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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...)

Gazans send fire-starting kites into Israel; minister threatens lethal response

By Dan Williams and Nidal al-Mughrabi

ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER (Reuters) – Palestinians are sending kites dangling coal embers or burning rags (More…)

Nowhere to hide from Russia, says Ukrainian journalist named on hit-list

By Olena Vasina and Sergei Karazy

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian journalist Matvei Ganapolsky sees no point in hiding abroad from (More…)

U.S. job openings hit record high of 6.7 million in April

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job openings rose to a record high in April, but hiring continued to lag, pointing to (More…)

Property losses mount on Hawaii’s Big Island as lava flow spreads

By Terray Sylvester

PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – A river of lava spewing from the foot of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano swallowed (More…)

U.S. Supreme Court backs Christian baker who rebuffed gay couple

By Lawrence Hurley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory on narrow grounds to a (More…)

Colorado wildfire rages as firefighters gain on New Mexico blaze US-USA-WILDFIRES

(Reuters) – Hot weather was expected to stoke an unchecked wildfire in southern Colorado on Tuesday that forced the evacuation (More…)

North Korea’s three new military leaders are loyal to Kim, not policies

By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s new top three military officers are known for their (More…)

Suspected Arizona serial killer kills self as officers close in: police

By David Schwartz

PHOENIX (Reuters) – A man suspected of killing four people, including a noted psychiatrist who advised prosecutors (More…)

Stopped from joining Islamic State fiance in Syria, teen planned London attack

LONDON (Reuters) – A London teenager who wanted to attack the British Museum with grenades and firearms after she was (More…)

Khamenei says curbing Iran’s missile program a ‘dream that will never come true’

ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s top leader said on Monday it would respond harshly to any attack and that Western demands (More…)