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No Fox apology in fight with New York Times about raid story

Fox News Channel on Monday clarified but didn't apologize for a weekend segment that The New York Times said falsely accused ...

Charges dropped in Ohio police shooting of unarmed black man

A judge in Cincinnati on Monday dismissed the charges against a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black ...

The Latest: Groups rally for ex-cop, slain motorist in Ohio

The Latest on the dismissal of charges against a white police officer who killed an unarmed black motorist in Cincinnati (all ...

James Mathew Bradley Jr.

Latest: Makeshift memorial for immigrants includes water

The Latest on the deaths of 10 people whose bodies were found in a broiling tractor-trailer in a Walmart parking lot in San ...

BrIan Pyle

Iowa firm tied to truck deaths has history of legal problems

The small, family-owned Iowa trucking company linked to the deadly case of immigrant smuggling in Texas has a history of ...

James Mathew Bradley Jr.

Immigrants wept, pleaded for water and pounded on the truck

The tractor-trailer was pitch-black inside, crammed with maybe 90 immigrants or more, and already hot when it left the Texas ...

The Latest: Pope prays for ill baby Charlie Gard and parents

The Latest on the legal battle over critically ill baby Charlie Gard (all times local): 11:30 p.m. Hours after his parents ...

Winston Blackmore

Canadian polygamous leader found guilty of having 25 wives

Two former leaders of an isolated polygamous community in Canada were convicted Monday of practicing polygamy after a ...

US soldier pleads not guilty to support for Islamic State

A U.S. Army soldier based in Hawaii pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of attempting to support the Islamic State group.

Jared Kushner

Evangelical leaders rally around Kushner amid Russia probe

Evangelical leaders are rallying around White House senior adviser and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner as he meets with ...

Mo Brooks

Dramatic Scalise shooting audio appears in ad for Senate bid

Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama began airing a campaign ad Monday for his Senate bid that draws on dramatic audio from the shooting ...

Police: Driver heavily armed during interstate shootout

A man who died following a shootout with police on a busy stretch of interstate near St. Louis was heavily armed, wearing a ...

Court: Police can't detain immigrants without charges

Massachusetts police officers do not have the authority to arrest someone suspected of being in the U.S. illegally if that ...

Dad of Hawaii boy who vanished in 1997 is sentenced in death

The father of a 6-year-old Hawaii boy who disappeared two decades ago was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for ...

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AP Top Stories July 24 P

Here's the latest for Monday, July 24th: Kushner interviewed by Senate staffers; truck driver faces charges in immigrant ...

Actor John Boyega wanted to challenge self with "Detroit"

"Detroit" star John Boyega says his new movie may be set a half-century ago, but it explores issues that remain relevant.

St. Peter's Square fountains being shut off due to drought

The Vatican says it is shutting off all its fountains, including those in St. Peter's Square, because of Italy's drought.

Publisher withdraws book on Mandela health after complaints

South African media say a publisher withdrew a book that documents Nelson Mandela's medical treatments following complaints ...

Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte vows end to uprising, 'jail or hell' in drug war

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed Monday to continue his bloody war on illegal drugs despite international and ...

U2's Bono meets French President Macron to discuss poverty

French President Emmanuel Macron has received pop singer and philanthropist Bono at the Elysee Palace in Paris for talks ...