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SPOKANE, Wash. - A former NAACP leader in Washington state who was exposed in 2015 as a white woman pretending to be black has reached an agreement to avoid trial on charges of welfare fraud. Rachel D...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Former CIA operative, author and activist Valerie Plame said Friday she is considering a 2020 run for an open U.S. congressional seat in New Mexico. Plame told The Associated Press...

Bill Cosby has agreed to settle lawsuits filed by seven women who say he defamed them when he accused them of lying about sexual misconduct allegations. Filings Friday in federal court in Springfield,...

WASHINGTON - In his first public appearance since several women said he had behaved physically inappropriately, former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday made light of his tendency to be affectionate ...

JERUSALEM - In a tight race for re-election, Israel's prime minister has gotten a welcome lift from his friend in the White House.Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign speeches, billboards and social media vi...

WASHINGTON - Hiring rebounded in March as U.S. employers added a solid 196,000 jobs, up sharply from February's scant gain and evidence that many businesses still want to hire despite signs that the e...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - A congressman is chastising the University of Kansas for offering a course titled "Angry White Male Studies."Kansas Republican Rep. Ron Estes was among those turning to social me...

NEW YORK (AP) -Amazon said Thursday that founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has finalized his divorce with wife MacKenzie, who will end up with a stake in the online shopping giant worth more than $35 billion...

CINCINNATI (AP) -Authorities have rejected a teenager's claim that he is an Illinois boy who disappeared in 2011 at age 6.The FBI says DNA testing ruled out the teenager as being Timmothy Pitzen, miss...

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is threatening to slap tariffs on cars produced in Mexico unless the country does more to stop migrants trying to enter the U.S. Trump told reporters at ...