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September 24, 2016

Iowa braces for flooding with more rain on the way

Volunteers filled sandbags and homeowners began moving things out of their basements on Saturday, and one small town ...

September 24, 2016

Alaska council to vote on cat leash law

Cats will need leashes just like dogs if a proposal before the Kenai council wins approval. Kenai Mayor Pat Porter and ...

September 24, 2016

Hundreds at funeral for Ohio boy, 13, fatally shot by police

A 13-year-old Ohio boy fatally shot by a police officer investigating a report of an armed robbery was remembered at his ...

September 24, 2016

Priests' murders rattle Mexican city gripped by violence

In this eastern Mexican oil town already weary of rising gangland violence and extortion, the abduction and murder of two ...

September 24, 2016

Warren says Trump, GOP 'making hate OK'

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren accused Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans of "making hate OK" as she campaigned for ...

September 24, 2016

Obstacles abound as 2 poor US cities consider merging

Two of the country's poorest cities are talking about a merger they say could help both. But Cleveland could need a sizeable ...

September 24, 2016

Outsider status, politics shields Trump from House oversight

Donald Trump's status as a Washington outsider fuels his fiery populism and also is helping to shield him from the scrutiny ...

September 24, 2016

The Latest: NC gov supports chief's on releasing video

The Latest on protests in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the fatal police shooting of a black man (all times local): 5:10 p.

September 24, 2016

Transgender man sues over Indiana law blocking name change

A transgender man granted asylum by the U.S. last year is challenging an Indiana law that prevents him from changing his ...

September 24, 2016

Florida primaries eyed: Representation of few, or the many?

It took just 14,496 votes to win his closed Democratic primary for one of Florida's 27 congressional seats. Now Darren Soto ...

September 24, 2016

Lawmakers vow to override Obama's veto of Sept. 11 bill

Democrats and Republicans are vowing to decisively override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill to allow families of Sept

September 24, 2016

Cruz throws his support to Trump's campaign at last

Donald Trump says he's "greatly honored" to receive the endorsement of defeated rival Ted Cruz, not that Cruz is using that ...

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September 24, 2016

Things to see inside new Smithsonian black history museum

The new Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture is filled with artifacts that ...

September 24, 2016

Q&A: How NY bomb case shows difficulties for investigators

The man accused in the Manhattan bombing was flagged for an interview with Customs officials in the course of an overseas ...

September 24, 2016

Black history finds home on National Mall with new museum

Black history officially has a new, prominent place in America's story. With hugs, tears and the ringing of church bells, the ...

September 24, 2016

Charlotte to release body and dash camera video of shooting

Charlotte's police chief announced Saturday that he would release body and dashboard camera footage of the shooting of a ...

September 24, 2016

Netanyahu to meet with Clinton and Trump

An Israeli official has confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with presidential candidates Hillary ...

September 24, 2016

New law may complicate release of Charlotte police video

Protesters who have filled the streets to push for the release of video of a fatal police shooting could see their task get ...

September 23, 2016

Judge dismisses lawsuit over sex offender passport marker

A lawsuit challenging a law that requires a marker to be placed in the passports of people convicted of sex offenses against ...

September 23, 2016

La. senator defends 'hostage' comment about Flint, Michigan

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy on Friday defended his comment that people in his flood-ravaged state deserve immediate help and ...