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September 22, 2017

Despair rises for relatives of the missing in Mexico quake

As painstaking attempts to reach survivors in quake-ravaged buildings across Mexico City stretched into a third day Thursday, ...

September 22, 2017

AP Explains: Why Japan doesn't sign nuclear arms ban treaty

Japan, the only country to have suffered atomic bomb attacks, has repeatedly called for a global ban on nuclear weapons.

September 22, 2017

US beefs up NKorea sanctions, Kim Jong Un insults Trump,

President Donald Trump added economic action to his fiery military threats against North Korea on Thursday, authorizing ...

September 22, 2017

The Latest: Kim says Trump will 'pay dearly' for threat

The Latest on President Donald Trump and North Korea (all times local): 7:30 p.m. President Donald Trump has added economic ...

September 22, 2017

Powerless: Puerto Rico faces weeks without electricity

The sky was darkening Thursday afternoon as 10-year-old Sarah Jimenez laid out three plastic buckets on her grandmother's ...

September 22, 2017

Civil rights commission: Discrimination risk in city fines

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Thursday said the Justice Department should continue an Obama administration effort ...

September 22, 2017

A test for Trump's political muscle in Alabama Senate runoff

It's Trump versus Trumpland. President Donald Trump's political muscles are getting a workout in a Republican runoff election ...

September 22, 2017

The Latest: Analysts say Alaska gets help in health bill

The Latest on the Republican effort to craft a health care law (all times local): 6:20 p.m. Analysts say that the health care ...

September 22, 2017

Iowa Sen. Ernst hopes, but isn't sure, health bill has vote

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst said Thursday she isn't sure her party's last-ditch effort to repeal Barack Obama's health care ...

September 21, 2017

World powers rally to defend value of Iran nuke accord

Top diplomats from Germany, Russia, China and Italy insisted Thursday there can be no turning back on the Iran nuclear deal ...

September 21, 2017

World leaders sounding like Trump at the UN

World leaders are learning to speak Donald Trump, offering big dollops of praise and echoing the president's own language ...

September 21, 2017

New potential burden for Houston homeowners: higher taxes

As Houston recovers from Harvey's devastating flooding, many homeowners could be asked to shoulder an added financial burden: ...

September 21, 2017

Investigators: Pilots erred in Pence plane's skid at airport

Pilots landing a plane that overran a runway at LaGuardia Airport while carrying then-vice presidential candidate Mike Pence ...

September 21, 2017

Sanders: Diplomacy, human rights must drive US world affairs

Once and possibly future presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders said Thursday that President Donald Trump accentuates the ...

September 21, 2017

On work trips, DeVos flies on her plane at own expense

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos flies on her personal plane at her own expense when she visits schools around the country, ...

September 21, 2017

Illinois court upholds murder conviction of Drew Peterson

The use of hearsay testimony to convict former Chicago-area police officer Drew Peterson in the death of his third wife was ...

September 21, 2017

Prosecutors say Texas lawmaker spent $51K on online psychic

A Texas lawmaker spent more than $51,000 on an online psychic, appeared for work at the Capitol apparently impaired by ...

September 21, 2017

Afghan leader: Abolishing militant havens in Pakistan is key

Abolishing militant hideouts in Pakistan is critical to establishing peace in neighboring Afghanistan, the Afghan leader said ...

September 21, 2017

House Republicans plan retreat next week to discuss tax plan

House Republicans plan a retreat away from the Capitol next week to discuss a tax overhaul that congressional leaders have ...