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Trump forges ahead on Jerusalem-as-capital despite warnings

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Wednesday despite intense Arab, Muslim and European opposition to a move that would upend decades of U.S. ...

US Rep. John Conyers announces he’s retiring today

DETROIT – U.S. Rep. John Conyers – beset with allegations of sexual harassment by former staff members – announced Tuesday that he is retiring. The 88-year-old Conyers made the an...

Supreme Court lets stand Texas ruling on gay spouse benefits

AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a Texas ruling that gay spouses may not be entitled to government-subsidized workplace benefits – a potential victory for social co...

Trump offers full support for embattled Republican Roy Moore

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump formally endorsed embattled Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race on Monday, looking past sexual misconduct allegations against the GOP candidat...

McConnell predicts unpopular tax bill will be a winning issue for GOP

WASHINGTON – Although polls show that the tax measure nearing the finish line in Congress is unpopular, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., predicted Sunday that it will ultimatel...

Fate of 8M low-income children is in limbo

MINNEAPOLIS – TC Bell knows what life is like without health insurance after growing up with a mother who cobbled together care from a public health clinic, emergency room visits and off-the...

McConnell: No government shutdown this week over immigration

WASHINGTON – Testing the resolve of Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared Sunday there won’t be a government shutdown this week over the question of protecting immigrant...

‘Coco’ tops box office for second straight week with $26.1M

NEW YORK – In a sleepy post-Thanksgiving weekend at the box office, Pixar’s “Coco” remained the top film for the second straight week while a number of Oscar contenders packed theaters in sp...

ABC News apologizes for ‘serious error’ in Trump report

Network suspends Brian Ross

Senate Democrats stand united against GOP tax bill

WASHINGTON – Rarely unified, Senate Democrats stood together in opposing the GOP revamp of the tax code despite the traditional popularity of tax cuts and warnings from President Donald Trum...

Skiing Santas ho-ho-hold court at ski resort’s annual bash

NEWRY, Maine – Santa Claus is known for shimmying down chimneys, but for one day a year, dozens of Santas try to avoid tumbling down a mountain. The 18th annual Santa event took p...

Blasts fails to bring down upper section of Silverdome

PONTIAC, Mich. — A partial implosion of the Silverdome failed to bring down the upper section of the Detroit Lions’ former home as intended Sunday as demolition of the stadium began. ...
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