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August 6, 2019 at 3:09 pm

Ohio shooter said to have wrestled with dark thoughts VIEW

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A man who fatally gunned down nine people outside a Dayton, Ohio, bar had long wrestled with mental illness that manifested...

Martha Cortez, left, and her daughter Alexandra Cortez join well over a thousand mourners gathered at Ponder Park in El Paso, Texas for a community vigil on Sunday night, Aug. 4, 2019, after a mass shooting at a Walmart the day before. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News via AP) TXDAM802 TXDAM802

August 4, 2019 at 6:30 am

As death count rises in 2 US shootings, a familiar aftermath VIEW

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Anguished families planned funerals in two U.S. cities, politicians pointed fingers and a nation numbed by gun violence wondered what...

May 11, 2019 at 7:15 am

For Harris, memories of a warrior mother guide her campaign VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Speaking from the Senate floor for the first time, Kamala Harris expressed gratitude for a woman on whose shoulders she said...

March 24, 2019 at 4:12 pm

Some Americans cheer Mueller’s report, others feel let down

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The first glimpse into the special counsel's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election did little to mend a gaping American...

March 23, 2019 at 10:07 am

US reacts to end of Mueller probe with relief, skepticism

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With the long-awaited special counsel's investigation finished but its contents still shrouded in mystery, Americans waited for details, yawned with boredom or...

March 19, 2019 at 10:06 pm

Foreign aid begins flowing to cyclone-hit southern Africa VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — International aid has started trickling into the east African countries of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi to ease the humanitarian crisis created...

In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, photo, Leo Wang packs a suitcase at his home in San Jose, Calif. Wang has found himself trapped in an obstacle course regarding H-1B work visas for foreigners. His visa denied and his days in the United States numbered, Wang is looking for work outside the country. â€œI still believe in the American dream,â€ he says. â€œItâ€™s just that I personally have to pursue it somewhere else.â€ (AP Photo/Ben Margot) NY728 NY728

February 25, 2019 at 7:05 am

H-1B worker visas in doubt as Trump immigration crackdown widens

Though getting what's known as an H-1B visa has never been a sure thing, immigration attorneys and employers who hire such workers say they've seen...

Business

February 25, 2019 at 7:01 am

Worker visas in doubt as Trump immigration crackdown widens

NEW YORK (AP) — Immigrants with specialized skills are being denied work visas or seeing applications get caught up in lengthy bureaucratic tangles under federal...

Nation & World

February 23, 2019 at 2:53 pm

R. Kelly’s life mirrors that of prosecutor who charged him

In R. Kelly's fight for his freedom, he faces a straight-talking prosecutor whose life in some ways parallels his own. Though the singer was dogged...

December 20, 2018 at 11:25 pm

‘The toughest year’: US immigration changes dominated 2018 VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Children torn from parents, refugees turned away and a relentless stream of changes to immigration regulation and enforcement. To those who...