Rockets sign Chinese star Zhou Qi to multi-year contract
Nene's season ended early after he tore his left abductor during game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Houston is not permitted to give Nene a four-year contract because of the Over 38 rule. In 17.9 minutes off the bench, Nene averaged 9.1 poi... More..

Suspect arrested in Pennsylvania road rage killing
According to police, Desper (allegedly) shot Bianca Nikol Roberson after he became enraged. West Goshen Township Police on Saturday released video apparently showing clear footage of the faded red pickup t...More..

Iran Congratulates Iraq's Victory Over ISIL in Mosul
Federal police units recaptured a bridge over the Tigris River on Saturday - the last escape route for the Islamic State , the military said . Iraqi officials report USA -backed government troops have recap...More..

TV hosts strike back at US President Donald Trump's 'face-lift' tweets
Since Trump assumed office, many USA media outlets, including CNN , have accused the U.S. president's team of having ties to the Kremlin. They also said they had seen a change in the president over t...More..

What Would Happen If Republicans Repeal Obamacare But Don't Replace It?
Even as McConnell worked behind-the-scenes to find a way to allay the concerns of conservatives, who didn't believe the bill went far enough to repeal Obamacare, and centrists, who anxious about Medicaid cuts a...More..

Budget Impasse Shuts Down NJ Government, Closes Parks on Holiday Weekend
Only essential state employees would report to work in the event of a shutdown, the governor said. While New Jersey Park Police block off a popular state beach to the public because of the state government ...More..

Albright: As an immigrant I am offended by Trump's travel ban
But instructions issued by the State Department on Wednesday said that new applicants from Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Iran and Yemen must prove a relationship with a parent, spouse, child, adult son or dau...More..

Long March 5 rocket launch fails
The Long March 5 (Y2 ) lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Centre at 19:23:23 local time (11:23 UTC, 07:23 ET), carrying the experimental Shijian-18 communications satellite. Beijing sees its mu...More..

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Oneida County
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for most of Upstate New York east of I-81. We will once again face a threat for isolated severe storms with damaging wind gusts, hail and/or an isolated, weak torna...More..

Weapons from China might be used in Marawi ops
Cayetano said after the talks that the two sides would increase cooperation in tourism, investment, infrastructure and technology, as well as in Duterte's battle against illegal drugs. Last year, the tribunal i...More..

State charges dropped in arson that led to Gatlinburg fire
The decision to prosecute any individuals alleged to have caused a fire within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will now exclusively be up to the discretion of the U.S. "This office would also like to th...More..

Missing Chinese grad student Yingying Zhang feared dead, Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests man
Yingying Zhang's father Ronggao Zhang , left, and her friend Xiaolin Hou carry the banner as community members join together to walk for Yingying , a Chinese scholar who went missing three weeks ago, Thursd...More..

Midnight GST show rings in India's biggest tax reform
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a speech that the new system would eliminate 500 types of taxes in favor of one tax across the country, a catalyst that would remove trade imbalance and promote exports. "...More..

Netanyahu attends funeral of late German chancellor Helmut Kohl
The memorial event was followed by Mr Kohl's coffin, draped with the flag of the European Union, being taken to the German city of Speyer for a requiem Mass and military honours. More than 2,000 police have bee...More..

Cloudy weekend as chances for showers, thunderstorms persist
We have almost a carbon copy of yesterday again today with a mainly dry start, then another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. The Fourth of July forecast for Tuesda...More..

Fiery plane crash on Interstate 405 near John Wayne Airport
Two people in the aircraft were being treated for major injuries, authorities said. The FAA said the pilot declared an emergency shortly after the plane had departed from John Wayne Airport. "The fact that a ...More..

Man arrested after attempting to ram auto into crowd outside Paris mosque
Barriers surrounding the mosque stopped the man from succeeding with his attack. Police said the motive behind the actions were unclear but Le Parisien newspaper said the man wanted to avenge ISIL-linked at...More..

Vanderbilt suspends three players involved in shooting incident at a Target
After Tennyson contacted the thief through a fake account, the three players agreed to meet the seller in a Target parking lot. Daley suffered a noncritical gunshot wound to his leg, while Coppet received non...More..

Joy for Gay Couples, German MPs vote in their favor
Although German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, the conservative Christian Democrats, has been historically opposed to marriage equality, many individual legislators within the party do support it. She reca...More..

Energy Secretary: US To Aim For Energy Dominance
Perry acknowledged during a White House briefing the climate is changing and man is having an impact on it, but it "is not settled science". As ABC News reported , Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Monda...More..

Cuomo rejects federal panel bid for voter information that already is public
Denise Merrill says in the spirit of transparency the state will share publicly-available information with the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity . Vermont's top election official, Democra...More..

Pregnant Serena Williams Strips Completely NAKED for Vanity Fair Artistic Shoot
I would drop everything to watch her play tennis. John McEnroe , a 7 time grand slam victor, posited that Serena Williams will not be one of the world's best players if she played in the men's circuit. "I ...More..

Suspected gunman killed after injuring multiple people at New York City hospital
Several others are injured regarding the shooting at Bronx Lebanon Hospital. The incident happened Friday at 3:30 ET at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital in NY. A large NYPD response at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital today. A...More..

No exact Grenfell death toll this year: United Kingdom police
The police chief said they have been able to speak to people from 106 of the 129 flats inside the building and confirm who had died there but the casualties from 23 flats remained unknown. The intense heat of t...More..
Venus Williams 'at fault' in Florida crash that killed man
The driver of the other auto told officers Williams' vehicle "suddenly darted into the intersection" and she had no time to stop before T-boning Williams. The 37-year-old Williams told cops she was attempting t...More..