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October 20, 2019

Detroit-area men who sent millions to Yemen spared prison

A group of Detroit-area men opened bank accounts to move millions of dollars to Yemen, their war-torn native country.

October 20, 2019

Barcelona mayor pleads for violence in Catalonia to stop

The mayor of riot-stricken Barcelona pleaded Saturday for calm after violent protests by Catalan separatists rocked Spain's ...

October 19, 2019

Indiana attorney general faces hearing on future as lawyer

The professional future of Indiana's attorney general is at stake with a disciplinary hearing that threatens his law license ...

October 19, 2019

Opioid negotiations fail to produce deal just before trial

Negotiations aimed at reaching a major settlement in the nation's opioid litigation reached an impasse Friday.

October 19, 2019

Judge orders New Mexico compound suspect hospitalized

A federal judge has ordered a woman charged with firearms and terrorism-related counts to be hospitalized for mental health ...

October 19, 2019

Cohen turns to Congress in bid to shorten prison sentence

President Donald Trump's imprisoned former lawyer, Michael Cohen, is again turning to Congress as part of a renewed bid to ...

October 18, 2019

Marches and strikes rattle Catalonia amid separatist anger

Masses of flag-waving demonstrators demanding Catalonia's independence and the release from prison of separatist leaders ...

October 18, 2019

The Latest: Protesters battle police in chaos-hit Barcelona

The Latest on the situation in Catalonia (all times local): 11 p.m. Police in the regional capital of Catalonia are using ...

October 18, 2019

Supreme Court steps into case over consumer agency

The Supreme Court is stepping into a yearslong, politically charged fight over the federal consumer finance watchdog agency ...

October 18, 2019

Supreme Court takes up case over quick deportations

The Supreme Court will review a lower court ruling in favor of a man seeking asylum and which the Trump administration says ...

October 18, 2019

Timeline of Catalan separatism that has rocked Spain

Large demonstrations to protest this week's conviction of 12 leaders of Catalonia's swelling separatist movement turned ...

October 18, 2019

White House: Ukraine aid held up partly over election probe

The White House acknowledged that President Donald Trump's decision to hold up military aid to Ukraine was linked to his ...

October 18, 2019

Nebraska court rejects lethal injection protocol challenge

The lethal injection protocol that was used in 2018 to execute a Nebraska prisoner withstood a legal challenge Friday from ...

October 18, 2019

White House: Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe

The White House acknowledged that President Donald Trump's decision to hold up military aid to Ukraine was linked to his ...

October 17, 2019

Atlanta businessman spared prison in college hoops scandal

An Atlanta businessman and former NBA referee was spared prison time Thursday after pleading guilty in a college basketball ...

October 17, 2019

Golf buddies no more? Trump, Graham swing apart over Syria

The golf-and-politics alliance between President Donald Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham frayed Wednesday over Syria, with the ...

October 17, 2019

Fort Worth faith leaders want judge to enforce police reform

Community and faith leaders on Wednesday called on the Trump administration to open a civil rights investigation into the ...

October 17, 2019

Colorado appeals ruling on presidential electors

Colorado officials said Wednesday they want the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that presidential ...

October 16, 2019

Court seems split on possible resentencing for teen sniper

Liberal and conservative justices seemed split Wednesday on whether to grant a new sentencing hearing to Lee Boyd Malvo, one ...

October 16, 2019

Census confirms drivers' records request tied to citizenship

The U.S. Census Bureau is acknowledging that its nationwide request for state drivers' license records is the result of ...