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Amtrak engineer called trip 'learning experience' before fatal crash
The Amtrak engineer aboard a speeding passenger train that derailed in Washington state in December called the trip a "learning experience" shortly before it ended in a fatal crash, according to a transcript of onboard communications released on Tues...
Mexico president-elect to meet top U.S. officials this week: aide
Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and other U.S. officials at a meeting on Friday, a senior aide said on Tuesda...
Judge says U.S. must reunite migrant families or face penalties
The U.S. government must reunite 63 children under the age of five who were separated by immigration officials after crossing into the United States from Mexico as soon as Tuesday or face penalties, a federal judge said.
Exclusive: After discouraging year, U.S. officials expect review of Afghan strategy
The United States is preparing to undertake a review of its strategy in Afghanistan, U.S. officials told Reuters, a year after President Donald Trump begrudgingly agreed to extend America's involvement in the 17-year-old war.
Japan struggles to get help to victims of worst floods in decades
Japan struggled on Tuesday to restore utilities after its worst weather disaster in 36 years killed at least 155 people, with survivors facing health risks from broiling temperatures and a lack of water, while rescuers kept up a grim search for victi...
'Indiana Jones 5' delayed again, until 2021
Harrison Ford's big screen return as adventurer Indiana Jones has been pushed back until 2021, Walt Disney Co announced on Tuesday, two years after the fifth movie in the action franchise was first scheduled to be released.
Ex-biopharmaceutical employees convicted in U.S. of insider trading
Two former employees of rival biopharmaceutical companies were convicted on Tuesday on U.S. charges that they used their access to confidential information about drug studies to profit in the stock market through insider trading.
Plane crash in South Africa injures 20: emergency services
An aircraft crashed outside the South Africa's capital Pretoria on Tuesday, injuring 20 people with at least one in a critical condition, emergency medical services ER24 said on Tuesday.
McConnell says not worried about Trump withdrawing U.S. from NATO
The top Republican in the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, on Wednesday said he was not worried that President Donald Trump will withdraw the country from NATO, as Trump, who has a history of fiercely criticizing and occasionally scrapping international...
U.S. judge allows lawsuits over Monsanto's Roundup to proceed to trial
A federal U.S. judge on Tuesday allowed hundreds of lawsuits alleging that Monsanto Co's glyphosate-containing weed-killer Roundup causes cancer to proceed to trial, finding that there was sufficient evidence for a jury to hear the cases.
Americans in UK warned to keep 'low profile' during Trump visit
The U.S. Embassy in London issued an alert on Tuesday to Americans in the British capital, warning them to keep a low profile during President Donald Trump's visit later this week in case protests against him turn violent.
Trump's Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh woos U.S. Senate
President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh visited top U.S. Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, seeking to build support among lawmakers in what promises to be a contentious confirmation battle with Democrats.
Germany's Seehofer launches migrant plan with 'birthday' jab at deportees
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, waging a battle within Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition for tighter immigration controls, noted with satisfaction on Tuesday that 69 Afghans had been deported on his 69th birthday.
Only some migrant families to be reunited in U.S. as deadline arrives
Facing a court-imposed deadline on Tuesday, the U.S. government has said it expects to have reunited 54 young children and parents separated by immigration officials after crossing into the United States from Mexico.
Boeing says first-half orders soar past Airbus
Boeing Co's first-half aircraft orders were more than double those of Airbus SE , while its jetliner deliveries rose 7.4 percent from the year-ago period.
Mission declared possible as Thai soccer team saved from flooded cave
Rescuers freed the last four of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave on Tuesday, a successful end to a perilous mission that gripped the world for more than two weeks.
Artist captures war as seen by children - toys included
U.S. photographer Brian McCarty wants you to see the horrors of war, but through the eyes of a child.
Air France-KLM CEO hunt signals industry strategy shift under Macron
The hunt for a new chief executive to lead Air France-KLM, a group hobbled by union resistance to cost-cutting at its French brand, is testing President Emmanuel Macron's resolve for a lighter state touch on the economy.
Trump pardons Oregon ranchers whose case led to refuge occupation
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Oregon cattle ranchers Dwight Hammond and his son, Steven, after both were convicted on arson charges, sparking the 2016 occupation of a wildlife refuge, according to a White House statement.
Former Trump aide Flynn eager to get to sentencing, lawyer says
Michael Flynn, former National Security Adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, is eager to get past his current legal ordeal and proceed to sentencing, Flynn's lawyer, Robert Kelner, told a judge on Tuesday.