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House panel plans action on gun background check bill next week

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will take up legislation next week that (More...)

Netanyahu to Putin: remove Iran from Syria, Assad safe from Israel

By Dan Williams

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russia on Wednesday that Israel does not intend (More…)

TSA screeners win immunity from flier abuse claims: U.S. appeals court

By Jonathan Stempel

(Reuters) – Fliers may have a tough time recovering damages for invasive screenings at U.S. airport security (More…)

For Putin, Helsinki talks with Trump a win before he even sits down

By Andrew Osborn

MOSCOW (Reuters) – For U.S. President Donald Trump, a summit with Vladimir Putin risks a political backlash (More…)

UK police speak to man poisoned with Novichok nerve agent

By Alistair Smout

LONDON (Reuters) – Police said on Wednesday they had spoken to the man poisoned with a nerve (More…)

Trump high court pick Kavanaugh may face contentious cases soon

By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee may not have to wait (More…)

State Department still investigating diplomats’ illnesses in Cuba, China

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials are still investigating health problems at the U.S. embassy in Cuba, and do not know (More…)

Newborn killed, dozens hurt by North Dakota tornado

(Reuters) – A tornado killed a seven-day-old baby and injured more than two dozen people when it ripped through a (More…)

Israel shoots down Syria drone; Netanyahu to meet Putin

By Dan Williams

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel shot down a drone that flew in from Syria on Wednesday, the Israeli (More…)

Brush fire prompts evacuation of Los Angeles observatory

By Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The landmark Griffith Observatory, a popular tourist attraction in the hills overlooking Los (More…)

‘Clear evidence of humanitarian need’ in North Korea: U.N. aid chief

By Josh Smith

SEOUL (Reuters) – There is “very clear evidence of humanitarian need” in North Korea, the top U.N. (More…)