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A look at what’s next for the major players in Syria’s war
The U.S., Russia and more than a dozen other countries met Thursday in Munich to discuss halting the…
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Ex-SS guard on trial in late push to punish Nazi crimes
DETMOLD, Germany — A 94-year-old former SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp is going on trial this…
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Christie drops out of race; Trump faces fresh test in S.C.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Now officially a winner after clinching New Hampshire, Donald Trump faces a fresh test for…
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Yellen: Persistent economic weakness could slow rate hikes
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen cautioned Wednesday that global weakness and falling financial markets could depress…
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Senate passes bill to hit N. Korea with harsher sanctions
WASHINGTON — The Senate has unanimously approved legislation that aims to derail North Korea’s drive for nuclear weapons…
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Trump, Sanders win in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders swept to victory in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primaries,…
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Obama sends Congress record $4.1T 2017 budget
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sent Congress his final budget on Tuesday, proposing to spend a record $4.1…
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Hoarding in Syria’s largest city as government advances
BEIRUT — As government troops close in on Aleppo, some residents are preparing to flee Syria’s largest city…
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Woman finds artwork by father killed in Vietnam
SAN DIEGO — Erika Colligan spent three decades searching for her father’s artwork — paintings the South Vietnam…
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One-night homeless count draws criticism, defenders
NEW YORK — Over the past few weeks, thousands of clipboard-toting volunteers have fanned out across some of…
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Lead contamination of Flint water draws multiple lawsuits
DETROIT — One lawsuit seeks to replace lead-leaching water lines at no cost to customers. Another seeks money…
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Chicago teen’s death shines light on police code of silence
CHICAGO — For more than a year after an officer shot and killed a black teen named Laquan…
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Cruise ship that sailed in storm headed back to home port
MIAMI (AP) — A Royal Caribbean cruise ship ran into high winds and rough seas in the Atlantic…
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Saudi offer to send troops to Syria comes with uncertainty
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s offer to send troops to fight Islamic State in Syria is…
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Germany, Turkey vow diplomatic effort to end Aleppo violence
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — As tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing violence massed at Turkey’s border, Turkish and…
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Obama asking Congress for emergency funding to fight Zika
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is asking Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funding to fight…
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Candidates sprint to New Hampshire finish, but brace for a long campaign
SALEM, N.H. — Eyeing their first wins in a capricious campaign, Republican Donald Trump lashed out at his…
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For the Clintons, New Hampshire is the state of second chances
MANCHESTER, N.H. — It’s their Everest. Their firewall. Their lifeboat in a frozen Atlantic. They are the Clintons.…
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Keeping guns out of abusers’ hands
IOWA CITY, Iowa — More than a dozen states have strengthened laws over the past two years to…
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Quieter, smaller Gitmo as debate rages on prison’s fate
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Empty cells outnumber occupied ones. There are fewer prisoners than the assorted…