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Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional

NEW ORLEANS - A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld the constitutionality of the all-male military draft system Thursday, citing a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court decision. In a decision that overturn...

Aug 13, 2020

Biden raises $26M in 24 hours after Harris VP announcement

WILMINGTON, Del. - Joe Biden raised $26 million in the 24 hours after he named Kamala Harris as his running mate, doubling his previous one-day record and signalling enthusiasm among Democrats followi...

Aug 13, 2020

Facebook beefs up anti-misinfo efforts ahead of US election

OAKLAND, Calif. - Beginning Thursday, U.S. Facebook users who post about voting may start seeing an addendum to their messages -- labels directing readers to authoritative information about the upcomi...

Aug 13, 2020

Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as both

WASHINGTON - An overzealous prosecutor trying to hide her crime-fighting past - who is also weak on crime. The most radical pick for vice-president ever - but too moderate to energize progressive Demo...

Aug 13, 2020

US seizes digital currency accounts used by militant groups

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has seized millions of dollars from cryptocurrency accounts that militant organization abroad, including al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, relied on to raise mo...

Aug 13, 2020

President Trump says UAE to open diplomatic ties with Israel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties as part of a deal to halt the annexation of...

Aug 13, 2020

Bob Woodward's new Trump book, 'Rage,' due out next month

WASHINGTON - Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward's new book about President Donald Trump is titled "Rage" and will be released Sept. 15, less than two months before Election Day, according t...

Aug 13, 2020

Lives Lost: Woman who performed Shakespeare on the street

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - She had all the makings of a rising star, someone who wrote, directed and acted in her own plays in her 20s and attended one of the country's top drama schools around the same time ...

Aug 12, 2020

US says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S., a U.S....

Aug 12, 2020

Puerto Rico Supreme Court upholds second round of primaries

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the votes cast during a botched primary over the weekend are valid and that a second round of voting will be held Aug. 16 at ce...

Aug 12, 2020