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President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen arrives

Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen gets 3 years in prison

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s longtime fixer and ex-lawyer, was sentenced to 3 years in

World British PM survives brush with political mortality
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a brush with political mortality Wednesday, winning
54 m ago
Nation Insurance claims at $9B from California wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Insurance claims from last month's California wildfires already are at $9 billion
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World France: Suspected gunman named, had long police record
STRASBOURG, France — Hundreds of security forces combed eastern France for a 29-year-old man with
54 m ago
Nation U.S. military identifies 5 dead in warplanes crash off Japan
TOKYO — The U.S. military has identified five Marines who were declared dead after their
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Politics 1600: Pelosi says meeting like 'tinkle contest with a skunk'
Trump: I'll own a shutdown The Mexican border wall Donald Trump wants didn't get any
8:46 AM
Nation Disney World bus crash leaves 14 with minor injuries
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — A driver of a Walt Disney World bus was ticketed
8:01 AM
Nation 10 things to know for today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked
7:26 AM
Nation Light earthquake shakes Tennessee, felt in Atlanta
DECATUR, Tenn. — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck eastern Tennessee
5:45 AM
World 4 dead, several wounded in Strasbourg shooting
Authorities said they identified the suspect and he had a criminal record. The prefect of
12/11/18
Health Study: Testing guidelines for breast cancer are outdated
Dozens of genes linked to the disease are not included in the decades-old recommendations. When
12/11/18