US President Donald Trump , meanwhile, has said things are moving "very nicely" towards making the summit possible on June 12, according to AFP . He added that a summit held in Singapore on June 12 was still the tentative date. "They shared the opinion that they would meet frequently in the future to make dialogue brisk and pool wisdom and efforts", KCNA said. His tweet Sunday afternoon, which offered praise for the longtime USA adversary, was the latest signal that his concerns about ... Read More »

Hours after her funeral, Bush landed in the intensive care unit with a blood infection believed to be sepsis . Bush's wife Barbara Bush died in April aged 92. Bush was president for a single term, from 1989 to 1993, taking the top office after serving two terms as President Ronald Reagan's vice president. Bush attended a monthly pancake breakfast Saturday and met with veterans at the American Legion Post 159. Read More »

This week, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum saw global business leaders and the political elite gather in Russia's northern capital. "We're looking at June 12 in Singapore". Some US officials have talked about a comprehensive one-shot deal in which North Korea fully eliminates its nukes first and receives rewards later. Read More »

M5S leader Luigi Di Maio , 31, for his part said he was prepared to "call it quits" barring a breakthrough in 24 hours. " What's the point of going to vote if it's the ratings agencies that decide? ". He has been a vocal critic of the euro and the European Union , but he has distinguished credentials, including as industry minister in the early 1990s. Read More »

She said they were given a breathalyzer test, which came back negative. According to her Facebook post, Weinman then asked the police, "D$3 on't they have something better to do as cops than to stop people for underage drinking on the beach", which prompted the officer to write her up for a citation. Read More »

A gunman who opened fire in an Oklahoma City restaurant was shot and killed by an armed citizen at the scene, police said . The woman was shot in the arm, her mother says, and her daughter, 12, was shot in the stomach. In explaining her veto, Fallin, a Republican, noted that the bill would have eliminated firearms training requirements and softened background check rules. Read More »

The ships reportedly carried out maneuvers near Tree, Lincoln, Triton and Woody Islands in the Paracels. The ministry said the course plotted by the vessels had "seriously infringed upon Chinese sovereignty" and "contravened Chinese and relevant worldwide law", as they had entered territorial waters without permission. Read More »

Patrick, 36, ended her 14-year racing career with a crash on Lap 68 of the 200-lap race . Ahead of Sunday's race , Patrick had a four lap average of about 228 miles per hour, earning her a top spot, starting in 7th at the beginning of the race . Read More »

Mason received a reply, and she zeroed in on what she called multiple instances of redundancies, improper capitalization and a lack of clarity. After she made her corrections on Trump's letter, she sent it back to the White House - without a letter grade. Read More »

Though lava destruction from the volcano is confined to a roughly 10-square-mile (26-sq-km) area, the eruption is hurting the island's tourist-driven economy as potential visitors fear ashfall or volcanic smog belching from Kilauea's summit. Read More »

The remaining 26 were all Syrian forces, he told AFP. Fighting erupted after several armed groups attacked an artillery battery belonging to Syrian government forces, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing a defence ministry statement. Read More »

An FBI investigation of the campaign would be wrong, Rubio said in his interview. The comments from former NY mayor Rudy Giuliani came as Trump lashed out again at what he called "the phony Russia Collusion Witch Hunt". "Meanwhile, the Associated Press revealed this week that the president recently told a confidante that he wanted "'to brand" the informant a "spy, ' believing the more nefarious term would resonate more in the media and with the public'". Read More »

It was in Florence that he established relations with 5-Star through Alfonso Bonafede, a local lawyer and senior lawmaker who is the party's preferred choice as justice minister. "It's important to enjoy this moment". The cabinet, expected to be announced next week, will be comprise politicians from both Lega and the Five Star Movement, to which Conte belongs - the two parties that collectively reeled in more than half the votes in the March 4 election. Read More »

USS 'Higgins, ' an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, and USS 'Antietam, ' a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, came within 12 nautical miles of the islands, two United States officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity. The Pentagon said the withdrawal of the invitation was in response to what it sees as Beijing's militarisation of islands in the disputed South China Sea, a strategic waterway claimed in large part by Beijing. Read More »

At one point, asked if he was confident "that there was no collusion" by those surrounding Trump during the campaign, Giuliani said with some exasperation: "I can't be confident about my client". Giuliani also suggested that the start of the Muller probe was illegitimate, citing fired FBI Director James Comey's leaked "The whole thing was a mistake and should never have happened", Giuliani told the Associated Press, adding that the Justice Department should acknowledge the error. Read More »

She had been reported missing from her home the previous Monday, and was last seen alive in St Catherine's Park, between Lucan and Leixlip. When asked by Judge John O'Connor if this was his first time in court, the accused nodded and replied: "Yeah". Read More »

A White House team will travel to Singapore as earlier planned to continue preparations for the on-again, off-again Trump-Kim meeting. "It's moving along very nicely". In April, Trump had stunned the world by accepting an invitation to meet Kim in an unprecedented sit-down. Worldwide journalists were present, but the US government can't verify the site's destruction. Read More »

Russian Federation has provided crucial military support to President Bashar Assad's forces, helping them to roll back mainstream rebels as well as the Islamic State group. "During the fighting, which lasted for almost an hour, the military destroyed 43 terrorists and six all-terrain vehicles with large-caliber armaments installed on them", the ministry said. Read More »

According to the Israeli army, the four were in Israel for about a minute and left a tent that read " The March of Return ". The soldiers arrived at the scene moments later and opened fire at the individuals, who in turn fled back to the Palestinian side of the fence, the Times said. Read More »

It's not clear how the company will be forced to "purchase U.S. parts and pay a $1.3 Billion fine", nor what sort of oversight would be in place to ensure ZTE continued to comply with the conditions. Chuck Schumer of NY. Still, leaders of both parties are concerned the deal isn't enough to prevent national security risks. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the provision's author. Read More »

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Friday called for worldwide support for the Dutch-Australian legal initiative. The Russian government has long denied involvement in the crash, saying on Thursday that its missile launchers have never entered Ukraine - despite photo evidence provided by worldwide investigators. Read More »

Friday the Sheriff revealed that a cell phone was uncovered by crews searching along 104, believing it belongs to Alberto Reyes, Selena's live-in boyfriend. Hidalgo-Calderon's mom Estela issued a statement after her daughter's body was found. An Amber Alert was issued for Owen Hildago-Calderon on May 25, 2018 . Read More »

Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon said Friday that the government will do its part to faithfully implement the agreement reached by the leaders of the two Koreas last month, despite the USA decision to cancel the highly anticipated summit with the North. Read More »

House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said in a statement that "I can not and will not comment on a classified session" and that "I look forward to the prompt completion of the intelligence committee's oversight work in this area". Is " Spygate " real, or just a figment of President Trump's imagination? The same officials were then to head to Capitol Hill to brief members of the Gang of Eight. Read More »

President Trump's decision", Abe told reporters in St. Petersburg. Trump rattled the region on Thursday by cancelling his June 12 meeting with Kim, citing "open hostility" from Pyongyang. "That hasn't changed. So, we'll see what happens". The North's state-run KCNA news agency said the two leaders agreed to "meet frequently in the future to make dialogue brisk and pool wisdom and efforts, expressing their stand to make joint efforts for the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula". Read More »

Clare Comran was at the count, where she watched as all Dublin constituencies were declared overwhelmingly in favor of repealing the amendment, including one area that voted yes at 78.5%. The Save the Eighth group said: "What Irish voters did yesterday is a tragedy of historic proportions . I've never had that in my entire life as an Irish person", she said, adding that she was grateful for the groundwork that women's rights activists had done to arrive at this moment. Read More »

Trump's letter to Kim canceling the planned June 12 summit didn't rule out a meeting in the future, said a person familiar with the administration's thinking. It remains unclear whether Kim will ever agree to fully abandon his nuclear arsenal in return, despite Moon's insistence that Kim can be persuaded to abandon his nuclear facilities, materials and bombs in a verifiable and irreversible way in exchange for credible security and economic guarantees. Read More »

Gulf Coast as Subtropical Storm Alberto approaches. The new location closer to Florida also implies that the center of the storm may come close enough to the west coast of the state, including the Tampa Bay area, to cause unsafe winds and some storm surge. Read More »

The statement, however, provided no dollar amounts on how much China might boost its purchases of American products. Under such under measures China would import more energy and agricultural commodities from the U.S. However, there was somewhat different emphasis from Kudlow. "Tariffs are part of any negotiation, and tariffs have to be part of any enforcement". "As a result of the Washington round [of Sino-American talks] the Chinese economy is not threatened; on the other hand, the ... Read More »

Metro Nashville police posted a picture on Twitter showing the auto seat the girl was strapped into and the vehicle she was found inside. Meanwhile, his wife, Jenny Barker, left the house in her auto to go to work, police said. Paramedics rushed the child to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. So far, the parents have cooperated with investigators. The 1-year-old remained in the truck until her mother found her on Wednesday afternoon. Read More »

Last week, Diosdado Cabello, one of Venezuela's most powerful politicians, called him the "Latin American head" of the Central Intelligence Agency and a "mercenary". Instead, the couple was arrested at her family's government housing complex on the outskirts of Caracas. The video comes hours after Hatch announced he had secured Holt's release in a statement, calling the return of his fellow Utah native the culmination of two years of negotiations with the Venezuelan government and ... Read More »

President Donald Trump tweets that it's "good news", and says Holt is expected to land in Washington , and come to the White House with his family at about 7 p.m. -Venezuelan tensions that in the last week saw tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats, Washington's refusal to recognize the May 20 re-election of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and the imposition of new US sanctions on Caracas. Read More »

Trump subsequently wrote on Twitter that the two countries were having "very productive talks" and added that if the summit happens, it will likely still be in Singapore on the initially scheduled date, and could be extended if necessary. Read More »

Fissure 7 reactivated this morning and is actively fountaining lava. "It's just a matter of time", resident Steve Gebbie says. Earlier this week, eruptions sent ash plume 10,000 feet up in the air. Three weeks into the volcano's eruption, scientists said the summit is still too risky to survey on foot. As lava bombs were fired in every direction, Darryl Clinton tried to keep homes on the Big Island from going up in flames. Read More »

During the contest, Rockets players wore patches on their jerseys bearing the school's name. Abdul Aziz Sheikh (L) father of Sabika Aziz Sheikh, a Pakistani exchange student, who was killed with others when a gunman attacked Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas , US, comforts her friends, during a funeral in Karachi , Pakistan May 23, 2018. Read More »