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10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHERE YOUNGEST ...

Divers search Indonesian lake for 192 missing after sinking

Distraught relatives slammed Indonesia's government for not enforcing basic safety measures on passenger boats and pleaded ...

South Sudan's warring leaders set to meet face to face

South Sudan's warring leaders were set to meet face-to-face for the first time in almost two years on Wednesday amid efforts ...

South Korea leader urges denuclearization steps from North

South Korea's president urged North Korea on Wednesday to present a plan with concrete steps toward denuclearization, raising ...

Yemeni forces say they seized Hodeida airport runway

Yemeni fighters backed by the United Arab Emirates said they seized the southern runway of the international airport near the ...

AP Explains: US has split up families throughout its history

Some critics of the forced separation of Latino children from their migrant parents say the practice is unprecedented.

Eritrea sending delegation to rival Ethiopia for peace talks

Eritrea's president announced Wednesday he is sending a rare delegation to neighboring Ethiopia for peace talks, days after ...

California to defend immigration laws against Trump

After repeatedly suing the Trump administration over U.S. immigration policies, California will find itself in an unusual ...

Canadian senate passes weed bill but legalization delayed

Canada's Senate gave final passage Tuesday to the federal government's bill to legalize cannabis, though Canadians will have ...

Sylvester Turner

APNewsBreak: Youngest migrants held in 'tender age' shelters

Trump administration officials have been sending babies and other young children forcibly separated from their parents at the ...

No clear plan yet on how to reunite parents with children

Trump administration officials say they have no clear plan yet on how to reunite the thousands of children separated from ...

Sailors honor Pearl Harbor survivor during one last visit

Ray Emory survived the early morning attack on Pearl Harbor that killed nearly 2,400 servicemen in shower of bombs and ...

Michael Horowitz

House Republicans turn up the heat in standoff with DOJ

House Republicans escalated their monthslong standoff with the Justice Department, saying the FBI hasn't adequately addressed ...

Another test of loyalty looms over Trump's Minnesota visit

President Donald Trump's campaign trip Wednesday to Minnesota could signal whether he'll wade into the GOP's primary for ...

Donald Trump, Paul Ryan

House GOP gets little direction from Trump on immigration

President Donald Trump told House Republicans he is "1,000 percent" behind their rival immigration bills, providing little ...

Donald Trump

Trump stands firm on immigration policy, sees it as a winner

Calling the shots as his West Wing clears out, President Donald Trump sees his hard-line immigration stance as a winning ...

Chicago teen to be sentenced in 2014 Facebook feud slaying

A Chicago teenager will be sentenced Wednesday for using a gun given to her by an uncle to kill another girl in what started ...

The Latest: AMA calls for an end to border separations

The Latest on Congress and immigration (all times EDT): 12:01 a.m. The largest U.S. doctors' group, the American Medical ...

Atlantic City's Ocean Resort Casino (ex-Revel) seeks license

Eight days before it plans to open, Atlantic City's Ocean Resort Casino will go before state gambling regulators to seek a ...

Scott Baio

Prosecutors decline assault charges against Scott Baio

Prosecutors have declined to file charges against Scott Baio stemming from allegations by his former "Charles in Charge" ...