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Rockets hit a luxury hotel in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, early on Friday in an attack the internationally recognized government blamed on eastern forces trying to capture the city. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2VOvoSR

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he was "basically" not considering seeking voter consent with a snap election if the government were to delay a planned sales tax hike, Kyodo News agency reported on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/30EXe7L

When members of the exiled Thai protest band Faiyen learned that the concrete-stuffed bodies of two Thai activists who had disappeared from Laos had been found in the Mekong River, they grew worried about their own fates. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2JZG5Qj

A 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died on Monday in U.S. Border Patrol custody in Texas, U.S. officials said, making him the fifth Guatemalan minor to die after being apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border since December. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2VyOOvb

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks on Friday to form a new cabinet to tackle a stuttering economy and other challenges facing his second term after winning a big majority. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2whWaca

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not think additional U.S. troops are needed in the Middle East to counter Iran, casting doubt on a Pentagon plan to bolster forces in the region. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Wm9xGU

Lawmakers in El Salvador agreed on Thursday to suspend a controversial amnesty bill following an outcry from victims' families, the United Nations and rights groups who said it aimed to whitewash crimes committed during a bloody civil war. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2X3llLk

Southern farmers deal with 500,000 acres of flooded land Backwater has flooded more than a half million acres of land in the Mississippi Delta. Since February, the Army Corps of Engineers has kept flood gates to the Steele Bayou Structure closed to keep the Mississippi River from making the problem worst. Now as backwater sits in homes and on farms, residents are uncertain if they withstand anymore financial disruptions.

Severe weather threat stretches from Plains to Northeast after night of tornadoes

Stalled boundary from Plains to Ohio River Valley to bring strong storms

National forecast for Wednesday, May 22 Janice Dean has your FoxCast.

Over two dozen reports of tornadoes in the Midwest Fox News senior meteorologist Janice Dean reports.

Millions of Americans facing tornado threat, flash flooding in Oklahoma Severe thunderstorms pound parts of Oklahoma and Kansas with the threat of tornadoes.

Severe storm threat shifts eastward through Plains to Mississippi River Valley

National forecast for Tuesday, May 21 Janice Dean has your FoxCast.

Flash floods, thunderstorms poised to hit Midwest Severe thunderstorms and flash floods warnings remain in effect Tuesday after a series of tornadoes ripped through the southern plains, damaging buildings and producing heavy rains.

Blown Away: Wild video of first-hand tornado experiences Many people have risked their lives to capture video of tornadoes. Here is a look at some of the most incredible footage captured of tornadoes over the past few years.

Dionne Warwick says she doubts Beyoncé will reach icon status Beyoncé is not yet an icon, at least according to legendary singer Dionne Warwick.

George Takei says he’s ‘tempted’ to run against Mitch McConnell For “Star Trek” actor George Takei, resisting U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell may not be futile.

Tom Sandoval says he gets Botox above ears to hold hair in place

Harvey Weinstein reaches $44M compensation deal with accusers, creditors, reports say Harvey Weinstein, the movie mogul accused of sex crimes by multiple women, has reached a tentative $44 million settlement to resolve lawsuits against him with his accusers, creditors and board members of his former film studio, according to multiple reports Thursday night.

CNN's Acosta suggests Trump ordered unsealing of 2016 intel to 'distract' from Pelosi spat CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta suggested late Thursday that President Trump ordered Attorney General William Barr to declassify intelligence tied to surveillance of Trump's campaign during the 2016 election in order to "distract" from his ugly spat with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Twitter bans left-wing Krassenstein Bros. for operating fake accounts: report A new report on Thursday says that the prolific anti-Trump Twitter personalities Brian and Ed Krassenstein have been permanently banned from the platform. 

The New Yorker's June issue shows AG Barr, McConnell, Graham 'shining' Trump's shoes The New Yorker took aim at Attorney General William Barr, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-SC, with its cover depicting them as shining President Trump's shoes. 

Tom Hanks poses with fan's 'Toy Story' stomach tattoo: 'Howdy partner!' Even as the “Toy Story” franchise comes to a close with its fourth installment, one super fan showed Tom Hanks the movies will live on in his heart -- and on his stomach.

Newly unsealed documents in Smollett case could reveal grand jury testimony, alibis, lawyer says The public could find out as soon as Thursday night why Chicago prosecutors dropped a 16-count indictment against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett earlier this year.

Kurt Cobain’s dirty paper plate sells for $22,400 at auction: 'This is a piece of history' Kurt Cobain’s dirty paper plate was sold at auction for $22,400.

NASA and Northrop Grumman technicians in Promontory, Utah, have applied insulation to the final booster motor segment for the second flight of NASA’s deep space rocket, the Space Launch System, and NASA’s Orion spacecraft. from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2Vf5oA8

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