Obama boosts Islamic State fight, asks Europe to do the same
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Evoking history and appealing for solidarity, President Barack Obama on Monday cast his decision to send 250 more troops to Syria as a bid to keep up…
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Trump bristles at Cruz-Kasich collaboration
By STEVE PEOPLES and WILL WEISSERT Donald Trump says an extraordinary collaboration between Ted Cruz and John Kasich aimed at unifying the anti-Trump vote in some remaining primaries is a…
Cleveland settles lawsuit over Tamir Rice shooting for $6M
By MARK GILLISPIE The city on Monday reached a $6 million settlement in a lawsuit over the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy shot by a white police…
Exclusive: N. Korea to halt nuke tests if US stops drills
By ERIC TALMADGE North Korea is ready to halt its nuclear tests if the United States suspends its annual military exercises with South Korea, the North Korean foreign minister told…
White House poised to release secret pages from 9/11 inquiry
By DEB RIECHMANN The Obama administration will likely soon release at least part of a 28-page secret chapter from a congressional inquiry into 9/11 that may shed light on possible…
The Latest: Authorities identify 8 fatally shot in Ohio
The Latest on the slayings of members of one southern Ohio family (all times local): ___ 5:40 p.m. Authorities have identified the eight family members who were fatally shot in…
2 officers shot, suspect dead at Walmart in Phoenix suburb
By TERRY TANG Two officers are in stable condition, with one requiring surgery, and the suspect is dead following a shooting Saturday at a Walmart in suburban Phoenix, authorities said.…
Trump’s GOP Senate critics fact check him on foreign policy
By RICHARD LARDNER The Senate’s leading Republican voices on national security are assembling an indictment of Donald Trump’s worldview by soliciting rebuttals from U.S. military leaders that challenge the accuracy…