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Hurricane Maria Slams Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit Puerto Rico pummeled the island Wednesday, tearing off roofs and sending doors flying from hinges as officials warned Hurricane Maria would decimate the power company's crumbling infrast...
Mexico City struck by 7.1 earthquake
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans dug frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings early Wednesday, looking for survivors of Mexico's deadliest earthquake in decades as the number of confirmed ...
Enforcement where needed
Legislation passed by the U.S. House, primarily along party lines, will give law enforcement the much-needed means to deport illegal aliens with gang ties.
The Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act, passed in a 233-175 vote, followed a meeting between Demo...
McCain: Booting ‘Dreamers,’ transgenders ‘just not fair’
Sen. John McCain took to national television for round 50 or so of what's become his favorite game of late: Bashing President Donald Trump, this time, over transgenders in the military. Oh, and Dreamers, too.
Don't forget the Dreamers.
The conversation ...
Why NFL Games are Unwatchable
"National Football League TV ratings down 13 percent in Week 1."
"NFL ratings in free fall."
Those headlines don't surprise me one bit.
But the NFL's rapidly declining popularity has nothing to do with televising too many games a week, too many commer...
Hillary says she ‘wouldn’t rule out’ challenge to election results almost a year later
Hours after saying she may still formally challenge the results of the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton returned to Washington on Monday night and said a "brilliant" psychological campaign by the Russians — perhaps in direct concert with the Trump campaign — had...
Trump at United Nations: America First; U.S. is ready to ‘destroy North Korea’
(UPI) -- President Donald Trump's first address to the United Nations General Assembly included forceful messages against North Korea, the Iranian government and Islamic terrorism.
If the United States is "forced to defend itself and its allies, we will hav...
Graham-Cassidy health care bill sets off clashes in Senate
Senators in both parties reignited the Obamacare repeal wars Monday, as Republicans claimed momentum for a last-chance repeal bill and Democrats told budget analysts to vet the legislation carefully, hoping to prolong a thorny debate before an end-of-month dea...
Oregon governor, celebrates free abortion law including illegal aliens
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown held a signing ceremony Monday to commemorate a new law making abortion free for everyone in the state, including illegal immigrants.
The event was attended by members of the state legislature and pro-choice advocates, who regularly b...