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EU gives PM May "flexible" Brexit recess to October 31
European Union leaders gave Theresa May a new Brexit deadline of Oct. 31, four months longer than the prime minister asked for, in a move the EU summit chair said would let Britain resolve its domestic deadlock on the issue.
More U.S. states push ahead with near-bans on abortion for Supreme court challenge
North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation on Wednesday making it a crime for doctors to perform a second-trimester abortion using instruments like forceps and clamps to remove the fetus from the womb.
Voting begins in India's gigantic election spread over 7 phases
India's mammoth general election began on Thursday, with people starting to line up outside polling stations in the world's biggest democratic exercise that will be carried out in seven phases.
Ex-Obama White House Counsel expects to be charged over Ukraine work: statement
Gregory Craig, a former White House Counsel in the Obama administration, expects to be indicted this week on charges stemming from work for Ukraine in 2012, his lawyers said on Wednesday.
California prosecutors to seek death penalty in 'Golden State Killer' murders
Four California district attorneys have jointly agreed to seek the death penalty if they win a conviction of an ex-policeman charged with 13 counts of murder attributed to a serial predator dubbed the "Golden State Killer," prosecutors said on Wednes...
EU gives PM May 'flexible' Brexit recess to October 31
European Union leaders gave Theresa May a new Brexit deadline of Oct. 31, four months longer than the prime minister asked for, in a move the EU summit chair said would let Britain resolve its domestic deadlock on the issue.
For the ultimate 'Game of Thrones' fan. How to speak Valyrian
American linguist David J. Peterson may have built up the unique and ancient languages for the television series "Game of Thrones" but when it comes to who speaks Valyrian best, there's no contest.
EU offers PM May Brexit pause to October 31
By Gabriela Baczynska, Elizabeth Piper and Alastair Macdonald
Trump signs orders targeting states' power to slow energy projects
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders in the heart of the Texas energy hub on Wednesday targeting the power of states to delay natural gas, coal and oil projects as he looks to build support ahead of next year's election.
Exclusive: Egypt withdraws from U.S.-led anti-Iran security initiative - sources
Egypt has pulled out of the U.S. effort to forge an "Arab NATO" with key Arab allies, according to four sources familiar with the decision, in a blow to the Trump administration's strategy to contain Iranian power.
No sign yet of Trump's tax returns, increasing likelihood of court fight
The likelihood of a court fight over President Donald Trump's tax returns grew on Wednesday when the U.S. Treasury Department showed no sign of complying with a deadline set by Democratic legislators and Trump himself stuck to his refusal to pub...
Trump says he will have to call up more military at U.S.-Mexico border
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would have to mobilize more of the military at the U.S. border with Mexico after listening to stories about migrants crossing the border from people attending a Republican fundraiser.
Kim Kardashian studying to be a lawyer in apprenticeship program
Reality star Kim Kardashian is studying to be a lawyer, inspired by her success in helping to win the release from U.S. prisons of two women.
UK man who fled to Georgia after speedboat death returns to Britain
A British man who went on the run last year after killing a woman in a speedboat crash on the River Thames has returned to Britain after being extradited from the former Soviet state of Georgia, UK prosecutors said on Wednesday.
U.S. lawmakers grill bank CEOs on social issues
Chief executives of some of the largest U.S. banks faced off with the House Financial Services committee for the first time since the financial crisis on Wednesday armed with the healthy balance sheets, but lawmakers grilled executives more on social...
Wall Street ekes out gains as investors shrug off Fed minutes
Tech stocks led Wall Street slightly higher on Wednesday, with investors largely shrugging off benign U.S. inflation data and unsurprising minutes from the Federal Reserve's March meeting.
U.S. Senate bill to mandate disclosure of nuclear power approvals involving other nations
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators will introduce legislation on Wednesday mandating that the executive branch disclose details about authorizations it gives companies on sharing sensitive nuclear energy information with countries looking to build r...
North Carolina gas blast kills at least one, injures 17
A fiery gas explosion triggered by a construction worker in Durham, North Carolina, leveled a building on Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring at least 17, authorities said.
Minnesota child-sex sting results in 58 arrests, state says
Minnesota authorities arrested 58 people accused of attempting to solicit children for sex or trafficking during a sting operation staged during the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament over the weekend, state authorities said on Wednesday.
Crashed Japanese F-35 wreckage found in Pacific, pilot still missing
Search and rescue teams found wreckage from a crashed Japanese F-35 stealth fighter in the Pacific Ocean close to northern Japan, and are scouring the waters for the missing pilot, authorities said on Wednesday.