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February 19, 2020

US judge dismisses Huawei suit over government contracts ban

A federal judge in Texas has dismissed Chinese tech giant Huawei's lawsuit challenging a U.S. law that bars the government ...

February 19, 2020

House impeachment manager from Texas endorses Joe Biden

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is looking ahead to the critical Super Tuesday primary slate with a new ...

February 19, 2020

Devices found in missiles, Yemen drones link Iran to attacks

A small instrument inside the drones that targeted the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry and those in the arsenal of ...

February 19, 2020

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. AP: BARR MULLS ...

February 19, 2020

Las Vegas debate a major test of Bloomberg campaign's gamble

Mike Bloomberg will confront the greatest test of his presidential campaign when he faces five Democratic rivals in a debate ...

February 19, 2020

Immigration agency subpoenas Oregon county over 2 inmates

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoenaed a sheriff's office in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday for ...

February 19, 2020

Bernie Sanders' campaign to request recount of Iowa caucuses

Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign plans to ask for a partial recount of the Iowa caucus results after the state ...

February 19, 2020

Trump vows to 'clean up' LA at Olympic meeting briefing

President Donald Trump on Tuesday veered into politics during a briefing on preparations for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los ...

February 19, 2020

Bloomberg would sell business interests if elected president

Mike Bloomberg would sell the financial data and media company he created in the 1980s — which bears his name and made him ...

February 19, 2020

Bloomberg's debate debut set to shake up Democratic primary

Mike Bloomberg will confront the greatest test of his presidential campaign on Wednesday when he faces five Democratic rivals ...

February 19, 2020

LA adopts new 'war room' strategy for tackling homelessness

Los Angeles city and county officials on Tuesday announced a new strategy to speed the process of getting homeless people ...

February 19, 2020

Nebraska denies pardon for notorious killer's ex-girlfriend

Nebraska's pardons board refused Tuesday to pardon the murder conviction of the ex-girlfriend of Charles Starkweather, the ...

February 19, 2020

Utah lawmakers get tough on porn, ease up on polygamy

Utah lawmakers voted Tuesday to put new regulations on pornography and remove some on polygamy in separate proposals moving ...

February 19, 2020

Boy Scouts seek bankruptcy, urge victims to step forward

The Boy Scouts of America urged victims to come forward Tuesday as the historic, 110-year-old organization filed for ...

February 19, 2020

Tennessee Dems push to move up presidential primary

Tennessee would be the first state in the nation to hold a presidential primary, freeing it from having to compete for ...

February 19, 2020

US border clampdown forces Venezuelan teen into Mexico alone

A Venezuelan teenager has been forced back to Mexico by U.S. government authorities who denied her claims that she was ...

February 18, 2020

Trump says Modi expects massive crowds during India visit

President Donald Trump says that India Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expecting to turn out massive crowds for the president ...

February 18, 2020

US designates 5 Chinese media outlets as foreign missions

The Trump administration on Tuesday designated five state-run Chinese news outlets that operate in the United States as ...

February 18, 2020

Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is waiving federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.

February 18, 2020

Judge hears arguments in Jill Stein's voting machine lawsuit

Pennsylvania's top elections official spent hours in federal court Tuesday, defending the certification of voting machines ...