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Links between Prince Mohammed and at least four suspects in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi may make it harder to advance a “rogue killers” explanation.

Mr. Trump accused Saudi Arabia’s critics of presuming guilt, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi leaders in Riyadh to help defuse a crisis.

The White House plans new sanctions against Iran in less than three weeks. The problem? Saudi Arabia is key to the pressure campaign.

Mr. Cruz, the Texas Republican senator, will try to use the face-off to widen his lead in the polls, while Mr. O’Rourke, the Democratic congressman challenging him, is hoping to recapture momentum.

In Missouri, where Democrats’ fortunes have been dwindling for years, party members are trying to figure out how to win back voters.

Democrats outraised their Republican opponents in 32 of the closest 45 House races, $154 million to $108 million, according to Federal Election Commission reports.

He also accused Michael Cohen of “lying” under oath and defended his use of the nickname “Horseface” for Stormy Daniels.

Mary Bono worked for the law firm that represented USAG when Larry Nassar was first investigated for child sexual abuse.

He has defended the Three-Fifths Compromise around slavery and said ISIS may be recruiting from Black Lives Matter.

Gwinnett County faces two federal lawsuits over its handling of ballots from absentee voters.

“Here we go again with you’re guilty until proven innocent," Trump said.

The senator told "Fox & Friends" he'd take a DNA test after Sen. Elizabeth Warren revealed her results on Monday.

New reports suggest that Khashoggi's disappearance has aggravated long-standing tensions within the royal family.

Kushner’s relationship with Salman has been the subject of intense scrutiny and criticism.

"It doesn't matter. We won."

China's crackdown on video games has hammered one of its most valuable companies. And it's unclear when the situation will improve.

British Prime Minister Theresa May will face EU leaders Wednesday in a make-or-break summit, as European Council President Donald Tusk warned the UK is barreling towards a disastrous no-deal Brexit.

The notifications began hitting phones just after sunrise.

Pull out your passport and pack your bags for the sunny Mediterranean. But hurry.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, on Tuesday kicked off an official royal tour of Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji.

A former senior Facebook engineer who wrote a memo earlier this year decrying the social media giant's "political monoculture" told Fox News Tuesday night that the company has a "vocal minority" intent on implementing "social justice policies across our mission."

A 911 call released by officials in Cleveland County, North Carolina details how a man's arm was severely injured after his booby trap backfired.

Texas Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke emulated President Trump's attacks in his final, fiery debate with incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday night, openly calling Cruz "Lyin' Ted" and charging that he was "all talk and no action" in the Senate.

President Trump on Tuesday dismissed concerns that Republicans could lose the House in the upcoming midterm elections, saying he wouldn’t accept blame for the potential defeat.

One day after she was reportedly pulled off of a flight, Tara Reid is explaining why she left a Delta plane.

Michael Avenatti has been a gift for the Republicans, a disaster for Dems. Are we sure he wasn't on Trump’s payroll all along?

President Trump on Tuesday cautioned against blaming Saudi Arabia for the disappearance of activist Jamal Khashoggi before an investigation was completed.

At least seven people died and nearly 80 were injured after a shuttle train linking the Moroccan capital to a town farther north on the Atlantic coast derailed Tuesday, authorities at the accident site said.

Facebook exec Ebele Okobi is drawing national attention to the death in police custody of her 36-year-old brother.        

Several media outlets reported late Monday that the Saudis were ready to release a statement that Khashoggi was killed in an interrogation gone wrong.        

Spoiler alert: 'The Conners' revealed how matriarch Roseanne died in Tuesday's premiere. Fired star Roseanne Barr took issue in a post-show tweet.        

Jackie Bradley Jr. hit an eighth-inning grand slam and Nathan Eovaldi earned the win as Boston took a 2-1 series lead over Houston.        

Just two days after reportedly calling off her engagement to Pete Davidson, Ariana Grande got candid about her struggle with anxiety.        

Micahel Cohen pleaded guilty in August to campaign finance violations alleging he coordinated with Trump on a hush-money scheme.        

Strong profits from stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average-- Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson -- gave a boost to the bruised market.        

Toronto police say the same man is responsible for an assault at Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament and jumping naked into a shark tank.        

Analysis: From behind closed doors at the White House, the president finds a way to stay in the spotlight.

In Mexico Beach, Florida, Hurricane Michael tossed cars into the canal, snapped trees in half and carved massive craters into U.S. Route 98.

A caravan of migrants from Honduras continued north towards Mexico and the United States Tuesday as Trump threatened to withdraw aid from the country.

President Donald Trump Tuesday criticized rapidly mounting global condemnation of Saudi Arabia over the case of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, warning of a rush to judgment.

The elephant in the room has been removed, allowing co-stars John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf and Sara Gilbert to explore their full potential.

The hope is to encourage people to use condoms to prevent STDs such as HIV.

Mary Bono was appointed to the position on Friday to replace Kerry Perry, who resigned in September after just nine months on job.

Don't blame me. The president also said in an interview with the Associated Press it's not his fault if the GOP loses the House in the midterms.

Saudi operatives beat, drugged, killed and dismembered a dissident Saudi journalist in the presence of the kingdom’s top diplomat in Istanbul, Turkish officials said Tuesday, as Washington urged Riyadh to provide answers.

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed several cabinet ministers in an attempt to stabilize his government and stem a decline in public support for his push to overhaul France’s economy.

A brief hostage-taking that seriously burned a 14-year-old girl and injured a woman on Monday is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack, German police said.

A senior Chinese official offered the government’s fullest defense so far of its mass detention program for Muslims in China’s far west, saying it formed a bulwark for social stability and suggesting the detentions are voluntary.

Inflation is merely creeping higher in China, according to the official data, but consumers are feeling a more intense sting from surging living costs, exacerbated by the impact of the trade fight with the U.S. on prices and economic growth.

The U.K. is set to leave the European Union in March 2019. But as the clock ticks down to that deadline, the two sides still can’t agree on the terms of their separation.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said President Trump reassured him that he has his full support, even after Mr. Trump said in an interview that the two may not be politically aligned and that the secretary’s resignation could be imminent.

U.S. sanctions have driven the price of oil and the ruble apart—leaving Russia with expensive crude and a cheaper currency, a combination that is helping its economy.

The Saudis are weighing accepting culpability for Khashoggi's death. It's unclear what explanation they would give, a source with knowledge of their plans told ABC News.

He stressed the legal standard of innocent until proven guilty with Kavanaugh but called for jailing Clinton.

President Trump lashed out at adult-film star Stormy Daniels and her attorney Tuesday morning, vowing to “go after” the pair, and called her “Horseface".

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated reported AFM cases.

A spokeswoman says Republican Sen. Susan Collins has been cleared to stay in her Maine home while an investigation continues into a suspicious envelope

Workers found the baby while they were processing recyclable materials.

President Donald Trump, in a series of tweets Tuesday, demanded that Sen. Elizabeth Warren apologize for claiming she had Native American heritage.

The elusive female tiger is thought to be a human serial killer.

Goran Stubb lives in Helsinki, so he didn’t see the Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. But he was happy to hear that Kasperi Kapanen, who scored two goals in the 4-1 win, is finding top-line success in the NHL. It means that the Finnish winger is becoming an NHL […]

HOUSTON – It was never going to be easy for Roberto Osuna to resume his career as a major league closer, regardless of his undeniable talent and competitiveness. On Tuesday afternoon at Minute Maid Park, the former Toronto Blue Jay reliever got a hint of just how harsh the spotlight may be on him for […]

Now is not the time for “untested leadership,” Toronto Mayor John Tory says. Tory is running on his record, and on a core plan that he believes will keep the city growing and successful. Tory told a Toronto Sun editorial board this week his focus, should he be re-elected, will be on building transit, ramping […]

No, Toronto FC’s season isn’t over yet. Well, on paper it is, but the team still has to travel to Washington for a game Wednesday night against one of the hottest teams in Major League Soccer and to Montreal on Sunday to face the other team battling for the Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot. All […]

Kawhi Leonard’s long wait is over. On Wednesday, Toronto’s prized off-season acquisition will play his first competitive game of basketball since Jan. 5 and he couldn’t be happier about it. Leonard is a hoops junkie who ideally would spend huge chunks of his time in gyms, so it wasn’t easy going so many months without […]

Not enough that Paul Bernardo tortured, raped and murdered their daughters more than 25 years ago. Now the serial killer and serial rapist stands ready to inflict new pain on the Mahaffy and French families with his scheduled appearance Wednesday morning in his first bid toward freedom before a parole board. They will have to […]

Toronto is growing and booming. That has brought tremendous opportunity for those who live and work here and created growing problems – from the need for affordable housing, to better public transit, to combating crime. If Toronto is to deal with the pressing issues we face, we need a mayor with a track record of […]

It was a twisted marriage of a masochist and sadist, a master-slave arrangement that performed depraved sexual acts on young children and a dog – and recorded some of them. Jason Dickens, a former Degrassi High actor, pleaded guilty Tuesday to several child pornography offences, including two counts of making child pornography. The tale of […]

The Google-owned video streaming service was not working as of Tuesday night. On Twitter, social media users indicated that the outage affected the service globally

Kea Walsh, 15, is from the Gold Coast and only started her cake making business nine months ago but is already making $1,000 a month. She launched A Piece of Cake online

Emotions spilled over as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex touched down in the drought-stricken town of Dubbo in northwestern New South Wales.

With a busy second official royal tour day on the cards, the Duchess of Sussex opted for a dressed-down country-inspired look featuring a host of local and international designers.

The premiere of the 'Rosanne' reboot, 'The Conners,' aired Tuesday night, sans Roseanne who was killed off with an opioid overdose.

Former Fox News host Heather Nauert, who is currently spokesperson for the State Department, is reportedly on President Donald Trump's short list to replace Nikki Haley as U.N. ambassador.

The royal couple are visiting Dubbo, 400km northwest of Sydney, on Wednesday as part of their first tour. The visit will be the sixth by royals to the town of just 40,000 since 1920.

Milkman by Anna Burns, 56, won the coveted award although anyone who wants to take it on should probably 'read it aloud' to make digestion easier, another judge said.