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North Korea says it will deport an American citizen it recently detained for illegal entry...

The Chinese tourism ministry has asked Beijing, Shanghai and 3 provinces to investigate room cleaning at 14 major hotels after video showed questionable practices...

At a summit with Southeast Asian countries in Singapore, Vice President Mike Pence announced a new "U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership" that he says will spur renewed American investment in the region's digital infrastructure. VOA White House...

BEIJING (AP) - The Chinese tourism ministry has asked authorities in Beijing, Shanghai and three provinces to investigate room cleaning at 14 major hotels after hidden camera video showed workers using used towels to clean cups and glasses and other quest...

With new Egyptian capital being built, what will become of Cairo, city of 20 million that combines charm, squalor?...

In truth, the giant pandas like Bei Bei are perhaps the most prepared residents of Washington when it comes to winter weather....

With new Egyptian capital being built, what will become of Cairo, city of 20 million that combines charm, squalor?...

Lou Williams hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 116-111 for their first three-game winning streak of the season...

CAIRO (AP) - Billboards across Cairo advertise luxury homes with "breathtaking4; views in compounds with names like "La Verde" or "Vinci" in Egypt's new capital that is under construction in the desert, miles from the Nile-side ...

The last surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge that brutally ruled Cambodia in the 1970s were convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes Friday by an international tribunal.Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan were sentenced to life in prison, th...

FAO Schwarz reopens 3 years after Fifth Avenue flagship store closed amid financial problems...

President Donald Trump has chosen Miriam Adelson, the wife of powerful Republican donor Sheldon Adelson, to receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom...

Paradise, California, reduced to ash in deadly wildfire, was everything its name implies: charming, friendly and historic....

At least 63 are now dead from a Northern California wildfire, and officials say they have a missing persons list with 631 names on it in an ever-evolving accounting of the missing....

FAO Schwarz reopens 3 years after Fifth Avenue flagship store closed amid financial problems....

Toronto 2 2 1—5 San Jose 3 0 0—3 First Period_1, Toronto, Tavares 12 (Marner, Rielly), 2:10. 2, San Jose, Labanc 3 (E.Karlsson, Ryan), 5:28. 3, Toronto, Kapanen 7 (Dermott, Marleau), 11:47. 4, San Jose,......

Toronto 2 2 1—5 San Jose 3 0 0—3 First Period_1, Toronto, Tavares 12 (Marner, Rielly), 2:10. 2, San Jose, Labanc 3 (E.Karlsson, Ryan), 5:28. 3, Toronto, Kapanen 7 (Dermott, Marleau), 11:47. 4, San Jose,......

President Donald Trump has chosen Miriam Adelson, the wife of powerful Republican donor Sheldon Adelson, to receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom....

WASHINGTON (AP) - Miriam Adelson is a doctor, philanthropist and humanitarian, but is perhaps best known as the wife of Sheldon Adelson, a Las Vegas casino magnate considered one of the nation's most powerful Republican donors. She gets to add a new t...

President Donald Trump has chosen Miriam Adelson, the wife of powerful Republican donor Sheldon Adelson, to receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom...

Aaron Rodgers did what he liked for the first 30 minutes...

Maryland resides in the tough division of the Big Ten, but at the end of the day, the Terps need to beat the teams in front of them. They'll get another shot at their first conference win over Ohio State Saturday....

Tarkus Ferguson scored 25, Godwin Boahen added 24 points and UIC beat William & Mary 100-95 in overtime...

A string of stunning losses has set off a fresh round of Republican soul-searching in California, where the party has been drifting toward irrelevance for years....

WASHINGTON (AP) — The health of an Iranian-American dual national held in Tehran is rapidly deteriorating, his family and attorney warned Thursday as they appealed to Iranian authorities to allow him to leave for medical......

The family and attorney of an Iranian-American dual national held in Tehran say his health is rapidly deteriorating and are appealing to the Iranian authorities to allow him to leave for medical treatment...

NEW YORK (AP) - Three years after it closed its beloved toy store on Fifth Avenue, FAO Schwarz is making a return to New York. A new FAO opens Friday in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center, about 10 blocks from its former home near Central Park. For more t...

NEW YORK (AP) — Three years after it closed its beloved toy store on Fifth Avenue, FAO Schwarz is making a return to New York. A new FAO opens Friday in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center, about......

PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — There's a sweet legend about this town: On a blazing summer day in the 1850s, a lumber mill crew with wagon and ox took a break under a grove of tall......

The federal public defender's office said Thursday it has asked for 67 inmates to be released from federal prison far and plans to also seek freedom for more than 150 others....

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - The federal public defender's office said Thursday it has asked for the release of 67 inmates from a Kansas federal prison and plans to seek freedom for more than 150 others because authorities secretly recorded conversations ...

A string of stunning losses has set off a fresh round of Republican soul-searching in California, where the party has been drifting toward irrelevance for years...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Imagine that you go get a haircut, with the agreement that the stylist will bill you for it. You walk out of the salon, turning heads on your merry way. But when you get the bill a week later, it's double or triple what you expec...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (AP) - The hallway leading to the commander's office is adorned with 40 framed pictures, arranged like a long arrow pointing forward, of the men in uniform who have led this sprawling post in the Ozarks. Bucking the trend, the l...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - Dr. Jana Hill says she's able to see more patients through telemedicine than traditional in-person appointment. When you're sick, getting to the doctor is often the best and fastest way to start feeling better. While doctors...

Juancho Hernangomez scored a season-high 25 points to lead seven Nuggets in double figures and Denver set the tone for a runaway victory with a big first quarter Thursday night, beating the Atlanta Hawks 138-93...

Thursday, Nov. 16, 2018 | New episodes of "The Romanoffs."...

Vice President Pence might calm things down on his Asia trip, but Trump's absence could backfire....

As a senior on a team looking to end a string of losing seasons, Max Strus believes there's no such thing as an ugly win...

List of winners of 19th annual Latin Grammy Awards...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a speech to fellow Republicans in May, U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters issued an ominous warning about the coming election — California Democrats, she said, were "coming for all of us."......

Officials say a Mississippi city recently hit by a tornado won't get state or federal funding to help repair related damages....

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Officials say a Mississippi city recently hit by a tornado won't get state or federal funding to help repair related damages. WTVA-TV reports Tupelo leaders announced Thursday that victims of the tornado, rated EF-2 on the enhance...

List of winners of 19th annual Latin Grammy Awards....

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Some of the winners of the 19th annual Latin Grammy Awards, presented Thursday in Las Vegas: - Album of the year: "Mxico por siempre!" Luis Miguel - Song of the year (songwriter's award): "Telefonia," Jorge Drexler - R...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Some of the winners of the 19th annual Latin Grammy Awards, presented Thursday in Las Vegas: — Album of the year: "Mxico por siempre!" Luis Miguel — Song of the year......

AP source: Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has told Sen. Lindsey Graham that Mueller investigation will proceed....

AP source: Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has told Sen. Lindsey Graham that Mueller investigation will proceed...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has told Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in a meeting that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation will proceed, according to a person familiar with the meeting. The meeting......

A judge is expected to announce whether he will order the Trump administration to return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta...