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Washington's governor and New York City's mayor unveiled major initiatives to expand health insurance coverage Tuesday, the latest moves by key Democratic leaders to address Trump administration health policies they…

President Donald Trump made a televised plea for border wall funding Tuesday night, seeking an edge in the shutdown battle with congressional Democrats as he declared there is "a humanitarian…

Australia said Tuesday it would "carefully consider" the asylum claim of an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled alleged abuse from her family and is now in the care of the…

Several foreign consulates in Melbourne were evacuated Wednesday as Australian officials noted they were responding to multiple "hazardous material" events in the city. The Australian Federal Police said that police…

If you're a lover of liver from duck or geese, your days of gorging on the delicacy are numbered in California. A state ban of the dish known as foie…

The world's first iron bridge, spanning a gorge in an English county, was re-opened Monday night after a 4.6-million dollar restoration project. The iconic Ironbridge in Shropshire, crossing the River…

The White House said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, as the partisan fight over his demand for funding a border wall…

In Egypt, females are often expected to apply for suitable jobs that could enable them to stay more at home and take care of kids. However, Basant Bastawy, a 26-year-old…

The Sri Lankan Ministry of Transporton has conducted a test run along the newly constructed railway line between Matara and Beliatta, the first railway line constructed in the country in…

A Dutch astronaut has accidentally dialed 911, an emergency telephone number in many countries, from the International Space Station. Andre Kuipers, a 60-year-old astronaut with the European Space Agency, said…