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ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was proclaimed the winner early Monday of a landmark election that ushers in a government system granting the president sweeping new powers and which critics say will cement what they call a one...
Updated: Jun 24, 2018 at 09:00 PM
HONOLULU (AP) - Coming off a high-profile challenge of President Donald Trump's travel ban, it seemed that Hawaii Lt. Gov. Doug Chin would parlay that name recognition into a U.S. House seat.
U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa is not running for re-election...
Updated: Jun 24, 2018 at 09:00 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina lawmaker who defeated U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford in his re-election bid was seriously injured in a vehicle crash on Friday and will require weeks of recovery and more procedures, a spokesman said.
State Rep. Kati...
Updated: Jun 23, 2018 at 03:01 PM
PHOENIX (AP) - Sen. John McCain's legacy was thrust into focus nearly one year ago when he announced his brain cancer diagnosis. The six-term Senator and decorated Vietnam War veteran is now fighting the illness from his beloved Arizona, and filling...
Updated: Jun 16, 2018 at 11:01 PM
ZIPAQUIRA, Colombia (AP) - Gustavo Petro began his long ascent to the cusp of Colombia's presidency in this self-built barrio named after South American independence hero Simon Bolivar.
In 1983, equipped with little more than a shovel and a surplus ...
Updated: Jun 16, 2018 at 08:31 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - New York's attorney general sued President Donald Trump and his foundation Thursday, accusing him of illegally using the charity's money to settle disputes involving his business empire and to boost his political fortunes during his ...
Updated: Jun 14, 2018 at 06:32 PM
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - He once called Donald Trump "a con man," but Mitt Romney is now predicting that Trump will "easily" win his party's presidential nomination in 2020 and "solidly" win a second term. The president, in turn, called Romney "a stra...
Updated: Jun 08, 2018 at 01:01 PM
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana Gov. Steve Bullock signed a first-of-its-kind executive order Friday to require many state government contractors to report their political contributions, even those to so-called "dark money" groups that don't have to di...
Updated: Jun 08, 2018 at 06:01 PM
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The Japan News questions if French President Emmanuel Macron can serve as a bridge between Europe and the United States:
Can favorable relations with U.S. President Donald T...
Updated: May 23, 2018 at 07:30 PM
PHOENIX (AP) - As they packed up their protest signs and returned to the classroom to finish out the school year, thousands of teachers in North Carolina turned their attention to a different fight: the midterm elections.
Their counterparts in Arizo...
Updated: May 17, 2018 at 09:31 AM