The Russian Federal Security Service said it detained Paul Whelan in Moscow ‘while on a spy mission.’ The State Department had no immediate comment.
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Lion escapes locked area at North Carolina center, kills 22-year-old intern
A trained animal keeper was leading a team cleaning an enclosure at the Conservators Center. One lion escaped a space that was supposed to be secured.
Putin’s holiday message to Trump: Russia ‘open to dialogue … on most extensive agenda’
Putin said relations between the U.S.and Russia are thekey to “ensuring strategic stability andinternational security.”
John Bobbitt recalls the ‘nightmare’ when Lorena Bobbitt cut off his penis
‘I cleared my thoughts, applied pressure,’ Bobbitt said. ‘I went to wake my friend up to tell him to get me to the hospital.’
Two winter storms bring snow, blizzard conditions to northern tier and Southwest
The storm system that forced cancellation of a football game in Texas due to lightning droveblizzard conditions through parts of the Midwest.
Is ISIS defeated? If not, are U.S. troops in Syria the answer?
The questions of whether ISIS has been defeated and the value of U.S. troops in keeping ISIS down remain hot.
Police, schools had no duty to protect Parkland school shooting victims, judge rules
A Florida lawyer says he might appeal a federal ruling that cops had no duty to protect students duringthe rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High.
Historic rainfall drowns Northeast, threatens Southeast areas battered by Florence
The latest round of persistent rain drenching the soggy East has triggered another annual record and brought fears of more flooding to the battered Carolinas.
UN climate change deal leaves door open for US to rejoin
Details emerging from a U.N. climate conference drew rave reviews from U.S. experts despite the U.S. vow to exit the Paris Climate Accord.
‘Christmas miracle’: 3 rescued after days in West Virginia mine
Three peoplewho disappeared in a closed West Virginia mine five days ago have been rescued and taken to a hospital in what a family member called a “Christmas miracle.”