Murphy set an inclusive tone for his administration - pointing to his diverse senior staff standing on stage behind him, among them the nation's first Sikh attorney general, Gurbir Grewal - and said the public had "rejected the politics of division". Read More
The interview follows Mr Bannon's spectacular fall from power after being quoted in a book as saying United States president Donald Trump's son and others engaged in " treasonous " behaviour for taking a meeting with Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign. Read More
One thousand and four young people from across the country are facing charges after allegedly circulating the material via the messaging app in autumn previous year. "But they may not also understand that it is punishable and that they may be sentenced for distributing child pornography". Police superintendent Flemming Kjærside added that: 'It is our understanding that young people know very well that this can have huge consequences for the victim. Read More
Ambulance sirens rang out in the area as injured people were taken to three area hospitals. A spokeswoman for Jakarta's Siloam Hospital said it had received 28 victims from the exchange, and the seriousness of their injuries was still being assessed. Read More
Pic: ReutersRAMALLAH, WEST BANK: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday he would only accept a broad, internationally-backed panel to broker any peace talks with Israel, but did not rule out a US role in such a panel. Palestine's official WAFA news agency reported that the Committee convened in Ramallah ahead of a central council meeting of the PLO on Sunday. On Sunday, he said the Palestinians were calling for an internationally led process in which the United States was not ... Read More
Two years ago, in 2016, privacy groups scored a victory when they convinced Congress to stop another NSA program exposed by Snowden, one that collected bulk metadata on USA phone call records. House Republicans were meeting for a regular Thursday conference session when the first of Trump's tweets came out, sending a wave of concern through the room. Read More
Wind chill values as low as -1. Our day starts off bright and sunny with clouds increasing late this afternoon. Monday night: Partly cloudy. South wind around 7 miles per hour. Patchy fog before 10 a.m., then returning after 4 p.m. Low around 2. Northerly wind 5 to 15mph. Highs in the 20s for Wednesday , will turn back to the 40s leading into next weekend. Read More
A mall in Jeddah this week opened the country's first vehicle exhibition aimed at women, hanging pink, orange and yellow balloons hung in the showroom as women posed for photos and selfies in front of the cars. The decree opened the King Fahd stadium in Riyadh, King Abdullah Sport City stadium in Jeddah , and Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd stadium in Dammam to women and families. Read More
Authorities say two people escaped serious injuries when the vehicle they were in went airborne and slammed into the second floor of a dental office in Southern California . Two people suffered minor injuries as a result of the crash, officials said. A watch commander for the Santa Ana Police Department told KTLA that the driver was driving at a very high rate of speed down French Street when he or she hit the center median. Read More
Ms Manning would be challenging Democrat Benjamin Cardin, who is in his second term in the Senate and considered an overwhelming favourite to win a third term when he comes up for reelection in November. "Times of fear, of suppression, hate", Manning says as images of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. and protestors clashing with police are shown. Read More
Perdue says Durbin and Republican Sen. A Republican senator is insisting that President Donald Trump did not use a vulgar term in referring to African countries during a closed-door meeting on immigration that he and five other senators attended last week. Read More
Condemnation came thick and fast after it was reported US President Donald Trump complained about immigrants coming to the US from "shithole countries ". If anything, it was a good public relations move for the Trump White, which has been barraged with allegations that the president is unstable. Officials at the Department of Homeland Security have also increased immigration raids, including dozens earlier this week at convenience stores across the country. Read More
Four dozen San Diego County nonprofit groups were awarded grants. Organizations based in Chicago will receive the most in funding, with $68.3 million, and programs in Cook County will receive roughly $12.1 million. San Francisco had a homeless population of about 7,500 in 2017, according to a Homeless Point-in-Time count survey, or a "homeless census" conducted by the city previous year. Read More
Although some wavier was granted last month, the law for same-sex marriage has now come into full effect. Among the first to Wednesday were athletes Craig Burns and Luke Sullivan, whose ceremony took place just after midnight at an estate in New South Wales on Tuesday. Read More
The daughter of Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, turns 3 in May. In September, Charlotte's older brother, Prince George, started at Thomas's Battersea , a fee-paying independent school in south London. Charlotte will be full-time at Willcocks, at a cost of more than $AUD5000 per week. Daily lessons are themed around topics such as archaeology and the environment. Read More
Presently, the fire has been brought under control and the cooling process is underway. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) disaster officials too said, "As per complainant, no one has been trapped". This incident comes after the massive fire in Kamala Mills compound that claimed the lives of 14 people on December 29. On January 3, four people, were killed and five injured after a fire broke out in a residential building in Mumbai's Andheri (East). Read More
Pink performs "Just Give Me a Reason" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards in 2014. The pop star tweeted on January 6 about some "secret stuff" she had planned for 2018. Lady Gaga performed the anthem in 2016, which came before being selected for the halftime show in 2017. He performed at Super Bowl XXVIII in Houston in 2004, when he infamously pulled part of Janet Jackson's costume off, revealing her breast on national television and causing a major controversy. Read More
Saudi authorities on January 4 arrested 11 royal family members who protested a decree which ordered the state to stop paying their electric and water bills. The country plans to slash its generous welfare program and open energy giant Saudi Aramco to partial privatization. They have been held at the five-star Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh while government officials negotiate financial settlements, asking them to hand over assets and cash in return for their freedom. Read More
At least one influential Pakistani politician seems to be taking the Trump administration seriously. The US move reportedly capped considerable debate within the administration after the Pentagon warned the State Department that Rawalpindi could retaliate by denying access to routes in Pakistan that the US uses to supply about 14,000 American troops in Afghanistan . Read More
The Customs and Border Protection document calls for a total of $33 billion in new border spending, including $18 billion for the wall, $5.7 billion for technology gear, $1 billion for road construction and maintenance and $8.5 billion for 5,000 new Border Patrol agents, 2,500 border inspectors and other personnel, the USA official said. Read More
Ralph Northam , the Democratic governor of Virginia apologized on Friday after a yearbook photo emerged of two men, one of them Northam, wearing blackface and Klan outfits. Northam's term is set... Read More
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) bans nuclear-capable missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers (310 to 3,420 miles). The United States has warned that it will begin a six-m... Read More
The second-term senator from New Jersey had appeared at political events in Iowa and New Hampshire as speculation mounted that he would parlay the Kavanaugh fracas into a presidential run . McCain ... Read More
According to the New York Times Christie, the former two-term governor of New Jersey and a longtime friend of the president, became a key, early supporter of Mr. In a final, biting question, Colber... Read More
Sarah Kent, of the Met Office, said: 'We've got cold weather throughout the United Kingdom for most of the week. The yellow warning , the lowest level, runs from 12noon on Tuesday (29 January) t... Read More
He said he was looking forward to Mueller delivering his report. If confirmed by the Senate , Barr would inherit oversight of Mueller's investigation. Stone was charged with false statements, obstruc... Read More
On Sunday, Stone said he was "mindful" of Mueller's "ability to induce people to say things that are not true, particularly people who are seeking a reduction in their sentence or people who have an... Read More
According to NBC News , the indictment accused Stone of making false statements about his interactions with Wikileaks , thereby obstruction Congress's investigation into the issue. Stone has p... Read More
Due to the wind the system will generate, wind chills across the northern tier of the country could approach 60 degrees below zero. A multi-day episode of severely cold wind chills continues. Temps ... Read More
Buhari said he was acting on the recommendation of the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Buhari, who was a military ruler in the 1980s and voted into office in 2015, is seeking a fresh term in an election s... Read More
