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California governor hears of Salvadorans' struggles in visit

PANCHIMALCO, El Salvador - David Escobar Fuentes fled El Salvador because gangs were extorting his ranching family, while Bryon Melgar Menjivar wanted to escape the pressure to join a gang that starte...

Apr 09, 2019

Autopsy: Transgender migrant died from AIDS complications

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An autopsy has concluded a Honduran transgender migrant who died while in the custody of U.S. federal immigration officials died of complications from AIDS. The New Mexico Office o...

Apr 09, 2019

Homeland Security Sec. Nielsen resigns amid border turmoil

WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday amid President Donald Trump's growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the ...

Apr 09, 2019

Retailers try to lure customers with free Uber rides

NEW YORK - While shoppers are getting everything from morning coffee to complete work wardrobes delivered to their homes, some businesses are working with ride-hailing company Uber to entice customers...

Apr 09, 2019

Dairy safety net program expected in June

MONTPELIER, Vt. - An insurance program to help hard-pressed dairy farmers is expected to be ready for enrolment in June, the U.S. Farm Service Agency says, but farmers say it won't tackle the underlyi...

Apr 09, 2019

Maryland House Speaker Busch dies, a Chesapeake Bay defender

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Michael Busch, a champion of the Chesapeake Bay and progressive causes during his record-tenure as Maryland's Democratic House speaker, battled for the environment up until the end of...

Apr 09, 2019

Border chaos forces truckers to wait hours, sometimes days

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - To deal with a surge of migrating Central American families, the Trump administration has reassigned so many inspectors from U.S.-Mexico border crossings that truckers are wait...

Apr 09, 2019

NYC orders mandatory vaccines for some amid measles outbreak

New York City declared a public health emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak centred in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and ordered mandatory vaccinations in the neighbourhood. Mayor Bill de Bl...

Apr 09, 2019

Hungary: 'Porgy and Bess' cast asked to be African American

BUDAPEST, Hungary - The Hungarian State Opera has asked the Hungarian cast members in its production of "Porgy and Bess" to self-identify as African American. The opera's decision to put on George and...

Apr 09, 2019

R. Kelly makes brief paid appearance at Illinois club

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - R&B singer R. Kelly made a paid appearance early Sunday at a club in Illinois' capital city, but the fans who each shelled out $50 to $100 for tickets got only a 28-second perf...

Apr 09, 2019