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Political pitfalls: Iran tests 'America First' pledge

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump won the White House pledging to wind down the nation's many foreign entanglements and put "America First." But as his administration in recent days has sent mixed s...

May 18, 2019

Weak legal case could still benefit Trump in Congress clash

WASHINGTON - For all President Donald Trump's talk of winning, his lawyers are using a legal argument that many scholars say is a pretty sure loser to try to defy congressional attempts to investigate...

May 18, 2019

US warns airliners flying in Persian Gulf amid Iran tensions

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - U.S. diplomats warned Saturday that commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf faced a risk of being "misidentified" amid heightened tensions between the U.S...

May 18, 2019

Prince William says Diana's death was 'pain like no other'

LONDON - Prince William has spoken candidly about the death of his mother, Princess Diana, describing his bereavement as a "pain like no other pain." Speaking in a BBC documentary on mental health, Wi...

May 18, 2019

Shuttle bus driver sues NHL's Senators in harassment case

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager and the NHL hockey team were sued for negligence on Friday over allegations he harassed a hotel shuttle bus driver last year in Buffa...

May 17, 2019

Author of flattering Trump biography gets pardon from Trump

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted a full pardon to Conrad Black, a former newspaper publisher who has written a flattering political biography of Trump. Black's media empire onc...

May 17, 2019

Utility, regulatory failures led to biggest US gas leak

LOS ANGELES - A blowout at a Los Angeles natural gas well in 2015 that led to the largest-known release of methane in U.S. history was the result of a corroded pipe casing, safety failures by a utilit...

May 17, 2019

Texas officer fired after shooting black man in traffic stop

ARLINGTON, Texas - A Texas police officer has been fired after he was charged with criminally negligent homicide in the fatal shooting of a black man during a traffic stop last year. In a statement Fr...

May 17, 2019

Kim Kardashian West reveals Psalm as new baby's name

NEW YORK - To messages of support and puzzlement, Kim Kardashian West has, seemingly, revealed her newborn's name: Psalm West. The beauty mogul, reality star, law student and wife of Kanye West took t...

May 17, 2019

Officials: PG&E equipment sparked deadly California wildfire

SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. power lines sparked a Northern California blaze that killed 85 people last year, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, state fire officia...

May 17, 2019