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Mike Pompeo, Stephen Biegun, Kim Yong Chol

January 19, 2019

Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to hold 2nd summit

President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal to coax the ...

January 19, 2019

The Latest: Iranian TV journalist not accused of crime

The Latest on an Iranian TV anchor detained in the U.S. (all times local): 3:05 p.m. According to partially unsealed federal ...

January 19, 2019

Feds confirm jailed Iranian TV anchor not charged with crime

Federal officials confirmed Friday that a prominent American-born anchorwoman on Iranian state television was jailed in the U

January 19, 2019

Talks over Los Angeles teachers strike to resume Saturday

Striking teachers and the nation's second-largest school district are set to continue renewed negotiations Saturday following ...

January 19, 2019

Trump plans 'major announcement' on border, longest shutdown

President Donald Trump said he'll be making a "major announcement" on the government shutdown and the southern border on ...

January 19, 2019

Trump plans to make 'major announcement' on shutdown, border

President Donald Trump said he'll be making a "major announcement" on the government shutdown and the southern border on ...

January 19, 2019

The Latest: Democrats offer more money for border security

The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local): 11:50 p.m. Democrats are adding hundreds of millions of ...

January 19, 2019

Officer who shot black teen sentenced to nearly 7 years

The white Chicago officer who gunned down a black teenager in 2014 was sentenced Friday to nearly seven years in prison, ...

January 19, 2019

Arizona is only state where tribes avoid Medicaid work rules

Arizona has become the only state in the country where members of federally recognized tribes are exempt from work or ...

January 19, 2019

Video shows Arizona officer opening fire as teen runs away

A suburban Phoenix police officer investigating a car break-in shot and killed the 14-year-old suspect as the boy ran away, ...

January 19, 2019

Syria attack victims include daughter of US police official

One of the four Americans killed in a suicide bomb attack in Syria this week was a Navy sailor and married mother of two ...

Kirsten Gillibrand, Jeanette Hopkins, Chloe McClure

January 19, 2019

Gillibrand, in Iowa, bills herself as a fighter for families

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand introduced herself to Iowa Democrats on Friday as a common-sense fighter for family, and especially ...

January 19, 2019

Border Patrol arrests 376 who dug under barrier in Arizona

A group of 376 Central Americans was arrested in southwest Arizona, the vast majority of them families who dug short, shallow ...

January 19, 2019

The Latest: McDonald relative calls sentence partial victory

The Latest on the sentencing of the Chicago police officer who fired the shots that killed black teenager Laquan McDonald ...

January 19, 2019

Kobach's defeat puts future of voter database in doubt

The future of a much-criticized database that checks if voters are illegally registered in multiple states is up in the air ...

January 19, 2019

Kobach says he's seriously considering US Senate bid in 2020

Kris Kobach, a vocal ally of President Donald Trump and an advocate of tough immigration laws, confirmed Friday that he is ...

January 19, 2019

Romney backs Trump in shutdown showdown, questions Pelosi

U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said Friday he supports President Donald Trump's push for a border wall that has led to a ...

January 19, 2019

The Latest: Canadian PM discusses China actions with Merkel

The Latest on Canada (all times local): 7:10 p.m. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to German Chancellor Angela ...

January 18, 2019

Mothers of slain Nicaraguan students unite to seek justice

The two mothers walked shoulder-to-shoulder ahead of a casket in the northern Nicaraguan city of Esteli, wailing in shared ...