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Cuba says it killed 4 aboard Florida-registered speedboat that opened fire

HAVANA — Cuban soldiers killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speed boat that had entered Cuban waters and opened fire on the soldiers first, the Cuban government said Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that he was made aware of the ...

Justice Dept. reviewing whether Epstein-related records were mistakenly withheld

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it was looking into whether it improperly withheld documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files after several news organizations reported that some records involving uncorroborated accusations made by a woman against President Donald Trump ...

Trump’s State of Union seeks to calm economic jitters

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump boasted during Tuesday's State of the Union that "we're winning so much," saying he'd sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at home while imposing a new world order abroad — hoping that offering a long list of his accomplishments can counter approval ...

House rejects bill requiring aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions

The House failed to approve a bill Tuesday that was crafted after last year's tragic midair collision near Washington, D.C., to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems to prevent such crashes. The collision of an airliner out of Wichita and an Army ...

US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East

TEL AVIV, Israel — Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East. Huckabee made the comments in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired ...

ICE’s purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating towns

SOCORRO, Texas (AP) — In a Texas town at the edge of the Rio Grande and a tall metal border wall, rumors swirled that federal immigration officials wanted to purchase three hulking warehouses to transform into a detention center. As local officials scrambled to find out what was happening, a ...