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Mandatory overtime for nurses at center of hospital strike

A hospital strike now in its third week is putting a spotlight on staffing shortages at the same time Ohio lawmakers are ...

Iowa governor blocks bill aimed at stopping anti-Trump suits

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed a measure Wednesday intended to stop the state's Democratic attorney general from filing or ...

South Africa's Ramaphosa starts crackdown on corruption

South African President-elect Cyril Ramaphosa has taken steps to crack down on corruption Wednesday as the country's new ...

Mnuchin says he was unaware of IRS memo on tax returns

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday he has no idea who wrote a confidential Internal Revenue Service legal memo ...

Justice Department to turn over some Mueller documents

Easing some of the escalating tension between Congress and the White House, the House intelligence committee postponed ...

Harris, Gillibrand offer plans to bolster maternal care

Two Democratic women running for president unveiled plans Wednesday to improve maternal health care, with Sen. Kamala Harris ...

The Latest: Qualcomm defeat might not lower phone prices

The Latest on federal judge's ruling against Qualcomm (all times local): 11:15 a.m. A federal ruling against Qualcomm is ...

Questions remain as Tennessee speaker promises to resign

Looming questions remain after Tennessee's House Speaker Glen Casada promised to resign from his leadership position, an ...

Duterte's allies dominate Senate race, shut out opposition

The Philippine president's allies won a majority of the 12 Senate seats at stake in midterm elections, official results ...

Big question for EU vote: How well will the far-right do?

The elections to the European Parliament have never been so hotly anticipated, with many predicting that this year's ballot ...

Biden: Congress should protect abortion rights, if necessary

Joe Biden would support Congress enshrining abortion rights into federal law "should it become necessary," his presidential ...

Some Ohio legislators yell 'cut' to Hollywood tax deals

Lights, camera, cut? Some of Hollywood's biggest hit movies and equally big bombs have something in common: They were shot ...

Nevada lawmakers close to repealing tough abortion rules

Nevada lawmakers are bucking a national trend of restrictive abortion laws by voting to repeal requirements that physicians ...

The Latest: Top officials say US doesn't want war with Iran

The Latest on the Trump administration's Iran policy (all times local): 9:35 p.m. Top Trump administration officials have ...

Arizona prisons urged to end ban on book about black men

Arizona has banned prisoners from reading a book that discusses the impact of the criminal justice system on black men, ...

Congressional leaders make progress on debt, spending talks

Top leaders of both parties in Congress made progress Tuesday on two must-do items on the legislative agenda: averting ...

Trump calls for taking up trade pact before infrastructure

President Donald Trump told Democratic leaders Tuesday that he believes Congress should first pass a new trade deal with ...

Mississippi abortion law 'smacks of defiance,' US judge says

A federal judge indicated Tuesday that he is likely to block a Mississippi law that will ban most abortions once a fetal ...

Democratic impeachment calls swell as McGahn defies subpoena

More Democrats are calling — and more loudly — for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump after his latest ...

NY moves to ensure Trump pardons can't nix state charges

A presidential pardon won't be enough to clear someone associated with the commander-in-chief of similar state charges under ...