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September 30, 2016

Highlights of this day in history: Nuremberg tribunal convicts top Nazi leaders of war crimes; Berlin Airlift ends; James ...

September 29, 2016

Duterte 'happy to slaughter' drug suspects; mentions Hitler

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte raised the rhetoric over his bloody anti-crime war to a new level Friday, comparing it ...

September 29, 2016

Mother of Man Shot by Calif. Police Urges Peace

The mother of a Ugandan refugee shot and killed by police in a San Diego suburb describes the overwhelming pain from her ...

September 29, 2016

Amnesty: Hundreds trapped in Libya's Benghazi amid fighting

An international rights group expressed alarm Friday over the fate of hundreds of Libyan and foreign nationals trapped for ...

September 29, 2016

Clinton Says Trump “Flouted” US Law in Cuba Work

Hillary Clinton says a new report alleging that Donald Trump may have violated the U.S. embargo on communist Cuba is just ...

September 29, 2016

Trump Connects Clinton to Husband's Impeachment

Donald Trump linked President Bill Clinton's impeachment to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, saying the Clintons have ...

September 29, 2016

SC Firefighter Brock: Teachers Are the Heroes

Volunteer firefighter Jamie Brock who tackled the shooter at a South Carolina elementary school Wednesday, released a ...

September 29, 2016

UN impotent before Syria war crimes

Russia and Syria faced a growing chorus of international condemnation over their actions in Aleppo, but U.N.

September 29, 2016

Car bomb explodes near home of Egyptian judicial official

An Egyptian security official says a car bomb exploded near the home of a senior assistant to the country's prosecutor ...

September 29, 2016

Israel's Supreme Court rejects former PM Olmert's appeal

Israel's imprisoned former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faces an additional eight months behind bars after the country's ...

September 29, 2016

UN in Afghanistan says 15 civilians killed in US air strike

The United Nations in Afghanistan said on Thursday that an airstrike in the eastern province of Nangarhar near the Pakistan ...

September 29, 2016

A look at some of Israel's prime ministers

Shimon Peres, who died Wednesday, was both a former president and prime minister, the only person in Israel to hold both jobs

September 29, 2016

Administration touts paid sick leave for govt contractors

The Obama administration is highlighting new steps to help average working people, including paid sick leave for some.

September 29, 2016

Justices take up fight over refunding fees in criminal cases

The Supreme Court will decide whether people convicted of crimes but later exonerated can get a refund of court fees and ...

September 29, 2016

Watchdog report criticizes DEA's use of confidential sources

The Drug Enforcement Administration does a poor job overseeing the millions of dollars in payments it distributes to ...

September 29, 2016

Supreme Court to hear case over deportations

The Supreme Court will take up the Obama administration's appeal of lower court rulings making it harder to deport immigrants ...

September 29, 2016

AP Top Stories September 29 A

Here's the latest for Thursday, September 29th: US Congress passes bill to keep government open; Shimon Peres lies in state; ...

September 29, 2016

Vigil, Protest for Calif. Police Shooting Death

A vigil and protests were held in El Cajon, California, one day after police shot and killed a black man. Alfred Olango was ...

September 29, 2016

Obama: U.S. Not In Iraq, Afghanistan For Combat

President Obama says U.S. troops are in Iraq and Afghanistan to provide support, not for a combat role. The President ...

September 29, 2016

Obama Comments on National Anthem Protests

President Obama says athletes who kneel during the national anthem and people opposing the protests should listen to and ...