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September 20, 2016

Alexis Arquette died of heart attack, battled HIV

Alexis Arquette died from a heart attack and battled HIV for 29 years, according to her death certificate. The transgender ...

September 20, 2016

Albuquerque police make strides in 2 years since s

Albuquerque police botched a standoff two years ago that led to the death of a mentally ill homeless camper, missing the ...

September 20, 2016

Racial issues involving Somalis heightened after mall attack

The day after a young Somali-American man stabbed 10 people at a central Minnesota mall, pickup trucks were spotted driving ...

September 20, 2016

Court rejects class-action over lawyers for immigrant kids

A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday rejected a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of children who go without lawyers ...

September 20, 2016

Tribal leaders meet with feds in push against opioid abuse

American Indian tribal leaders from northern New Mexico — an area of the country devastated by heroin and opioid addiction ...

September 20, 2016

Mom, daughter jailed after using racial slurs toward officer

A Northern California mother and daughter were sentenced to 30 days in jail after their conviction for failing to cooperate ...

September 20, 2016

Ray LaMontagne cancels Texas show over university guns law

Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne has canceled a Thursday show at the University of Texas in protest of a new state law that ...

September 20, 2016

North Carolina governor campaign planted questions at event

Immersed in an intense re-election campaign and besieged for a law about transgender people and restrooms, North Carolina Gov

September 20, 2016

Moments in Brad and Angelina's Hollywood romance

Irreconcilable differences have brought an end to a Hollywood romance for the ages. Angelina Jolie Pitt filed for divorce ...

September 20, 2016

Ex-coach arrested after Utah school evacuated for threats

A Utah man who was once a promising college basketball coach has been arrested after police said he forced the evacuation of ...

September 20, 2016

US eyes rapprochement with Sudan in nod to allies

The Obama administration, which has negotiated new relationships with states like Cuba, Iran and Myanmar, is now eyeing a ...

September 20, 2016

Fewer Mexicans drive changes in US immigrant population

The number of immigrants in the U.S. illegally has held steady since the Great Recession ended, totaling 11.1 million in ...

September 20, 2016

New Mexico governor wants vote on reinstating death penalty

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez stepped up pressure on lawmakers Tuesday to consider reinstating the death penalty by ...

September 20, 2016

5 million in Somalia don't get enough food, UN report says

Tears filled Amina Nur's eyes as she cuddled her frail-looking child with a sunken chest. She and her family returned to ...

September 20, 2016

Street clashes, election protests in Congo kill at least 44

More than 44 people have been killed in Congo in two days of street clashes between security forces and protesters angered ...

September 20, 2016

Report finds racial wage gap widest in nearly 4 decades

As wages for American workers have stagnated for more than a generation, the income gap between black and white workers has ...

September 20, 2016

The Latest: Kaine says he doesn't mind defending Clinton

The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT): 10:20 p.m. Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine says ...

September 20, 2016

The Latest: US holds Russia responsible for aid convoy hit

The Latest on developments in Syria, where a cease-fire is faltering further after airstrikes hit an aid convoy overnight ...

September 20, 2016

Trump skips swing-state cities; opts for rural town instead

Donald Trump is spending a lot of time in this critical presidential swing state, but he campaigned Tuesday evening far from ...