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YANGON, Myanmar - A Myanmar court sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison Monday for illegal possession of official documents, a ruling met with international condemnation that will...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Smoke rose Monday from the burned-out hulk of Brazil's National Museum, as recriminations flew over who was responsible for the loss of at least part of Latin America's largest archiv...

Weather forecasters have issued storm warnings for portions of South Florida and the Florida Keys. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday that Tropical Storm Gordon is likely to batter the...

MOABI REGIONAL PARK, Calif. - Four people are missing after two boats crashed and sunk on the Colorado River, ejecting more than a dozen people who were on board, authorities said Sunday. A recreation...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Sen. John McCain's final journey ended on a grassy hill at the U.S. Naval Academy within view of the Severn River and earshot of midshipmen present and future, and alongside a lifelon...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - President Donald Trump said Friday that the prospect of North Carolina drawing new congressional districts just weeks before the November midterm elections is "unfair." A panel of fe...

AUSTIN, Texas - President Donald Trump says he'll ride to the rescue of one-time bitter rival Sen. Ted Cruz this fall, the strongest indication yet that the Texas conservative firebrand is getting ner...

WASHINGTON – The fate of NAFTA became uncertain Friday when the United States and Canada failed to come to an agreement on rewriting the three-nation trade pact. But negotiations will resume on ...

DETROIT - Ariana Grande belted an Aretha Franklin standard at the Queen of Soul's homegoing in a black dress so short it got the social media choir going.As former president Bill Clinton sat behind he...

WASHINGTON (AP) -The Trump administration is cutting nearly $300 million in planned funding for the U.N. agency that helps Palestinian refugees, ending decades of support.The State Department announce...