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DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family
The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner railed against Trump adminis…
Northwest storms ease some drought worries
SEATTLE (AP) — Fierce storms in the Pacific Northwest sent rivers bursting from their banks, spilled boulders and trees into a major highway and spawned a rare tornado that snapped power poles and battered homes. T…
Defiant Trump shrugs off condemnation of his plan
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call to block Muslims from entering the United States is being met with a chorus of near-universal condemnation from across the country a…
Dangerous wind stalls launch of space station supplies
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Once again, high wind is keeping space station supplies stuck on Earth.
Shooting investigated as act of terrorism
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The FBI announced Friday that it is investigating the mass shooting in Southern California as an act of terrorism, while a U.S. law enforcement official revealed that the woman who helped h…
Source: California gunman had been in touch with extremists
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook had been in contact with known Islamic extremists on social media, a U.S. intelligence official said Thursday, and police said he and his wife had e…
'People shot ... Pray for us'
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — At least two heavily armed attackers opened fire on a banquet at a social services center for the disabled Wednesday, killing 14 peopl…
Obama: No credible intelligence about plot against U.S.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said there is currently no “specific and credible” intelligence indicating a terrorist plot on the United States, as he sought to reassure anxious Americans for the Thanksgiving …
Turkey shoots down Russian jet it says violated its airspace
MOSCOW — Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on Tuesday that it said ignored repeated warnings and crossed into its airspace from Syria, killing at least one of the two pilots in a long-feared escalation in tension…
Hotel attack in Mali kills at least 19
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Islamic extremists armed with guns and grenades stormed the Radisson hotel in Mali’s capital Friday, and security forces swarmed in to free guests floor by floor. As evening fell, officials said…
House votes to curb Syrian refugees, snubbing veto threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding swiftly to the terror in Paris, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to erect high hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees coming to American shores, dividing the president’s own …
Fate of ringleader unclear after raid
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The hunt for the mastermind of last week’s attacks took a bloody turn Wednesday to a Paris suburb where a fierce gunbattle with police left at least two people dead and eight arrested. Th…
French president vows 'merciless' war on IS
PARIS — The Eiffel Tower stood dark in a symbol of mourning Saturday night as France struggled to absorb the deadliest violence on its soil since World War II: coordinated gun-and-suicide bombing attacks across Par…
Diplomats agree to plan for Syria
VIENNA (AP) — Invoking the need for joint action after the attacks in Paris, foreign ministers of nearly 20 nations agreed Saturday to an ambitious yet incomplete plan for bringing peace to Syria and ending its rol…
At least 100 dead in Paris attacks
PARIS — At least 100 people died in a popular Paris concert hall where attackers seized hostages Friday, an official said, one of at least six terror attacks t…
Wyoming governor pushes for species law reform
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Imperiled plants and animals have had an unacceptably low rate of recovery and removal from Endangered Species Act protections, Gov. Matt Mead said in calling for reforms to the law.