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WASHINGTON-The United States has fired back at Moscow over its meddling in the presidential election, announcing a series of tough sanctions against intelligence agencies, expulsions of agents and shutting down of Russian compounds on US soil. "I have ordered a number of actions in response...

Kremlin denies interfering in US elections after Washington slaps sanctions on Russia, including expelling diplomats. Russia has pledged "adequate reprisals" over US sanctions and accused Washington of trying to destroy ties by making "unfounded" allegations of interference in the US election. The United States wants to...

WASHINGTON Russian intelligence agencies over the last two years blanketed Democratic Party targets with malicious emails and have likely continued such efforts after November's elections, a US federal law enforcement report showed Thursday. The report's release coincided with an array of measures unveiled by Washington as...

In January, HBO is expected to decide whether to greenlight a new series, “Mogadishu, Minnesota,” about Muslim immigrants adjusting to life in the Midwest. The pilot was shot in the Twin Cities this fall, and a decision to base the show here would pump tens...

By Elana Beiser and Elisabeth Witchel Deadly violence against the media eased in 2016 from recent record levels as the number of journalists singled out for murder declined. The number of journalists killed in the line of duty is on track to decline in 2016 from...

Apple, Google, and Uber have all broken their respective silences on whether they would participate in helping build a Muslim registry for the incoming Trump administration, BuzzFeed reports. In a statement issued today, an Apple spokesperson said, “We think people should be treated the...

US President-elect Donald Trump got plenty of attention -- but not the kind he was looking for -- after a tweet calling out China for its seizure of an unmanned US naval probe. "China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters -- rips...

BY AEDAN HELMER Two women are dead and a young man is in custody as the Ottawa police major crime unit investigates the city’s 23rd and 24th homicides of 2016. Police were called to a McCarthy Road home at about 9 p.m. Friday after the victims,...

Michel Temer became president by "tearing up the Brazilian constitution", says former President Dilma Rousseff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcUQ_evqEpg

By Rachael Revesz Rep Steve King, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, is a chief proponent of the measure which was found to be likely illegal in a recent report Donald Trump was urged in a meeting to launch a large-scale, surveillance program of...