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Truck driver appears in court in Texas after death toll from Walmart car park tragedy reaches ten

A TRUCK driver has arrived at a US federal court, accused in a suspected human smuggling operation in which 10 people died and dozens more were hospitalised.

July 24, 2017

James Mathew Bradley Jr, second from left, arrives at the federal courthouse for a hearing on Monday in San Antonio. Picture: Eric Gay/AP

Sen. John McCain diagnosed with brain tumor after blood clot removed

July 19, 2017

Travel Ban Loosens

July 14, 2017

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July 11, 2017

First images of US Missile Defense Agency's THAAD test (PHOTO, VIDEO)

July 11, 2017

July 07, 2017

Trump and Putin set to meet at G20

Issues like international security and free trade may take a back seat at the G20 as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet for the first time at the summit

July 07, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes part in a 'family photo' along with South African President Jacob Zuma, Argentina's President Mauricio Macri, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister

July 03, 2017

Chris Christie, New Jersey governor, enjoys beach he closed to public

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is facing heavy criticism after he was photographed relaxing on a state beach he had ordered closed to the public.

July 03, 2017

Mr Christie and his family had been staying at a residence in the beach park

June 26, 2017

Supreme Court to hear Trump travel ban case, allows part to go into effect

The case will be argued in October, at the start of the new Supreme Court term.

June 26, 2017

June 26, 2017

Travel ban, church-state case await action by Supreme Court

But something could overshadow rulings in those high-profile cases

June 26, 2017

June 22, 2017

Donald Trump says he didn't record Comey conversations

Trump teased the possibility of tapes on May 12, the week of James Comey's firing

June 22, 2017

President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Thursday he doesn't have secret recordings of his conversations with ex-FBI Director James Comey, despite teasing about that possibility last month. (Andrew Harnik/The Associated Press)

June 21, 2017

After another bitter loss, can Democrats ever top Trump?

A party can't build a governing majority with moral victories.

June 21, 2017

June 14, 2017

Gunman dead after attacking congressmen at Virginia baseball field

A gunman who sprayed bullets at Republican lawmakers during baseball practice in a Washington DC suburb has died, US President Donald Trump said.

June 14, 2017

ILLINOIS STATE'S ATTORNEY OFFICE James T Hodgkinson was a resident of Bellville, Illinois, a suburb of St Louis

June 14, 2017

Steve Scalise: Republican House whip shot and wounded

A top US Republican was among five people who were shot and wounded by a gunman during baseball practice in Virginia.

June 14, 2017

June 12, 2017

Still on hold: 9th circuit court rules against Trump’s travel ban

Mirroring the 4th Circuit Court decision from May 25, the 9th circuit called the ban motivated by a desire to exclude Muslims.

June 12, 2017

June 12, 2017

US President Donald Trump faces conflict of interest accusations over new FBI headquarters

A KEY business partner of US President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner is reportedly pursuing a $US2 billion ($2.65 billion) government contract to build a new FBI headquarters, sparking conflict of interest concerns.

June 12, 2017

Donald Trump faces a fresh legal battle with politicians from two states threatening to sue him. Picture: AFP/Mandel Ngan

June 11, 2017

Donald Trump blasts ex-FBI director James Comey on Twitter as UK media report he has cancelled state visit

AMERICAN President Donald Trump has called his ex-FBI director James Comey “very cowardly’ even as it emerged he reportedly bottled out of a UK state visit over fears of mass protests.

June 11, 2017

Mr Trump is reportedly afraid of mass protests against him by the British public. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP

June 05, 2017

Mass shooting at Orlando industrial park leaves ‘multiple fatalities’

A SHOOTING at a business headquarters in Orlando, Florida has left five people dead, including the gunman, US media reports.

June 05, 2017

Police confer at the scene of a shooting in an industrial area near Orlando. Picture: John Raoux/AP

May 29, 2017

Putin a ‘greater threat than ISIS’, John McCain tells 7.30

SENATOR John McCain thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose government interfered in the 2016 presidential election, is more of a threat to America than Islamic State terrorists.

May 29, 2017

John McCain said it was time China took greater action over its rogue ally North Korea. Picture: Screengrab/7.30

May 25, 2017

Appeals court upholds block on Trump's travel ban; administration to appeal to Supreme Court

A federal appeals court upheld Thursday a lower court's temporary block of key provisions of President Donald Trump's revised executive order banning travel from some Middle East and African countries.

May 25, 2017

May 24, 2017

Republican health bill to leave 23m uninsured

Some 23 million people would lose health insurance over the next decade under the revised Republican healthcare plan, says a non-partisan agency.

May 24, 2017

May 16, 2017

Murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich contacted WikiLeaks before his death, investigator claims

NEARLY a year after the unexplained killing of a Democrat staffer, an investigator claims he’s uncovered key information.

May 16, 2017