FDA approves first pill to treat all types of hepatitis C

Federal health officials on Tuesday approved the first pill to treat all major forms of hepatitis C, the latest in a series of drug approvals that have reshaped treatment of the liver-destroying virus.

New York airport security increased after Istanbul attack

NEW YORK — Additional police officers are being deployed to airports in New York City and New Jersey after an attack at an airport in Istanbul, Turkey.

Kerry: ISIS targeting airports because it's "desperate"

ASPEN, Colo. -- While there was no immediate claim of responsibility for Tuesday's attack at the Istanbul airport which killed at least 36 people and wounded nearly 150 others, Turkish and U.S. officials said it was likely the work of ISIS.

State Dept. working to see if any Americans among victims in Istanbul attack

The U.S. Consulate is working to see whether any Americans were among the victims in Tuesday’s attack at an Istanbul Airport, a State Department spokesman told Fox News.

Report: FBI Neglects to Inform Americans They Were on ISIS ‘Kill Lists’

The FBI reportedly failed to notify hundreds of Americans that their names had appeared on ISIS “kill lists” posted online, according to a recent report.

Russia says U.S. warship in near miss with Russian vessel in Mediterranean

MOSCOW, June 28 (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry on Tuesday said a U.S. destroyer had dangerously approached a Russian warship in the Mediterranean Sea on June 17, protesting at what it said

After Orlando Shooting, ‘False Flag’ and ‘Crisis Actor’ Conspiracy Theories Surface

After the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on June 12, Twitter brimmed with news reports of the carnage. But some posts on the massacre that claimed 49 lives also included a curious phrase: “false flag.”

Boy, 6, fatally shoots little brother while allegedly playing with his mother's gun

6-year-old boy playing with a gun believed to belong to his mother accidentally shot and killed his 5-year-old brother in New Jersey, officials said.

Alicia Keys goes without makeup at the BET Awards

Last month, singer Alicia Keys penned an intimate essay about the societal pressures women face to be perfect and her desire to start a no-makeup movement. Unsurprisingly, her thoughtful words prompted all of the applause

Drake makes first public SA appearance

JOHANNESBURG – Hip hop sensation Drake took time off to visit the Nelson Mandela Centre of

EgyptAir Flight MS804 Black Box Fixed as France Opens Manslaughter Probe

One of two black boxes recovered from the crash site of EgyptAir flight MS804 has been fully repaired, Egyptian investigators said Tuesday, opening the door to clues as to why the Airbus A320 descended into the Mediterranean last month.

Cameron heads to Brussels for summit over Brexit vote

David Cameron will travel to Brussels on Tuesday to explain to Europe’s stunned leaders why Britain has voted for Brexit, as Conservative MPs pushed to speed up the process of replacing him as prime minister.

Trump's Muslim ban: From simple clarity to plain confusion

NEW YORK — From the moment he first declared it, the plan has been a signature of his campaign for president: "Donald J.

Immigration deadlock reprises Obama's battle with the court

WASHINGTON — By deadlocking on President Barack Obama's immigration program, the Supreme Court not only scuttled a policy the White House hoped would be a cornerstone of the president's legacy — it added another chapter to Obama's turbulent history with the court and delivered a reminder that there's more to come.
In Obama's final seven months in office, the federal courts will weigh in on several key pieces of his remaining agenda — including environmental regulations. The court has twice saved Obama's signature health care law from becoming his signature failure. The president has heralded the court's decision on gay marriage, and personally dressed down justices for a decision on campaign finance laws.
And in a remarkable, perhaps fitting twist, the court has become the subject of one of Obama's last major battles with Congress: Thursday's 4-4 tie was due to the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia and the Republican-led Senate's refusal to consider confirming Merrick Garland, Obama's choice as a replacement.
Obama is hardly the first president to ride this sort of judicial roller coaster. Most presidents learn quickly the Supreme Court can turn from friend to foe with just a few swift sentences. (Thursday's 4-4 tie came with a mere nine words.) But experts say Obama's relationship with the court is the result of a confluence of trends — including the growing power and politicization of the court, state and local officials increasingly turning to federal courts to challenge federal laws, and Obama's decision to use executive authority on issues when he couldn't find consensus with Congress.
"I think the court now has become a much more integral part of any president's legacy — not just in how presidents shape the courts, but how they transcend them," said Michael Gerhardt, a constitutional law professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law. "It's about how they make sure the courts support the things they're doing that will end up lasting long after they're in office."
Obama's attempt at changing immigration policy was dealt a major blow Thursday. The Supreme Court's tie indefinitely froze his plans to temporarily stop the deportation for up to 4 million people living in the U.S. illegally. Without a majority decision, the court let stand the decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which sided with Texas and two dozen other states in deciding that the administration had no authority to grant the status and blocking its implementation.

Clinton's State Dept. calendar missing scores of entries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Television cameras rolled when Hillary Clinton appeared on the central balcony of the New York Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell — just minutes after she attended a private breakfast in September 2009 with influential Wall Street and business leaders.

Blake Lively is a 'breeder'

 

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are "breeders".
The couple - who already have daughter James, 18 months, together - are expecting their second

After Marco Pierre-White Junior, other kids of the rich and famous who have a 'wild' past

It's surely a nice life: famous parents, a jet-set lifestyle and access to their fortune.

But what happens when kids of the rich and the famous go off the rails with a heady mix of drinking, drugs and partying?

Oakland Police Department rocked by scandals

OAKLAND -- Oakland California's Police Department is investigating a sex scandal involving allegations of officers having sex with a minor.

ISIS May Target US Military Units In South Korea

United States Forces Korea said Monday that it stepped up security at its military installations after the South Korean spy agency said the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS

Mexico’s Cartels vs. ISIS

Mexico is a place of many rumors and much chisme, or gossip. One of the most frightening rumors you hear these days—especially given the tragic,

Stocks up 1%; Dow surges as Brexit concerns wane

U.S. equities kicked off the week on the right foot Monday, trading sharply higher as Brexit concerned lessened and oil prices surged.

Putin will host European Union Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker and Italian premier Matteo Renzi at the conference

Russian President Vladimir Putin will look to refashion himself as a more reliable partner for the West as Moscow struggles to come in from the cold at its flagship economic forum in Saint Petersburg.

The Taliban are using child sex slaves to mount crippling insider attacks on police

The Taliban are using child sex slaves to mount crippling insider attacks on police in southern Afghanistan, exploiting the pervasive practice of “bacha bazi” — paedophilic boy play — to infiltrate security ranks, multiple officials and survivors of such assaults told AFP.

Just please be quiet. Don't talk

epublicans have all but run out of reasons to hope their presumptive presidential nominee might change his tune.

Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, struggled to keep his composure at a vigil Monday evening in Salt Lake City for victims of the rampage

Repercussions from the Sunday massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub have been many in the past few days. But one of the most unusual came when a politician apologized for his past homophobia.
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Omar Mateen: Orlando shooter posted messages on Facebook pledging allegiance to the leader of ISIS and vowing more attacks

ORLANDO — On the day of his rampage at a gay nightclub, the Orlando shooter posted messages on Facebook pledging allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State and vowing that there would be more attacks in the coming days by the group in the United States, according to a letter sent to Facebook on Wednesday by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee.

“America and Russia stop bombing the Islamic state..I pledge my alliance to [Islamic State leader] abu bakr al Baghdadi ..may Allah accept me,” Omar Mateen wrote, according to the letter, which requested Facebook’s assistance in the investigation into the shooting that resulted in 49 deaths.

Mateen then posted, according to the letter: “The real muslims will never accept the filthy ways of the west” and “You kill innocent women and children by doing us airstrikes..now taste the Islamic state vengeance.”

At some point on Sunday, Mateen also searched on Facebook for “Pulse Orlando” and “Shooting,” according to Johnson.

Omar Mateen, told the police by phone that he would strap explosives to four hostages

ORLANDO, Fla. — Amid the massacre at a gay nightclub here, while the gunman held dozens of people hostage, the police got word from multiple sources that the killer had booby-trapped himself, hostages and the building with explosives, Orlando’s mayor said on Wednesday.

Avocado Demand Fuels New Zealand Crime Wave

Surging local and international demand for avocados is fuelling a crime wave in New Zealand.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg the alliance is looking to strengthen its Black Sea assets

NATO is looking to further reinforce the Black Sea region despite Russia’s warning it is prepared to neutralize any perceived threats to its security there.

Rejecting ‘Radical Islam,’ Obama Rejects Reality

After a meeting with the National Security Council to discuss the Orlando massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in American history, Barack Obama was angry. He's more impassioned than we've ever seen him. He was speaking from the heart. He’s lashing out! Because you know what really grinds his gears? Republicans.

GOP senator: Banning assault weapons is 'ridiculous'

There has been a renewed discussion about gun control following the mass shooting Sunday at an Orlando nightclub that left 49 dead and 53 injured.

After Orlando, a Political Divide on Gay Rights Still Stands

WASHINGTON — For a fleeting moment this week, it seemed as if the massacre in Orlando, Fla., was having the unlikely and unintended impact of helping to bridge the chasm between Republicans and many in the gay community.

Investigation into Orlando shooting continues; ‘no impending charges’ expected

ORLANDO — Authorities continued Wednesday to seek answers about the gunman who carried out a shooting rampage here, expanding the investigation to include interviews with his relatives, friends and anyone else who may have had contact with him in the months before the attack.

Orlando gunman raged against 'filthy ways of the West'

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando gunman Omar Mateen apparently made a series of Facebook posts before and during his attack on a gay nightclub, raging against the

El Salvador confirms first Zika-linked birth defect

Health authorities established the link between microcephaly in babies and the Zika virus, transmitted by mosquitoes that spread dengue,

Obama to meet Dalai Lama at White House, defying Beijing

China on Wednesday warned US President Barack Obama against meeting with the Dalai Lama at the White House, saying that hosting the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader could damage mutual trust.

Very hot drinks ‘probably’ cause cancer

Drinking very hot beverages “probably” causes cancer of the oesophagus, the UN’s cancer agency said Wednesday, while lifting suspicion from coffee if consumed at “normal serving temperatures”.

Twitter invests $70m in SoundCloud streaming business

Twitter Inc. has invested about $70 million in SoundCloud Ltd. to help the Berlin-based music streaming business expand its paid offering.

Kerry tells Russia US patience on Syria ‘very limited’

US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia on Wednesday that US patience on the Syria conflict and the issue of President Bashar al-Assad’s fate is running out.

CBN announces a new forex regime

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a market-driven forex regime aimed at boosting the supply of foreign currency in the country.

Trump Casts Himself as Gay-Rights Champion After Orlando Shooting

Unlike any previous Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump is casting himself as a champion of gay rights as he seeks to outflank Democrat Hillary Clinton’s response to the massacre at an Orlando nightclub.

China spy ship "shadowing" U.S., Japanese, Indian naval drill in Western Pacific

OKINAWA, Japan, June 15 (Reuters) - A Chinese observation ship shadowed the U.S. aircraft carrier John C. Stennis in the Western Pacific on Wednesday, the carrier's commander said, as it joined warships from Japan and India for drills close to waters Beijing considers its backyard.

Alligator attacks 2-year-old boy at Disney's Grand Floridian, recovery effort continues

A 2-year-old boy who was attacked and dragged into the water by an alligator on the shores of Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Tuesday night was still missing early Wednesday morning.

Orlando Killer Father Says He Wishes Son 'Wasn't Born'

The father of Omar Mateen has denounced his son, two days after the Orlando shooter's stormed a popular gay nightclub, killing 49 people and leaving dozens injured. 

A Republican join Obama in condemning Trump’s words

Top Republicans joined with President Obama and other Democrats Tuesday in sharply condemning Donald Trump’s reaction to the nightclub massacre in Orlando, decrying his anti-Muslim rhetoric and his questioning of Obama’s allegiances as divisive and out of step with America’s values.

Clinton: Trump crossed the line with 'shameful' remarks about Obama

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday bashed Donald Trump's response to the mass shooting in Orlando, accusing him of stoking "conspiracy theories" that President Obama is sympathetic to Islamic terrorists.

prosecutors convene grand jury to investigate wife of Orlando massacre gunman, source says

Federal prosecutors have convened a grand jury to investigate the wife of the Orlando nightclub shooter

Khamenei warns US candidates over nuclear deal

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned candidates in the US presidential election against questioning the Islamic republic's nuclear deal with world powers, his official website reported on Tuesday.

The Orlando gunman's wife has told federal agents she tried to talk her husband

The Orlando gunman's wife has told federal agents she tried to talk her husband out of carrying out the attack, NBC News has learned.

Held Hostage in an Orlando Restroom, and Playing Dead to Stay Alive

ORLANDO, Fla. — As the sound of gunfire in the nightclub grew louder, a patron named Orlando and a female friend took cover in a cramped bathroom stall, contorting their bodies on top of the toilet so their feet could not be seen. The gunman burst into the bathroom, went straight to the stall next to them and shot the people inside.