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Hurricane Willa a Category 4 storm in Pacific off Mexico
Mexico City, Oct 22 (AP/UNB)— Newly formed Hurricane Willa rapidly gained force and grew into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm in the Pacific off Mexico on Sunday, with a potential to make landfall on a western stretch of coast between Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta in the coming days.
Trump to pull US from Russia missile treaty
Elko, Nevada, Oct 21 (AP/UNB) - President Donald Trump on Saturday said he will exit a landmark arms control agreement the United States signed with the former Soviet Union, saying that Russia is violating the pact and it's preventing the U.S. from developing new weapons.
Trump: Saudi arrests in Khashoggi death 'a good first step'
Luke Air Force Base, Oct 20 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump on Friday called Saudi Arabia's announcement that suspects are in custody in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi a "good first step" and said he would work with Congress on a U.S. response.
Trump's national security adviser heads to Moscow
Washington, Oct 20 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump's national security adviser will raise thorny subjects with his counterparts when he visits Moscow to help craft a script for another high-level meeting between Trump and Russia President Vladimir Putin.
Man who killed 3 in Colorado Walmart gets life in prison
Brighton, Oct 20 (AP/UNB) — The man who gunned down three people in a suburban Denver Walmart last year was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole. But more than 11 months after the crime, his motive remains a mystery.
Plane makes emergency landing on Southern California freeway
El Cajon, Oct 20 (AP/UNB) — A small plane with a student pilot on board made an emergency landing in the middle of traffic on a Southern California freeway.
Trump: 'Severe' consequences if Saudis murdered Khashoggi
Washington, Oct 19 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday it "certainly looks" as though missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead, and he threatened "very severe" consequences if the Saudis are found to have murdered him. His warning came as the administration toughened its response to a disappearance that has sparked global outrage.
Pompeo lands in Saudi Arabia to meet with king
Istanbul, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Tuesday in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Salman over the disappearance and alleged slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, who vanished two weeks ago during a visit to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
Trump says climate change not a hoax, not sure of its source
Washington, Oct 15 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump is backing off his claim that climate change is a hoax but says he doesn't know if it's manmade and suggests that the climate will "change back again."
25 hospitalized, 5 serious, after Los Angeles highway crash
Los Angeles, Oct 15 (AP/UNB)— Twenty-five people were taken to hospitals with mostly minor injuries following a series of crashes involving at least two cars and a bus that crashed through a concrete divider on a Los Angeles highway, authorities said.