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March 16, 2019

US eliminates coveted 5-year tourist visa for Cubans

The U.S. State Department said Friday that it is eliminating a coveted five-year tourist visa for Cubans, dealing a heavy ...

March 14, 2019

Foreign adoptions to US fall by 14 percent, continuing trend

The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents plunged nearly 14 percent last year, extending a decline that's now ...

March 14, 2019

China accuses US of prejudice over human rights issues

China responded to new U.S. allegations of widespread human rights abuses with its own accusations of prejudice and ...

March 13, 2019

US report faults Saudi Arabia in killing of journalist

The Trump administration used an annual human rights report to call out Saudi Arabia on Wednesday over the October killing ...

March 11, 2019

US envoy: NKorea denuclearization must not be incremental

The Trump administration will insist North Korea follow through on its commitment to completely eliminate its nuclear weapons ...

March 11, 2019

Correction: Ethiopia-Plane-Crash-The Latest story

In a story March 11 about the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft after a crash in Ethiopia, The Associated Press reported erroneously ...

March 08, 2019

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even ...

March 08, 2019

Trump disappointed by activity at North Korea missile sites

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's a "little disappointed" by reports of new activity at a North Korean missile ...

March 07, 2019

US journalist detained by Venezuelan officers, then freed

A U.S. journalist was seized by security forces at his apartment Wednesday amid Venezuela's escalating political turmoil, ...

March 05, 2019

Hillary Clinton rules out 2020 rematch with Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020, but vows she's "not going anywhere." The former secretary of state, ...

March 04, 2019

US says closing consulate in Jerusalem no policy shift

The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission ...

March 04, 2019

Democratic presidential hopefuls honor Selma march

Thunder rolling above Brown Chapel AME Church, Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker warned Sunday of a looming ...

March 01, 2019

Officials say Trump overstated Kim's demand on sanctions

President Donald Trump said he walked away from his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because Kim demanded ...

March 01, 2019

The Art of the Walk? Summit collapse and Trump's diplomacy

President Donald Trump framed the breakdown of his nuclear summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un as wisely knowing when "to ...

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February 23, 2019

Judge grants citizenship to twin son of gay couple

A federal judge in California ruled Thursday that a twin son of a gay married couple has been an American citizen since ...

February 22, 2019

US hits Congo officials with travel bans for graft, abuses

The Trump administration on Friday hit senior Congolese officials with travel bans for their alleged involvement in ...

February 18, 2019

State Department: Nauert out as pick for UN ambassador

Heather Nauert, picked by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations but never officially ...

February 14, 2019

Late Rep. John Dingell celebrated as 'a world-class doer'

Longtime Rep. John Dingell was remembered Thursday as "one of the greats" and "a world-class doer" as lawmakers, longtime ...

February 09, 2019

US, N. Korean negotiators to meet again before 2nd summit

The top U.S. envoy for North Korea returned from three days of talks in Pyongyang and will meet again with his North Korean ...