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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…
Speaker Boehner to resign at end of October
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a stunning move, House Speaker John Boehner informed fellow Republicans on Friday that he would resign from Congress at the end of October…
9/11 victim relatives mark date with grief, appeals
NEW YORK — During years of going to ground zero every Sept. 11, Tom Acquaviva has seen crowds diminish at the ceremonies commemorating the terror attacks. But …
Officials try to catch wandering grizzly
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A grizzly bear trapped and released in Montana has wandered into northern Idaho where state and federal officials are trying to recapture it due to concern it has lost its natural warine…
California wildfire crosses highway
In this frame from video provided by NBC4, smoke rises from vehicles as a fast-moving wildfire swept across a freeway Friday, July 17, 2015, near Hesperia, Cal…
World powers, Iran reach nuclear deal
VIENNA (AP) — Overcoming decades of hostility, Iran, the United States and five other world powers struck a historic accord Tuesday to check Tehran’s nuclear efforts short of building a bomb. The agreement could g…
'Zhivago,' 'Arabia' actor Sharif dies
CAIRO (AP) — Omar Sharif, the Egyptian-born actor with the dark, soulful eyes who soared to international stardom in movie epics, “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Doc…
Confederate flag removed from S.C. Statehouse
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Confederate flag was lowered from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse on Friday, ending its 54-year presence there and marking a …
Obama urges reckoning with racism's 'uncomfortable truths'
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Invoking scripture and song, President Barack Obama stood Friday before those grieving the deaths of nine black people slain in church…
High court validates right to same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Same-sex couples won the right to marry nationwide Friday as a divided Supreme Court handed a crowning victory to the gay rights movement, se…
Supreme Court upholds health-care law subsidies
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sent a clear message Thursday that President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is here to stay, rejecting a major challenge that would have imperiled the landmark law and health ins…
Horror unfolds as nine slain in South Carolina church
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white suspect who joined a prayer meeting inside a historic black church and then fatally shot nine people was captured without resi…
Orca Rescue
Boston Marathon bomber sentenced to death
Rescuers search for Amtrak crash victims
PHILADELPHIA — Rescue crews searched the mangled wreckage for victims Wednesday as investigators tried to determine why an Amtrak train jumped the tracks in a …
Oil train derails; North Dakota town evacuated
An oil train derailed and caught fire early Wednesday in a rural area of central North Dakota, prompting the evacuation of a nearby town where about 20 people …