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Saddled with a debt crisis, Puerto Rico has already seen a historic migration. Now more Puerto Ricans are fleeing for the mainland, and they may not return.
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A federal agency says a restaurant chain discriminated against the religious beliefs of a Pentecostal woman by refusing to let her wear a denim skirt instead of blue jeans while she worked as a waitress.
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President Donald Trump's longtime confidante Roger Stone accused lawmakers of making "falsehoods, misstatements, and misimpressions" with allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials during his appearance before a...

The Latest on President Donald Trump's meetings with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (all times local): 1:15 p.m. President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Spain are allies in the fight against terrorism.
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Firefighters hosed down blazing trees within a few feet of homes threatened by a wildfire that surged through suburban canyons in Southern California and sent hundreds of people scrambling for safety.
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A man claiming to be the “spokesman” of a jogger dubbed the "Mad Pooper" – who reportedly has been defecating on the lawns of Colorado homes – says the woman is struggling after gender reassignment surgery and as she battles a traumatic brain...

Homeowners in suburban Houston neighborhoods that flooded during Hurricane Harvey are questioning if local officials did enough to warn them a nearby reservoir could overflow during a heavy storm.
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Former DC Democratic Party Chairman A. Scott Bolden rejects President Donald Trump's suggestion that NFL owners should fire players for kneeling during the national anthem.
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President Donald Trump criticized some in the National Football League at a rally for Alabama Republican Senate candidate Luther Strange, saying team owners should fire players for taking a knee during the national anthem.
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The nation's top military officer says there's been no change in the posture of North Korea's military forces despite the "charged political environment" between Washington and Pyongyang.
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The Federal Reserve is struggling to understand a recent slowdown in inflation, and Ms. Yellen did raise the possibility of a slower increase in rate if low inflation persisted.
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The U.S. ramped up its response Monday to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, even as President Donald Trump brought up the island's struggles before Hurricane Maria struck — including "billions of dollars" in debt to "Wall Street and the banks...

Activist Aleta Clark posted a photo showing her kneeling between two officers, as one rests his hand on her shoulder and all three hold their fists in the air.
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Violent crime in the United States increased in 2016, according to a new FBI report, in-part due to an uptick in killings in Chicago and some other major cities.
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President Trump will visit Puerto Rico next Tuesday to survey the damage to the hurricane-battered island. Critics had said he was paying too little attention to the disaster.
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Stressing that Puerto Rico deserved the same treatment as hurricane-hit Florida and Texas, Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló urged Congress to move swiftly to send more aid.
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Vaccine skeptics, often called anti-vaxxers, are getting bolder with their message that vaccines are the product of a coverup by industry, government and media.
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President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday that federal assistance is on its way to Puerto Rico, a day after he broke his recent silence about the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria since it made landfall on the US territory.
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The Trump administration on Tuesday will urge a U.S. appeals court in Manhattan to rule that federal law does not ban discrimination against gay employees.
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President Trump said he'll travel to Puerto Rico next week to see the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Maria first hand -- the trip coming as federal aid struggles to reach those affected by the storm due to washed out roads, poor communications and...

Not planning a trip to a Disney theme park in the near future? You could just go to one of the company's revamped stores instead. And while you're there, you could buy a slow cooker with Lightning McQueen on it or a Mickey Mouse leather bag from...

President Donald Trump sounded very satisfied with his recent remarks on patriotism and the NFL in a dinner with conservative group leaders at the White House Monday night, according to a person who attended the event.
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Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said he regretted staying in the Steelers' locker room. NASCAR racer Dale Earnhardt Jr. quoted JFK. Jerry Jones took a knee. And a photo of a kneeling 97-year-old WW II vet went viral.
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The suit could upend environmental law, possibly allowing the Rocky Mountains or the deserts of Nevada to sue individuals, corporations and governments over pollution or depletion.
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At the height of the 2016 election, exaggerated reports of a juvenile sex crime brought a media maelstrom to Twin Falls — one the Idaho city still hasn’t recovered from.
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Emilia Szmyrgala turned into a zombie during midterms and finals -- a sleepless, non-showering, isolated study monster focused entirely on acing her exams.
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Vice President Mike Pence appeared with Senator Luther Strange while Stephen K. Bannon joined Roy Moore, pitting the Republican establishment against the party’s populist wing.
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Senator Susan Collins of Maine announced her opposition to the latest bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, leaving party leaders short of the votes they need.
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Michael Cottman traces the story of the Henrietta Marie, a slave ship that wrecked near Key West after dropping off kidnapped Africans in Barbados and Jamaica.
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Pedro Quezada, who won $338 million in 2013, was charged with sexual assault. His lawyer said his accuser had fabricated the charges to get his money.
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"It looks like a bomb went off": Puerto Ricans described desperate conditions on the hurricane-rocked island and pleaded for more help from federal agencies on Monday.
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While it is not necessarily illegal for White House officials to use private email accounts, President Trump had made Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of emails as secretary of state a centerpiece of his 2016 campaign.
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Republican senators unveiled an alternative to the Dream Act, offering immigrants brought illegally to the country as children a slow path to citizenship.
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Read about how the other side thinks about President Trump’s statements on free speech, the national anthem, the flag as well as responses from football players and owners.
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In America, the game doesn't start until the national anthem plays. It's not a mandate, it's just a fact, as culturally ingrained as team colors and touchdown cheers.
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Emanuel K. Samson, 25, the man suspected of shooting members of a Tennessee church on Sunday had previous suicidal thoughts and domestic disputes, police records show.
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The Supreme Court canceled the planned Oct. 10 arguments over the Trump travel ban amid questions over whether new visa restrictions render lawsuits moot.
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The overwhelming defiance in the NFL on Sunday to President Donald Trump's attacks on protesting players encapsulates the high stakes for the GOP in his belligerent approach to race relations.
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New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady said he believes President Donald Trump's comments about NFL players are "divisive" and on Monday said he supports those NFL players who are protesting during the national anthem.
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President Trump’s scolding of prominent black athletes has touched off a furious national debate on race and patriotism, rattling the world of sports.
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Hurricane Maria’s barrage took out entire plantations and destroyed crops and livestock across the island. The storm knocked out about 80 percent of its crops.
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