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To combat potholes, cities turn to technology
WASHINGTON -- They are a torment for motorists and a costly headache for transportation departments. Every winter and spring, potholes plague city streets and rural roads, causing drivers to curse and public works ...Read more
Mexico sent in the army to fight the drug war. Many question the toll on society and the army itself
MEXICO CITY -- The handwritten letter addressed to the Mexican president and lawmakers came from a military prison outside the capital.
Its authors were 20 soldiers awaiting sentencing for crimes committed during Mexico's...Read more
Afghan interpreters face new trouble trying to get US visas
WASHINGTON -- Four years ago, Ahmad Shirin was in his native Afghanistan, fearing that the Taliban would kill him for serving as an interpreter for the U.S. Army, a job dutifully and dangerously carried out for 12 years.
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Trump threatens to slap tariffs on an additional $200 billion in Chinese goods, raising trade tensions
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump, moving to amp up pressure on China to make trade concessions, threatened late Monday to impose tariffs on an additional $200 billion in Chinese imports and to double that amount if ...Read more
Judge strikes down Kansas voter law, orders Kobach to take classes
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A federal judge has struck down a Kansas voter citizenship law that Secretary of State Kris Kobach had personally defended.
Judge Julie Robinson also ordered Kobach, who is seeking the Republican ...Read more
Pompeo says US agreed to 'alter' Korea armistice at summit
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has agreed to "alter" the 1953 armistice halting the Korean War if North Korea gives up its nuclear weapons, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, revealing an apparent promise from ...Read more
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In-flight sexual assault reports on the rise, FBI says
BALTIMORE -- The number of sexual assault reports aboard airplanes has grown by nearly two-thirds in recent years, according to the FBI.
Sixty-three cases of in-...Read more
Florida has most in the nation to lose from sea rise
Florida stands to lose more homes -- and real estate value -- to sea-rise damage than any other state in the nation this century, according to a new study.
That conclusion, in a report compiled by the Union of Concerned ...Read more
Northwestern revokes honorary degree given to Bill Cosby
CHICAGO -- Northwestern University has rescinded an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby, marking the first time the institution has taken such action.
Trustees voted unanimously Monday to invalidate Cosby's honorary ...Read more
Scientists discover world's first known manta ray nursery
SAN DIEGO -- The University of California, San Diego has discovered the world's first known nursery for manta rays, an idyllic spot in the Gulf of Mexico where the "gentle giants" approach divers along colorful reefs that ...Read more
In-flight sexual assault reports on the rise, FBI says
BALTIMORE -- The number of sexual assault reports aboard airplanes has grown by nearly two-thirds in recent years, according to the FBI.
Sixty-three cases of in-flight sexual assault were reported to federal authorities ...Read more
Transgender woman sent to men's prison in Philadelphia: Experience was 'dehumanizing'
PHILADELPHIA -- A transgender woman accused of trying to burn a flag in a crowd at Philadelphia's Pride parade says authorities referred to her by male pronouns, used her birth name, Ryan -- even though she told them it ...Read more
'Sleep well tonight'? Trump has yet to press North Korea on its chemical weapons
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un offered a small ray of hope that North Korea might ease its nuclear threat. But left untouched in the talks was Kim's arsenal of chemical weapons, an omission ...Read more
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