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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...)

Most U.S. teachers spend own money on school supplies: survey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ninety-four percent of U.S. public school teachers spend their own money on classroom supplies without reimbursement, according (More…)

U.S. ‘looking for a deal’ with China on trade: White House adviser

By Susan Heavey and Leika Kihara

WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States is seeking to make a trade deal with (More…)

Congo bars tourists from national park after kidnapping

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Rangers said on Tuesday they had stopped tourists entering Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park during (More…)

Facebook says posts with graphic violence rose in early 2018

By David Ingram

MENLO PARK, Calif. (Reuters) – The number of posts on Facebook showing graphic violence rose in the (More…)

Turkey’s lira hammered after Erdogan says wants greater economic control

By Daren Butler and Nevzat Devranoglu

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Investors hammered Turkey’s lira on Tuesday, sending it to a record (More…)

Safety, verification questions hang over North Korea’s plan to close nuclear site

By Josh Smith and David Brunnstrom

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Shutting down North Korea’s nuclear test site is trickier than it (More…)

Indonesian children who joined suicide attacks kept isolated by parents

By Kanupriya Kapoor

SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) – The parents of Indonesian children and young adults who took part in deadly (More…)

Exclusive: As Venezuelans suffer, Maduro buys foreign oil to subsidize Cuba

By Marianna Parraga and Jeanne Liendo

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil firm PDVSA has bought nearly $440 million worth (More…)

Gazans bury dead after bloodiest day of Israel border protests

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams

GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER (Reuters) – Thousands of Gaza residents turned out on Tuesday for the (More…)

Lava threatens Hawaii exit routes, could spur more evacuations

By Terray Sylvester

PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Lava flowing from giant rips in the earth on the flank of Hawaii’s (More…)