The surge in the animals’ value is due to the virtual elimination of private vehicles in the strip and the emergence of a small group of black marketeers.

Jaime West, a candidate for the Fayette County Council east of Indianapolis, appeared in a televised forum.

Asked for one thing she would do in office that might be unpopular with some voters, the Democrat candidate said: “Firing all Republicans.”

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Cornell has suspended all parties and social events at frat houses as it grapples with the fallout from gang rape allegations.

The announcement about Kimberly Guilfoyle came in response to a question to new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia at her first media briefing.

The move – sparked by animal rights concerns and the recent death of a teenager in a runaway carriage – would put an end to a tourist magnet that began operating more than 150 years ago.

The ban was sparked by the death of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan who was killed in an incident with a runaway carriage in New York's Central Park.

The Pope had a lower lobe of his right lung removed and was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, a common form of lung cancer, the Vatican said.

Trump administration's new press secretary Katie Zacharia has been criticised for giving a stilted and lightning quick 14-minute news briefing with reporters.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg participates in a high school blockade outside Paris.

In her debut, the Trump administration's new press secretary Katie Zacharia gave a 14-minute stilted delivery of the day's news briefing.

Motorists across parts of Bali are facing lengthy queues at service stations due to fuel shortages.

The Brazilian government says wildfires sweeping the Amazon rainforest were deliberately lit.

Donald Trump has requested the US ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, to resign.

Pope Leo has undergone successful lung surgery to remove a nodule.

Katie Zacharia was visibly nervous on her first outing as Karoline Leavitt’s replacement. In a briefing that lasted less than 15 minutes, she took questions from only three reporters.

The latest rallies were largely peaceful, though some turned violent when masked protesters threw projectiles at police and lit fires in the streets, while authorities fired tear gas to control the crowds.

Actress Selma Blair has been released on bail after an alleged violent plane incident aboard a Delta Airlines flight.

A 14-person jury will be sworn in on Tuesday ahead of the trial which is expected to take up to 10 weeks.