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FILE PHOTO - U.S. Department of Homeland Security emblem is pictured at the National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) located just outside Washington in Arlington, Virginia September 24, 2010. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang

U.S. government narrows focus of counter-extremism program

By Julia Harte and Dustin Volz

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday announced changes to (More...)

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Florida block party shooting leaves one dead, four wounded

(Reuters) – Police said on Saturday they were searching for a suspect or suspects who fired gunshots at a large (More…)

London tower blocks evacuated as 27 buildings fail fire tests

Residents are evacuated from the Taplow Tower residential block as a precautionary measure following concerns over the type of cladding used on the outside of the building on the Chalcots Estate in north London, Britain, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

By Kate Holton and Jamillah Knowles

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said 27 high-rise apartment blocks had failed fire safety checks (More…)

Gunman in California UPS shooting targeted co-workers for slayings

A police patrol car blocks a street outside a United Parcel Service (UPS) facility after a shooting incident was reported in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

By Steve Gorman

(Reuters) – The UPS employee who shot three coworkers to death last week inside a United Parcel (More…)

Landslide buries mountain village in southwest China, fears for 141 people

People search for survivors at the site of a landslide that destroyed some 40 households, where more than 100 people are feared to be buried, local media reports, in Xinmo Village, Sichuan Province, China June 24, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

BEIJING (Reuters) – Fears grew for 141 people missing in China after a landslide buried their mountain village in southwestern (More…)

Norway-Russia relations to deteriorate following U.S. Marines’ base extension: Russian embassy

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Marines, who are to attend a six-month training to learn about winter warfare, arrive in Stjordal, Norway January 16, 2017. NTB Scanpix/Ned Alley/via REUTERS

OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s decision to extend the presence of U.S. Marines on its soil will worsen relations with neighboring (More…)

Venezuela: death of a protester

A member of the riot security forces points a gun through the fence of an air force base at David Jose Vallenilla, who was fatally injured during clashes at a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File photo

CARACAS (Reuters) – Over months of protests Carlos Garcia Rawlins has been on Venezuela’s streets daily, documenting increasingly violent clashes (More…)

U.S. new home sales jump, median price surges to record high

A view of single family homes for sale in San Marcos, California October 25, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake

By Lindsay Dunsmuir

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. single-family home sales rose in May and the median sales price surged (More…)

Anthem to pay record $115 million to settle U.S. lawsuits over data breach

The office building of health insurer Anthem is seen in Los Angeles, California February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas

By Brendan Pierson

(Reuters) – Anthem Inc <ANTM.N>, the largest U.S. health insurance company, has agreed to settle litigation over (More…)

Arconic knowingly supplied flammable panels for use in tower: emails

Extensive damage is seen to the Grenfell Tower block which was destroyed in a disastrous fire, in north Kensington, West London, Britain June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

By Tom Bergin

LONDON (Reuters) – Six emails sent by and to an Arconic Inc <ARNC.N> sales manager raise questions (More…)