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An ambitious plan by California regulators to block new oil and gas wells within 3,200 feet (975 meters) of schools and homes is drawing protests from the oil industry and plaudits from environmentalists, who still want the state to go further.

Mercedes would not rule out Formula One title contender Lewis Hamilton taking another engine penalty this season after team mate Valtteri Bottas incurred a fiveplace drop at the U.S. Grand Prix on Friday.

The White House said Friday that President Joe Biden would speak in the coming weeks about moving to fundamentally alter" the filibuster or even eliminate the legislative roadblock that empowers the Senate minority as he aims to pass sweeping voting laws...

Nigeria's Borno state, the epicentre of an ongoing Islamist insurgency, will shut all camps that are holding thousands of internally displaced persons by the end of the year, its governor said on Friday, citing improved security in the state.

Two foreigners were killed and three wounded in a shooting in the Mexican Caribbean resort town of Tulum, authorities said Thursday.

A Virginia museum is proposing to melt down a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was the focus of a violent white nationalist rally in 2017 in Charlottesville and create a new work of public art.

French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday that millions of lower and mediumincome motorists would each be given 100 euros ($116) in oneoff financial assistance to help them cope with rising gasoline prices.

The 451,807 captagon tablets were seized at the Apapa sea port in September.

LeT, JeM, Al-Badr train young boys from poor families to carry out terror activities. Their motives also depend on how much they can help ISI in managing their goals.

Maricopa County officials approved a $3.1 million settlement Wednesday with a restaurant owner in metro Phoenix who claimed in a lawsuit that thenSheriff Joe Arpaios office had defamed him and violated his rights about seven years ago when investigating w...

The governor of the Mexican state of Guanajuato said Wednesday he has fired the entire police force of a town that had apparently been helping local drug gangs.

The Army has begun hiring more agents and support staff for its criminal investigations, as the new civilian director works to correct widespread failures that surfaced last year after a string of murders and other crimes at Fort Hood, Texas.

Brazil's economy minister opened the door on Wednesday to a oneoff breach of a constitutional spending cap to pay for a bigger welfare program proposed by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

Jen Psaki said that the view of the vast majority of Americans is that Donald Trump abused the office of the presidency and attempted to subvert a peaceful transfer of power.

A coach in an AAU girl's basketball program founded by a former WNBA player was charged Tuesday with child enticement for the alleged sexual abuse of three players.

North Korea said it had testfired a new ballistic missile from a submarine, state media reported on Wednesday, a day after authorities in South Korea and Japan detected an apparent weapons test.