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September 22, 2017

The Latest: Cassidy says he'll keep working on health care

The Latest on health care legislation (all times local): 4:15 p.m. A Louisiana senator who helped write the Republican health ...

September 22, 2017

Trade panel: Cheap imports hurt US solar industry

Low-cost solar panels imported from China and other countries have caused serious injury to American manufacturers, a U.S.

September 22, 2017

Deaf advocates say police must improve after fatal shooting

The Oklahoma Association for the Deaf said Friday that police have reached out since an officer fatally shot a deaf man in ...

September 22, 2017

Ann Coulter says she won't attend Berkeley free speech event

When computer science major Lindsay Nichols considers the possibility of a "Free Speech Week" featuring right-wing firebrands ...

September 22, 2017

Abu Ghraib ex-inmates' lawsuit moves ahead in federal court

After nine years of fits and starts, dismissals and reinstatements, a federal lawsuit filed by one-time inmates at the ...

September 22, 2017

Does NKorean H-bomb threat push US closer to war?

Would exploding a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific, as North Korea has threatened, push the current war of words between the U.

September 22, 2017

Decision on moving N Carolina Confederate monuments delayed

Seeking further input, a state panel in North Carolina on Friday delayed a decision on whether three Confederate monuments ...

September 22, 2017

GOP health bill all but dead; McCain again deals the blow

Sen. John McCain declared his opposition Friday to the GOP's last-ditch effort to repeal and replace "Obamacare," dealing a ...

September 22, 2017

The Latest: US: NKorea bomb test would draw tough response

The Latest on President Donald Trump and North Korea (all times local): 2:40 p.m. A senior U.S. diplomat says a North Korean ...

September 22, 2017

Texas asks court to allow its ban on 'sanctuary cities'

With immigrants and their advocates chanting and beating drums outside, a federal appeals court heard arguments Friday on ...

September 22, 2017

Closure at busy US-Mexico border crossing promises headaches

The busiest border crossing in the United States will close this weekend to the more than 40,000 cars that pass through it ...

September 22, 2017

Trump to dive into Senate runoff in Alabama

President Donald Trump is test driving his political clout in a Republican runoff election in Alabama as he stumps for the ...

September 22, 2017

Leaders highlight early education for drug misuse prevention

More than 100 children in New Hampshire's largest city have witnessed an adult overdose in their home since 2016. Now, a ...

September 22, 2017

Kim fires off insults at Trump and hints at weapons test

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lobbed a string of insults at President Donald Trump on Friday, calling him a "mentally ...

September 22, 2017

US says it's troubled by Rohingya crisis, Myanmar response

The top U.S. diplomat for Southeast Asia said America remains deeply troubled by the ongoing crisis and allegations of human ...

September 22, 2017

The Latest: Panel votes against cheaper solar panel imports

The Latest on a trade commission vote on solar imports (all times local): 11 a.m. A U.S. trade panel has found that low-cost ...

September 22, 2017

Trump: Russia probe a 'hoax,' media was 'greatest influence'

President Donald Trump on Friday called allegations of Russian election meddling a "hoax," and insisted the media was the ...

September 22, 2017

Council member gives opponent ABC (already been chewed) gum

A Minneapolis City Council member has given one of her opponents something to chew over — a piece of chewed gum.

September 22, 2017

North Korean leader Kim called Trump a what? A 'dotard'

Famous for using bombastic, derogatory and often-awkward English slams against enemies, North Korean state media sent people ...