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September 25, 2016

Mexico sees surge of migrants from Haiti, Africa and Asia

Mexican immigration authorities said Saturday they have been hit by a surge of almost 5,000 Haitian, African and Asian ...

September 25, 2016

Tens of thousands march against same-sex marriage in Mexico

Tens of thousands of people marched through Mexico City on Saturday in opposition to President Enrique Pena Nieto's push to ...

September 25, 2016

As Clinton focuses on debate, Trump says he'd champion women

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is arguing that he'll do more to help women from the White House than ...

September 25, 2016

Clinton, Trump to meet separately with Israel PM Netanyahu

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are expected to meet separately with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday ...

September 25, 2016

Charlotte police free partial shooting video, doubts remain

Newly released police video of a black man's fatal shooting, sought by protesters for days, isn't settling questions about ...

September 24, 2016

Baltimore Police: 3 gunmen shoot, wound 8 in attack

Three gunmen shot and wounded eight people including a 3-year-old girl on an east Baltimore street Saturday night, police ...

September 24, 2016

Funeral held for unarmed man shot by Tulsa officer

Hundreds of mourners packed a church for a funeral honoring an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a white Tulsa, ...

September 24, 2016

Ted Cruz calls his decision to back Trump 'agonizing'

Ted Cruz appears uncomfortable defending the man he says he'll vote for in November, Donald Trump. Addressing a policy forum ...

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: Doubts follow release of police shooting video

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

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 ...