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September 28, 2016

AP: Across US, police officers abuse confidential databases

Police officers across the country misuse confidential law enforcement databases to get information on romantic partners, ...

September 28, 2016

Shimon Peres witnessed Israel's history, and shaped it

At every corner of Israel's tumultuous history, Shimon Peres was there. He was a young aide to the nation's founding fathers ...

Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyau, Shimon Peres

September 27, 2016

Reaction to the death of ex-Israeli President Shimon Peres

Quotes from around the world after the death of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and elder ...

September 27, 2016

The Latest: Peres to lie in state at Israeli parliament

The Latest on the death of former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres (all times local): 8:15 a.m. A former ...

September 27, 2016

Obama praises Peres for advancing dignity and goodwill

President Barack Obama is praising former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres as a statesman whose commitment ...

Shimon Peres, Abdullah Gul, Mahmoud Abbas

September 27, 2016

Shimon Peres, ex-Israeli president and PM, dies at 93

Shimon Peres, a former Israeli president and prime minister, whose life story mirrored that of the Jewish state and who was ...

September 27, 2016

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. FORMER ISRAELI ...

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

Wells Fargo claws back part of CEO, other executive's salary

Wells Fargo says CEO John Stumpf and the executive who ran the bank's retail banking division will forfeit tens of millions ...

September 27, 2016

Most-watched presidential debates on television

The most-viewed presidential debates, since they began regularly in 1976. 1. Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Donald Trump (R), first ...

September 27, 2016

Reason to cringe: Female voters react to Trump

When Donald Trump challenged Hillary Clinton's stamina on the debate stage, Pennsylvania voter Patricia Bennett said she ...

September 27, 2016

Governor signs bill targeting 'doctor-shopping' for opioids

California doctors will be required to check a database of prescription narcotics before writing scripts for addictive drugs ...

September 27, 2016

Debate renews attention on Trump's tax returns

Donald Trump says "you don't learn that much from tax returns," a dubious assertion that has renewed attention on his refusal ...

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

Obama names career diplomat as US ambassador to Cuba

President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced career diplomat Jeffrey DeLaurentis as his choice to become the first U.S.

September 27, 2016

US looks to accelerate deployment of SKorea missile defense

The U.S. intends to deploy a missile defense system in South Korea "as soon as possible" to counter the threat from North ...

September 27, 2016

Pilots, air traffic controllers shifting to text messaging

Airline pilots and air traffic controllers are on schedule to switch to text communications at most of the nation's busiest ...

September 27, 2016

LGBTQ festival canceled in Haiti amid threats, gov't order

Organizers of a cultural festival in Haiti celebrating the Afro-Caribbean LGBTQ community said Tuesday that it has been ...

September 27, 2016

Prosecutor: No federal charges in police killing in Memphis

A white Memphis police officer won't face federal civil rights charges in the shooting death of a 19-year-old black man, the ...