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Venezuela: Maduro claims victory over ‘attempted coup’, as Guaido calls for people to take...
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has claimed victory over what he described as the “coup-mongering far right”, following a bold challenge by opposition leader Juan Guiado...
Gas Tax for Infrastructure Sparks Fears of Political Backlash
Increasing the gas tax is so politically fraught that it hasn’t been touched in 26 years and it didn’t even come up at a...
UNC Charlotte's 'worst day': Former student kills 2, injures 4 in shooting at North...
Police on Tuesday night identified the shooter as Trystan Andrew Terrell, 22, who, according to school records, was last enrolled in fall 2018.
Spike in US teen suicides after Netflix ’13 Reasons Why’ release: study
The suicide rate among US teenagers spiked in the months after the release of the controversial Netflix drama "13 Reasons Why", which follows the...
5 Reasons You Can’t Beat an F-35 in Combat
The next-generation contender has a stronger punch, a longer reach, and superior situational awareness.This week's performance by the F-35 fighter at the Paris Air...
Japan welcomes Reiwa ‘New Year’ with hopes for peace, prosperity
Emperor Naruhito, 59, was formally invested on Wednesday after his father, Akihito, 85, stepped down the day before. Akihito, the first Japanese monarch...
New Mexico opens state migrant shelter, criticizes federal inaction
New Mexico's state fairgrounds will begin to house dozens of migrant families to take pressure off border cities facing a surge in asylum seekers...
North Korea warns US of ‘undesired consequences’ if it does not change course
North Korea has told the US it will face “undesired consequences” if it fails to readjust its position on nuclear disarmament, in the latest...
Rural Catholic church defies Sri Lanka threats, holds Mass
THANNAMUNAI, Sri Lanka (AP) — The checkpoints started just outside of an east Sri Lanka village, the strictest seen in the days after Islamic...
Two dead, four injured in shooting at University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Two people were killed and four others wounded, three critically, in a shooting on Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, officials...
