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September 26, 2016

Global stocks mostly lower ahead of US presidential debate

Global shares were mostly lower Monday as market attention turned from central bank policies to the U.S. presidential race ...

September 26, 2016

Pentagon chief, an expert on nukes, says little about them

As defense secretary to a president who famously envisioned "a world without nuclear weapons," Ash Carter has said remarkably ...

September 26, 2016

Politics, outsider status shield 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 26, 2016

Debate Night: Clinton, Trump set for high-stakes showdown

After months of tangling from afar, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will confront each other face-to-face for the first time ...

September 25, 2016

Asian stocks mostly lower ahead of US presidential debate

Asian shares were mostly lower Monday as market attention turned from action from central banks to the U.S.

September 25, 2016

Clinton, Trump buff foreign policy bona fides on debate eve

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were meeting separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday, giving each ...

September 25, 2016

Clinton team hopes 'birther' flap will motivate black voters

Democrats wasted no time looking for political opportunity after Donald Trump falsely accused Hillary Clinton of starting the ...

September 25, 2016

Lengthy jury selection in Charleston church shootings begins

The laborious process of jury selection is getting underway in the federal death penalty trial of Dylann Roof, the white man ...

September 25, 2016

Pentagon chief is expert on nukes but says little about them

As defense secretary to a president who famously envisioned "a world without nuclear weapons," Ash Carter has said remarkably ...

September 25, 2016

Mall shooting suspect: 'Creepy,' multiple arrests, disputes

The 20-year-old man suspected of killing five people with a rifle at a Macy's makeup counter had a string of run-ins with the ...

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 meeting separately with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday in sessions ...

September 25, 2016

Protests remain peaceful outside Charlotte Panthers NFL game

Nightly protests have shaken the city of Charlotte since the shooting death of a black man by police last week, but Sunday's ...

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 ...