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Families wait in rain to ID lost loved ones in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – Hawa Stevens spoke through tears of the 28 family members she lost after surging mudslides and floodwaters swept through Sierra Leone’s capital, killing hundreds and...

Internal FBI surveys show high support for ex-FBI head Comey

WASHINGTON – Despite White House claims to the contrary, fired FBI Director James Comey was highly respected and trusted within the bureau during his nearly four-year tenure, according to in...

Grandfather: Woman killed at Charlottesville rally ‘always wanted fairness’

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The grandfather of the woman who was killed in violent protests in Virginia said Wednesday she always wanted fairness, even from a young age. Elwood Shrader...

Man drives himself to hospital with nail in his heart

MILWAUKEE – A Wisconsin man who doctors say came perilously close to death after accidentally shooting a nail into his heart while working on his house calmly drove himself to the hospital a...

Trump comments please, anger, then please hate group leaders

President praises initial comment blaming both sides

Report: Higher premiums if Trump halts ‘Obamacare’ subsidies

WASHINGTON – People buying individual health care policies would face sharply higher premiums, and some may be left with no insurance options if President Donald Trump makes good on his thre...

13 killed when huge tree crashes down on Portuguese festival

LISBON, Portugal – A huge oak tree crashed down on a popular religious festival on the Portuguese island of Madeira Tuesday, killing 13 people and injuring 49 others, officials said. ...

More than 300 dead, 600 missing in Sierra Leone mudslides

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – Fatmata Kamara had just stepped outside her house before dawn Monday when she saw the muddy hillside collapsing above her. The only thing she could do was run. ...

Trump’s denouncement disappoints, angers white nationalists

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s condemnation of hate groups – two days after his initially equivocal response to a deadly attack at a rally in Virginia – disappointed and even angere...

Poll: Charters less popular, but vouchers less contentious

WASHINGTON – Support for opening more charter schools has dropped significantly among Americans, but there’s less opposition to expanding private school voucher programs, as the Trump admini...

Asked to serve, some CEOs say no more to Trump

TRENTON, N.J. – First it was the leader of a major U.S. pharmaceutical, then the CEO of an athletic gear company, and before the day had ended, the chief executive of a $170 billion tech gia...

Both Korean leaders, U.S. signal turn to diplomacy amid crisis

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea’s military on Tuesday presented leader Kim Jong Un with plans to launch missiles into waters near Guam and “wring the windpipes of the Yankees,” even as both...