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MILAN (AP) — An American tourist was killed by a lightning strike on Sicily’s Mount Etna while hiking in an area that was closed to visitors due to recent volcanic activity, Italian firefighters said Monday. Related Articles Trump orders Pentagon …

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea, saying the ally declined to help with the war against Iran and …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday said vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial — in the same spot where Trump had a stage built …

The US President has now slammed a joint military exercise with South Korea (Picture: API) Vladimir Putin. Nayib Bukele. Bashar al-Assad. Kim Jong-Un.  It’s no secret that Donald Trump likes to cosy up to authoritarian leaders, often praising them for …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page An 85-year-old pensioner is facing the threat of legal action after being ordered to remove a …

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) praised Texas’ new Secretary of State Robert Howden for opposing a Texas GOP lawsuit seeking closed primaries. Howden, who was appointed in July by Governor Greg Abbott, said the issue should be resolved by the …

By JULIA FRANKEL and SAMY MAGDY JERUSALEM (AP) — Mideast negotiator and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner was meeting Monday with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the premier rejected the 15-point, U.S.-backed road map to move the truce deal forward …

By The Associated Press Iran said Monday it is working to finalize a joint statement with Oman on a plan to manage the transit of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Fully reopening the waterway to commercial shipping has been …

What do you think it is? (Picture: Nasa) When we think of Martians, we tend to think of little grey men. But if a resurfaced image taken by a Nasa rover is anything to go by, the aliens that call …

The deadline for yet another ceasefire with Iran is approaching (Picture: Getty) President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb another country if the nation gets involved in his war against Iran. Speaking to Fox News’ Trey Yingst, Trump said the …

(Robert Kerian/@robertkerian) There are essentially two breeds of Ferrari—the new super utility Purosangue and four-wheel-drive FF notwithstanding. First, the most salient: the blood-hued mid-engined supercars crouching inches from the asphalt. Slip inside, and you feel something akin to what Scott …

DETROIT — The White Sox’ trade for center fielder Brenton Doyle on Aug. 3 had the potential to create tension in the team’s utopian clubhouse. Incumbent center fielder Tristan Peters had a first half that put him in the All-Star …

If you saw him before the game Sunday and didn’t know better, you would think David Ross was just another journalist working at Wrigley Field. Wearing a collared short-sleeved shirt and a credential around his neck and carrying a notebook, …

The preseason talk at Loyola is all about returning to ‘‘the standard.’’ The Ramblers finished 4-5 last season, a shocking record taken at face value. But it is important to remember that Loyola’s young team gave Mount Carmel a stern …

Sixteen teenagers were arrested at the Congress Theater Friday night nearly a week after police shut down an unsanctioned rave at the shuttered Logan Square venue. Officers responded to a call for trespassing around 8:15 p.m. Friday in the 2100 …

A lawsuit alleging a Champaign doctor botched an abortion was settled last month. Dr. Keith Reisinger-Kindle was accused of leaving part of a fetus inside a woman and puncturing her uterus while performing an abortion at Champaign-based Equity Clinic in …

Five people were shot and killed overnight in Chicago, according to Chicago police. Ronald Hill, 35, was outside in the 4200 block of West Cermak Road in North Lawndale around midnight when an unknown person shot him in the chest …

Burying a loved one is much harder than buying a corned beef sandwich. More expensive, too. Trust me, I’ve done both. When my mother died last year, my brother and I were immediately faced with a series of difficult decisions. …

A 31-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in Chatham, Chicago police said. The man was on the sidewalk along the 8000 block of South Ingleside Avenue about 1:47 p.m. when he was shot by an unknown …

Northwestern University is changing the status of its African Studies program — described as the oldest of its kind in the country — raising questions about how changes will impact everything from its funding to staff. University spokesperson Amy E. …