Former rebel leader elected Bougainville president
Ishmael Toroama is set to lead independence talks for the autonomous territory in the remote east of Papua New Guinea.
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House easily passes stopgap funding bill, averting shutdown
House Speaker Pelosi strikes deal with Treasury Secretary Mnuchin adding nutrition aid for children and farm relief.
Suspect wrote ‘give up’ on ricin White House letter: Court papers
Pascale Ferrier, who allegedly sent ricin-laced post to the White House, due to appear in court.
‘Sick to my stomach’: Louisville awaits Breonna Taylor decision
The US city is on edge awaiting a decision on whether police officers involved in Taylor's death will face charges.
At UN, Qatar emir questions world inaction on Israeli occupation
Qatar's leader says Israel continues to carry out 'flagrant violation of international resolutions'.
Iran sends message of resistance to US at UNGA
Tehran will not surrender to US pressure, no matter who the next US president is, President Rouhani tells the world.
China: Trump ‘spreading political virus’ at United Nations
After US president accuses Beijing of spreading COVID-19 'plague', China's Xi says 'need to get through this together'.
COVID-19: US reaches ‘unfathomable’ 200,000 death toll
The United States has reported by far the highest number of deaths related to novel coronavirus in the world.
Iranians break taboos with their own version of #MeToo
Decades-old sexual trauma is being unearthed in a society that rarely discusses it, but can that bring about change?
Trump administration expected to replace Interior watchdog with political appointee
Even as ethical inquiries into Ryan Zinke's actions as Interior Secretary continue, the Trump administration is expected to nominate a political appointee from another agency to take over as the department's internal watchdog. Democrats and oversight groups say they are concerned a political nominee with no specific experience in oversight could quash investigations into Zinke.
Looking back: The week in eastern Idaho history
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Special FBI team helping probe deadly South Carolina attack
Terrence Carraway who was killed in the line of duty on Wednesday. . A member of the sheriff's department exits the crime scene on Ashton Drive in the Vintage Place neighborhood where several members of law enforcement were shot, one fatally, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, in Florence, S.C. .
White House not ‘micromanaging’ FBI, Sarah Sanders says
White House limits scope of the FBI's investigation into the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh - The FBI has not been permitted to investigate the claims of Julie Swetnick, a White House official confirmed to NBC News. - WASHINGTON - The White House is limiting the scope Trump: No limits on FBI's investigation into allegations against Brett Kavanaugh - The FBI has not been permitted to investigate the claims of Julie Swetnick, a White House official confirmed to NBC News.
The Latest: Sen. Hatch calls Ford ‘attractive,’ ‘pleasing’
A long-serving Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a sexual assault when they were teenagers is "attractive" and "pleasing." Utah's Orrin Hatch made the comments as the committee broke for lunch after hearing several hours of testimony from Christine Blasey Ford.
Senate Democrats to meet with Kavanaugh after recess
Senate Democrats plan to meet with Supreme Court justice nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh and personally lobby him to hand over his entire record, a senior Democratic aide told ABC News Friday. Kavanaugh's lengthy paper trail has become a part of a tit-for-tat between Republicans and Democrats in an increasingly tense political battle over his confirmation.
Trump lawyer says ‘our recollection keeps changing’ about statement on Trump Jr meeting with Russians
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Mattis warns of bumpy road to US, North Korea nuclear summit
President Trump 'probably does' have the power to pardon himself: Giuliani - President Trump's lead attorney said the president "probably does" have the power to pardon himself. - Rudy Giuliani was discussing with ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on "This Week" Giuliani threatens legal battle with Mueller over subpoena - The president's lawyer Rudy Giuliani threatened a legal battle with special counsel Robert Mueller if he attempts to subpoena Donald Trump.
U.S. Coast Guard’s long history of service in New York
More than a dozen Navy and Coast Guard ships took part in a 30-year tradition this week, parading through New York Harbor for Fleet Week . The nautical display lasts just a few days, but the U.S. Coast Guard patrols the waterways of New York all year long, reports CBS News correspondent Don Dahler.
President Trump’s Changing Story on the Stormy Daniels Payment Blindsides White House Aides
President Donald Trump insisted Thursday his reimbursement of a 2016 hush payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels had nothing to do with his election campaign. But the surprise revelation of the president's payment clashed with his past statements , created new legal headaches and stunned many in the West Wing.
Best of Late Night: Jimmy Fallon Says Maybe Rudy Giuliani Should Be Paid Hush Money
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