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U.S. official: 15 percent of agencies used Kaspersky software

WASHINGTON – Computer systems at 15 percent of U.S. government agencies were running Kaspersky Lab software that’s been banned because of concerns about the company’s ties to the Kremlin and...

When child sex isn’t rape: French to set age of consent

PARIS – Is a 13-year-old old enough to agree to sex with an adult? That’s a question France is asking as the government prepares to set a legal age for sexual consent for the first time. ...

House to adopt mandatory anti-sexual harassment training

WASHINGTON – Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that the House will require anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training for all members and their staffs. The announcement came just hours af...

Jury in Menendez bribery case again doesn’t reach a verdict

NEWARK, N.J. – Jurors in Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial went another day without reaching a verdict after a judge told them to “take as much time as you need” to deliberate on 18 counts a...

Trump in Asia: A break from the past but uncertain results

President Donald Trump declared his first Asian tour “tremendously successful” as he hopped on a plane bound for Washington. But when he landed at the White House late Tuesday he arrived wit...

UN: Better protections needed from mine water disasters

BILLINGS, Mont. – A string of mining waste disasters – some deadly – over the past decade show better protections are needed for communities downstream of massive polluted material storage s...

U.S. regulators approve first digital pill to track patients

WASHINGTON – U.S. regulators have approved the first drug with a sensor that alerts doctors when the medication has been taken, offering a new way of monitoring patients but also raising pri...

Experts: Bush groping allegations would be hard to prosecute

HOUSTON – Allegations that former President George H.W. Bush inappropriately touched six women involve potential crimes punishable by fines or jail time, if they had been prosecuted. ...

Iran to probe state-built homes destroyed by deadly quake

SARPOL-E-ZAHAB, Iran – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani launched an investigation Tuesday into why government housing built by his hard-line predecessor collapsed while others withstood a po...

Washington GOP boosts pressure on Alabama party on Moore

WASHINGTON – Washington Republicans tightened pressure Tuesday on Alabama’s GOP to keep a defiant Roy Moore from being elected to the Senate next month, with many voicing hope that President...

Facebook investment in New Mexico data center tops $1B

ALBUQUERQUE – Facebook is going much bigger with an under-construction data center in New Mexico, announcing plans Tuesday to build another four buildings and boost its total investment to m...

Gunman targeted neighbors then continued rampage

RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. – A Northern California man killed two neighbors with whom he had been feuding before he went on a shooting rampage Tuesday at apparent random sites – including...