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Syria Kurds, regime officials to press talks after deadly clashes in Qamishlo
Syrian regime officials and Kurdish representatives were to meet Saturday for a second day of talks on ending deadly clashes in the northeastern Kurdish city of Qamishlo in Syrian Kurdistan, a senior security source said. A truce agreed on Friday held through the night, an AFP correspondent reported, and no gunfire was heard in...
Man Arrested After Threatening to Bomb Rally for Donald Trump
A 20-year-old man was in custody after threatening to bomb Saturday's rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Waterbury, Connecticut. At around 12:45 p.m., the U.S. Secret Service contacted the Connecticut State Police after seeing a threat posted on Twitter threatening to "bomb" the Trump...
Prince Cremated; Family, Friends Honor Him At Ceremony In Minnesota
A man writes on a makeshift memorial as fans gather at Harlem’s Apollo Theater to celebrate the life of Prince in Manhattan. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Prince’s remains have been cremated and his family and friends attended a private ceremony on Saturday to pay their respects to the late pop superstar at the studio...
U.S. Drops New York Fight With Apple After Gaining Access To IPhone
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday dropped its effort to force Apple Inc <AAPL.O> to help unlock an iPhone in a drug case in New York after someone provided authorities the passcode to access the device. In a letter filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, prosecutors said that investigators late on Thursday used...
Severe Criminal Justice Policies Hurt U.S. Economy: White House
Longer prison sentences for non-violent criminals and crowded prisons are hurting the American economy more than they are helping it, economists in U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration said in a report released on Saturday. The prison population in the United States is 4.5 times larger than it was in 1980,...
Charles Koch: Why I Didn’t Try To Stop Donald Trump
Charles Koch says he won’t “put a penny” into trying to stop Donald Trump, that there are “terrible role models” among the remaining Republican presidential candidates, and that his massive political network may decide to sit out of the presidential race entirely. "These personal attacks and...
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Donald Trump ‘promises to change image’
Donald Trump has promised to change his image, in a closed-door meeting with Republican party leaders. The businessman, who leads the party's race to be presidential nominee, delivered his message via aides, the Associated Press news agency reports. His success in primary elections so far has set off alarm bells among those...
Caterpillar Cuts 2016 Sales, Earnings Outlook, Posts Lower First-Quarter Profit
Caterpillar Inc. <CAT.N> lowered its 2016 sales and earnings outlook and posted a lower first-quarter net profit on Friday as revenues declined in the company’s construction, oil and gas, mining and rail business segments. The company said it expects 2016 sales in a range of $40 billion to $42 billion against...
Mom Shocked After Noticing What Appears to Be a Crucifix in Sonogram
One soon-to-be mother was shocked when she noticed what appears to be a crucifix in her sonogram. Aley Meyer, of Henderson, Kentucky, told ABC News she didn't initially see the cross during a routine sonogram on April 11. "I hung up at my baby shower and my best friend's mom pointed it out and we were all in...
Google parent Alphabet gets a boost from advertising sales
Alphabet — Google's parent company — has reported a 17% rise in quarterly revenue after strong advertising sales on mobile devices. Revenue rose to $20.26bn (£14bn) between January and March, from $17.26bn a year earlier. But Alphabet's share price fell about 6% in after-hours trading, as the revenue...
Huge US-Mexico drugs tunnel found in San Diego
One of the longest cross-border drugs-smuggling tunnels between Mexico and the US has been found by authorities in San Diego, American officials say. They say the 800m (874 yards) tunnel was used to transport an "unprecedented cache" of cocaine and marijuana. It was the 13th sophisticated secret tunnel found along...