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October 17, 2018

Saudis have a $6 million lobbying payroll despite departures

Saudi Arabia is paying influential lobbyists, lawyers and public relations experts nearly $6 million a year to engage U.S.

October 17, 2018

Trump criticizes rush to condemn Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi

President Donald Trump Tuesday criticized rapidly mounting global condemnation of Saudi Arabia over the mystery of missing ...

October 17, 2018

Elizabeth Warren's DNA claim inflames some Native Americans

The DNA test that Sen. Elizabeth Warren used to try to rebut the ridicule of President Donald Trump angered some Native ...

October 17, 2018

Trump tells AP he's not to blame if Republicans lose House

Facing the prospect of an electoral defeat that could imperil his presidency, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he ...

October 17, 2018

Trump warns Honduras over migrant caravan now in Guatemala

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to cut aid to Honduras if it doesn't stop a caravan of some 2,000 migrants, ...

October 17, 2018

The Latest: Pence presses Guatemala on migrant caravan

The latest on a caravan of Central American migrants hoping to reach the United States (all times local): 5:15 p.m. U.S.

October 17, 2018

Town OKs steep fines for parking near 'The Goonies' house

The Astoria City Council has taken a step toward cracking down on motorists who illegally park near "The Goonies" house.

October 17, 2018

Nevada legal pimp, candidate, star of HBO series found dead

Dennis Hof, a pimp who gained notoriety for an HBO series about his brothel business and who fashioned himself as a Donald ...

October 17, 2018

Canada is ready to open the door wide to legal marijuana

Tom Clarke has been dealing marijuana illegally in Canada for 30 years. He wrote in his high school yearbook that his dream ...

October 17, 2018

Bono resigns as USA Gymnastics president after 4 days

When former California Congresswoman Mary Bono took over as the interim president for USA Gymnastics last week, she pointed ...

October 17, 2018

The Latest: Porn star says he and woman found Hof's body

The Latest on the death of Nevada brothel owner and Republican political candidate Dennis Hof (all times local): 4:10 p.m.

October 17, 2018

AP FACT CHECK: Anti-Polis attack ad omits key details

A pro-Republican independent expenditure committee says in a TV ad that U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, Colorado's Democratic ...

October 17, 2018

Pelosi outlines agenda if Democrats retake House

Projecting confidence about her party's chances, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi outlined five of the top 10 agenda items ...

October 17, 2018

Students defrauded by colleges score win in court decision

Students defrauded by for-profit colleges scored an important victory on Tuesday, when a court cleared the way for an ...

October 17, 2018

Hurricane is blamed for 16 deaths in Florida alone

Hurricane Michael killed at least 16 people in Florida, most of them in the coastal county that took a direct hit from the ...

October 17, 2018

Democrat Julian Castro says he'll 'likely' run in 2020

Democrat Julian Castro said Tuesday that he will likely seek the presidency in 2020 after months of signals from former ...

October 17, 2018

The Latest: Trump names DC lawyer new White House counsel

The Latest on President Donald Trump's interview with The Associated Press (all times local): 6:25 p.m. President Donald ...

October 17, 2018

The Latest: Verizon giving credit to hardest-hit counties

The Latest on Hurricane Michael (all times local): 6:20 p.m. Telecommunications company Verizon says it is going to give ...

October 17, 2018

Democrats dominate House GOP in money race ahead of midterms

Democrats dominated Republicans in money races across the House map and in key Senate contests with three weeks left before ...