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White House program to aim at combating rise in heroin deaths

With a rise nationally in fatal heroin overdoses, the White House on Monday will announce a plan pai...

Aug 17, 2015 09:30 AM EDT

Trump says would raise visa fees to pay for Mexican border wall

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would increase fees on some Mexican visas and all bor...

Aug 16, 2015 05:42 PM EDT

In another symbol of thawing ties, Kerry to raise U.S. flag at restored Havana embassy

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Cuba on Friday to raise the U.S. flag at the recently ...

Aug 14, 2015 01:50 AM EDT

Britain says to protest to Ecuador over Assange asylum

Britain said on Thursday it would make a formal protest to Ecuador over its decision to provide asyl...

Aug 13, 2015 09:32 PM EDT

Connecticut's top court bans death penalty in state

Connecticut's top court on Thursday ruled that the state could no longer impose the death penalty, c...

Aug 13, 2015 09:20 PM EDT

Iranian-Americans forge a rare bond to support nuclear deal

On the day U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a historic nuclear agreement last month, Hadi Partov...

Aug 13, 2015 03:50 AM EDT

Britain calls for freedom of navigation in South China Sea

Britain's top diplomat called for freedom of navigation and overflights in the disputed South China ...

Aug 12, 2015 09:54 AM EDT

Ghosts of WW2 haunt East Asia as Abe readies anniversary statement

Seventy years after Japan's defeat in World War Two, the conflict's legacy haunts East Asia and reco...

Aug 12, 2015 09:48 AM EDT

Pope's climate push at odds with U.S. Catholic oil investments

Pope Francis heartened environmentalists around the world in June when he urged immediate action to ...

Aug 12, 2015 09:09 AM EDT

New Hampshire to make criminals face victims' families at sentencing

New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan on Tuesday signed a law that requires convicted criminals to ap...

Aug 11, 2015 09:35 PM EDT

Zimbabwe lifts hunting ban imposed after killing of Cecil the lion: U.S. report

Zimbabwe has lifted a ban on big game hunting outside a national park 10 days after imposing the mor...

Aug 11, 2015 01:55 AM EDT

U.S. consulate in Turkey targeted as wave of attacks kills 9

Two women shot at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Monday and at least nine people were killed in a...

Aug 10, 2015 09:36 PM EDT

Protesters take to Ferguson streets to mark anniversary of Brown killing

More than 200 protesters carrying bullhorns, drums and signs demonstrated against police in Ferguson...

Aug 09, 2015 08:44 AM EDT

Potential rifts, hard choices if Congress rejects Iran deal

If the U.S. Congress votes down the nuclear deal with Iran, President Barack Obama could rapidly fin...

Aug 08, 2015 08:05 AM EDT

Russian 'food crematoria' provoke outrage amid crisis, famine memories

Russian government plans for mass destruction of banned Western food imports have provoked outrage i...

Aug 07, 2015 01:56 AM EDT

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