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September 29, 2016

In Charlotte, police shooting affects presidential politics

The killing of a black man by a Charlotte police officer, and the sometimes violent protests that followed, have intensified ...

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

Yosemite chief, facing staff claims of harassment, to retire

The head of Yosemite National Park will retire after employees complained that he created a hostile workplace by allowing ...

September 29, 2016

Supreme Court to hear 'swipe fees' case

The Supreme Court will hear a dispute over state laws that prohibit merchants from imposing fees on customers who use credit ...

September 29, 2016

Justices take up trademark case that could affect Redskins

The Supreme Court is taking up a First Amendment clash over the government's refusal to register offensive trademarks, a case ...

September 29, 2016

The Latest: Clinton says Trump flouted US law in Cuba work

The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (All times EDT): 5:23 p.m. Hillary Clinton says a new report alleging that ...

September 29, 2016

Amnesty alleges Sudan army used chemical weapons in Darfur

Amnesty International accused the Sudanese military on Thursday of using chemical weapons against civilians, including very ...

September 29, 2016

Mother of slain California black man wants peaceful protests

The mother of an unarmed black man shot to death in a confrontation with police in a San Diego suburb this week called for ...

September 29, 2016

Alabama chief justice waits for judgment day on keeping job

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore — famously removed from office 13 years ago for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments display ...

September 28, 2016

Missouri fraternity suspended over reports of racial slurs

The University of Missouri temporarily suspended a fraternity on Wednesday over accusations of racial slurs directed toward ...

September 28, 2016

Officer involved in deadly confrontation was sex-suit target

One of the officers involved in a deadly confrontation with an unarmed black man in a San Diego suburb was demoted last year ...

September 28, 2016

Non-nuclear states advance push for UN treaty to ban nukes

Despite arm-twisting and vocal opposition from nuclear powers like the United States, six non-nuclear countries urged the U.N

September 28, 2016

California officer guns down man in 'shooting stance'

The fatal police shooting of a black man who drew something from his pocket and extended his hands in a "shooting stance" ...

September 28, 2016

UK Labour leader addresses claims of anti-Semitism in party

The leader of Britain's Labour Party is calling anti-Semitism an evil that must be wiped out as he hits back against claims ...

September 28, 2016

Alabama justice faces possible ouster over gay marriage

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore should be removed from office again, this time for defying the U.S. Supreme Court on gay ...

September 28, 2016

Pro-Assad Syrian pleads guilty in US to role in hacking

A Syrian national pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges for his role in a scheme that hacked computers and targeted ...

September 28, 2016

The Latest: Trump says he saved Machado's job

The Latest on the U.S. presidential election (all times EDT): 8:33 p.m. Donald Trump says he saved former Miss Universe ...

September 28, 2016

Syrian government attacks 2 hospitals, bread line in Aleppo

Government shelling and airstrikes in Syria's Aleppo landed near a bread distribution center and two hospitals Wednesday, ...

September 28, 2016

The Latest: Police: California man shot by officers has died

The Latest on the police shooting of a man in a San Diego suburb (all times local): 10:30 p.m. Police say a black man shot ...