkout aisle, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation is eyeing further victories...

Give up coffee? Fuhgeddaboudit, say New Yorkers after California ruling

A California judge has ruled that coffee companies must put cancer warnings on their product but on the east coast, caffeine-crazed drinkers...

‘We have to organize like the NRA’: outdoor industry takes on Trump

Brands including Patagonia and the North Face have presented a unified front in fighting for America’s public lands Continue reading... f...

Devonte Hart: police investigate deadly crash involving boy in famed photo

Police say they might never know what caused SUV carrying family of eight to plunge off California cliff, killing at least five passengers ...

Goodbye Hope: Trump says farewell to Hicks with a kiss and a handshake

President’s most trusted aide given gracious White House send-off, but exit highlights continued uncertainty in Trump’s inner circle With a...

Stephen Colbert mocks Trump for saying Roseanne is 'about us'

‘I can’t wait for the episode where John Goodman blows the vacation money paying off a porn star,’ Colbert said Late-night hosts on Thursda...

Arnold Schwarzenegger undergoes heart surgery

The former California governor underwent a planned procedure on a pulmonic valve originally replaced in 1997, his spokesman said Arnold Sch...

Trump distracts America from the task of facing three existential threats | Michael H Fuchs

As Trump forces America’s attention span to shrink, we are unable to address the threats that could fundamentally endanger American national...

Declaring war on Cosmo? It feels like we're back in the 1980s | Jamie Peck

After pressure from a rightwing religious group, Walmart pulled the magazine from its coveted spot in the checkout aisle – to protect the ki...

'Gender ideology': big, bogus and coming to a fear campaign near you

The phrase is neither a legitimate academic term, nor a political movement but conservatives use it to sell a false narrative and to justify...

Here lies danger. Hungary is on the verge of full-blown autocracy | George Szirtes

Viktor Orbán presumes victory and threatens vengeance to anyone who opposes him. Europe must see what he is doing Having bussed tens of thou...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic tells new club LA Galaxy: ‘The lion is hungry’

• 36-year-old striker unveiled on eve of Los Angeles derby • ‘I know what I can bring. I am not arrogant, I am confident’ Zlatan Ibrahimov...

Tiger Woods targets Masters title and claims to be a ‘walking miracle’

• Former world No 1 will be at Augusta for the first time since 2015 • Woods says back surgery has given him a ‘second chance on life’ Tige...

Chicago Blackhawks play 36-year-old accountant as emergency goalie

Scott Foster stopped all seven shots he faced in Blackhawks win Foster, 36, stepped in for pro debut due to series of injuries Scott Fos...

Is UConn's women's basketball dominance bad for the sport? Of course not

The debate has resurfaced again: is UConn’s women’s basketball dominance bad for the sport? The answer: of course not It is not a stretch t...

Martin Luther King: 50th anniversary of death will see events across nation

Commemorations are planned across the US for Wednesday to honor the civil rights leader on the date of his assassination Much of the United...

US defence secretary welcomes 'devil incarnate' John Bolton to Pentagon – video

The US defence secretary, James Mattis, greeted the incoming national security adviser, John Bolton, outside the Pentagon on Thursday. After...

Global mergers and acquisitions reach record high in Q1

A total of $1.2tn spend greets US tax reform and faster European economic growth Global mergers and acquisitions had their strongest start ...

California's Museum of Selfies – in pictures

The newly opened Museum of Selfies in Glendale, California, explores the history and cultural impact of the selfie, which has roots dating ...

Arresting architecture: New York's police stations – in pictures

Kris Graves has photographed all 77 of New York City’s precinct station houses . So what do the buildings tell us about how the NYPD has ch...

Laura Ingraham announces vacation amid advertiser boycott - CBS News

CBS News Laura Ingraham announces vacation amid advertiser boycott CBS News Fox News ' Laura Ingraham announced Friday she would...

White House chaos jeopardizes war on ISIS, US commanders warn - NBCNews.com

NBCNews.com White House chaos jeopardizes war on ISIS, US commanders warn NBCNews.com White House chaos jeopardizes war on ISIS, U.S...

Unarmed man killed by Sacramento police shot 8 times, 6 in the back: Private autopsy - ABC News

U.S. News & World Report Unarmed man killed by Sacramento police shot 8 times, 6 in the back: Private autopsy ABC News Civil Rig...

India probe after exam leak hits 1.6 million students - BBC News

BBC News India probe after exam leak hits 1.6 million students BBC News India has launched an inquiry into its national school exams...