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Trump takes case to Evangelicals after Christian journal’s scorn 03 Jan 2020 - 06:50 pm

President Donald Trump’s first campaign event of the year is aimed at keeping evangelicals on his side after a prominent Christian magazine called...

Strong fundraising for Sanders, Yang suggests long primary 02 Jan 2020 - 07:54 pm

WASHINGTON: Bernie Sanders announced Thursday that he raised more than $34.5 million in the final three months of last year, an impressive haul...

A town torn apart: Mexico's indigenous communities fight for autonomy 02 Jan 2020 - 07:15 pm

NAHUATZEN: With heavily armed state police patrolling the streets and its central plaza nearly desolate in the morning mist, the tension in the...

Democrat Julián Castro drops out of 2020 presidential race 02 Jan 2020 - 05:47 pm

AUSTIN, Texas: Former Obama housing secretary Julián Castro on Thursday ended his run for president that pushed the 2020 field on immigration and...

Conservatives seek immediate purge of voters in Wisconsin 02 Jan 2020 - 05:47 pm

MADISON, Wis.: The leader of a conservative law firm said Thursday it will ask a judge to find the Wisconsin Elections Commission in...

Canadian military assigned Pokemon Go after fans invade bases 02 Jan 2020 - 10:43 am

Montreal: At least three military police officers were ordered to play Pokemon Go in Canadian bases across the country after players invaded the...

Pompeo postpones Ukraine trip after attack on US embassy in Iraq 01 Jan 2020 - 08:38 pm

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine, the country at the heart of impeachment proceedings against...

Mexico president says El Chapo had same power as president 01 Jan 2020 - 08:33 pm

MEXICO CITY: Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador closed out 2019 with a parting shot at his predecessors, saying imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquín...

Security tight, Jews gather at stadium for religious event 01 Jan 2020 - 06:03 pm

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.: More than 92,000 Jewish people will congregate Wednesday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to celebrate the reading of the...

US 2020 hopeful Bloomberg promises 'open office' White House 31 Dec 2019 - 08:59 pm

Washington: After a Donald Trump White House riddled with intrigue, US presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Monday said he'd do business in an...

Mexico's ambassador leaves Bolivia after expulsion 31 Dec 2019 - 07:58 pm

La Paz: Mexico's ambassador to Bolivia left the country Tuesday after being expelled by the interim government following a diplomatic row over her...

Warren to ask Americans to 'imagine something better' in New Year's Eve speech 31 Dec 2019 - 06:52 pm

BOSTON: U.S presidential contender Elizabeth Warren will seek to bolster her flagging campaign in a New Year's Eve speech on Tuesday, as the...

Winter storm cancels flights in eastern Canada 31 Dec 2019 - 11:27 am

Montreal - A winter storm in eastern Canada led to the cancellation of nearly 200 flights on Monday, and came too late for...

Tennessee officer killed while chasing suspect on highway 31 Dec 2019 - 10:42 am

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. - A police officer in Tennessee was fatally hit by a car while chasing a suspect across a highway on foot,...

South Florida football player dies after being hit by train 31 Dec 2019 - 10:32 am

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla - A star high school football player in South Florida who had signed with Georgia Tech was killed Monday after...

3 years in, no sign of Trump's replacement for Obamacare 30 Dec 2019 - 08:31 pm

WASHINGTON: As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would "immediately” replace President Barack Obama’s health care law...