Donald Trump overrode his advisers and dictated the statement his son, Donald Trump Jr., gave to media when questioned about his meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 election.
Want to know what it feels like to eat at 65 feet in the air? These Brazilians can show you.
The White House said in a statement that newly-appointed communications director Anthony Scaramucci has resigned: Anthony Scaramucci will be leaving his role as White House Communications Director. Mr. Scaramucci felt it was best to give Chief of Staff John Kelly a clean slate and the ability to build his own team.
A police officer in Tucson, Arizona, was spotted getting into his groove as he directed traffic after a power outage on the citys east side.
A suicide bomb attack on a Shia mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat on Tuesday (1 August) evening has killed at least 29 people and badly injured 60 others. Authorities say there were at least two attackers but have not ruled out the possibility of there being more.President Ashraf Ghani has urged religious scholars to raise their voices against the terrorist attacks. His administration has been facing serious security challenges in recent years due to increasing instances of Islamist militancy.
E-bike users have until January 31 next year to register their devices and affix them with a number plate.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has put an end to speculation that he is frustrated in his job and that he wants to quit. Despite not being on the same page with President Donald Trump on North Korea and Iran, Tillerson said he is comfortable in his job and that he shares a good relationship with the commander-in-chief. Speaking to reporters at a nearly hour-long news conference in Washington, DC, on Tuesday (1 August), Tillerson said he and Trump have policy disagreements on things like JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), notably over the Iran nuclear deal.
As tensions rise over the Korean peninsula with North Koreas repeated missile launches, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said that the White House is not seeking to topple the Kim Jong-un regime in Pyongyang. Instead it only wants to have a dialogue with the country at some point, Tillerson said on Tuesday (1 August).Were not your enemy, were not your threat but youre presenting an unacceptable threat to us and we have to respond, he said.
Tillerson says that Washington sought to persuade North Korea to give up its missile and nuclear weapons programs through peaceful pressure.
Frustrated passengers called 911 after their Air Transat planes sat on the tarmac of Ottawa airport for more than four hours.
Awesome video from the Massachusettes Division of Marine Fisheries shows a great white shark trying to take a bite out of an underwater camera, revealing rows of terrifying teeth.
Mo Brooks, an Alabama U.S. congressman running for Senate, published a campaign ad on July 24 using the June 14 shooting at a baseball practice attended by Republican Congress members and staffers ahead of a charity game against Democrats. The ad drew condemnation, including from Republicans. Brett Horton, Scalises chief of staff, said on Twitter that the ad turns my stomach.
Two major opposition figures in Venezuela, Antonio Ledezma and Leopoldo Lopez, were taken from their homes in the early hours of 1 August, by government forces, according to members of both mens families. The arrests come after significant unrest in Venezuela over the weekend, following a controversial vote called by President Nicolas Maduro to change the constitution.
The US Navys USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier has become the first to launch and land fighter jets using an electromagnetic catapult, when it launched a F/A-18F Super Hornet on July 28 in the Atlantic Ocean. The new electromagnetic launch and land system is less complex and requires fewer crew members to operate and maintain.
The robbery in Teddington took place on 10 March. The gun wielding suspect made off with £150 ($198), despite being confronted and tackled by a staff member at the bank. Police are now appealing for more information about the incident, and released this footage on 1 August to try and identify the suspect.
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