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California wildfire largest since 1932: Cal Fire 23 Dec 2017 - 12:22 pm
A house remains standing in front of an ash-filled hillside from recent fires in Montecito, California on December 20, 2017, amid concerns the return of winds may spark the Thomas Fire again which authorities said was 60 percent contained. AFP / FREDERIC
Miss America suspends CEO over misogynistic emails 23 Dec 2017 - 08:41 am
A file photo of January 27, 2010  suspended CEO of the Miss America Organization Sam Haskell III speaking during a news conference for judges in the 2010 Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. / AFP / GETTY IMAG
Trump signs tax, government spending bills into law 22 Dec 2017 - 07:13 pm
United States President Donald J. Trump signs a document during an event to sign the Tax Cut and Reform Bill in the Oval Office at The White House in Washington, DC on December 22, 2017. (AFP / Brendan SMIALOWSKI)
Man had 166 live cats and 55 dead ones in his home 21 Dec 2017 - 07:52 pm
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Raul Castro to step down as Cuba's president in April 2018 21 Dec 2017 - 07:33 pm
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Pentagon chief Mattis visits Guantanamo Bay 21 Dec 2017 - 05:33 pm
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Spain ready to fight 'fake news' in Catalonia vote 21 Dec 2017 - 01:22 pm
Voters cast their ballots at polling station for the Catalan regional parliamentary elections, between separatists and pro-unity Catalans, in Barcelona, Spain on December 21, 2017. ( Burak Akbulut - Anadolu Agency ).
Catalans vote in bid to solve independence crisis 21 Dec 2017 - 11:26 am
Catalonia's deposed regional president Carles Puigdemont said that the EU
Trump threatens to cut aid to U.N. members over Jerusalem vote 20 Dec 2017 - 07:43 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis, holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Mexico bus crash kills 12 tourists including foreigners 20 Dec 2017 - 11:52 am
Mexican police officers and paramedics work in the scene of a road accident, where a bus driving tourists to Chacchoben archaeological zone overturned between El Cafetal and Mahahual, in Quintana Roo state, Mexico on December 19, 2017. / AFP.
Divided Catalans prepare to vote in close-run election 20 Dec 2017 - 11:47 am
Photo: AFP.
US House to vote again on tax bill, Trump on verge of win 20 Dec 2017 - 10:20 am
An image of Senate Finance Committee chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) speaking at the press conference after the senate vote of the tax reform bill on December 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.  Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP
White House blames North Korea for cyberattack 19 Dec 2017 - 08:29 pm
Tom Bossert, homeland security adviser to President Donald Trump, holds a press briefing to publicly blame North Korea for unleashing the so-called WannaCry cyber attack at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 19, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Half of California wildfires contained 19 Dec 2017 - 04:02 pm
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White House temporarily removes petition tool 19 Dec 2017 - 12:58 pm
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Derailed US train was going 80 mph in 30 mph zone: Transport authority 19 Dec 2017 - 12:20 pm
Rescue personnel and equipment are seen at the scene where an Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over interstate highway I-5 in DuPont, Washington, US December 18, 2017. Reuters/Steve Dipaola
Three dead, 100 hurt in US train derailment: police 19 Dec 2017 - 10:19 am
The scene where an Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over interstate highway I-5 in DuPont, Washington, U.S. December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Dipaola TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.
At least three dead as train derails over Washington state highway 19 Dec 2017 - 10:10 am
Rescue personnel and equipment are seen at the scene where an Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over interstate highway I-5 in DuPont, Washington, U.S. December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Dipaola.