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House OKs measure to bar women from draft registration WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House backed a measure Thursday that seeks to bar women from being required to register for a potential...

U.S. gives tentative OK to flights to Cuba from 10 U.S. cities

WASHINGTON – Scheduled commercial airline service to Havana from 10 American cities won tentative government approval Thursday, advancing President Barack Obama’s effort to normalize relatio...

No double standard for Clinton, FBI director tells GOP

Comey defends decision not to prosecute over emails

Police shootings of black men stir fears, anger among blacks

ALBUQUERQUE – One black man is shot dead by police while selling CDs outside of a convenience store in Louisiana. A day later, another is fatally shot by an officer in Minnesota during a tra...

Coroner: Navy SEAL instructor dunked trainee before death

SAN DIEGO – A Southern California medical examiner ruled the death of a Navy SEAL trainee a homicide, saying his instructor repeatedly dunked him during a pool exercise while the 21-year-old...

U.S. traffic death rate one of worst

American drivers take more risks, doctor says

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U.S. announces probe of La. police shooting BATON ROUGE, La. – In a swift move by authorities to keep tensions from boiling over, the U.S. Justice Department launched a civil rights investi...

GOP to investigate FBI decision on Clinton emails

WASHINGTON – Angry House Republicans are announcing plans to investigate FBI Director James Comey’s decision against pressing criminal charges for Hillary Clinton over her handling of classi...

Obama to slow pace of Afghanistan troop withdrawal

WASHINGTON – The U.S. will slow the pace of its troop drawdown in Afghanistan, leaving 8,400 troops there when President Barack Obama completes his term, Obama announced Wednesday in a blunt...

FBI decision won’t end Clinton questions

Probe calls into question her judgment, management

Why Dump Trump effort faces likely defeat at GOP convention

WASHINGTON – A diverse Republican band of Donald Trump haters, conservatives and other rebels have set their sights on derailing the billionaire’s march to their party’s presidential nominat...

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Panel warns problems still exist at VA clinics WASHINGTON – A congressional commission says the Department of Veterans Affairs’ health operations still have “profound deficiencies,” two year...