China’s former security chief is being investigated for corruption
China has launched an investigation into Zhou Yongkang, the country’s former domestic security chief and one of the most powerful politicians in the last decade.
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Police in D.C. are no longer enforcing the city’s handgun ban
Police officers in Washington DC have been instructed not to enforce the city’s ban on carrying handguns outside the house following US District Judge Frederick
U.S. F-16 fighter jets escort a plane back to Canada due to a bomb threat
Two U.S. F16 fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Panama City-bound flight from Canada back to Toronto on Friday after a man on the
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 12-hour cease-fire
A humanitarian cease-fire lasting 12 hours could begin in Gaza on Saturday, as Hamas says it has agreed to a temporary peace and Israeli media
Obama sends a team to the border to assess the need for the National Guard
The White House sent a team to Texas to determine if the deployment of the National Guard to the border will be helpful in dealing
Sudanese woman who escaped execution meets with the Pope
Pope Francis has met privately with a Sudanese woman who arrived in Italy after escaping a death sentence in Sudan for refusing to recant her
Botched execution in Arizona takes 2 hours to complete
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer ordered a review of the state’s execution process after a convicted double murderer gasped and snorted for more than an hour
The first bodies of the MH17 crash have arrived in the Netherlands
The bodies of the first victims from a Malaysian airliner shot down over Ukraine last week arrived on Wednesday at a military base in the
Colorado’s gay marriage ban has been ruled unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled Colorado’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional but stayed implementation of his ruling until a higher court can weigh in, leaving
White House looks to satisfy religious groups over Obamacare issues
The Obama administration is developing a method for religious organizations opposed to contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act to opt out of providing the