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Japan vows action against North Korea's missile test
Hailing yesterday's "successful" missile launch, the North Korean leader insisted that his country will take a "greater leap forward" in developing the proficiency of their strategic weapons. On Monday, the North fired off the missile, which flew some 400 km, into Japan's exclusive economic zone - a move that prompted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to vow "concrete measures" in response. [Full Article...]
Woods was asleep at wheel, passed breath test
This image provided by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office on Monday, May 29, 2017, shows Tiger Woods . Both front tires were flat and both front and back bumpers were damaged. Woods, now recovering from a fourth bout of surgery on a back injury in three years, is taking four separate medications - including the painkiller Vicodin, according to the affadavit. [Full Article...]
MS representative's Facebook post condemned by lawmakers
The National President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund says Oliver's post about lynching was 'shocking in its ignorance'. Oliver has not responded to the criticism of his post. Chism suggested Oliver's words may not have been as widely criticized had he not said "lynched" - a loaded term given the state's history of impromptu hangings of African Americans without a trial during... [Full Article...]
White House Communications Director Mike Dubke resigns
Dubke's departure can be seen as a victory for the anti-establishment forces in the White House. Dubke's hiring had been meant to lighten the load on Sean Spicer , the White House press secretary, who had also been handling the duties of communications director during Trump's first month in office. [Full Article...]
Memorial Day is America's organic holiday
On Memorial Day, veterans will place wreaths, fire salutes, give tributes, offer prayers and always will finish the ceremonies with a bugle playing "Taps" in honor of all our heroes. With an all-voluntary military, shared sacrifice is largely a thing of the past - even as USA troops remain in Afghanistan and Iraq almost 16 years after 9/11. [Full Article...]
Prosecutor tells jury man unconcerned about 'Baby Doe'
Opening statements in the trial of Michael McCarthy began Tuesday, followed by testimony from witnesses. Michael Sprinsky, the longtime McCarthy friend who told authorities about Bella's death and led to the arrests of Rachelle Bond and McCarthy in September 2015, could testify on Wednesday. [Full Article...]
Keri Russell gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Abrams lauded Russell's talent during the ceremony, describing her as someone who shied away from the limelight and one of the "sweetest" people he knows. Russell also has two children with ex-husband Shane Deary. The actress revealed to ET why her kids weren't at the ceremony. Accepting the pavement accolade, Keri told Variety , "At first I thought, 'Do they know something I don't know?" R... [Full Article...]
United States carries out first test of long-range missile defence system
The interceptor was launched from a silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and hit the test missile fired from Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific, the Defense Missile Agency said . This image made from video of an undated still image broadcasted in a news bulletin on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, by North Korea's KRT shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a missile launcher in Nort... [Full Article...]