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The Republican-controlled Missouri House of Representatives fell 13 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to override the Democratic governor’s veto of the “right-to-work” bill. Nixon vetoed 18 bills this year and lawmakers need a two-thirds majority...

Taliban fighters raided the main prison in the southern province of Ghazni early on Monday, freeing hundreds of inmates after detonating explosives at the entrance and killing police guards, Afghan officials said.

Murray and company are in Glasgow preparing for the start of the Davis Cup tie on Friday, but they took their minds off that crunch clash when they travelled to Celtic Park for a team-bonding exercise.

Many Americans have volunteered to take refugees into their homes, and donations to aid groups have soared.

The UN General Assembly in 1994 proclaimed 16 September as the worldwide Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer to commemorate the date of the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987.

That prospect has unnerved Republican leaders who fear the reality TV star’s tough talk, especially about women and Hispanics, is damaging the party’s brand and imperilling its chances of winning back the White House after President Barack Obama’s eight-year...

Archbishop Cupich said Monday that he sometimes sees hateful language about immigration in political discourse.

When Roombas were first introduced they were the first sign of the robot-uprising, but over the years we have grown to love the little particle collectors (which may be what they wanted all along).

India’s exports fell for the nine straight months by 20.7 per cent to $21.27 billion in August as a relatively firm rupee and global slump slashed demand for merchandise.

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad finally spoke about the refugee crisis and pointed the blame at Europe for “supporting terrorists”.

Eleven contenders will face off again at the second Republican presidential debate on Wednesday, with candidates expected to step up criticism of poll leader Donald Trump. For questions, contact Sally Morrow.

On Tuesday, the streets were caked in red mud and earth movers cleared the roads piled up with mounds of dirt.

Tickets for the papal mass and the Festival of Families during Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia will be available Wednesday.

“You can not improve your team for the Champions League – you have to try to improve for the national competition”.

Last week, 18-year-old high school senior Brianna Popour was sent home from Chesnee High School in South Carolina for wearing a T-shirt with a slogan that one administrator deemed disruptive and distracting: “Nobody Knows I’m a Lesbian”.