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Skies could soon be filled with drones

FAA expects 1.3M licensed drone pilots by 2020

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U.S. tightens rules on medical research The Obama administration is publishing new rules to help doctors and patients learn if clinical trials of treatments worked or not. At issu...

Trump changes stand on Obama

Says he knows president was born in U.S.

U.S. consumer prices ticked up 0.2 percent in August

WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer prices edged up 0.2 percent in August as a surge in medical care offset flat readings for food and energy. The result follows an unchanged figure in Jul...

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Witness: Duterte ordered killings MANILA, Philippines – A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country’s Senate on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was still a cit...

Syrian military begins to withdraw from vital Aleppo road

BEIRUT – Syria’s military began withdrawing from a major artery to Aleppo late Thursday as the U.N. envoy accused President Bashar Assad’s government of obstructing aid access to the contest...

In leaked emails, Powell calls Trump a ‘national disgrace’

WASHINGTON – In a trove of newly leaked emails, former Secretary of State Colin Powell calls Donald Trump “a national disgrace” and suggests his own Republican Party is “crashing and burning...

Rodney King’s daughter: Build bridges with police

LOS ANGELES – Rodney King’s daughter was just 7 when her father was beaten bloody by officers with the Los Angeles Police Department. She was eating breakfast when it came on the ...

Health law fails to thrive

Obama: Most new enterprises have growing pains

U.S. retail sales slump 0.3 percent

WASHINGTON – U.S. shoppers retreated in August, cutting back their spending at auto dealers, furnishers and building material stores to depress overall retail sales after four straight month...

Obama creates first marine national monument in Atlantic

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Thursday established the first national marine monument in the Atlantic, a move that’s designed to permanently protect nearly 5,000 square miles of und...

U.S. regulators recall 1M Samsung Note 7 phones

SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. safety regulators announced a formal recall of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone Thursday after a spate of fires led to injuries and property damage – along with a glob...