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PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic's pro-Russia president won a second five-year term Saturday after beating a political newcomer viewed as more Western-oriented in a runoff vote.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The costs of dealing with last year's near-disaster at the nation's tallest dam have reached $870 million, California officials said Friday.

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As the White House’s senior advisor for policy, Stephen Miller seems to have one goal: to take a wrecking ball to the Statue of Liberty and shove the remains into the Upper New York Bay.

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President Trump travels halfway around the world and gets booed after trashing "fake news" while at home, that very same "fake news" broke the story that Trump once sought to fire special counsel Robert Mueller.

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The CDC says it’s hitting baby boomers especially hard and 37 children have died from the flu this year, compared to eight that died during the same period last year.

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who had been held in a luxury hotel since November in a wide-reaching anti-corruption probe that has been shrouded in secrecy and intrigue, was released on Saturday, according to three of his associates.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may have put his younger sister Kim Yo-jong in charge of the pariah nation’s powerful state security apparatus, it has emerged. Citing anonymous sources, South Korean paper, Chosun Ibo, speculated that her role may have been indicated in December by her seating position at the ruling Worker’s Party congress, where she was spotted next to her brother’s right-hand man, Choe Ryong-hae. In a country where optics are all-important, rankings are often signified by the proximity to Kim Jong-un at public events. “Judging by her seat, there is a possibility that she has been promoted,” said a South Korean government source. The position would put her in charge of the State Security Department, overseeing police and prosecution, reported the paper. The role was once held by Jang Song-taek, Mr Kim’s once powerful uncle, who he had executed in 2013. The department was put under party control after his death but has since been “revived and established as an independent entity,” said a source. Yo-jong would replace Mr Kim's uncle who he had executed Credit:  Kyodo News Speculation has been rising about the exact role of Mr Kim’s mysterious sister, believed to be in her late twenties, since she was elevated to the country’s reclusive politburo, North Korea’s top decision-making body, in October. The promotion made her one of the country’s most influential women, suggesting that she had replaced their aunt Kim Kyong-hee, who was a key decision-maker when their father and former leader, Kim Jong-il, was alive. Yo-jong is thought to be in her twenties Credit:  Korean Central News Agency It has been viewed as a consolidation of the Kim family’s power, and the growing reach of the younger generation. Mr Kim is said to implicitly trust his sister, with whom he shares the same mother. She has reportedly been instrumental behind the scenes as head of the party’s propaganda department in attempting to portray him as a benevolent leader. Yo-jong is one of the two most visible women in North Korean public life Credit: AFP Alongside Mr Kim’s wife, Ri Sol-ju, Yo-jong is one of the two most visible women in North Korean public life, and is regularly seen with the young dictator at public functions. Mr Kim’s younger sibling has also been touted as possible contender to lead the country’s Olympic delegation in February, which would make her the first member of the Kim family to go to South Korea.

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U.N. human rights experts called on the Philippines government on Thursday to allow independent news website Rappler to operate, voicing concern at rising rhetoric against voices critical of President Rodrigo Duterte. The country's Securities and Exchange Commission revoked Rappler's license on Jan 11 for ownership violations. Maria Ressa, chief of Rappler (www.rappler.com), met state investigators on Monday to answer what she called a suspicious complaint about a 2012 story.

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Since becoming president of the United States, Donald Trump has sent more than 160 tweets using the phrase “fake news.”

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Victoria Schein has been at Ford for less than two years and already is credited with 40 patents.

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The Washington State Department of Licensing has issued an emergency rule to change driver’s license requirements to help protect undocumented immigrants from a crackdown by federal authorities.

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Paris was on alert Saturday as the swollen Seine crept higher, with forecasters expecting the flooding to peak before the weekend is out. Tourists suffered too with the capital's famous Bateaux Mouches rivercraft out of service, and only emergency services authorised to navigate the Seine. Leaks started to appear in some basements in Paris on Friday, while some residents on the city's outskirts were forced to travel by boat through waterlogged streets.

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Police are investigating the death of a New Jersey man whose body was found in a gym tanning bed.

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A former Michigan teacher was sentenced on Tuesday for trying to kill his wife after she discovered he was having an extramarital affair, according to the Associated Press.

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Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Rachel Maddow about parallels between Donald Trump's desire to fire Robert Mueller and Richard Nixon's criticism of his investigation.

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Democrats aren’t supposed to just throw up their hands and let cruelty reign — they’re supposed to win elections. Chuck Schumer’s compromise will let his party focus on making November a referendum on Trump.

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HONOLULU ― The state employee who accidentally broadcast a false missile alert across Hawaii won’t cooperate with federal or local investigations, according to the Federal Communications Commission and a state emergency official.

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A controversial new Bollywood movie is causing security concerns in India as it opens in theaters across the country on Thursday.

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A man was kidnapped by two men claiming to be part of a Mexican drug cartel and was killed when the FBI raided the home where the he was being held.

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A group of lawmakers led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., sent a letter to President Trump on Wednesday urging him to restore Obama-era guidelines that allowed states to determine their own marijuana laws. Earlier this month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memorandum, a 2013 directive from the Obama administration that directed U.S. attorneys to place a “low priority” on enforcing federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized pot. To date, nine states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont and Washington) and the District of Columbia have passed laws allowing the recreational use of marijuana.

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