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September 29, 2016

Kerry: US on verge of ending Syria talks with Russia

The United States is "on the verge" of ending Syria talks with Russia in response to days of deadly attacks on Aleppo, ...

September 29, 2016

McConnell: Congress should discuss fixes to 9/11 law

The Senate's top Republican Thursday warned that legislation enacted over President Barack Obama's veto to allow families of ...

September 29, 2016

Official says failure in Syria may leave Russia in quagmire

A senior Obama administration official told lawmakers Thursday that the failure of a cease-fire in Syria poses serious ...

September 29, 2016

APNewsBreak: US tried to deport slain refugee twice

The Latest on the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in El Cajon, California (all times are local): 8 a.m. U.S.

September 29, 2016

Russia accuses US of siding with 'terrorists' in Syria

Russian officials accused the U.S. on Thursday of siding with "terrorists" in Syria, in a sign of escalating tensions between ...

September 29, 2016

Hotel workers seek new safety measures after freezer death

Federal regulators and hotel employees are calling for new safety measures after a worker was found dead inside a walk-in ...

September 29, 2016

Pennsylvania congressman Tim Murphy helps save man's life

A Pennsylvania congressman helped save the life of a man found unconscious in a Washington, D.C., office building.

September 29, 2016

Commissioner criticizes officers' appearance at gala

Baltimore's police commissioner is criticizing the decision of three officers charged but not convicted in the death of ...

September 29, 2016

Brain freeze? Gary Johnson can't name favorite world leader

Call it a brain freeze, another "Aleppo moment," or a mere campaign stumble, but Gary Johnson has stumbled again in his ...

September 29, 2016

Philippines' President Duterte to scrap war games with US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said joint military exercises of Filipino and American troops next week will be the last ...

September 29, 2016

AP Explains: What does OPEC's tentative deal mean for oil?

OPEC nations have agreed in theory that they need to reduce their production to help boost global oil prices during a meeting ...

September 29, 2016

Saudi Arabia may still fight back against 9/11 lawsuit bill

Saudi Arabia's lobbying and warnings to Congress were not enough to blunt the passing of legislation allowing families of ...

September 29, 2016

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. ISRAELIS PAY ...

September 29, 2016

The Latest: Schumer stops short of calling Trump 'racist'

The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (All times EDT): 12:50 p.m. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid recently took to ...

September 29, 2016

Clinton visits Iowa as early voting gets underway

With early voting poised to play a bigger role in this year's election, Hillary Clinton was urging voters in Iowa to start ...

September 29, 2016

Syrian government claims gains as Russia talks 2-day truce

The U.S. and Russia escalated their war of words over Syria Thursday as government forces kept up their assault on Aleppo's ...

September 29, 2016

Congress, after partisan convulsions, does the bare minimum

Acutely partisan and all but dysfunctional, Congress has completed its most elementary task after an intense weekslong ...

September 29, 2016

Obama saw override coming, but still it stung

The White House saw it coming, but still it stung. When President Barack Obama was hit with the first veto override of his ...

September 29, 2016

Afghan president, insurgent warlord sign peace agreement

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani signed a peace treaty with a notorious warlord on Thursday, pledging to lobby the U.S. and the ...

Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, Abdullah Abdullah, John Kerry

September 29, 2016

Afghan unity deal expires, but gridlocked government remains

Afghanistan's unity government is expected to remain in place despite the formal expiration on Thursday of the U.S.