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Kelly defends plan for Russia back channel as a 'good thing'
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly is defending an alleged effort by top White House adviser Jared Kushner to create back-channel communications with Russia as a “good thing,...
May 29, 2017
Travel ban to test Supreme Court view of presidential power
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court may soon decide how courts are supposed to view presidential power in the age of Donald Trump. The administration has promised a high court appeal of a ruling blocking t...
May 29, 2017
Trump lashes out at leaks, considers staff upheaval
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is assailing internal leaks as he considers an overhaul of his White House staff and grapples with a burgeoning crisis involving alleged Russian meddling in the 201...
May 29, 2017
Sri Lankan soldiers recover more bodies from mudslides
PELMADULLA, Sri Lanka - A group of Sri Lankan soldiers carried a body wrapped in a tarpaulin to police for identification, while others dug Monday through piles of mud, unearthing a motorbike, pieces ...
May 29, 2017
City clash fuels fear of IS foothold in southern Philippines
MARAWI, Philippines - Militants who have laid siege to a southern Philippines city had been planning a spate of attacks during the holy month of Ramadan to earn recognition as a regional branch of the...
May 29, 2017
Shark leaps into boat and lands on Australian fisherman
CANBERRA, Australia - A 73-year-old Australian fisherman said Monday that he caught a far bigger fish than he hoped for when a 2.7-meter (9-foot) great white shark leapt into his boat, knocking him of...
May 29, 2017
French president flexes diplomatic muscles in Putin meeting
VERSAILLES, France - Flexing his diplomatic muscles, French President Emmanuel Macron said he had “extremely frank” and “direct” talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ...
May 29, 2017
Navy parachutist dies during demonstration over Hudson River
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - In the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, a Navy Seal team member fell to his death Sunday after his parachute failed to open during a Fleet Week demonstration over the Hudson River....
May 29, 2017
Blue Jays' lefty Francisco Liriano strikes out seven in triple-A rehab start
Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Francisco Liriano said he feels ready to return from the disabled list after striking out seven batters in a rehab start Sunday with the triple-A Buffalo Bisons. Liriano,...
May 28, 2017
Otters captain Strome wins Memorial Cup MVP award after loss to Spitfires
WINDSOR, Ont. - Otters captain Dylan Strome didn’t take much comfort in winning the Memorial Cup’s MVP award after losing the final to the Windsor Spitfires on Sunday. That’s not the...
May 28, 2017