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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during a town hall

Sen. Sanders says he's running for president in 2020

WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose insurgent 2016 presidential campaign reshaped Democratic politics, announced ...

Nation Trump denounces legal challenge to emergency order
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to denounce the 16 states who are suing to block his attempt to fund a southern border wall via a national emergency declaration.
12:41 PM
Baseball Ex-Brooklyn Dodger Don Newcombe dead at 92
LOS ANGELES -- Don Newcombe, the hard-throwing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who was one of the ...
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Nation Official: Rosenstein expected to depart in March
WASHINGTON — A Justice Department official says Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to ...
6:55 AM
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
Health Study: Drivers on opioids twice as likely to cause fatal crash
Using opioids appears to double the risk that a driver will trigger a fatal crash, ...
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Nation Sailor in iconic V-J Day Times Square kiss photo dies at 95
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the ...
12:31 PM
Nation 77 years ago, the U.S. interned LIers and thousands more
A 2016 campaign filled with harsh rhetoric and President Donald Trump's Executive Order 13769 -- ...
9:14 AM
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
Celebrities Chanel: Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld has died
PARIS — Chanel's iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well as trademark white ...
8:02 AM
Nation Calif., NY, 14 more states sue over Trump's declaration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald ...
7:46 AM
Nation Roger Stone apologizes to judge for Instagram post
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's longtime confidant Roger Stone has apologized to the judge presiding ...
7:39 AM
Nation 10 things to know for today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked ...
7:24 AM