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August 30, 2019

Federal appeals court upholds assault weapons ban in Chicago

A U.S. appeals court Thursday upheld an assault weapons ban that covers Chicago and the rest of Cook County, Illinois, saying ...

August 29, 2019

Trump cancels Poland trip as hurricane heads to Florida

President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled his planned weekend trip to Poland as Hurricane Dorian barrels toward Florida.

August 29, 2019

Trump declares new Space Command key to American defense

Declaring space crucial to the nation's defense, President Donald Trump said Thursday the Pentagon has established U.S.

August 29, 2019

US sanctions Lebanese bank for helping Iran-backed Hezbollah

The Treasury Department on Thursday targeted a Lebanese bank the Trump administration calls the "bank of choice" of ...

August 29, 2019

Big NJ water agency failed in scandal when Booker was mayor

Months after Cory Booker took office as mayor of Newark, New Jersey, he cleared the way for his former campaign treasurer and ...

August 29, 2019

Attacks by US extremists lead to push for anti-terror laws

A white man opens fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, targeting Mexicans and killing 22 people. Another man kills 11 Jewish ...

August 29, 2019

Report: US Native American health agency at crossroads

Emergency rooms shut down for months. Hospitals put patients at risk for opioid abuse and overdoses. A longtime pediatrician ...

August 29, 2019

US judge considers bail for ex-Peruvian president

A U.S. judge in California said Thursday he wants to hear about detention options that don't involve solitary confinement ...

August 29, 2019

Regulators: Dominion's profits $277 million too high

Virginia's largest electric utility earned $277 million more in profits last year than what regulators say is reasonable and ...

August 29, 2019

Air Force veteran convicted in terror case to be resentenced

A U.S. Air Force veteran was properly convicted on terrorism charges for trying to join the Islamic State group and die a ...

August 29, 2019

US national security adviser visits Belarus

U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser visited Belarus Thursday, receiving an enthusiastic welcome from its ...

August 29, 2019

US military kids rule doesn't change birthright citizenship

New immigration rules on obtaining citizenship for children of U.S. service members and government employees born overseas ...

August 29, 2019

US, France to lead talks on a global digital tax

France and the United States agreed to take leading roles in talks aimed at reaching a deal on a global digital tax by ...

August 29, 2019

House Dems say Trump admin blocking visits to border sites

The House Oversight and Reform Committee is objecting to the Trump administration's decision to block committee staffers from ...

August 29, 2019

Governor steps in to help woman keep 'PB4WEGO' vanity plate

New Hampshire's governor has stepped in to help a woman keep a 15-year-old vanity license plate showing a common phrase ...

August 29, 2019

Farmers' loyalty to Trump tested over new corn-ethanol rules

When President Donald Trump levied tariffs on China that scrambled global markets, farmer Randy Miller was willing to absorb ...

August 29, 2019

EU insists Iran nuclear deal must be part of any future pact

The European Union's top diplomat said Thursday that the existing nuclear deal between Iran and world powers must not be ...

August 29, 2019

Questions after US turns away Palestinian Harvard freshman

A Palestinian student trying to start classes at Harvard University was denied entry to the U.S. in a case that critics of ...

August 29, 2019

Furry hero: UK honors dog who stopped White House intruder

A four-legged hero who saved then-President Barack Obama from a White House intruder is now an award-winner in Britain.

August 29, 2019

Iran: Lifting US sanctions will help salvage nuclear deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran's supreme leader will not meet President Donald Trump unless ...

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