'Nothing less than Nixonian': Democrats hit out after Trump fires head of the...
James Comey was told the FBI needed new leadership.
View Article'It is done, and I will be fine': Former FBI director writes farewell letter...
Comey was abruptly dismissed Tuesday by the Republican president, who said the issue was Comey’s inability to lead.
View ArticlePoll: Will Trump see out his four-year term as US president?
The US president has been embroiled in controversy in recent days.
View Article'A herculean accomplishment': Trump administration congratulates itself over...
Relations between the two governments have been warmer than expected since Trump took over the presidency.
View ArticleArmed man kills new police chief and two nursing home staff before being...
No nursing home residents were injured in the incident.
View ArticleTrump threatens to shut down daily press briefings 'for the sake of accuracy'
Trump’s statements, through a tweet and later television interview, threaten a Washington institution.
View ArticleUS accuses Syria of executing thousands of political opponents and burning...
The allegation could test the Trump administration’s willingness to respond to atrocities, other than chemical weapons attacks.
View ArticleTrump says he had 'absolute right' to share information with Russians
The Washington Post reported Trump had shared “highly classified” information with Russian officials.
View Article'The greatest show on earth' has ended after 146 years
The circus had stopped using elephants last year but continued to use other animals.
View ArticleThey've shared sharp words in the past, but today Donald Trump met Pope Francis
The private audience with the pontiff was preceded by a handshake for the cameras.
View ArticleUS prisoner Tommy Arthur executed in Alabama after three decade legal battle
Arthur, who became known as the Houdini of death row, managed to evade his final sentence seven times.
View ArticleNorth Korea has launched its third missile in three weeks
It’s the latest in a series of launches that have ratcheted up tensions over its nuclear weapons ambitions.
View ArticleTrump planning to pull US out of Paris climate deal
A White House official told AP that Trump is expected to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord.
View ArticleFired FBI director James Comey says Trump urged him to drop investigation...
Comey said the president told him: “I need loyalty, I expect loyalty.”
View ArticleAs it happened: US Eagles v Ireland, summer tour
We’re going minute-by-minute as Joe Schmidt’s young squad meet the USA in New Jersey.
View ArticleFootage shows moment woman chained up for two months by serial killer is rescued
South Carolina prosecutors released several videos, dozens of pictures and hundreds of pages of evidence against serial killer Todd Kohlhepp.
View ArticleUS attorney general Jeff Sessions the next to face grilling over Russian...
Concerns have been raised about whether Sessions helped otherwise subvert the ongoing Russia-related investigations.
View Article'A great deal of fear' in Irish-American community after man arrested in...
John Cunningham was arrested on Friday for living illegally in the US.
View ArticleDonald Trump just had an idea -- Make the Mexican border 'a solar wall so it...
‘Pretty good imagination, right? My idea!,’ the US President said.
View Article'Bad boy of pharma' Martin Shkreli goes on trial for fraud
Martin Shkreli rose to infamy after raising the price of HIV drug Daraprim from $13.50 a pill to $750.
View ArticleTrump slammed by Republicans and Democrats after tweet about female host...
Trump’s outburst was directed at the hosts of the MSNBC show Morning Joe.
View ArticleA multi-million dollar project is working on making New York City a quieter...
The project involves trying to catalogue all the disparate noises that can be heard regularly in the city.
View Article'In retrospect I probably would have done things a little differently': Trump...
Trump Jr said yesterday the meeting “really went nowhere” and that he never told his father about it because there was “nothing to tell”.
View ArticleConcern for Irish troops in Syria as Russia and US plan safe zone
There are concerns that this new safe zone could be safeguarded by Russian and US troops.
View ArticleWatch: 'I'm still the same kid - just instead of having no hands, I have two'
Zion Harvey is the first person to undergo a double hand transplant.
View Article'My girl's mad!' - US striker Altidore bitten and has nipple twisted
The FC Toronto forward was on the receiving end of some dirty tactics from El Salvador defender Henry Romero.
View ArticleVideo footage suggests Russia may be arming the Taliban
The footage obtained by CNN shows Taliban fighters brandishing weapons they claim were supplied by Russian government sources.
View ArticleJohn McCain returns to Washington after blood clot surgery to vote on Obamacare
The 80-year-old senator has been diagnosed with brain cancer.
View ArticleHundreds protest in New York against ban on transgender troops
The US president said yesterday that the military cannot be ‘burdened’ with the medical costs and ‘disruption’ involved.
View ArticlePutin slams 'anti-Russia hysteria' after US imposes sanctions
Russia ordered Washington to reduce its diplomatic staff.
View ArticleUS wants UN ban on North Korean exports of coal, iron and seafood
The move could cost Pyongyang about €850 million in annual revenue.
View ArticleNew sanctions imposed on North Korea are 'a whole new level'
A ban on exports aims to deprive Pyongyang of about €850 million in annual revenue.
View ArticleOne killed and 19 injured after vehicle hits counter-demonstrators at white...
There were violent altercations today in the small city as demonstrators and counter-demonstrators clashed.
View ArticleSpecial prosecutor looking to interview Trump's ex-chief of staff over Russia...
Robert Mueller is seeking an interview with White House chief of staff Reince Priebus.
View ArticleTrump references unfounded mass killing rumour in response to Barcelona attack
The tweet suggested Trump actually believes a story that many historians say is apocryphal.
View Article16-year-old boy running for Kansas governor seat
The teenager said he would support legalising marijuana for medical purposes but he is conservative on gun rights.
View ArticleEurope facing an uphill battle on the final day of the Solheim Cup
Cristie Kerr became the leading Solheim Cup points earner for the United States yesterday in Iowa.
View ArticleLost US Navy warship found seven decades after it was sunk in the final days...
The location of the ship was unknown as no distress signal was sent.
View ArticleComedy legend Jerry Lewis dies aged 91
In recent decades, Lewis had been plagued by health problems.
View ArticleEntire US navy brought to a standstill after 10 sailors lost in Singapore...
The guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain collided with the merchant vessel Alnic MC near the Straits of Malacca.
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