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October 21, 2020

US urges countries to withdraw from UN nuke ban treaty

The United States is urging countries that have ratified a U.N. treaty to ban nuclear weapons to withdraw their support as ...

October 21, 2020

Army: Slain Texas soldier's family entitled to compensation

The family of a Texas soldier whose on-base killing sparked calls in Congress for changes in the way the military handles ...

October 21, 2020

Judge slams DeVos for rejecting 94% of loan relief claims

Months after vowing to process a backlog of 160,000 requests for loan forgiveness from students who say they were defrauded ...

October 21, 2020

Retired AP investigative reporter Pete Yost dies at age 73

Pete Yost, a retired Associated Press investigative reporter with a fierce, determined style of interviewing that contrasted ...

October 21, 2020

NATO chief rules out rushed, early exit from Afghanistan

As rising violence threatens to derail Afghan peace talks, the head of NATO said Wednesday that the military alliance will ...

October 21, 2020

Trump ups pressure on Barr to probe Bidens as election nears

President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Attorney General William Barr to immediately launch an investigation into ...

October 21, 2020

Growing NKorean nuclear threat awaits US election winner

“Where’s the war?” That’s how President Donald Trump defends his North Korea policy at campaign rallies even though he’s ...

October 21, 2020

Parents of 545 children separated at border can't be found

Court-appointed lawyers said Tuesday that they have been unable to find parents of 545 children who were separated at the U.S

October 21, 2020

California boat owners faulted for fire that killed 34

One of the deadliest accidents in recent U.S. maritime history was the fault of owners of a Southern California dive boat ...

October 21, 2020

Feds say US colleges 'massively' underreport foreign funding

A scathing report from the Trump administration on Tuesday concluded that top U.S. universities have “massively ...

October 21, 2020

San Francisco officials let people sue over racist 911 calls

Fed up with white people calling 911 about people of color selling water bottles, barbecuing or otherwise going about their ...

October 21, 2020

The Latest: Trump abruptly ends '60 Minutes' interview

The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local) 6:30 p.m. President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly ended an ...

October 21, 2020

Buffett's firm to pay $4.1M fine for subsidiary's Iran sales

Warren Buffett's company has agreed to pay a $4.1 million fine because one of its subsidiaries improperly sold equipment that ...

October 20, 2020

Navy jet crashes in California, but pilot ejects safely

A Navy fighter jet crashed Tuesday in the Mojave Desert, but its pilot safely ejected, the Navy said. The F/A-18E Super ...

October 20, 2020

High court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballots

The Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count mailed-in ballots received up to three days after the Nov. 3 election, ...

October 20, 2020

Ex-Mexican defense secretary is denied bail on drug charges

A judge denied bail to Mexico's former defense secretary on Tuesday on charges of helping a Mexican cartel smuggle drugs to ...

October 20, 2020

Utah rivals in governor's race unite in call for decency

Rival candidates vying to become Utah's next governor joined together in new ads Tuesday urging people to accept the results ...

October 20, 2020

Wisconsin voters line up to cast early in-person ballots

Voters across Wisconsin lined up Tuesday to cast their ballots on the first day of early in-person voting in the presidential ...