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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she was ready to meet with President Donald Trump any time to discuss an end to the partial government shutdown as lawmakers prepared to vote on various bills to end the standoff. “He’s the president of the United States

The federal government shutdown has caused a lot of headaches, even for breweries. One Tarrant County brewery is waiting to open, but Dallas favorite Deep Ellum Brewing Company isn’t going … Click to Continue »

At the half hour the Nasdaq Composite Index was UP 37.09 at 7062.85.

Ginni Rometty believes that the pathways to a well-paid job don't have to involve a college degree. The IBM CEO spoke with WSJ Editor in Chief Matt Murray at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Swi

Renewable energy is booming in Ukraine as the government rushes to reduce its dependence on Russia gas.

By Giulia Paravicini KINSHASA (Reuters) - Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi called for national reconciliation on Thursday as he became Democratic Republic of Congo's president, succeeding Joseph Kabila in Congo's first transfer of power via an election in 59 years of independence. "We want to build a strong Congo, turned toward its development in peace and security," he said to cheers from thousands of supporters on the lawn of the presidential palace. "A Congo for all, in which everyone has... Читать дальше...

By David Alexander and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and self-described "fixer" Michael Cohen has been subpoenaed to testify by the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, Cohen's adviser Lanny Davis said on Thursday.

AC Milan are keen to see Arsenal linked winger Yannick Carrasco to consider taking a wage cut in order to push through a transfer.

By Philip Pullella and Diego Oré PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged Latin America's leaders on Thursday to shun corruption and tackle gang violence, drug trafficking and the killing of women, which he said had become a "plague" in his native continent. Francis, on the first full day of his trip to Panama for a Catholic youth festival, also addressed migration for the second straight day, saying more had to be done to overcome fears and suspicions because most migrants were seeking a better... Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A break-in suspect is dead after being shot by a St. Louis homeowner. Police were called to a home in the Dutchtown neighborhood around 11 p.m. Wednesday. The caller said three men were trying to break into the home. As officers were on their way, police received another call saying a homeowner had shot one of the suspects. The other two men fled. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was not released. An investigation continues.

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - One person is dead after a train struck a truck at a railroad crossing in southwest Montana.

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is following the situation in Venezuela closely and the Holy See supports all efforts to spare its people from further suffering, the Vatican said on Thursday.

Just two weeks before the start of the 2019 race season—and just a few months after she entered NHRA’s stretch of championship races in 2018 as the top seed in the Funny Car division—the winningest woman in that class, Courtney Force, announced Thursday that she’s stepping away from driving.

Gardaí have been forced to appeal to people who took graphic pictures of a fatal car crash on the M50 today to stop circulating the images online.

ARSENAL must prioritise signing Denis Suarez over James Rodriguez this month.

Detectives have released CCTV images of the suspect after the Bomber Command Memorial in London's Green Park was damaged.

The Linux Foundation's Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced on Thursday that CoreDNS was the first project to graduate this year. CoreDNS follows in the footsteps of last year's three open source graduates from CNCF.

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions told Reuters on Thursday she will travel to Turkey next week to head an "independent international inquiry" into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi, a columnist for the Washington Post and a critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed and dismembered by Saudi agents at its consulate in Istanbul on Oct 2, provoking an international outcry. Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Investigators say homeowner's wiring, not utility equipment, caused deadly 2017 California wine country wildfire.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Investigators say homeowner's wiring, not utility equipment, caused deadly 2017 California wine country wildfire.

With a stylish exterior, a spacious cabin and a ‘silky, near silent’ hybrid system that gets 44 mpg, this surprising overachiever meets the demands of most drivers. Dan Neil, for once, finds few faults.

RLCT Registration

Are you ready to ride? Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour event registration opens on Thursday January 31st.  That's less than a week away. For all 2019 Ottawa Bicycle Club members, there is a discount. We hope you will join us on the 48th Tour

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The city of Brussels could be taken to court over its strict home sharing rules after the European Commission on Thursday said such rules are disproportionate, in a move hailed by U.S. home-renting company Airbnb.

In the two decades before President Donald Trump took office, EPA civil fines averaged more than $500 million a year, when adjusted for inflation. Last year's $72 million in fines was 85 percent below that amount, according to the agency's Office of Enforcement and Compliance History Online database.