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Canadian village ordered to evacuate due to wildfires

A day after a village in British Columbia saw Canada's highest recorded temperature, the residents of Lytton have been ordered to evacuate due to a wildfire.

Trump has evaded consequences of questionable business ethics and political scandals, but grand jury indictments against his company and CFO will test that

Donald Trump has long evaded the consequences of his questionable business ethics and personal and political scandals. But the grand jury indictments returned against his company and a top executive will test the ex-President's charmed life as never before.

Foreign countries that 'bully' China will meet a 'great wall of steel' says Xi

In an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party Thursday, President Xi Jinping claimed that only the party could ensure China's continued assent and stability, and any attempt to divide the party from the country would fail.

Neutral Switzerland plans to buy dozens of US F-35 fighter jets

Switzerland has chosen Lockheed Martin's F-35A Lightning II as its next-generation fighter jet, the government said on Wednesday, angering opponents who have pledged a new referendum to overturn what they dubbed an unnecessary "Ferrari" option.

Trump visits the South Texas border amid a shift in the region toward Republicans

Former President Donald Trump still wants a wall on the southern border. And he said it's Democrats' fault it hasn't happened yet.

Cosby accuser: It's been hard to see him get away like that

Cosby accuser Chelan Lasha and her attorney Marc Strecker react to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania vacating Bill Cosby's 2018 conviction.

Rick Steves: Pot is now used by Mom and Dad. And Grandma's rubbing it on her elbows

I'm a hard-working, kid-raising, churchgoing, tax-paying American. And if I work hard all day and want to go home, smoke a joint and stare at my fireplace for three hours, that's my civil liberty. This is my basic, principled message on marijuana legalization, a cause I've promoted for many years.

Trump is one of history's worst presidents, survey says

Even though President Donald Trump famously boasted he would be "more presidential than any president that's ever held office" with the exception of Abraham Lincoln, historians now say he's among America's worst presidents.

Friends, family of rioter caught on video dragging a cop say he was 'helping' officer

Friends and family members of a US Capitol rioter charged with dragging a police officer into the violent mob told a federal judge that he was actually trying to help the officer despite video of the harrowing incident showing him pulling the officer away from the police line.