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The Latest: Officer in chokehold death case is 'gratified'

The Latest on the decision not to bring civil rights charges in the death of Eric Garner (all times local): 2:15 p.m.

Hong Kong protests expand to oppose China, with no end near

Colin Wong has come to know the sting of pepper spray well. After more than a month of demonstrations in Hong Kong's ...

David Bernhardt, r m

Feds: Moving land agency will save money, improve decisions

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it can save taxpayers millions of dollars, make better decisions and trim a "top ...

Making an immigration arrest requires hours of surveillance

Two immigration officers had been parked outside a home well before dawn when their target — a Mexican man convicted of ...

The Latest: Churches promise sanctuary from migrant sweeps

The Latest on immigration enforcement sweeps (all times local): 1:50 p.m. A dozen churches in the Los Angeles area have ...

Taiwan party picks mayor over ex-Foxconn chief for 2020 run

Taiwan's main opposition party picked a pro-China populist mayor Monday as its candidate for the 2020 presidential race ...

Mayor: Crackdown on immigrants already underway in NYC

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he's getting reports that a nationwide crackdown on immigrants facing deportation is ...

Martha Young, Patricia Glen Plishka

The Latest: National Guard trying to rescue family of 5

The Latest on Barry (all times local): ___ 11:40 p.m. Authorities are trying to rescue a family of five who are trapped by ...

Top Puerto Rican officials resign over profanity-laced chat

Puerto Rico's Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Saturday that his chief financial officer and secretary of state will step down ...

Weakened Barry rolls into Louisiana, drenches Gulf Coast

Barry rolled into the Louisiana coast Saturday, flooding highways, forcing people to scramble to rooftops and dumping heavy ...

Thousands protest Trump immigration policies in Chicago

Several thousand protesters have marched through downtown Chicago to protest the Trump administration's immigration policies, ...

Appeals court gives Trump a win in sanctuary city case

A federal appeals court gave President Donald Trump a rare legal win in his efforts to crack down on "sanctuary cities" ...

Nigeria Shia group says 2 killed in anti-government protests

Members of Nigeria's pro-Iran Shia Muslim sect, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, say two of their members were killed and ...

Hong Kong protesters march with mock coffin of city leader

A small group of protesters paraded Friday around Hong Kong government headquarters with a mock coffin of city leader Carrie ...

Puerto Rico gov apologizes for private chat that drew ire

Puerto Rico's governor apologized late Thursday for profanity-laced comments he made in a private chat to describe a former ...

New Orleans area braces for first hurricane of the season

Thousands of Louisianans broke out sandbags or fled to higher ground Thursday as Tropical Storm Barry threatened to turn into ...

The Latest: Trump approves federal declaration due to Barry

The Latest on a tropical weather system in the Gulf of Mexico (all times local): 10:45 p.m. President Donald Trump has ...

Michel Moore

LA police chief aims to wipe out minor warrants for homeless

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said he is working to eliminate thousands of homeless people's old warrants for minor ...

Nigerian police disperse anti-government protests by Shiites

Nigerian police fired tear gas Thursday to disperse anti-government demonstrations by Shiite Muslims in the capital, Abuja, ...

The Latest: Soccer federation head: Women deserve fair pay

The Latest on a New York City parade and ceremony honoring the U.S. women's national soccer team (all times local): 12:35 p.m