The fight over trans athletes is not just about policy anymore as schools debate records, medical sign-offs and privacy limits tied to sex verification for eligibility.

Late-night host Stephen Colbert addresses rumors about his future as his show will end this year, including one rumor about seeking political office.

President Trump warns of continued impeachment efforts if Democrats retake the House in November midterms during recent Iowa event appearance.

Did you know that a meteorite once crashed through a woman's living room, and that the smell after rain has a name?

US president urges Islamic Republic to reach agreement that would include ‘no nuclear weapons’

A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 was felt in parts of Ontario last night. Read More

Prosecutors search lender’s Frankfurt headquarters and a site in Berlin

The continent needs a sense of crisis in order to change, and Donald Trump keeps it just short of that

U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra created the diplomatic equivalent to a sonic boom recently by stating that if Canada doesn’t go ahead with the purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets, that will mean the United States would have to buy more of the advanced fighter aircraft for its own air force, and fly them more often into Canadian airspace to address threats approaching the U.S. Read More

New U.S. dietary guidelines embrace red meat as a recent study shows lean pork may boost insulin sensitivity and preserve muscle mass for older adults.

President Donald Trump ripped Pro Football Hall of Fame voters on Wendnesday after Bill Belichick was kept from receiving a first-ballot honor.

A group that organized two nationwide "No Kings" protests last year is planning its next large-scale national demonstration, with a focus on Minnesota.

The Coast Guard's 50-year-old icebreaker Polar Star rescued a cruise ship stuck in Antarctic ice on its anniversary. No injuries were reported in the rescue operation.

President Donald Trump demanded that Iran's regime "come to the table" on Thursday, touting a "massive armada" the US has deployed to the region.

President had mocked congresswoman hours before she was sprayed with unknown substance during a town hall event

The Ecuadorian government has said that a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent attempted to enter its Minneapolis consulate on Tuesday, but was prevented from coming in by staff working at the building.

This has prompted Ecuador’s government to send a formal protest note to US authorities “so that acts of this nature are not repeated at any of Ecuador’s consular offices in the United States.”

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President Vladimir V. Putin and President Ahmed al-Sharaa are looking to build ties after the fall of the Russia-backed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.

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Limelight, Belfast
At 73, the lodestar of Americana still writes with urgency, as the patient force of her band sends the music grooving skywards

‘Thanks for being receptive to my complaining,” Lucinda Williams says late on, deadpan, after a run of songs circling power and consequence. Outside, Storm Chandra keeps the streets jumpy. Inside Belfast’s Limelight, a sold-out crowd sits on fold-up seats for a show shifted from Mandela Hall at short notice, the room oddly calm for a venue known for sweat and shoving.

Williams is a lodestar in the broad galaxy of music still called Americana, and two days after turning 73, she has the authority of a multiple Grammy winner who writes with urgency. She is living with the after-effects of a stroke, stepping on and off stage with care, yet once she’s behind the mic she radiates resolve. If anything, the voice sounds newly burnished; the phrasing more deliberate, the vibrato catching the light.

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Today we look into a country that’s handling the issue of undocumented migrants in a starkly different way.

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White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller sheepishly admitted Tuesday that border agents "may not have been following" proper protocol when they shot and killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti -- who Miller previously described as an “assassin” and a “domestic terrorist."

The remnants of the doomed Bombardier Challenger 600, as well as the remains of those aboard, remained untouched on the frozen runway at Bangor International Airport late Tuesday as federal investigators arrived at the scene

Outrage followed ‘would-be assassin’ lie but experts say architect of ICE drive too dominant a figure to be shunned

Pressure is growing on key White House senior adviser Stephen Miller over the killing of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by border patrol agents in Minneapolis and its politically divisive aftermath.

Miller, the architect of Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy, finds himself in the rare position of being contradicted and excluded from crucial decisions by the US president.

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A year into Trump’s second term, critics say the EPA is rolling back dozens of protections and giving a leg up to polluters

After a tumultuous year under the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted a new, almost unrecognizable guise – one that tears up environmental rules and cheerleads for coal, gas-guzzling cars and artificial intelligence.

When Donald Trump took power, it was widely anticipated the EPA would loosen pollution rules from sources such as cars, trucks and power plants, as part of a longstanding back and forth between administrations over how strict such standards should be.

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Momoa and Bautista share the screen for the first time in Prime Video's action buddy comedy.