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Seven-year-old among girls raped at shelter in Bihar

Ron Dellums, Radical Antiwar Activist, Unlikely House Armed Services Chairman, Dead at 82

World's largest king penguin colony declines by almost 90 percent

Eritrea and Somalia agree to restore diplomatic relations

Elon Musk and Rahm Emanuel’s New Privatization Scheme

'We are not wildlife': Kibera residents slam poverty tourism

The $3 Billion Plan to Turn Hoover Dam Into a Giant Battery

As UK ban looms, gay ‘conversion therapy’ still haunts subjects

Times publisher warned Trump about labeling journalists as enemies

Gay man openly writes about how he fought homophobia in Nigeria

Israel-Palestine’s Toughest Questions Have Simple Answers

Officials say five dead, including gunman, in Texas nursing home shooting

A professional hacker explains how Russia used disinformation and cyber warfare to disrupt the 2016 election

Rep. John Lewis hospitalized, under ‘routine observation’

N.Y. Times publisher says he told Trump that attacks on media could lead to violence

Israel intercepts aid boat bound for besieged Gaza Strip

Tronc to Daily News: Drop Dead

Mike Pence, Holy Terror

Iran's currency plunges to record low as US sanctions loom

The Haitian Uprising Was Spurred On by More Than Just a Fuel Price Hike

Could Australia soon recognise sovereigns other than the Queen?

Pope accepts US cardinal's resignation after sex abuse claims

White co-owner of Portland chicken stand accused of chasing away black customer and threatening to ‘snap’ his dog’s neck

Afghanistan: Gunmen storm Jalalabad medical building

The Looming War Against Iran

Imran Khan Breaks the Party Duopoly in Pakistan but Will he Differ in his Leadership?

A World Designed by Playground Bullies

Israel: A Jim-Crow State with Nuremberg Laws

Longest lunar eclipse of 21st century turns moon blood-red

Will Trump Bomb Iran Next Month?

Africa is a Creditor to the World

Why Stacey Abrams Is the Future for Democrats

YouTube removes videos from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones: Infowars website

Ex-Trump aide Omarosa Newman pens 'Unhinged' White House memoir

Van Jones gets bitch slap treatment by The View for his "kumbaya"

Saudis Buy Fmr UK Prime Minister Blair for $12 Million

Leading Intellectuals Call for a Denuclearize Middle East

X: Malcolm’s Final Years

Fierce Critic of Trump and US-Led Wars, Declares Victory in Pakistani Elections

The Making and Unmaking of a Right Winger

Flint Water Crisis May Have Killed 119—Nearly 10 Times Official Death Toll

Profit Over Life: Trump Admin Tries to Gut Endangered Species Act for Oil & Mining Interests (VIDEO)

Warren and Sanders Introduce Bill to Cancel Puerto Rico's Debt

More Than 900 Migrant Children Remain Separated from Parents (VIDEO)

Nigeria: Grazing conflict deadlier than Boko Haram

House Progressives Introduce "People's Budget"

Robert Reich Writes Scathing Open Letter to Congress

The Resurgence of Political Authoritarianism: An Interview With Noam Chomsky

Who Represents Us When Our Political Parties Represent Only Corporations?

Iran says Islamic republic will never agree to one-sided talks following US threats

Why Israel Was Never a Democracy

Further Evidence Trump Committed 'Felony Campaign Finance Violation' as Cohen Releases Hush Money Tape

Christian school beat children so badly that entire building could hear their screams

Wells Fargo tellers call the cops on elderly black bank manager for attempting to cash a check

Package labeled 'anthrax' found at Maxine Waters' LA office

Israel shoots down Syrian fighter jet over Golan Heights

New Study Warns of Deadly Link Between Rising Global Temperatures and Suicide (VIDEO)

Swedish activist stops flight from deporting Afghan man to 'hell'

The Long History of White Power and Paramilitary Violence in the United States (VIDEO)

Palestinians Will Not Be Free Until They Can Return To Their Homeland

Chance the Rapper Purchases Chicago-Focused News Website

Cosby is 'sexually violent predator': Pennsylvania board

'Cigarettes case' testing Jordan government stance on corruption

Tronc Fires Half the Staff of the New York Daily News, in Latest Attack on Local Journalism (VIDEO)

New York Daily News Newsroom Cut in Half by Tronc as Top Editor Is Ousted

Massachusetts Repeals 173-Year-Old Abortion Ban

Who Is Maria Butina? The Story of Accused Russian Spy Who Infiltrated the NRA Before ’16 Election

UK acting agency offered people $25 to attend anti-Qatar protest

Single-Payer Advocates in Congress Double Down With Medicare for All Caucus

White man killed for defending his Black friend from racist rant

Five Steps Toward Ending the Black Homeownership Crisis in the US

Joy Behar scalds Trump’s evangelical backers over Playmate payout: ‘They don’t care — they have the Supreme Court’

Crown Prince of UAE has an Army of Private Military Contractors

Trump chicken to sail on San Francisco Bay once again

Canada: Two dead, 13 wounded in Toronto mass shooting

Robert Reich says We're Living a Constitutional Crisis

Top UN court rules UAE blockade violated Qataris' rights

Maryland Governor’s Race Brings up Future of Transportation

Harvard religious scholar says Bible rewritten to condemn gay sex

Trump accuses Justice Department of of ‘illegal scam’ to get Hillary elected in Twitter meltdown

Iran's Rouhani warns Trump about 'mother of all wars'

Geithner's Grift, Paydays, and Democratic Drift

Exploited, hated, killed: The lives of African fruit pickers

11 killed in attack on taxi drivers in South Africa

Justice Department Releases FISA Applications That Accused Trump Adviser Carter Page of 'Conspiring With the Russian Government'

Trudeau’s Youth Council Outraged by Kinder-Morgan Bailout

European Union Fines Google $5.1 Billion, While Trump ‘Protects Monopolists’

All Charges Dropped Against J20 Defendants, But Many Still Struggle To Heal

Neighbor calls police on black businessman opening new spot in San Francisco

Trump demands suspensions for NFL players who kneel during anthem

The US, electricity and Iran: What's behind the Iraq protests?

Baltimore Lawsuit Aims to Hold 26 Fossil Fuel Companies Accountable

After over 100 days of mass demonstrations, what's next for Gaza?

Israel Begins Massive Bombing of Gaza

Oxford Study Shows Social Media Misinformation Campaigns Are 'Big Business' Worldwide

Youth Demand that Adults Stop Destroying the Planet

Tourist boat capsizes in Missouri killing 13

Turkey and the Netherlands resume full diplomatic ties

Black Home Depot employee fired after altercation with Trump supporter offered job back

Will Trump Be Meeting With His Counterpart — Or His Handler?

At least 14 dead in Tokyo as heatwave grips Japan

Sweden: Wildfires, heatwave and drought

Our Missing $10 Trillion

Amnesty condemns blocking probe into missing Mexican students

The Capitalism/Racism Partnership

Australian scientists develop 'world's first' melanoma blood test

Ex-Ohio State wrestlers sue school claiming it ignored sexual abuse

Amazon workers in Europe go on strike during Prime Day

Kavanaugh Is No Kennedy, and Kennedy Was No Centrist

Whoopi Goldberg scorches Trump for blaming ‘fake news’ for Helsinki: ‘You gave the middle finger to America’

Calls for Trump Impeachment Grow as 'Bizarre' Helsinki Performance Draws Epic Backlash

Syrian government seizes strategic hill overlooking Golan Heights

Lights go out at White House as Trump pledges loyalty to US intelligence

Libyan coastguard left refugees to die in Mediterranean

Caravan of Grandmothers Heads to Mexico Border

Billionaires seek privatization of public education via charter schools

60 Human Rights Groups Demand UN to Take Responsibility for its Haiti's Cholera Crisis in Haiti

Former CIA director calls for Trump impeachment after Putin meeting

Paul Jay on Trump-Putin and the Real Threats to Democracy

Cornel West says Obama was never the revolutionary Mandela was'

German says Europe can no longer fully rely on the US

Protests erupt in Chicago after black man fatally shot by police

The 6 most jaw-dropping moments from the Trump-Putin press conference

Trump slams Russia probe and blames U.S. for bad relations with Putin

Europe Cringes Before Emperor Trump

In Rebuke to Feinstein, Kevin de León Receives Landslide Endorsement from California Democrats

Tab Hunter handled his Hollywood journey with grace, modesty and humor

Turner Classic Movies Pays Tribute to Late Gay Heartthrob Tab Hunter

Nancy Barbato Sinatra, 101, an Idol’s First Wife and Lasting Confidante, Dies

“Under Trump, the government is worse than it has been before,” Jimmy Carter says

Trump declares ‘the European Union is a foe’ in latest assault on US allies

Pennsylvania man bulldozed to death for growing 10 marijuana plants

Israeli air raids kill two Palestinian teens in Gaza

Israeli forces kill 15-year-old Palestinian, wound scores

US reopens investigation into Emmett Till murder case from 1955

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $4.69 billion in damages over talc cancer case

Algeria halts refugee expulsions to Sahara after outrage

In U.K., Trump Insults Theresa May, Praises Far-Right Boris Johnson, Attacks London’s Muslim Mayor (VIDEO)

China chemical plant blast kills at least 19

Explosions in Pakistan targeting political rallies have killed at least 88 people

U.S. grand jury indicts 12 Russian spies in 2016 election hacking

Angry Trump Baby Takes Flight as UK Protests Tell President He's Not Welcome

Trump baby blimp launches as US president meets May

US asks UN to cut off oil products to North Korea

Hundreds of Cancer Cases Against Monsanto Will Proceed to Trial

Israel Shuts Vital Crossing, But Gazans Will Not ‘Die in Silence’

Israel Shuts Vital Crossing, But Gazans Will Not ‘Die in Silence’

Chicago cop caught on video taunting black men — and bragging about killing people

The Con of Diversity

DL Hughley tells The View: ‘The most dangerous place for black people to live is in white people’s imagination’

Germany jails neo-Nazi gang member for life over racist killings

Intentional Chaos: Trump and the Global NATO Alliance

Irish senate backs law banning trade with Israeli settlements

China now owns more than 70% of Kenya’s external debt

With the Largest Manddate in Recent History, Lopez Obrador Takes Decisive Steps for Mexico’s Presidency

Russian Asbestos Company Puts Trump's Face, Seal of Approval, on Pallets of Its Products

Africa’s largest free trade zone has launched in Djibouti

Southern California’s history of racist cops

The life and struggle of Liu Xia, widow of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo

China pledges $20 billion in loans to Middle East and aid for Palestine

Cops called on 12-year-old black kid for delivering newspapers

China and Germany sign €20 billion in trade deals in response to US tariff hikes

Bulldozing Palestine, one village at a time

Kentucky Governor Retaliates Against Poor After Court Rejects Medicaid Changes

Police drag woman face-down by feet during arrest at Atlanta ICE protest

Boris Johnson quits as UK foreign secretary amid Brexit crisis

America’s Addictions: Opioids, Donald Trump, and War

Germany’s Plan to Create Refugee Detention Centers ‘Is a Disaster’

Judge Rogerio Favreto again issues order that former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva be released

Woman exposed to nerve agent in Amesbury dies – UK police

Hours after Mike Pompeo's departure, North Korea accuses Trump of making unilateral demands

Former Coal Lobbyist, Andrew Wheeler, Aims to Continue to Dismantle EPA from Inside (VIDEO)

Polish Government Purges Judiciary to Ensure Free Reign

Turkey sacks 18,500 state employees over alleged 'terror' links

Former athletes say Ohio State doctor molested male students for years

Ukrainian Fascist Leader Speaks in US Congress, While Nazis Launch Racist Attacks

China only makes $8.46 from an iPhone – and that’s why Trump’s trade war is futile

Video Shows Cop Body-Slamming Black Teen for Selling Water Outside Philadelphia Zoo

Protestors confront Mitch McConnell as he leaves Louisville restaurant with chants of ‘vote you out’

Brazil judge blocks order to release ex-president Lula from jail

EPA Lifts Cap on 'Super Polluting' Trucks

Israel Is Arming Ukraine’s Blatantly Neo-Nazi Militia the Azov Battalion

How Liberal Partisan Politics Strengthen the Right Wing

Prosecutors Drop All Remaining Charges Against Trump Inauguration Protesters

'We are one': Jordanians rally support for displaced Syrians

Explosive Report Shows Unchecked Sexual Assaults in Chicago Public Schools

Trade war begins as China strikes back against US over tariffs

California Bill Regains Key Net Neutrality Protections

Americans Deserve Privacy Protection From Big Data

Black Leaders Express "Profound Indignation" Over Schumer and Pelosi's Failure to Defend Maxine Waters

Female flutist sues Boston Symphony Orchestra for equal pay

Can Ben Jealous Unify Democrats against Larry Hogan?

The Intrepid Therese Patricia Okoumou: I Went As High As I Could

Conservative columnist: I want Democrats to take over Congress

White man loses job after calling police on black family at pool

Lions eat suspected rhino poachers on game reserve

Ed Schultz, Blunt-Spoken Political Talk-Show Host, Dies at 64

Andrew Wheeler Takes Over EPA

Bill Shine, Ousted From Fox News in Scandal, Joins White House Communications Team

Thousands more flee earth shattering bombs in Syria's Deraa

20-Foot-Tall Angry Trump Baby Blimp Gets Okay to Fly Over London During President's UK Visit

30 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn’t Commit

Arab American comedian wins lawsuit against American neo-Nazi

Israeli forces assault Palestinians, prepare to demolish village

Anti-Pipeline Climbers Block Trans Mountain Oil Tanker

Trump Administration Ordered to End Indefinite Detention of Asylum Seekers

Assassination of second Philippine town mayor caught on camera

Rhode Island Files Historic Lawsuit Against 21 Big Oil Companies

In Upholding Muslim Ban, the Supreme Court Ignored International Law

How Far Can the Left Go in the Democratic Party?

Economic Update: Contradictions Coming Home

Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes

Thai boys trapped in cave for more than a week found alive

Canada Imposes Major New Tariffs on American Goods