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“During that time period immigration officials were not allowed to use or view social media as part of the screening process”, John Cohen, a former under-secretary at DHS for intelligence and analysis, told ABC News, where he now works as a national security consultant.

Saudi was the last country to give its women the right to vote. King Abdullah promised in 2011 to extend to women the right to vote and stand as candidates in municipal elections-the local councils are the only popularly elected bodies in Saudi Arabia’s monarchy-and his...

His support was up from 28 percent in October.

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government says a planned truce with the country’s Shiite rebels has been postponed for 12 hours.

Daech is the Arabic acronym for Islamic State.

“The problem for (the Bank’s) hawks is that inflation needs to show more life and, before late Q1, hope for that looks slim”, said Todd Elmer, a strategist with Citi. This flattening of wage growth appears to have poured water on the flames of any potential rate...

Kerry’s second visit to Russian Federation this year for meetings with Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, following eight hours of talks in Sochi in May, comes as the US seeks agreement among Russian Federation and other major powers for a meeting on December 18 in...

Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Film character BB-8 arrives at the world premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015.

January Brent crude LCOF6, -0.47% on London’s ICE Futures exchange, however, settled at $37.92 a barrel, down by a penny to hold at its lowest level since December 2008.

Hernandez will not have criminal charges filed against him because, as Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez explained during the press conference, officers reported that Johnson had a gun and was running toward a police vehicle containing two officers in the park.

Last December, the Justice Department found that the Cleveland police systematically engaged in excessive use of force.

There have been regular calls for Emanuel’s resignation since officials released footage showing a white police officer fatally shooting a black teenager in 2014.

U.S. President Barack Obama has said he is sending Defense Secretary Ash Carter to the Middle East to work with coalition partners “on securing more military contributions” to the fight against Daesh.

A woman takes a picture of a 1:6 scale model of the Star Wars’ Millennium Falcon spaceship displayed in a shopping mall in Hong Kong on November 30, 2015.

Marvin Hunter, pastor of a west side Baptist church and Laquan McDonald’s great-uncle, did echo calls by protesters that Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez should step down.