Officials: US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. launched airstrikes Thursday in Iraq, American officials said, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the rocket attack that killed and wounded America…

Judge orders Chelsea Manning released from jail

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, who has been incarcerated since May for refusing to testify to a grand jury.

Madoff seeks to make 'dying, personal plea' for release

NEW YORK (AP) — Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff wants to make a “dying, personal plea” by telephone to a judge to

Sister of executed man to governor: 'You killed my brother'

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The sister of an executed inmate, whose case drew national scrutiny because he was not the gunman, confronted Alabama's governor on Thursday for not stopping the lethal injection.

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Q&A: New travel ban shakes up airlines, passengers

Airlines and travelers are still sorting out the new travel ban that President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday that bars most foreign visitors coming to the U.S. from continental Europe for 30 days.

Pregnant 19-year-old dies trying to climb US border wall

HOUSTON (AP) — A 19-year-old pregnant woman from Guatemala died this week from injuries suffered when she fell trying to climb the U.S. border wall near El Paso, Texas, U.S. and Guatemalan authorities said Thursday.

Advocates: Transgender woman sexually assaulted at ICE site

PHOENIX (AP) — A transgender woman seeking asylum should be released after she was sexually assaulted and harassed while being detained in an Arizona immigration facility with men for nine months, advocates said Th…

WHO: Don't expect travel bans, 'Mother Nature' to beat virus

GENEVA (AP) — Countries may gain time in the short-term as they limit travel to fight the new coronavirus pandemic, but the World Health Organization thinks overall that “it doesn't help to restrict movement," a to…

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Probe: Ex-Texas Southern University leader knew about fraud

HOUSTON (AP) — An ousted head of Texas Southern University knew about the university giving low-performing students more than $400,000 in scholarships in a ploy to increase enrollment, according to an internal audi…

Texas megachurch pastor pleads guilty to bilking investors

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Texas megachurch pastor and former spiritual adviser to two U.S. presidents has pleaded guilty to bilking investors out of millions of dollars alongside a Louisiana investment adviser.

Police: Man camouflaged himself, shot at passing school van

NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has been charged with attempted homicide after, authorities say, he camouflaged himself in the woods and shot at a school van with children inside.

Florida deputies fatally shoot armed man following chase

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Florida deputies fatally shot an armed man Wednesday afternoon following a vehicle chase through two counties, authorities said.