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Director of National Intelligence James Clapper released a statement Wednesday night announcing that he's spoken with Donald Trump about the leaks that have come out about the briefing he received from intelligence leade...

The head of the U.N. mission in Colombia says it was impossible to meet the first benchmark in the cease-fire process following the historic peace deal between the government and …

Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of abuse on two media outlets Wednesday, calling CNN "fake news" and BuzzFeed a "failing piece of garbage" in a fiery diatribe during his first news conference since Election Day. The att...

Yahoo News provides some further information about the man behind the Trump-Russia dossier: The operative — identified today by the Wall Street Journal as Christopher Steele, a former Russian operations officer for Bri...

Trump blasted the allegations during a press conference today.

Twenty-six North Koreans are in Japanese custody after being pulled from a sinking cargo ship off the coast of Japan late Wednesday.

His brother and nephew are accused by U.S. prosecutors of trying to bribe a Middle Eastern official

In a fiery exchange between CNN's Anderson Cooper and Kellyanne Conway, the senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump vehemently denied a report that intelligence officials presented Trump with claims of Russian eff...

The consequences of the dossier, put together by a former British spy named Christopher Steele, are incalculable and will play out long past Inauguration Day.

North Korea's weapons-grade plutonium stockpile has soared in the past two years

Comments from Sen. Robert Menendez come after a day of Senate questions for Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says he has spoken with Donald Trump about the unsubstantiated report claiming Russia had compromising personal and financial information about the president-elect. Clapper...

The director of national intelligence, James Clapper, said he spoke with Donald Trump Wednesday night to reassure him after a highly sensitive document alleging that Russia is blackmailing the president-elect was leaked ...

A home invader killed a woman with her own samurai sword during a bizarre midday attack in Southern California, authorities said. A 40-year-old woman and a male pal, 42, were at her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Temp...

Sen. Charles Schumer announced Thursday that he'd be opposing Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), who is seeking Senate confirmation to be the next attorney general. "After reviewing his record and giving careful consideration ...

Russia has made moves to decriminalize domestic violence, Politico reports. The bill passed Russia's lower house of parliament with 368 lawmakers in favor, one vote against, and one abstention. Conservative politician Ye...

Nigerian legislators are debating whether to offer asylum to Gambia's longtime leader, who is refusing to cede power after losing elections. Rep. Yisa Orker-Yev told The Associated Press a motion …

Mailmen and dogs aren't supposed to get along. But for years, Tashi, a black Lab from Boulder, Colorado, has happily greeted letter carrier Jeff Kramer with a wagging tail. "He's just a really friendly dog," said Kramer....

Thousands of US troops crept up on Russia's doorstep Thursday, rolling into Poland with many unanswered questions about their future in the region.

South African police say poachers have decapitated and chopped the paws off three male lions, apparently for use in traditional medicine. Police spokesman Moatshe Ngoepe said Thursday that the lions …

MOSUL, Iraq

Hamas has arrested a Gaza comedian whose video lament on social media about power cuts and other hardships under the rule of the Islamic militant group got more than a …