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February 16, 2019

Illinois man being fired from job fatally shoots 5 workers

The frantic calls started pouring in at 1:24 p.m. A gunman was shooting people inside a sprawling manufacturing warehouse in ...

February 16, 2019

Trump emergency declaration faces fights in the courts

Let the lawsuits begin. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency along the southern border and predicted his ...

February 16, 2019

Judge bars immigration policing criteria for 2 grants

A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked the Trump administration from imposing conditions that police departments ...

February 16, 2019

Flamengo soccer club fire in Brazil: bad luck or negligence?

Within hours of a fire at soccer club Flamengo's training facility that would kill 10 teenage players, the club's president ...

February 16, 2019

Key moments in actor Jussie Smollett's Chicago attack

"Empire" actor and R&B singer Jussie Smollett told Chicago police last month that two men physically attacked him and yelled ...

February 16, 2019

Employee being fired fatally shoots 5 co-workers in Illinois

A 15-year employee being fired from a suburban Chicago manufacturing company started shooting Friday, killing five co-workers ...

February 16, 2019

The Latest: Police say workplace gunman was being fired

The Latest on a shooting at a business in Aurora, Illinois (all times local): 9:50 p.m. Police say the gunman who killed five ...

February 16, 2019

Trump declaration faces uncertain fate in coming court fight

Let the lawsuits begin. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency along the southern border Friday and predicted ...

February 16, 2019

The Latest: Chicago police release men held in Smollett case

The Latest on the attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett (all times local): 9:25 p.m. Chicago police say they have released ...

February 16, 2019

2020 Dems hit early voting states; Weld explores GOP bid

Several Democratic presidential candidates are spending the long holiday weekend on the campaign trail, while a Republican ...

February 16, 2019

The Latest: Calif. Gov. Newsom endorses Harris for president

The Latest on Democratic presidential candidates on the campaign trail(all times local): 9:30 p.m. California Gov.

February 16, 2019

Judge limits public comments in Trump confidant Stone's case

A federal judge on Friday placed some limits on what President Donald Trump's longtime confidant Roger Stone and his lawyers ...

February 16, 2019

ICE halts force-feeding of immigrant detainees in Texas

The U.S. government has suddenly stopped force-feeding a group of men on a hunger strike inside an El Paso immigration ...

February 16, 2019

Attorney: Process behind census question 'rotten'

The process behind Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross' decision to ask about people's citizenship status on the 2020 U.S.

February 16, 2019

California may sue Trump over emergency wall declaration

California is likely to sue President Donald Trump over his emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, ...

February 16, 2019

India warns of 'crushing response' to Kashmir suicide attack

India's prime minister warned of a "crushing response" to the suicide bombing of a paramilitary convoy in Indian-controlled ...

February 16, 2019

9/11 fund running out of money for those with illnesses

The compensation fund for victims of 9/11 is running out of money and will cut future payments by 50 to 70 percent, officials ...

February 16, 2019

21 Savage 'wasn't hiding' being British, feared deportation

The Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage said in an interview aired Friday that he didn't talk about his British citizenship before ...

February 16, 2019

California teachers say announcement on strike coming

The union representing teachers in Oakland, California, says it will make an announcement Saturday about a potential strike, ...