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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...)

U.S. envoy for North Korean affairs travels to Japan, Thailand

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. envoy for North Korea will travel to Japan and Thailand next week to discuss how (More…)

Strong U.S. job growth in November bolsters economy’s outlook

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth increased at a strong clip in November, painting a portrait of (More…)

Iranians rally against Trump’s Jerusalem move, burn U.S. flags: TV

ANKARA (Reuters) – Hundreds of Iranians took part in rallies across the country on Friday to condemn U.S. President Donald (More…)

Firefighters race to contain California wildfires as winds set to strengthen

VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters in Southern California were under pressure on Saturday to contain six raging wildfires, which have (More…)

WikiLeaks faces U.S. probes into its 2016 election role and CIA leaks: sources

By Mark Hosenball

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, are facing multiple investigations by U.S. authorities, including (More…)

Trump lifts refugee ban, but admissions still plummet, data shows

By Yeganeh Torbati

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In late October, President Donald Trump lifted a temporary ban on most refugee admissions, (More…)

Firefighters battle intense wildfires in Southern California

By Ben Gruber and Mike Blake

FARIA BEACH/LILAC, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters battled several intense wind-driven wildfires early on Friday (More…)

Exclusive: U.N. watchdogs call for probe of Taser assaults in U.S. jails

By Stephanie Nebehay and Jason Szep

GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. special rapporteur on torture urged U.S. authorities to investigate (More…)

Be ‘ready to GO!’ Southern California warns residents as fires rage

By Ben Gruber and Mike Blake

FARIA BEACH/LILAC, Calif. (Reuters) – Fanned by gusting winds, wildfires raged in densely populated (More…)

Gunman, two students dead after New Mexico high school shooting

(Reuters) – A suspected shooter opened fire at a high school in New Mexico on Thursday, killing two students before (More…)