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U.S. Attorney General William Barr departs his home

Source: Congress to see Mueller's findings Sunday

The attorney general was on pace to release his first summary of the special counsel's findings on Sunday, AP reports.

World Helicopters rescue cruise ship passengers amid storm
HELSINKI — Rescue workers off Norway's western coast rushed to evacuate 1,300 passengers and crew ...
3/23/19
Nation Protests erupt in Pa. after cop cleared in shooting
Shots were fired overnight through the office window of the attorney for a white police officer acquitted in the killing of an unarmed black teenager, and several hundred people gathered in protest Saturday over the verdict that left Pittsburgh a city on edge.
3/23/19
Nation Trump campaign taking on a new shape for 2020
WASHINGTON — The novice presidential campaign run exclusively out of Trump Tower that ushered Donald ...
3/23/19
Nation Local photos of Jimmy Carter, who set a record today
On Friday, Jimmy Carter, who is 94, set a new record as the oldest living former president in U.S. history.
3/22/19
Nation Saturday's winning $625M Powerball numbers
DES MOINES, Iowa — The numbers drawn Saturday night for the Powerball jackpot were 24, ...
3/23/19
Nation Over 10,000 in southern Africa need help after cyclone
A second week has begun of efforts to find and help tens of thousands of people after Cyclone Idai devastated a large swath of Mozambique.
3/23/19
World French yellow vest protests in Paris avoid last week's riots
Scattered yellow vest protesters clashed with French police firing tear gas Saturday after a peaceful march through Paris, but tougher security measures and protest bans in high-risk neighborhoods prevented the kind of rioting that devastated the capital a week ago.
3/23/19
World Photos: Extreme weather and natural disasters
See photos of extreme weather, natural disasters and their aftermath from around the globe.
3/19/19
Nassau LI man imprisoned in Egypt appeals again to Trump
The Bethpage man who launched a hunger strike overseas after he was sentenced to 15 years in an Egyptian prison last September has penned another letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to demand his counterpart release the former auto shop owner before he dies.
3/23/19
World U.S.-backed force declares victory over Islamic State
BAGHOUZ, Syria — U.S.-backed forces declared military victory over the Islamic State group in Syria ...
3/23/19
World Anti-Brexit marchers swarm London streets
LONDON — Anti-Brexit protesters flooded into central London by the hundreds of thousands on Saturday, ...
3/23/19
Nation Mueller submits his report on Russia investigation
Special counsel Robert Mueller submitted his highly anticipated report on his nearly two-year investigation into any links or coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia, but it remains secret for now, the Justice Department said.
3/23/19