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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday put off a final decision on possible military strikes against Syria after tweeting earlier that they could happen "very soon or not so soon at all." The...

WASHINGTON - A Mexican drug kingpin convicted in the 1985 killing of a DEA agent was added Thursday to the FBI's list of most-wanted fugitives. Rafael Caro Quintero was mistakenly released from a Mexi...

CALIFORNIA — The Los Angeles County District Attorney is reviewing a sex crimes case against Kevin Spacey, officials tell CNN.The case was presented to prosecutors on April 5 by the Los Angeles ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering a plan that would allow states to require mandatory drug testing for some food stamp recipients.If adopted, the plan would give a win to cons...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown has agreed to deploy 400 National Guard troops at President Donald Trump’s request, but not all will head to the U.S.-Mexico border and non...

NEW YORK — Mariah Carey says she’s no longer living in isolation after seeking treatment for a bipolar disorder.In a People magazine article due on newsstands Friday, the singer says she d...

CINCINNATI — Former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner says he has had a change of heart on marijuana and will promote its nationwide legalization. Known as an avid cigarette smoker, the Ohio Repub...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has admitted he made “grave errors” in judgment in Chile’s sex abuse scandal and invited the abuse victims he had discredited to Rome to beg their f...

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — The Drug Enforcement Administration says meth hidden inside wax Disney figurines has been confiscated near Atlanta and is worth roughly $2 million. The DEA tells WSB-TV it i...

SYRIA — About 500 people may have been affected by a suspected chemical attack on Syria’s rebel-held town of Douma, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It remains difficult t...