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October 16, 2019

Campaign: Warren's call to exit Mideast means combat troops

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's call Tuesday night for the United States to "get out" of the Middle East, if implemented, would end ...

October 16, 2019

Kim vows to fight US sanctions, visits sacred N. Korean peak

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to surmount U.S.-led sanctions on his country in state media reports Wednesday ...

October 16, 2019

Debate rivals assail Warren as she joins Democrats' top rank

Elizabeth Warren repeatedly came under attack during Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate as rivals accused the ...

October 16, 2019

Study: 'Medicare for All' not only way to universal coverage

Health care memo to Democrats: there's more than one way to get to coverage for all. A study out Wednesday finds that an ...

October 16, 2019

Mexico: Families of slain police angry, AMLO defends policy

Grieving relatives of 13 police officers killed in an apparent cartel ambush gathered outside a funeral home Tuesday, many ...

October 16, 2019

The Latest: Bush-DeGeneres friendship prompts final question

The Latest on the fourth Democratic presidential debate (all times local): 11:15 p.m. The final question at the fourth ...

October 16, 2019

Fort Worth chief: 'absolutely no excuse' for woman's killing

The furor Tuesday over the killing of a black woman by a white Fort Worth officer became increasingly about a gun pointed at ...

October 16, 2019

Vivid details emerge on Ukraine as impeachment quickens

The impeachment inquiry is revealing vivid new details about the high-level unease over President Donald Trump's actions ...

October 16, 2019

Fearing US abandonment, Kurds kept back channels wide open

When Syria's Kurdish fighters, America's longtime battlefield allies against the Islamic State, announced over the weekend ...

October 16, 2019

Sondland prepared to deny he was warned about Ukraine work

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, is prepared to tell lawmakers this week that top White House ...

October 16, 2019

Trump Jr. pitches to base while his father fights for Texas

Two days before President Donald Trump rallies in Texas, his eldest son on Tuesday looked to help him hang onto the reliably ...

October 16, 2019

University may lose Superman papers over Liz Cheney comments

The University of Wyoming could lose the papers of a longtime "Superman" comic book editor after his son took offense to ...

October 16, 2019

George Conway donates to Trump's GOP primary challenger

The husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has donated to one of President Donald Trump's Republican primary ...

October 16, 2019

House backs 3 bills to support protests in Hong Kong

The House passed three bills Tuesday aimed at showing U.S. support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The action ...

October 16, 2019

Hearing examines video that wasn't disclosed in terror case

Surveillance video taken on the day that two Phoenix men left for suburban Dallas to attack a 2015 Prophet Muhammad cartoon ...

October 16, 2019

Chief: Officer's Proud Boys membership didn't break policy

A Connecticut police officer's membership in the Proud Boys, a far-right group known for engaging in violent clashes at ...

October 16, 2019

Appeals court to hold rehearing on Trump hotel lawsuit

A federal appeals court will reconsider a ruling from a three-judge panel that threw out a lawsuit accusing President Donald ...

October 15, 2019

New study: Opioid crisis cost US economy $631B over 4 years

The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from 2015 through last year — and it may keep getting more expensive, ...

October 15, 2019

US officials say they'll carry out Lithuanian's extradition

Authorities say they are proceeding with the extradition of a former Lithuanian judge and parliamentarian jailed in Chicago ...

October 15, 2019

Sen. Lindsey Graham posts record $3.29M fundraising haul

South Carolina's Lindsey Graham has posted what his campaign says is a record-setting fundraising haul as he seeks a fourth ...