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People pray during a nationwide three-minute silence Tuesday

Sri Lanka: Easter bombings 'retaliation' to NZ attacks

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's state minister of defense said Tuesday that the Easter ...

Cars U.S. expands probe into air bag failures to 12.3M vehicles
DETROIT — U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls ...
22 m ago
World Putin, Kim to meet in Russia's Far East
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ...
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Celebrities Photos mark 1st birthday of Britain's Prince Louis
Louis is fifth in line to the throne, behind his grandfather, Prince Charles, his father, Prince William, his brother, Prince George, and his sister, Princess Charlotte.
55 m ago
Nation 6 key excerpts from the Mueller report
Here are a half-dozen noteworthy excerpts from special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
4/18/19
Nation Flores calls Biden's jokes about touching 'disrespectful'
WASHINGTON — A Nevada Democrat who accused Joe Biden of touching her without permission says ...
7:16 AM
Nation Court to hear arguments over citizenship question
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over the Trump administration's plan ...
8:30 AM
Nation Swole, buzzy, among new words added to dictionary
BOSTON — Get swole, prepare a bug-out bag, grab a go-cup and maybe you'll have ...
2 m ago
Nation The 20 Democrats, Republicans running for president in 2020
Read quick snapshots of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates who have announced so far.
4/10/19
Nation 10 things to know for today
Your daily look at late breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be ...
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Business Medicare, Social Security face shaky fiscal futures
Both programs will need to eventually be addressed to avert automatic cuts should their trust funds run dry.
4/22/19
Politics 1600: Trump may want to send staff to obedience school
The president said "nobody disobeys my orders," but plenty have, and many of his predecessors recognized the need to have White House aides willing to stand up to the boss.
4/22/19
Nation Trump sues to block financial records release
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sued House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings and Trump’s longtime ...
4/22/19