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Automated in the 1960s, the lighthouse is still operating. It is owned by the US Coast Guard and maintained by non-profit group East Brother Lighthouse Inc.

Matteo Salvini, Maio's counterpart from the far-right, the anti-immigrant League, also backed the 'yellow vest' protesters.

New research conducted by the Oxford Martin School for WEF showed that efforts to replace meat and especially beef could provide huge benefits for human health and the environment.

The fire was so intense that authorities said it damaged parts of the Interstate 75. The part of the highway has been closed off.

Jo Song Gil, the North's acting ambassador to Rome, went into hiding with his wife in November and is seeking asylum, according to Seoul's intelligence authorities.

Trump has threatened a veto of the legislation that would fund homeland security operations until February 8 and several other agencies through September because they do not provide any money for a wall that Trump has demanded by constructed on the US bor...

US President Donald Trump, while speaking to the family and law enforcement colleagues of the fallen Newman, California, police officer Ronald "Ron" Singh, praised officer Singh's service, offered condolences, and commended law enforcement's rapid investi...

The blast damaged 48 apartments in a 10-storey building in the industrial city of Magnitogorsk, some 1,700 km (1,050 miles) east of Moscow.

Hasan Minhaj was responding to Netflix's decision to drop an episode from his special "Patriot Act" in Saudi Arabia.

When Democrats, led by presumptive House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, take over the House on Thursday, they plan to approve a two-part spending package meant to end the shutdown. But its prospects are grim in the Senate, where Republicans hold a majority.

The ruling Awami League-led coalition has reportedly won over 260 seats in the 300-member House. It's rival, the National Unity Front, has rejected the outcome of the general election and demanded fresh polls.

Trump and Xi agreed to a ceasefire in the trade war, deciding to hold off on imposing more tariffs for 90 days starting Dec. 1 while they negotiate a deal to end the dispute following months of escalating tensions.

Bangladesh authorities deployed around 600,000 police, army and other security forces, after 13 people were killed and thousands injured in skirmishes between Hasina's ruling Awami League and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

Richard Overton's longevity and his status as the oldest living American veteran of World War II made him a celebrity of sorts over the past few years.

Trump announced the pull-out last week, stunning allies including Britain and France who warned that the fight against jihadists in Syria was not finished.

The U.S. government partially shut down on Saturday, and there is not yet any sign of tangible efforts to reopen agencies closed by a political impasse over Trump's demand for border wall funds.