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September 27, 2016

Iowa Residents Anxiously Watch Floodwall

Residents of Cedar Rapids are watching anxiously as the quickly rising Cedar River threatens to inundate their city with ...

September 27, 2016

Puerto Rico frees 3 men convicted of murder in 1995

Puerto Rico's Justice Department has dropped charges against three men who spent more than 20 years in prison for murder ...

September 27, 2016

Man Rescued After Week at Sea Arrives in Boston

A Vermont man who was rescued after spending a week at sea in a life raft arrived on a Coast Guard vessel Tuesday.

September 27, 2016

Biden: Donald Trump is 'Painfully Uninformed'

Vice President Joe Biden says Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's policies are not helpful for the country.

September 27, 2016

Gabon's President Bongo sworn in after disputed election

Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been sworn in for a second seven-year term keeping his family's dynasty in place for ...

September 27, 2016

Clinton Implies Trump Had a Bad Debate Night

Hillary Clinton couldn't resist one more dig against her rival, Donald Trump who complained about his microphone at the ...

September 27, 2016

FBI, DHS: Homegrown Attacks an Increasing Threat

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says terrorist threats have evolved, moving from terrorist-directed attacks "to a ...

September 27, 2016

No average scores being released this year for new SAT exam

No score results yet, but students didn't seem to be scared off by the new version of the SAT college entrance exam.

September 27, 2016

Ryan: Trump Gave ‘Unique, Donald Trump’ Response

House Speaker Paul Ryan praised Donald Trump’s performance in Monday night’s debate against Hillary Clinton, saying the ...

September 27, 2016

Bear at Polish zoo finds WWII mortar grenade

Taking a toy from a bear can be dangerous, especially when the toy is a mortar grenade. Malgorzata Chodyla, spokeswoman for ...

September 27, 2016

Kenyan police open fire to disperse protesting students

Riot police fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse Kenyan university students protesting over road safety.

September 27, 2016

Voters in Azerbaijan approve extending presidential term

A sweeping majority of voters in Azerbaijan have supported extending the presidential term and powers in the ex-Soviet ...

September 27, 2016

Zimbabwe police and street sellers battle in capital

Some shops in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, closed down as running battles between police and street vendors turned violent.

September 27, 2016

Toll from Egypt migrant boat sinking rises to more than 200

Rescue workers on Tuesday pulled dozens of bodies from the hold of an Egyptian fishing boat that sank in the Mediterranean ...

September 27, 2016

Long dog-gone trip: Florida pooch travels to Boston and back

A Pyrenees mix named Apollo is back home in Florida after a journey that took him to the Boston area. Cynthia Abercrombie ...

September 27, 2016

The Latest: Germany calls for Syria cease-fire

The Latest on Syria's conflict (all times local): 4:15 German Chancellor Angela Merkel says everything possible needs to be ...

September 27, 2016

Netanyahu: Both presidential candidates will support Israel

Israel's leader says American support for his country will remain strong regardless of who is elected president in November.

September 27, 2016

AP Top Stories September 27 A

Here's the latest for Tuesday, September 27th: First Presidential debate; Houston gunman heavily armed; Typhoon hits Taiwan; ...

September 27, 2016

Syrian troops advance in central Aleppo near old quarter

Syrian government forces captured a central rebel-held neighborhood in Aleppo on Tuesday after a week of blistering ...

September 27, 2016

Muslim radical convicted in destruction of mausoleums

An international court on Tuesday found a Muslim radical guilty of committing a war crime by overseeing the destruction of ...