'Wasn't Tough Enough'
A day after North Korea laid out plans to strike near Guam with unsettlingly specificity, President Donald Trump doubled down on his "fire and fury" comments. He said maybe his warning to North Korea "wasn't tough enough"
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Trump Thanks Putin for Expelling Diplomats
President Trump said that he is "very thankful" to Russian President Vladimir Putin for expelling 755 U.S. diplomats because eliminating their payrolls has cut government costs. The Kremlin ordered the diplomats to leave in response to U.S. sanctions
Most Americans Want Obamacare Left Alone: Poll
Around 4 in 5 want the Trump administration to take actions that help Obama's law function properly, rather than trying to undermine it, a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation has found. Just 3 in 10 want the statute repealed
Usain Bolt Announces His Plans to Retire
Usain Bolt, the fastest man alive for a decade, said he plans on retiring after running his final races this week at the world championships in London. Here's a look at how much he earned during his career
CNN Cuts Ties With Jeffrey Lord After Nazi Salute Tweet
Jeffrey Lord is out at CNN. The cable network cut ties with one of its most controversial pro-Trump pundits on Thursday, hours after Lord tweeted the words “Sieg Heil!” at a well-known liberal activist
Last Year's Global Temps Were Highest Ever Recorded
A new report shows that last year’s average global temperatures were the highest ever recorded. There were more major tropical cyclones than usual, longer droughts and less snow cover. And after years of increasing, Antarctic sea ice declined
A Coach Crash in China Kills 36
At least 36 people were killed and 13 others injured in a crash on an expressway in the country's northwest. The coach crashed into the wall of a tunnel on an expressway in the province of Shaanxi
Maduro Calls for a Meeting With Trump
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said Thursday he wants a meeting with President Donald Trump — the same man he ridicules as a crass imperial magnate and blasts for U.S. sanctions against officials in his socialist administration
U.S. Diplomats in Cuba Attacked With Sonic Weapon
The U.S. diplomatic relationship with Cuba was roiled by what U.S. officials believe was a string of bizarre attacks on a group of American diplomats in Havana with a covert sonic weapon that left the victims with severe hearing loss
Double-Decker Bus Crashes Into Store in London
A red double-decker bus crashed into a store on a London street on Thursday morning leaving two women trapped on the top deck and at least ten people injured. The bus crashed into a shop front in Lavender Hill
Paris Attack Suspect Not Known to Have Radical Beliefs
The man suspected of ramming a BMW into a group of soldiers near Paris is a 37-year-old Algerian who was known to police as a suspect in minor crimes but not as someone with radical beliefs, police said
Russian Plane Flies Over Capitol and Pentagon
A low-flying Russian airplane created a buzz in the nation's capital on Wednesday, but it turns out the surveillance flight over the Capitol, Pentagon and other sites was cleared by the U.S.
