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SKorea halts propaganda broadcasts before summit with North

South Korea says it has halted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts on the border ahead of inter-Korean talks this week.

The Latest: Sheriff: Suspect's firearms card was revoked

The Latest on shooting at Tennessee restaurant that left four dead (all times local): 4:15 p.m. A sheriff in Illinois says ...

Bill Cosby

Cosby defense team lobs attacks in court of public opinion

Jurors weren't allowed to hear testimony that Bill Cosby's chief accuser was once hooked on hallucinogenic mushrooms or had ...

4 dead in Waffle House shooting in Tennessee; suspect sought

A nearly naked gunman wearing only a green jacket and brandishing an assault rifle stormed a Waffle House restaurant in ...

Nicaragua's president cancels social security overhaul

Nicaragua's president on Sunday withdrew changes to the social security system that had triggered deadly protests and looting

The Latest: Nicaragua cancels social security overhaul

The latest on unrest in Nicaragua (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Nicaragua's president says the government is withdrawing ...

Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un

Trump says North Korea agreed to denuclearize. It hasn't.

President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim ...

Bryan Steil

Bryan Steil becomes GOP front-runner to win Paul Ryan's seat

A former driver for House Speaker Paul Ryan who has been active in Wisconsin Republican politics for years announced Sunday ...

Hillary Clinton, not on ballot, is star of GOP midterm plan

Almost 18 months have passed since Hillary Clinton lost the presidency. She holds no position of power in government. And she ...

Ayelet Shaked

Israeli minister vows to help Ethiopian Jews move to Israel

Israel's Justice minister vowed to help Ethiopia's Jews immigrate to Israel as soon as possible during a rare visit to ...

Mark Desimone, Deborah Macaulay

Trial set to begin for ex-Arizona lawmaker in Alaska killing

A trial is set to begin this week for a former Arizona state lawmaker accused of killing a man on a hunting and fishing trip ...

The Latest: Toll from Kabul bombing climbs to 57 dead

The Latest on the violence in Afghanistan (all times local): 6:30 p.m. Afghan officials say the toll from a suicide bombing ...

Islamic State suicide bomber kills 57 in Afghan capital

An Islamic State suicide bomber carried out an attack at a voter registration center in the capital Kabul on Sunday, killing ...

Syrian military pummels IS-held districts in Damascus

Syrian government forces used warplanes, helicopters and artillery on Sunday to pound districts of the capital held by the ...

Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani

White House: No plans by Trump to fire Mueller, Rosenstein

The White House says President Donald Trump has no intention of firing special counsel Robert Mueller and Deputy Attorney ...

Former students recall 1968 protests that shut down Columbia

Fifty years ago Monday, Columbia University students angry about racism and the Vietnam War began a rebellion that fed a ...

Bob Corker

Corker says he won't oppose Democrat seeking his Senate seat

Outgoing Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee is sticking by his decision not to campaign against the Democrat seeking to ...

Kim Yo Jong, Moon Jae-in

Road to N. Korea's denuclearization is littered with failure

Bill Clinton offered oil and reactors. George W. Bush mixed threats and aid. Barack Obama stopped trying after a rocket ...

The Latest: Barbara Bush buried at presidential library

The Latest on the funeral and burial of former first lady Barbara Bush (all times local): 6:30 p.m. Former first lady Barbara ...

Scott Pruitt

Despite denials, lobbyist tied to condo met with EPA chief

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt met in his office last year with a veteran Washington lobbyist tied to the ...