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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford gestures while

Pentagon chief getting firsthand look at U.S.-Mexico border

Top defense officials toured sections of the U.S.-Mexico border Saturday to see how the military could reinforce efforts to block drug smuggling and other illegal activity, as the Pentagon weighs diverting billions of dollars for President Donald Trump's border wall.

Celebrities R. Kelly due in Chicago court to face sex abuse charges
R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, is due in court Saturday.
12:17 PM
World Tear gas unleashed amid Venezuela border tension
Venezuela's National Guard fired tear gas on residents clearing a barricaded border bridge between Venezuela and Colombia on Saturday, heightening tensions over blocked humanitarian aid that opposition leader Juan Guaido has vowed to bring into the country over objections from President Nicolas Maduro.
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Business Some airliners have cameras on seat-back screens
Now there is one more place where cameras could start watching you — at 30,000 ...
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Nation 13 quotes that stood out in Trump's State of the Union
Here are 13 quotes that stood out from President Donald Trump's second State of the Union address.
2/6/19
Nation Mueller sentencing memo in Manafort case pending
Special counsel Robert Mueller's sentencing memorandum for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was not publicly available late Friday, suggesting the document may still be under seal.
9:02 AM
Football Police: Patriots owner Robert Kraft solicited prostitute
Patriots owner Robert Kraft is being charged with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution after he was twice videotaped paying for a sex act at an illicit massage parlor, police in Florida said.
2/22/19
Nation Judge grants citizenship to twin son of gay couple
A federal judge in California ruled Thursday that a twin son of a gay married couple has been an American citizen since birth, handing a defeat to the U.S. government, which had only granted the status to his brother.
2/22/19
Nation Fact check: Trump's State of the Union claims
President Trump laced his speech with puffed-up numbers and partial truths Tuesday as he hailed an "economic miracle," warned of human traffickers flooding across the border and appeared to place Afghanistan in the Middle East instead of where it is, Asia.
2/6/19
Suffolk Pols push Trump on LIer imprisoned in China
A Huntington man has been sentenced to 10 years in a Chinese prison and five federal lawmakers who represent Long Island are urging President Donald Trump to intervene on his behalf.
2/22/19
Nation Cuomo, 7 governors call for SALT cap repeal
Gov. Cuomo said he has joined with seven other governors of high-tax states to pressure the White House and Congress to scrap the new federal tax law's cap on state and local tax deductions that he said is draining their state revenues.
2/22/19
Nation Trump says he'll nominate Kelly Craft as UN ambassador
President Donald Trump has picked Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, as his nominee to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
2/22/19
Nation Trump sets up new obstacles for women seeking abortions
The Trump administration on Friday set up new obstacles for women seeking abortions, barring taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from making abortion referrals. The new policy is certain to be challenged in court.
2/22/19