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16 states sue Trump over emergency wall declaration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. California Attorney General ...
Feb 19, 2019
Iowa governor opts not to appeal fetal heartbeat law ruling
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa's governor said Monday she decided against appealing a judge's ruling last month that struck down Iowa's "fetal heartbeat" abortion law, which would have been the most restrict...
Feb 19, 2019
3 children among 4 found dead after west Michigan shooting
SOLON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Authorities say three children and a woman were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds at a home in western Michigan. Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young says authorities ...
Feb 19, 2019
China, Iran meet amid efforts to preserve nuclear deal
BEIJING - The Iranian foreign minister's passionate defence of Iran's interests at the Munich Security Conference has made him "a famous person" in China, his Chinese counterpart told him Tuesday, as ...
Feb 19, 2019
Exposed Chinese database shows depth of surveillance state
BEIJING - The Chinese database Victor Gevers found online was not just a collection of old personal details. It was a compilation of real-time data on more than 2.5 million people in western China, up...
Feb 19, 2019
Southern Baptist president says database of abusers possible
NASHVILLE - More than a decade after the Southern Baptist Convention rejected the idea of creating a database of ministers credibly accused of sexual abuse, leaders said on Monday night the possibilit...
Feb 19, 2019
Judge to rule Tuesday in Chicago Obama Library lawsuit
CHICAGO - A federal judge will rule on the city of Chicago's request to toss a lawsuit aimed at halting President Barack Obama's museum and library from being built in a public park. U.S. District Jud...
Feb 19, 2019
China's economy czar heading to Washington for trade talks
BEIJING - China's economy czar is heading to Washington for talks Thursday and Friday aimed at ending a fight over Beijing's technology ambitions ahead of a deadline for a massive U.S. tariff hike. Th...
Feb 19, 2019
Woods, Djokovic, Vonn win Laureus World Sports Awards, Farkasova edges McKeever
MONACO - Tiger Woods, Novak Djokovic, Lindsey Vonn and the France national soccer team were among the winners at the Laureus World Sports Awards, with Woods claiming the Comeback Award 19 years after ...
Feb 19, 2019
Memorial speaks to North Korea's ties to summit host Vietnam
BAC GIANG, Vietnam - In a rice field in northern Vietnam, 14 headstones are an enduring symbol of the wartime friendship of Vietnam and North Korea. They mark the original burial ground of North Korea...
Feb 19, 2019
