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February 26, 2020

Sanders faces attacks in Democrats' debate-stage clash

Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders’ electability and seized on Mike Bloomberg’s past with women in ...

February 26, 2020

Stone judge calls back jurors to address misconduct claims

A federal judge on Tuesday brought in nearly all members of the jury that convicted Trump ally Roger Stone on charges related ...

February 26, 2020

The Latest: Buttigieg pans Sanders' resistance to filibuster

The Latest on the 2020 Democratic primary contest (all times local): 9 p.m. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg ...

February 26, 2020

While India seems to love Trump, the reality isn't so simple

Looking out over the world’s largest cricket stadium, the seats jammed with more than 100,000 people, India’s prime minister ...

February 26, 2020

Vietnam dissident Buddhist monk Thich Quang Do dies at 91

Thich Quang Do, a Buddhist monk who became the public face of religious dissent in Vietnam while the Communist government ...

February 26, 2020

AP-NORC poll: Most Americans plan to participate in census

Most Americans say they are likely to participate in the 2020 census, but some doubt that the U.S. Census Bureau will keep ...

February 26, 2020

Trump says without evidence Dems leak intel to hurt Sanders

President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that Democrats who don't want Bernie Sanders to win their party's presidential ...

February 25, 2020

Sanders makes bold play to win primary on Warren’s home turf

As the South Carolina primary unfolds Saturday, Bernie Sanders won’t be hustling for last-minute votes in Charleston or ...

February 25, 2020

Can Bernie be stopped? Some Democratic donors are trying

Nervous Democrats who never thought Bernie Sanders had a chance of winning the 2020 presidential primary are now asking the ...

February 25, 2020

Migrant detention center to open after conditions stir anger

A year after asylum-seekers and other migrants overwhelmed U.S. immigration authorities at the southern border, the Border ...

February 25, 2020

Earthquake risk prompts order to drain California dam

Worried that an earthquake could collapse a big dam south of San Francisco, officials have ordered its reservoir to be ...

February 25, 2020

Trump says 2 justices should sit out cases, but they decide

A month before the Supreme Court takes up cases over his tax returns and financial records, President Donald Trump on Tuesday ...

February 25, 2020

Arkansas man charged with trying to blow up car at Pentagon

An Arkansas man was arrested on charges he tried to blow up a car outside the Pentagon, federal officials said Tuesday.

February 25, 2020

US official: Disaster recovery pace in Puerto Rico sped up

The newly appointed U.S. official charged with overseeing disaster recovery in Puerto Rico said Tuesday that while the pace ...

February 25, 2020

Supreme Court rules for Italian dad in custody case

The Supreme Court is resolving an international child custody dispute in favor of the girl's Italian father over her American ...

February 25, 2020

American Airlines, Qatar will split revenue on some flights

American Airlines and Qatar Airways said Tuesday they will put aside past hostilities and revive a partnership selling seats ...

February 25, 2020

Lawyer complains of prison treatment of WikiLeaks' Assange

A lawyer for Julian Assange complained Tuesday that the WikiLeaks founder was handcuffed 11 times, stripped naked twice and ...

February 25, 2020

Supreme Court upholds Arizona death sentence

A sharply divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence for an Arizona inmate who was convicted of killing two ...

February 25, 2020

One clear message from Democrats: We want big change

Democrats' desire for dramatic political change has emerged as a driving force in the party's presidential primary battle, ...

February 25, 2020

'Why would I get out?': Democrats brush off calls to quit

Bernie Sanders' ascendance in the Democratic presidential primary has brought louder calls for some of his rivals to drop out ...