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Video recovered, 10 more charged in Penn State frat death

Newly recovered security camera footage from inside a Penn State fraternity house showed a pledge had been given at least 18 drinks in less than 90 minutes, investigators said Monday in anno...

Stalled in Congress, LGBT rights advance at the local level

At the U.S. Capitol and in most statehouses nationwide, supporters of LGBT rights are unable to make major gains these days. Instead, they’re notching victories in seemingly unlikely venues,...

Trump buddies up to Duterte, doesn’t highlight human rights

MANILA, Philippines – Winding down his visit to Asia, President Donald Trump repeatedly praised Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, called him by his first name, shared a joke with him abo...

Bipartisan analysis: Senate bill would hike taxes for 13.8M

WASHINGTON – Promoted as needed relief for the middle class, the Senate Republican tax overhaul actually would increase taxes for some 13.8 million moderate-income American households, a bip...

Relatives meet to honor Jewish girl who died in Holocaust

FRANKFURT, Germany – More than two dozen relatives from around the world met for the first time on Monday at a memorial ceremony for Karolina Cohn, a Jewish girl from Frankfurt who perished ...

Menendez jury says it’s deadlocked; judge says to keep going

NEWARK, N.J. – The jury in the bribery trial of Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy donor and friend told the judge it couldn’t reach a verdict on Monday on any of the 18 counts ...

Groups appeal dismissal of lawsuit over power plant, mine

FARMINGTON – Environmental groups are appealing the dismissal of their lawsuit that aimed to shut down a coal-fired power plant and adjacent mine near the Arizona-New Mexico border. ...

Trump turns to drug industry for his new health secretary

WASHINGTON – Turning to an industry he’s rebuked, President Donald Trump on Monday picked a former top pharmaceutical and government executive to be his health secretary. If conf...

Over 400 dead from earthquake in Iran-Iraq border area

TEHRAN, Iran – Rescuers dug with their bare hands Monday through the debris of buildings brought down by a powerful earthquake that killed more than 400 people in the once-contested mountain...

Protesters disrupt US fossil-nuclear event at climate talks

BONN, Germany – Protesters drowned out speeches by White House advisers and business representatives Monday at an event the U.S. government sponsored at the U.N. climate talks in Germany pro...

Study suggests women less likely to get CPR from bystanders

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander and more likely to die, a new study suggests, and researchers think reluctance to touch a woman’s chest might be ...

When Russian meddling in the U.S. got so bad the ambassador got the boot

Russian meddling in American politics. Fake stories planted in the media. Accusations of financial doings under the table. Stolen correspondence, which becomes public. Unless it’s a forgery....