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September 25, 2017

Trump travel ban expires Sunday; new restrictions expected

Citizens of eight countries will face new restrictions on entry to the U.S. under a proclamation signed by President Donald ...

September 25, 2017

Trump promising huge tax cut; focus on taxes vs health care

President Donald Trump is promising "the largest tax cut in the history of our country" that will slash rates for the middle ...

September 25, 2017

US military kills 17 ISIS militants in Libya airstrikes

The U.S. military says 17 Islamic State militants were killed in airstrikes on Libya. The Friday airstrikes, which were ...

September 25, 2017

The Latest: Trump administration announces new travel ban

The Latest on President Donald Trump's travel ban (all times local): 7 p.m. Travelers from eight countries will face ...

September 25, 2017

In Mexico City, hopes of finding quake survivors dwindle

Five days after the deadly magnitude 7.1 earthquake, the hulking wreckage of what used to be a seven-story office building ...

September 25, 2017

Immigrants touched by Mexico quake, try to help from afar

When Luis Ramirez finally reached his mother after the powerful Mexico earthquake, he learned her home was so badly damaged ...

September 25, 2017

Opposition from GOP senators grows, jeopardizes health bill

Republican opposition to the GOP health care bill swelled to near-fatal numbers Sunday as Sen. Susan Collins all but closed ...

September 25, 2017

Bannon to conservatives: Fear 'corrupt' GOP establishment

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon told conservatives Sunday at a rally that they needn't worry about Democrats but ...

September 24, 2017

Right-wing activist holds short, small California rally

A weeklong conservative free speech showcase at famously liberal University of California, Berkeley was supposed to start ...

September 24, 2017

Black lawmakers ponder Trump agenda at annual gathering

On the campaign trail last year, then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sought the support of black voters by ...

September 24, 2017

California lawmakers look to free older and younger inmates

To ease overcrowding in state prisons, California lawmakers want to release more of the state's older prisoners and more of ...

September 24, 2017

Official: Hurricane Maria set Puerto Rico back decades

Puerto Rico's nonvoting representative in the U.S. Congress said Sunday that Hurricane Maria's destruction has set the island ...

September 24, 2017

The Latest: Sen. Cruz says he's against GOP health bill

The Latest on the Republican push on health care (all times local): 12:35 p.m. Sen. Ted Cruz says he's against the Republican ...

September 24, 2017

Pelosi trusts Trump to keep his word on young immigrants

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she trusts President Donald Trump to keep his word and support legislation to ...

September 24, 2017

White House: No defeat for Trump if Strange loses in Alabama

The White House suggests it won't be a defeat if President Donald Trump's candidate ends up losing Alabama's Senate GOP ...

September 24, 2017

US flies mission north of DMZ, sends message to North Korea

In a show of American military might to North Korea, U.S. bombers and fighter escorts flew on Saturday to the farthest point ...

September 24, 2017

North Korea stages anti-US rally in battle with Trump

North Korea has held a large anti-U.S. rally in its capital city, backing its leader Kim Jong Un as he exchanges insult-laden ...

September 24, 2017

The Latest: US showing North Korea its military might

The Latest on U.S.-North Korean tensions (all times local): 5:30 p.m. The U.S. is putting on display its military might for ...

September 24, 2017

Trump trying to turn around GOP holdouts on health bill

Unwilling to concede defeat on a bedrock GOP promise, President Donald Trump on Saturday tried to sway two Republican ...