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In Saudi visit, Obama works to calm Gulf tensions with US
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Barack Obama strained to ease tensions with Persian Gulf allies Thursday, pledging U.S.…
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US Navy accuses Gulf commander of misconduct
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A U.S. Navy officer relieved of commanding a Persian Gulf patrol ship allegedly…
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Many tributes for Queen Elizabeth on 90th birthday
WINDSOR, England — Fate unexpectedly made her queen. Duty and endurance have made her an institution and an…
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Trump to GOP leaders: Embrace me
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Donald Trump’s chief lieutenants pushed skeptical Republican leaders Thursday to embrace him as their likely…
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Clinton, relatives of Newtown victims talk gun violence
HARTFORD, Conn. — Hillary Clinton, sitting with relatives of victims of the Newtown school massacre, vowed Thursday to…
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Pop superstar Prince dead at 57
CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times with hits including…
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Obama pushes Saudis, Gulf allies to step up Iraq aid
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — With fresh friction wearing on an old alliance, President Barack Obama pressed Saudi Arabia…
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Up to 500 feared dead in shipwreck
GENEVA — As many as 500 people are feared dead after a shipwreck last week in the Mediterranean…
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Source: VW to pay $1B to diesel owners, buy back some cars
DETROIT — Volkswagen, the U.S. government and private lawyers have reached a deal for the automaker to buy…
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3 officials charged in Flint water crisis By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and ED WHITE
FLINT, Mich. — The Flint water crisis became a criminal case Wednesday when two state regulators and a…
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Hamilton stays on $10 bill; Tubman to go on $20 bill
WASHINGTON — Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist who was born a slave, will stand with George Washington, Abraham…
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Trump, Clinton triumph on home turf in New York primaries
NEW YORK — Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton swept to victory with ease in Tuesday’s New York…
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Rescuers race to find survivors in Ecuador
PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador — Despite the grief roiling this earthquake-stricken town, Pablo Cordova has something to be thankful for:…
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Fighting in Syria intensifies as opposition digs in
BEIRUT — The Syrian opposition coalition negotiating in Geneva said Tuesday there can be no solution in Syria…
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UK official: New ship unlikely to be named Boaty McBoatface
LONDON (AP) — Boaty McBoatface may be sunk. Britain’s science minister has indicated that the country’s newest polar…
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Countries clash over death penalty at UN drug policy session
UNITED NATIONS — The first U.N. special session to address global drug policy in nearly 20 years bristled…
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Immigrant kids sent to adults lacking status
LOS ANGELES — The vast majority of immigrant children who arrive alone at the U.S. border are placed…
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Deadly attacks in Afghan capital show Taliban’s strength
KABUL, Afghanistan — A week after proclaiming their spring offensive, Taliban militants stormed an Afghan government security agency…
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Court overturns Virginia school’s transgender bathroom rule
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A policy barring a transgender student from using the boys’ restrooms at his Virginia…
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Houston recovering from yet another deadly flood
HOUSTON — As more than a foot of rain deluged the nation’s fourth-largest city, inundating homes, shutting down…