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Syrian rebels give up Damascus area town to government

The Syrian government took control of a town northeast of Damascus on Thursday after rebels evacuated to north Syria — the ...

Barbara Bush, George H.W. Bush

The Latest: Funeral arrangements set for Barbara Bush

The Latest on the death of former first lady Barbara Bush (all times local): 10:10 p.m. Funeral services for Barbara Bush are ...

James Comey

In new book, Comey blasts untruthful, 'ego-driven' Trump

Former FBI Director James Comey blasts President Donald Trump as unethical and "untethered to truth" in a sharply critical ...

Mike Pompeo

Pompeo vows to confront Russia, dodges Mueller questions

Aiming to quell concerns before what is likely to be a narrow confirmation vote, Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo ...

Mike Pompeo

The Latest: Pompeo says humans 'likely' nudge climate change

The Latest on Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo's confirmation hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (all ...

Lawsuit: Little-known benefit backfires in green card denial

A man who was denied permission to return to the United States from Mexico sued the federal government Tuesday, saying he was ...

African nation of Chad is being taken off US travel ban list

The White House said Tuesday that citizens of Chad would be able to receive visas to the United States again because the ...

Israel says slain Gaza journalist was Hamas militant

Israel's defense minister said Tuesday that a well-known Gaza journalist who was killed by Israeli gunfire over the weekend ...

The Latest: US aided slain Gaza reporter's media firm

The Latest on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (all times local): 6:40 p.m. The U.S. State Department says the media ...

Donald Trump

Trump blasts Mueller probe as 'attack on our country'

The special counsel's Russia investigation is not only a political witch hunt but "an attack on our country," President ...

Donald Trump, Mohammed bin Salman

US approves $1.3 billion sale of artillery to Saudi Arabia

The Trump administration signed off Thursday on selling more than $1.3 billion in artillery to Saudi Arabia, giving a vote ...

Donald Trump

Trump's talk of a Syria pullout nothing new

President Donald Trump's unscripted remark this week about pulling out of Syria "very soon," while at odds with his own ...

Donald Trump

In private, Trump has mused about Syria pullout for weeks

President Donald Trump's unscripted remark this week about pulling out of Syria "very soon," while at odds with his own ...

2 British IS members say hostage beheadings were a 'mistake'

Two British militants believed to have been part of an Islamic State group cell notorious for beheading hostages in Syria ...

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

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

NOT REAL NEWS: Reports of Clinton probe arrests incorrect

No employees of the Clinton Foundation were arrested on the first day of a corruption probe, despite the claims in a widely ...

US to seek social media details from all visa applicants

The State Department wants to require all U.S. visa applicants to submit their social media usernames, previous email ...

Residents of US territory American Samoa sue for citizenship

John Fitisemanu, who works for a lab company in Utah, has paid U.S. taxes and been subject to American laws his whole life.

William Weld

Winner take all? Not if Electoral College critics win cases

When Donald Trump won more than 52 percent of the Texas vote during the 2016 election, he pocketed all 38 of that state's ...

Melania Trump

First lady talks of courage after model describes affair

Melania Trump spoke about courage on Friday — what it is and why the world needs it. Her closely watched public appearance ...