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January 15, 2019

Amid shutdown, Texas governor sidesteps border wall debate

Republican Greg Abbott began a second term as Texas governor Tuesday by promising lower taxes and a school funding overhaul ...

January 15, 2019

Karen Pence teaching art at religious school in Virginia

It's back to school for Karen Pence, Vice President Mike Pence's wife. Mrs. Pence began teaching art to elementary students ...

January 15, 2019

China criticizes Trudeau comments on death penalty case

China expressed its "strong dissatisfaction" with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday over his criticism of a ...

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January 15, 2019

Hampered by scandals, Wells Fargo's profits stagnate

Wells Fargo, the consumer banking giant, said its fourth-quarter profits fell slightly on Tuesday as the bank remains ...

January 15, 2019

Taliban threaten to end talks with US on ending Afghan war

The Taliban issued a statement Tuesday threatening to end contact with the U.S. even as Washington's peace envoy makes ...

January 15, 2019

Erdogan pledges Syria 'safe zone' as new UN envoy arrives

Turkey's president said Tuesday that his troops will establish a 20-mile- (32-kilometer-) wide "safe zone" in northern Syria, ...

January 15, 2019

Trump's AG nominee defends memo criticizing Mueller probe

President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general on Tuesday defended his decision to send an unsolicited memo to the ...

January 15, 2019

At Trump's side, Border Patrol union leader in spotlight

Brandon Judd, president of the union that represents thousands of border patrol agents, has flipped the axiom that there are ...

January 15, 2019

Justice Department opinion could threaten online gambling

A legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice made public Monday could threaten the viability of online gambling that ...

January 15, 2019

Family's fight for liquor license leads to Supreme Court

Doug and Mary Ketchum chose Memphis, Tennessee, as a place to live with their disabled adult daughter because it has clearer ...

January 15, 2019

Death penalty for Canadian escalates China-Canada tensions

A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian to death in a sudden retrial of his drug smuggling case, while another Canadian man has ...

January 15, 2019

Iowa's King off House committees after remarks about race

Veteran Republican Rep. Steve King will be blocked from committee assignments for the next two years after lamenting that ...

January 15, 2019

The Latest: House GOP blocks Iowa Rep. King from committees

The Latest on Iowa Rep. Steve King's remarks on white supremacy (all times local): 8:15 p.m. House Republicans will block ...

January 15, 2019

Honolulu city attorney targeted in federal corruption probe

The city of Honolulu's chief legal officer received a target letter linked to an ongoing federal corruption investigation ...

January 15, 2019

The Latest: Barr prepares for Senate confirmation hearing

The Latest on President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general (all times local): 3:55 p.m. President Donald Trump's ...

January 15, 2019

Trump declares he'll 'never back down' in shutdown fight

With the government mired in shutdown week four, President Donald Trump rejected a short-term legislative fix and dug in for ...

January 15, 2019

AG nominee sent memo on Mueller probe to Trump's lawyers

President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general sent White House lawyers a memo arguing that the president could not have ...

January 15, 2019

The Latest: Trump rejects short-term shutdown fix

The Latest on the government shutdown (all times local): 8:45 p.m. President Donald Trump has rejected a short-term ...

January 15, 2019

California appeals justice facing sex misconduct discipline

A California state appeals court justice was accused Monday of repeatedly groping a colleague's breasts, suggesting they have ...