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Donald Trump Congress speech: Four things to watch for in US President's address

Donald Trump is expected to outline his priorities towards an economic nationalism while charting out his "America first" vision.

Feb 28, 2017

Trump card: Democrats are inviting immigrants as their guests to Donald Trump's Congressional speech tonight

Donald Trump is scheduled to give his first joint Congressional address in a State of the Union-style speech.

Feb 28, 2017

Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway causes media outrage for kneeling on White House sofa with shoes on

The image in question shows Conway kneeling on the sofa in the Oval Office with her shoes on and taking pictures of Trump with the leaders of historically black colleges and universities.

Feb 28, 2017

Former football star OJ Simpson could be released from prison within months; will be free to access his multi-million dollar NFL pension

Simpson has served nine years of his 33-year prison sentence after he was jailed for a number of crimes including robbery and kidnapping in 2008.

Feb 28, 2017

University of Alberta waives application fees of 132 students affected by Trump's travel ban

Trump, last month, had signed an executive order, which barred refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.

Feb 28, 2017

Donald Trump to seek 'historic' $54 billion increase in military budget spending

A White House budget official on Monday said that Trump will look to boost Pentagon spending by $54 billion in his first budget proposal in the next fiscal year.

Feb 28, 2017

California plane crash: 4 killed, 5 missing as aircraft crashes into Riverside houses; people evacuated from nearby homes

The San Jose-bound Cessna 310 reportedly crashed soon after taking off from Riverside Municipal Airport.

Feb 28, 2017

Kansas shooting: As Kuchibhotla family prepares for last rites of Srinivas, White House says incident 'disturbing'

US President Donald Trump is still silent on the Kansas shooting, which killed Srinivas Kuchibhotla, with political rival Hillary Clinton urging him to speak up.

Feb 28, 2017

Oscars 2017: Lion nomination leads to increased interest from foreign tourists; 70% rise in hotel bookings in Kolkata

Several portions of Lion, based on the real-life story of Saroo Brierly, have been shot on locations in Kolkata, and have piqued the interest of tourists.

Feb 27, 2017

Donald Trump's approval rating slides to 44%, record low for new US President: Poll

The NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll found that almost 48 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump's performance as the US President.

Feb 27, 2017

The Salesman director Asghar Farhadi boycotts Oscars 2017 citing Donald Trump's travel ban

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose movie The Salesman won Best Foreign Language Film chose not to attend the Oscars night out of respect to the seven countries affected by Trump's travel ban.

Feb 27, 2017

Donald Trump's nominee for navy secretary Philip Bilden withdraws candidacy

Philip Bilden is the latest candidate in a series of nominees who have removed their names from consideration to be included in Donald Trump's administration.

Feb 27, 2017

Donald Trump says he won't attend White House correspondents' dinner

Former President Ronald Reagan was the last one to have missed the dinner in 1981, because he was recovering from a gunshot wound he sustained from an assassination attempt.

Feb 26, 2017

Obama gets superstar's welcome in New York as he arrives with daughter for Broadway show

A large crowd of New Yorkers cheered the former president after he was spotted at downtown Starbucks in Manhattan holding a cup of coffee.

Feb 25, 2017

Boxer Muhammad Ali's son detained at Florida airport, asked if he is a Muslim

Muhammad Ali Jr. and his mother were reportedly asked to step aside while going through customs because of their Arabic sounding names.

Feb 25, 2017