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Family detention space goes unused as Trump warns of crisis

President Donald Trump has warned that Central American families are staging an "invasion" at the U.S.-Mexico border. He has ...

The Latest: Notre Dame stabilized, firefighters to withdraw

The Latest on the fire that ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (all times local): 10 p.m. Architects and construction ...

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 ...

US authorities: Marijuana involvement imperils citizenship

Immigration authorities on Friday said that anyone with any involvement with marijuana, regardless of whether it's legal in ...

Ancestry pulls slavery-era ad after backlash

Ancestry.com on Friday apologized for an ad that showed a mixed-race couple discussing escaping to the North during the Civil ...

Attackers kill doctor at hospital in Congo's Ebola epicenter

Attackers stormed a hospital at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak and killed "a dear colleague," the head of the World ...

US authorities issue warning after group stops migrants

U.S. authorities are warning citizens not to take the law into their own hands after a group patrolling the U.S.

Joe Biden

Biden expected to launch presidential campaign next week

Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to join the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race next week. The decision ...

NCAA rejects mandatory 2-year commitment to grad transfers

A proposal to require a graduate transfer to count against a team's scholarship total for two years in football and ...

Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page reflects on Led Zeppelin's legacy and its sound

When Jimmy Page was a young student, he had already developed such an inseparable relationship with his guitar that school ...

Algeria protesters keep up pressure on regime

Hundreds of thousands of protesters in Algeria demonstrated for a ninth straight Friday against the country's leadership amid ...

Protesters in Bangladesh after girl is burned to death

Dozens of protesters gathered in Bangladesh's capital on Friday to demand justice for an 18-year-old woman who died after ...

Columbine focuses on healing as questions loom after manhunt

A Colorado community changed forever by the attack that killed 13 people at Columbine High School moved ahead Thursday with ...

Qatari official: Afghan talks postponed indefinitely

A first round of Afghan-to-Afghan peace talks that would have seen Taliban and government officials sit together for the ...

KATE SMITH

Yanks stop using Smith recording while investigating racism

The Yankees have suspended the use of Kate Smith's recording of "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch while ...

Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice, Teresa Giudice

'Real Housewives' husband Giudice loses immigration appeal

"Real Housewives of New Jersey" husband Joe Giudice (JOO'-dys) has lost his appeal to avoid deportation to Italy.

Aloha Poke claim revives Hawaiian culture protections push

Last year, much of Hawaii was shocked to learn a Chicago restaurant chain owner had trademarked the name "Aloha Poke" and ...

Sanders gets endorsements from 7 black S. Carolina lawmakers

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Thursday announced endorsements from seven black lawmakers in the ...

Booker rolls out black lawmakers' endorsement in S. Carolina

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker is announcing backing from a slate of black elected officials in the crucial ...

Chem professor on leave after Nazi gas chamber exam question

A chemistry professor whose exam question asked students to calculate the lethal dose of a poisonous gas used in Nazi gas ...