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When a gunman attacked a high school in Parkland, Fla., on Wednesday, killing 17 people, the event marked a depressingly familiar milestone. As of this week, seven of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in modern U.S. history have all happened since 2007. The Parkland massacre is now the eighth-deadliest attack. …

FORT MEADE: Several people were injured on Wednesday when an unauthorised motorist tried to drive onto the campus of the US National Security Agency near Washington, prompting guards to open fire on the vehicle, officials said. The motorist, who was not identified, drove a black sport utility vehicle to a …

WASHINGTON: When Abosede Akingbade Thomas, a Nigerian immigrant to the United States, was ordered to bed rest in 1981 during a difficult pregnancy, she followed her doctor’s advice to sign up for food stamps and another aid programme providing support to pregnant and nursing women. At the time, as now, …

SEOUL: Comments by US Vice President Mike Pence suggest the United States may be looking more favourably at diplomatic engagement with North Korea as South Korea considers a rare summit with its neighbour and long-time foe. Pence said in a newspaper interview the United States and South Korea had agreed …

WASHINGTON — A key aide to President Donald Trump is defending the White House’s handling of allegations that a former staff secretary physically abused his ex-wives before he resigned last week. Presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway told CNN Sunday “it’s very clear” that Rob Porter, who helped oversee paperwork and documents …

The CIA on Saturday categorically denied reports that it was fleeced by a mystery Russian who promised compromising information on U.S. President Donald Trump. The secretive agency rarely issues any kind of comment, but came out to deny the report in The New York Times and a similar one in …

A statement from the White House press secretary Sunday affirmed that “Israel is a staunch ally of the United States, and we support its right to defend itself from the Iranian-backed Syrian and militia forces in southern Syria.” The statement follows Israel’s attack Saturday on a dozen Iranian and Syrian …

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s third-ranking official plans to step down, as the agency has been the target of withering criticism by President Trump and Republican lawmakers, the department said in a statement late Friday. Rachel Brand, who only last week was praised for her leadership by Attorney General Jeff …

A second White House official has resigned amid accusations of domestic violence, according to a report by The Washington Post. Speechwriter David Sorensen resigned Friday, just days after staff secretary Rob Porter quit amid abuse accusations in two prior marriages. Sorensen’s ex-wife reportedly accused him of being violent and emotionally …

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s third-ranking official plans to step down, as the agency has been the target of withering criticism by President Trump and Republican lawmakers, the department said in a statement late Friday. Rachel Brand, who only last week was praised for her leadership by Attorney General Jeff …