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September 29, 2016

The latest: Mayor defends releasing image of shooting video

The Latest on the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in El Cajon, California (all times are local): 4:35 p.m. The mayor ...

September 29, 2016

The Latest: Train engineer identified as 29-year employee

The Latest on a commuter train that crashed into a station in New Jersey, killing one person and injuring more than 100 ...

September 28, 2016

Officer involved in deadly confrontation was sex-suit target

One of the officers involved in a deadly confrontation with an unarmed black man in a San Diego suburb was demoted last year ...

September 28, 2016

House OKs plan for $170 million to fix Flint water system

The House easily approved an election-year plan Wednesday to provide $170 million to help Flint, Michigan, rebuild its ...

September 28, 2016

Trump has turned over tax returns _ for lawsuits and loans

While Donald Trump won't publicly release his income tax returns, the New York businessman has turned them over when it ...

September 28, 2016

New Orleans tells court it can remove Confederate statues

New Orleans has the right to remove Confederate monuments that are the center of a heated debate, the city's attorneys told ...

Dominic Brunetti, Jesse Haw, Julia Ratti

September 27, 2016

3 Legislature seats filled for possible Vegas stadium vote

Three people whose votes could determine whether a nearly $2 billion stadium is built to lure the Oakland Raiders to Las ...

September 27, 2016

The Latest: Man charged in Charlotte parking deck assault

The Latest on protests following the shooting of a man by a Charlotte police officer last week (all times local): 10 p.m.

September 27, 2016

Neither Trump, Clinton exactly right about stop-and- frisk

Donald Trump says the police tactic known as stop-and-frisk led to a drop in murders in New York City, while Hillary Clinton ...

September 27, 2016

Toll from Egypt migrant boat sinking rises to more than 200

Rescue workers on Tuesday pulled dozens of bodies from the hold of an Egyptian fishing boat that sank in the Mediterranean ...

September 27, 2016

Colombia's road to peace marred by multiple obstacles

The contrast couldn't be more dramatic: As Colombia's president and the head of its largest guerrilla movement were putting ...

September 26, 2016

Use of body cams questioned after Charlotte police killings

The fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer in Charlotte is only the latest shooting to raise questions about how ...

September 26, 2016

The Latest: Colombia accord signing ends with 'Ode to Peace'

The latest on the signing of a historic peace deal in Colombia (all times local): 6:40 p.m. The signatures done and the ...

September 26, 2016

Lawyer for Mexico drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman claims torture

A lawyer for Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman said Monday he will argue that his client has been the victim of ...

September 26, 2016

The Latest: Tight security ahead of Colombia peace ceremony

9:15 a.m. There's tight security and a festive mood in the air in the Colombian city of Cartagena as leftist guerrillas and ...

September 25, 2016

The Latest: Charlotte mayor lifts curfew

The Latest on protests in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the fatal police shooting of a black man (all times local): 7 p.m.

September 24, 2016

Alaska council to vote on cat leash law

Cats will need leashes just like dogs if a proposal before the Kenai council wins approval. Kenai Mayor Pat Porter and ...

September 24, 2016

Priests' murders rattle Mexican city gripped by violence

In this eastern Mexican oil town already weary of rising gangland violence and extortion, the abduction and murder of two ...

September 24, 2016

Obstacles abound as 2 poor US cities consider merging

Two of the country's poorest cities are talking about a merger they say could help both. But Cleveland could need a sizeable ...