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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…
Rage to relief in Baltimore as 6 officers charged
BALTIMORE — Rage turned to relief in Baltimore Friday when the city’s top prosecutor charged six police officers with felonies ranging from assault to murder i…
High court hears historic same-sex marriage arguments
Nepal quake: Hundreds dead, Everest shaken
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Tens of thousands of people were spending the night in the open under a chilly and thunderous sky after a powerful earthquake devastated Nep…
Ex-NFL player Hernandez convicted of murder
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder in a deadly late-night shooting, sealing…
Report: One pilot locked out of cockpit before crash
Bowe Bergdahl charged with desertion, faces life in prison
Helicopter crash claims 11 lives
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) — Searchers struggled Wednesday to find the seven Marines and four soldiers killed when a helicopter crashed, hampered by the same fog that plagued a nighttime training mission.
U.S. worries about Iran-backed militias
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran is playing a helpful role against Islamic State militants in Iraq now, but once the extremists are vanquished, Tehran-backed militias could undermine efforts to unify the country, the top U.S…
Federal health insurance aid in doubt for nearly 8 million
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 8 million people could lose up to $24 billion a year in health insurance subsidies in a Supreme Court case threatening President Barack Obama’s law, according to a government report release…
Clinton says she should have used official email
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Breaking her silence, Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded Tuesday that she should have used government email as secretary of state and acknow…
Democrats deplore GOP letter to Iran
Baby killed before being cut by power saw
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman is charged in the death of her 7-month-old granddaughter, who was struck in the head multiple times before having her throat cut with a power saw, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Target to lay off 1,700, not fill 1,400 vacancies
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Target Corp. said Tuesday that it is laying off 1,700 workers and eliminating another 1,400 unfilled positions as part of a restructuring aimed at saving $2 billion over the next two years.
Mexico official: 14 police arrested for kidnap, extortion
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican troops have detained 15 federal police officers on charges of kidnapping the owner of a construction company in the northern border city of Matamoros and demanding a $2 millio…
IS destroying another ancient archaeological site
BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic State militants continued their campaign targeting cultural heritage sites in territories they control in northern Iraq, looting and damaging the ancient city of Hatra just one day after bull…