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Nine family members on vacation were among the 17 people who died whenanamphibious duck boat capsizedduring a severethunderstorm in this tourism hot spot in Missouri        

A US truck driver has had a miraculous escape after losing control of his semi-trailer and nearly nose-diving into water below a Florida bridge.

HONOLULU -- A man suspected of fatally shooting a Hawaii police officer was killed during a shootout with officers Friday after a three-day search across the Big Island, authorities said. Justin Waiki... was killed and an officer was injured during the shootout, Hawaii County Managing Director Wil Okabe told The Associated Press after receiving confirmation...

The grandfather of a two-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed by her four-year-old cousin in Southern California has been arrested.

The sinking of a duck boat near Branson, Missouri, took the lives of 17 people, including nine members of one family. The amphibious vehicle went down in about 40 feet of water Thursday during rough... weather at Table Rock Lake.

Perth Glory coach Tony Popovic will select with his head, not his heart, when he finalises his squad for Monday night's exhibition match against Chelsea at Optus Stadium.

The goal of China's influence operations around the world is to replace the United States as the world's leading superpower, the CIA's Michael Collins said Friday.

Two men have been charged following a "major seizure of cocaine" from a boat in the English Channel.

Donald Trump offered to give Theresa May a list of his favourite New York lawyers when he advised her to sue the European Union.

Mark Hausknecht, 65, a cardiologist who was a member of the Houston Methodist staff and the DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center.        

Firefighters discovered the body of a woman Friday evening as they put out a fire in an apartment building in the Ville-Marie borough.

The Margaret River Pro surfing event could be moved to Kalbarri, more than 650 kilometres north of Perth, after this year's event was cancelled due to safety concerns after two nearby shark attacks.

Tayla Daly's ring went missing only three days after the proposal, but it was the kindness of a complete stranger that took her by surprise.

President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday that a fund set up by his party to support those affected by last September's earthquake was above board and all transfers documented.

Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen recorded Donald Trump without his knowledge during a 2016 phone call to discuss a possible payment to a Playboy model.

The senator from Vermont and the young congressional nominee from NYC help campaign for House seat candidate Brent Welder and a leftward tilt in the Plains.

A boy who appeared in court after being separated from his father when they illegally crossed the US border has been reunited with his parents.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- An administrative officer with the Federal Aviation Administration has been charged with having child pornography on his work computer. Prosecutors say 57-year-old Scott Pierson of... Vernon was arrested Thursday on federal charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. Prosecutors say the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General learned in March...

Trump's press conference with Putin tips off a week of verbal zigs and zags

The White House says the Trump administration "is not considering supporting" a Vladimir Putin-backed call for a referendum in the eastern Ukraine

Former cricket star galvanises support for PTI party with pledge to end corruption On a stage high above a hockey stadium to the north of Lahore, a compere shrieks into the microphone. Supporters of... Imran Khan clamber onto rows of chairs. Then the 65-year-old cricket legend steps forward. With a general election due to be held on Wednesday, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is just a bat swing away from a victory he has pursued relentlessly since relinquishing a glamorous London lifestyle of celebrity and nightclubs more than 20 years ago.

A man suspected of fatally shooting a Hawaii police officer was killed during a shootout with officers Friday after a three-day search across the Big Island, authorities said.        

ANZ CEO Shayne Elliot apologises on behalf of the bank after a former employee was forced to recount details of a past rape as part of the bank's defence in a sexual harassment case in New York.

Nine relatives from one family and a hero grandmother were among the 17 killed in the Missouri duck boat tragedy, authorities said Friday. The Coleman family was taken on the doomed vessel by... patriarch Butch Coleman, loved ones said. "My heart is very heavy. Out of 11 of us, only two of us surviving --...

The attorney for the 29-year-old Russian woman accused of trying to win influence in American political circles as a secret agent for her home country pushed back on the US government portrayal of his... client as a spy in an interview televised on CNN.