Bipartisan immigration bill fails in the Senate

Dreamers are immigrants brought to the US illegally as children who risk deportation because they lack permanent authorization to stay in the U.S. Almost 800,000 Dreamers benefited from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama adm... More..

Rahul attacks PM for Nirav banking fraud
Technically, the bank could have stopped payment - these were actually short term loans, called buyer's credit - at any time on the "letters of undertaking" ( LoUs ) that it and Modi had signed, allowing Mod...More..

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dies aged 65
He said the late MDC-T leader's funeral was big, "but not as big". There has been a protracted struggle to succeed Tsvangirai in the past days, pitting Chamisa against his co-deputy president Elias Mudzuri....More..

18 school shootings in United States in 2018
Students who knew him described a volatile teenager whose odd behavior had caused others to end friendships with him. The president promised to look mental health issues, making no mention of gun control. "I ...More..

Trump releases proposed infrastructure plan
Barbara Lee, D-Texas. "If you want it badly, you're going to get it", Trump told state and local officials during a meeting at the White House. "So you would say this is a no, as a member of Congress? ". T...More..

Federal Bureau of Investigation was warned about alleged shooter almost 5 months ago, tipster says
Ben Bennight, the 36-year-old YouTube video blogger from MS, noticed in September an alarming comment on a video he'd posted . Cruz reportedly commented on a YouTube post past year that he would be a professio...More..

Donald Trump Jr.'s wife taken to hospital after opening letter
After being examined by a hazmat crew, the substance was deemed "non-hazardous", but the exact makeup of the powder is still unclear. Haydon handled the envelope before passing it to her daughter, sources sai...More..

Pakistan to visit India for 2018 Hockey World Cup
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik releases the new jersey for Hockey World Cup 2018 in New Delhi on Thursday. This is for the first time a state is sponsoring a national Hockey team. He further requested the gove...More..

Look! Nas & Google Celebrate Black History Month
Another tweeter called Old Ass Melo said: 'Boston PD really tried to make Black History Month about a European American. Since its official recognition in 1976, Black History Month has been celebrated in t...More..

I get more love in Pak, hatred in India: Mani Shankar Aiyar
Aiyar was speaking on the sidelines of a function in Pakistan. "There is only one way of resolving India-Pakistan issues and that is by an uninterrupted and uninterruptible dialogue", Aiyar said. Aiyar's commen...More..

Kremlin Has 'Nothing to Add' to Syria Deaths Denial
CBS News quoted unidentified American officials as saying that Russian mercenaries were present when the United States missiles hit the forces fighting for Assad. In an interview with Russian Izvesti...More..

Authorities arrest two Bronx men in bomb-making case
Court papers allege that when his brother, Tyler Toro, returned Christian's school-issued laptop, the school found he had searched about bomb making. A search of the residence turned up a slew of risky chemic...More..

Olympics-Ice hockey-Do you believe in Miracles? Korea score a goal
The Koreans, ranked 21st in the world, took a surprise 1-0 lead over the sixth-ranked Czechs in the first period. The squad's formation initially triggered a serious backlash in South Korea, with a dozen Nort...More..

S. Africa parliament elects Cyril Ramaphosa as president
Ramaphosa, 65, used the same painstaking negotiating strategy he employed in talks to end white minority rule, when he negotiated on behalf of the ANC. "This is reminiscent of former President Mugabe's peaceful...More..

Teen who threatened 'Round 2 of Florida tomorrow' arrested
Deputies say the suspect stated the Snapchat post was a joke and he didn't have intentions to hurt anyone. The words, "Round 2 of Florida tomorrow" is written on the photo. The Broward Sheriff's Office says...More..

Kuwait- You can come back No Manila ban on vacationers
On Monday, the Philippines' Department of Labor and Employment issued an order calling for "a total ban on deployment of all overseas Filipino workers to Kuwait". Of the total, 8,000 are domestic helpers, most ...More..
Administration 'doing everything in our power' to kill immigration bill
Two judges recently blocked Trump's order to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects some 690,000 Dreamers. This week's Senate action is meant to mark the first serious i...More..

North Korean pair skaters disappointed in finish but 'proud to have participated'
Just before departing for Washington, Pence said Saturday evening there was "no daylight" between the us and South Korea , despite their different approaches to engagement with North Korea , evident during ...More..

Danica Patrick slips up, accidentally reveals Indianapolis 500 plans
The deal - which was rumored to be made official at an unveiling in the IMS Hall of Fame Museum next month - means that Patrick's final two races will be at the wheel of a Chevrolet-badged vehicle. While her st...More..

Attorney General lambasts US Senate bill to reform sentencing
Cory Gardner made a decision to retaliate by freezing the Trump administration's Justice Department nominees. Sessions said the Trump administration is hard at work to reduce the rise of violent crimes as t...More..

US court says Trump travel ban discriminates against Muslims
Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, said it appears the U.S. Supreme Court may combine this case with one from Hawaii in which a judge ruled against the ban in a decision aff...More..

Miguna Miguna speaks after Court win against government
Miguna's lawyer Edwin Sifuna said: "This morning we went before the high court and all of those agencies [police, department of immigration and the Interior Ministry] that I have mentioned have been found in mu...More..

Government in turmoil as Barnaby Joyce slams 'inept' Malcolm Turnbull
The Nationals Leader reiterated he was sorry for the hurt he caused his family and political party. " Comments by the prime minister yesterday at his press conference, I have to say that in many instances, t...More..

Peru Retracts Maduro Invitation as Venezuela's Crisis Deepens
They urged the government to present a new electoral calendar. The Venezuelan government accuses rival states of imposing devastating economic warfare through sanctions. Critics, including the United States ...More..

Congress' immigration disaster is taking a turn for the worse
Senators prepared to vote on competing proposals, all of which looked doomed to fail, and top GOP leaders were doing little to encourage bipartisan accord. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y., said T...More..

At US urging, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation agrees training mission in Iraq
On the one hand, American defense spending has dropped compared to 2010, but Canada and NATO's European members taken together have not increased their spending in return until 2017. This readiness was reit...More..

Tensions Between Turkey and the US Escalate in Syria
Turkey's military campaign against Kurds in northern Syria has alarmed the US leaders who have watched as the fighting has sapped energy from the fight against remaining IS strongholds. He met Erdogan at the ...More..

Minister calls for assurances from NGOs in wake of Oxfam allegations
Meanwhile worldwide aid charity Médecins Sans Frontières ( MSF ) said it responded to 24 cases of sexual harassment or abuse in 2017 resulting in the dismissal of 19 staff members as the sex scandal surrounding...More..

Hero teacher in Florida shooting says government, country 'failed us'
Authorities offered no immediate details on the 19-year-old suspect or any possible motive, except to say that he had been kicked out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School , which has about 3,000 students. T...More..

Snow in the forecast for MA this weekend
According to Hudson Valley Weather , a storm is developing south of the Hudson Valley and when the moisture heads to our area, the cold air in the Hudson Valley will cause the storm to form into snow. Friday:...More..