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CHARLESTON, S.C. - Re-energized at 115 mph, Hurricane Dorian raked the coastal Carolinas with howling, window-rattling winds and sideways rain Thursday, knocking out power to more than 200,000 homes a...

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE - Pope Francis acknowledged his growing opposition within the conservative right-wing of the U.S. Catholic Church and said in off-hand remarks aboard the papal plane Wednesday i...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - High school students, a science teacher and his daughter, an adventurous marine biologist and a family of five celebrating a birthday are among the victims of a fire that tore ...

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to states and local governments to help fight the opioid crisis.Health and Human Services Alexander Azar says the grants c...

WASHINGTON - Google's video site YouTube has been fined $170 million to settle allegations it collected children's personal data without their parents' consent. The Federal Trade Commission fined Goog...

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Mark Esper approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles (282 kilometers) of President Donald Trump's wall along the...

FREEPORT, Bahamas - Bahamians rescued victims of Hurricane Dorian with jet skis and a bulldozer as the U.S. Coast Guard, Britain's Royal Navy and a handful of aid groups tried to get food and medicine...

DUBLIN - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday defended his decision to stay at one of President Donald Trump's properties while in Ireland in the face of criticism by Democrats and good governmen...

WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans are waiting for the White House to chart a path forward on gun violence legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, effectively putting the...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Former Navy SEAL James Hatch says heading to class as a freshman at Yale University is just about as nerve-wracking as preparing for the uncertainty of combat. At 52 years old, Hatc...