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10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
Police are searching for a man they say shot and killed a University of Utah student outside of a dormitory on campus, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. The female student's … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
Chinese leader Xi Jinping opened one of the world's longest bridges on Tuesday, during a tour to southern China that is seen by some as an opportunity for Beijing to reaffirm its commitment to economic liberalization.
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
Two Ohio inmates have been charged in separate knife attacks at a prison in assaults that severely wounded a guard and injured four prisoners who were unable to defend themselves … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
Chinese leader Xi Jinping opened one of the world's longest bridges on Tuesday, during a tour to southern China that is seen by some as an opportunity for Beijing to reaffirm its commitment to economic liberalization.
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
The Latest on a fatal shooting on the University of Utah campus (all times local): 11:35 p.m. Police are searching for a man they say shot and killed a University … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were greeted by hundreds of flag-waving well-wishers on Tuesday after arriving in Fiji for a three-day visit as part of their tour of the … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was still not satisfied with what he has heard from Saudi Arabia about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, but did not want to lose investment from Riyadh.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was still not satisfied with what he has heard from Saudi Arabia about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, but did not want to lose investment from Riyadh.
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday the kingdom was committed to a "comprehensive investigation" of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday the kingdom was committed to a "comprehensive investigation" of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
Emergency crews were struggling Tuesday to rescue 18 coal miners trapped underground in eastern China following a collapse inside the shaft three days earlier. Three miners were killed by falling … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
An explosive device found in a mail box outside the New York residence of billionaire financier George Soros on Monday, police said, and according to the New York Times it was detonated by bomb squad technicians in a nearby wooded area.
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
When thousands of others fled the struggling Rust Belt city of Buffalo, refugees poured in to fill to void and invigorate the economy. Blighted blocks were tidied up by new … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
China on Tuesday opened the world's longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland, a feat of engineering carrying immense economic and political significance. Chinese President Xi Jinping presided … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
It's a hobby among District of Columbia locals: Picking apart glaring geographic and architectural inaccuracies in movies and television shows set in Washington. One of the most famous is the … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
Anatomy at birth may prompt a check in the "male" or "female" box on the birth certificate — but to doctors and scientists, sex and gender aren't always the same … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
Philip Morris International Inc released cheaper versions of its IQOS "heat not burn" products in Japan on Tuesday as it tries to revive sales and ward off competition from other alternatives to conventional cigarettes.
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
A nonprofit named for the late Sen. John McCain is looking for "mavericks" to vote in the Nov. 6 midterm election and fight for human rights around the world as … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
President Donald Trump escalated his immigration rhetoric at a midterm rally in Texas on Monday, falsely accusing Democrats of "encouraging millions of illegal aliens to break our laws, violate our … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
Twitter has removed some accounts thought to be used to circumvent a ban on conspiracy-monger Alex Jones and Infowars, the company said Tuesday. A Twitter spokesman confirmed that the accounts … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
New Yorkers may get their only chance Tuesday to see Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo debate Republican challenger Marc Molinaro before next month's election. Cuomo, a Democrat seeking a third term, … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
Hawaii is seeking to build a $70 million veterans home on part of the former Aiea Sugar Mill site owned by Honolulu, leading to pushback from community leaders. The Honolulu … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
Officials say Alaska's fall has been unusually warm as a massive high-pressure system camped out around the state. The Anchorage Daily News reports lawns are still green in Anchorage and … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
The former mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, faces sentencing on federal corruption charges. Ed Pawlowski is due in court Tuesday. The 53-year-old Democrat was convicted in March on dozens of charges … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
As thousands fled struggling Rust Belt cities, refugees from around the world poured in and invigorated local economies. But now that the Trump administration has cut back on refugees, Buffalo and other cities are beginning to feel the effects. (Oct. 23)
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
A U.S. withdrawal from a Cold War-era nuclear arms treaty with Russia could give the Pentagon new options to counter Chinese missile advances but experts warn the ensuing arms race could greatly escalate tensions in the Asia-Pacific.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
A U.S. withdrawal from a Cold War-era nuclear arms treaty with Russia could give the Pentagon new options to counter Chinese missile advances but experts warn the ensuing arms race could greatly escalate tensions in the Asia-Pacific.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Taiwan, the United States Geological Survey said on Tuesday, and witnesses said it set buildings shaking in the capital Taipei.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
Once considered a favorite in the contest for his Senate seat in Montana, Mr. Tester is now at risk.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
A new emergency hotline for when it’s not an emergency, just harassment.
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to begin curtailing millions of dollars in American aid to three Central American nations and called a caravan of migrants bound for the United States a national emergency, as he sought to boost his party's chances in Nov. 6 congressional elections.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
As Crown Prince Mohammed faces accusations in the killing of a dissident, Israel, the U.A.E. and other allies fear that damage to him could upend their own plans.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
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10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
Bomb squad technicians “proactively detonated” the device, a law enforcement official said.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
Australian opposition lawmakers have offered a deal to resettle 150 refugees from a Pacific detention camp, which if accepted by embattled Prime Minister Scott Morrison could strengthen his tenuous grip on power.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
A speed control system was not functioning when a train in Taiwan crashed killing 18 people and injuring 187, in the island's worst rail disaster in decades, a top investigator said on Tuesday.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
Police didn't say who owned the home; the town's assessment rolls say it's co-owned by the Soros Fund Management LLC.
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
Asian shares fell on Tuesday as earnings season nerves in the U.S. dented Wall Street, while a cocktail of negative drivers from Saudi Arabia's diplomatic isolation to concerns over Italy's budget and Brexit talks depressed sentiment.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
Highlights of this day in history: Suicide blast kills U.S. Marines and sailors in Lebanon; Students in Hungary spark Cold War revolt; President Richard Nixon agrees to turn over White House tapes; 'Tonight Show' host Johnny Carson born. (Oct. 23)
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
Twitter Inc confirmed on Monday it has removed more accounts affiliated with Infowars, the website of U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
FIFA’s president remains determined to push a $25 billion proposal that would revamp the global soccer calendar, but UEFA remains fiercely opposed.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
President Trump stumps for former foe Sen. Cruz in Texas, calls himself a nationalist as he ramps up immigration rhetoric (Oct. 22)
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
States and advocacy groups challenging a change to the census form said Wilbur Ross’s shifting rationales required his testimony.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
The dismal odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot — 1 in 302.5 million — means there are 302.5 million potential number combinations, or a little less than one combination for all 328 million people living in the U.S. (Oct 22)
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
A U.S. judge on Monday affirmed a verdict against Bayer AG unit Monsanto that found its glyphosate-based weed-killers responsible for a man’s terminal cancer, but said the $250 million punitive damages portion of the award had to be reduced.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
The February altercation reflects the often chaotic atmosphere the president is willing to tolerate in the White House as well as the degree to which his chief of staff’s temper can be provoked.
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
The Franklin County commission is tinkering with commissioner pay on the eve of the Nov. 6 election. Tuesday, the commission will vote on whether to continue paying an annual salary … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
A swarm of large and moderate earthquakes that struck Sunday night and Monday morning off Vancouver Island hasn’t changed stresses on the nearby Cascadia fault, which scientists say is overdue … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
An iconic wood-chipper, commemorative snow globes and an original screenplay from the movie “Fargo” — all that and more is on display at a shrine to the Oscar-winning film in … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
U.S. authorities have held some immigrant children who entered the country illegally and without a parent in a temporary "tent city" in Texas for months, violating a 20-year-old court order on how long minors can be detained, according to court filings by civil rights lawyers and immigration advocates.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
A billion dollar grand prize is sparking dreams of riches across the US the day before another Mega Millions jackpot drawing. The jackpot swelled to $1.6 billion on Monday, while the sister Powerball lottery grew to at least $620 million. (Oct. 22)
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
CIA Director Gina Haspel was traveling to Turkey on Monday to help investigate the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, two sources familiar with the matter said, as security agencies examined what role Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have played in the case.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
CIA Director Gina Haspel was traveling to Turkey on Monday to help investigate the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, two sources familiar with the matter said, as security agencies examined what role Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have played in the case.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
Climate change is ravaging California’s underwater kelp forests. That’s caused what one scientist called a “perfect storm” in the ecosystem.
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday blocked a judge's order forcing Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to give a deposition in a lawsuit by 18 states challenging a planned question in the 2020 census that would ask respondents whether they are U.S. citizens.
10/22/2018 Tri-City Herald Local News
Work on the Titanic II — a working replica of the ill-fated ship that sank in 1912 — has begun again after delays, with the ship expected to hit the … Click to Continue »
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
Here's what you need to know about the upcoming Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
Asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border were detained for months in a federal prison in Oregon because of overcrowded immigration facilities. Now, they’re free on bond and are being helped by a Sikh temple in Salem, Oregon. (Oct. 22)
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
Former President Barack Obama is delivering a biting critique of Republicans in Washington and President Donald Trump without mentioning his successor by name (Oct 22)
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
The C.I.A. director is helping the Turkish government with its inquiry into the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, and the Treasury secretary held a wide-ranging meeting with the Saudi crown prince.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
The Norwegian resistance fighter commanded a daring World War II mission to blow up a heavy-water plant and help sabotage Hitler’s nuclear program.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
The museum, funded by the owners of Hobby Lobby, will no longer display five of its Dead Sea Scroll fragments after a debate over their authenticity.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
Susan Trott was found dead on Sunday inside her apartment with no signs of a break-in. Police want to question a female neighbor about the slaying.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
Angry men go to court to silence their critics.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
Judge Allison D. Burroughs tried but failed to get into Harvard. Still, both sides in the ongoing case think she’ll rule with an even hand.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
As a college student, more than a quarter-century ago, Ms. Abrams joined in the burning of the state flag, which at the time was viewed by many as a lingering symbol of white supremacy.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
In an exclusive interview with USA TODAY, President Trump indicated he would oppose efforts to cease arms sales to the kingdom in response.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
The president’s unsubstantiated charge that “unknown Middle Easterners” were part of the migrant caravan was an escalation of his efforts to stoke fears ahead of the Nov. 6 vote.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
In responding to the death of Jamal Khashoggi, the U.S. should balance its values with its national interests.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
A billion dollar grand prize is sparking dreams of riches across the US the day before another Mega Millions jackpot drawing. The jackpot swelled to $1.6 billion on Monday, while the sister Powerball lottery grew to at least $620 million. (Oct. 22)
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
Is there an election coming up, or something?
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
Joan Smrekar and her husband live next door to the Closs family and heard two gunshots the night James and Denise Closs were killed.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
The New York City Police Department has removed nearly 3,000 officer body cameras from service after one caught fire and exploded. (Oct. 22)
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that transgender issues were in flux and he aims to protect the country after a report that his administration was considering defining gender as male or female based on genitalia at birth drew widespread condemnation.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
In April Jamal Khashoggi gave this speech, saying the dangerous idea of the benevolent autocrat, the just dictator, is being revived in the Arab world.
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
President Donald Trump told USA Today in an interview on Monday he believes the death of Jamal Khashoggi was "a plot gone awry," after the journalist died in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
President Donald Trump told USA Today in an interview on Monday he believes the death of Jamal Khashoggi was "a plot gone awry," after the journalist died in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
CIA Director Gina Haspel is traveling to Turkey on Monday to work on the investigation into the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
CIA Director Gina Haspel is traveling to Turkey on Monday to work on the investigation into the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
A New Hampshire judge on Monday put on hold a law requiring some voters to present proof of residency when they register, saying it would lengthen lines at polling places and make it difficult for students, disabled voters and others to cast ballots.
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House as he left on a campaign trip to Texas, said on Monday his administration planned to produce a resolution within two weeks calling for a 10 percent tax cut for middle-income people.
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
Russia said on Monday it would be forced to respond in kind to restore the military balance with the United States if President Donald Trump carried through on a threat to quit a nuclear arms treaty and began developing new missiles.
10/22/2018 Reuters Top News
Germany will seek NATO's help to maintain a nuclear arms treaty between Russia and the United States, and is ready to take action to force Moscow to comply with the pact, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
Russia said on Monday it would be forced to respond in kind to restore the military balance with the United States if President Donald Trump carried through on a threat to quit a nuclear arms treaty and began developing new missiles.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
Germany will seek NATO's help to maintain a nuclear arms treaty between Russia and the United States, and is ready to take action to force Moscow to comply with the pact, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday.
10/22/2018 New York Times Top News
The Democrats fail to take on Trumpism.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
The cups, which reheat beverages in-flight and cost $1,280 a piece, have a breakable handle that's not purchasable separately, a spokesman said.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
Here are the top stories for Monday, Oct. 22nd: Trump threatens aid cuts over caravan; LGBT proposal triggers protest at White House; Former NFL receiver Ray Carruth out of prison, 55 kilometer bridge connects Hong Kong and China.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
A Clemson University official said 29 of the 30 people hurt when the floor collapsed at a Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity party were Clemson students.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
As the 2018 midterms shifted to the final two weeks of campaigning, President Donald Trump is throwing his support to Texas Senator Ted Cruz. During the 2016 primaries, Trump mocked Cruz as "Lyin' Ted," but now has changed his tune. (Oct. 22)
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul a "monstrosity" and vowed to halt all German arms exports to Riyadh until the case is cleared up.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
A Czech member of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan was killed and two others wounded on Monday in the western province of Herat, the Czech Defence Ministry said.
10/22/2018 USA Today - Nation
President Donald Trump says he's not satisfied with the explanations he's heard about the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Saudi Arabia said he was killed in a "fistfight." Turkish officials say he was killed by a Saudi hit squad. (Oct. 22)
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
Cameroonian President Paul Biya has won re-election by a landslide, official results showed on Monday, extending his 36-year rule despite claims from two leading opposition candidates that the vote was fraudulent.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
Israel on Monday released two Palestinian Authority officials who were detained at the weekend, police said, but gave no further details on the case.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
Brazil's leading presidential hopeful, Jair Bolsonaro, publicly upbraided his son on Monday for threatening to shut down the Supreme Court in comments that set off a storm of criticism and prompted his main opponent to call the far-right candidate a threat to democracy.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Riyadh on Monday, Saudi state TV said in a tweet.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
The tiny, red pomegranate seed may not look like much but it helps explain why Yemen's civil war has brought millions of people to the brink of famine.
10/22/2018 Reuters World News
British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Monday it was not credible for Saudi authorities to claim that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a fight.
