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8 killed, 42 missing in landslides in typhoon-hit Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - Landslides set off by Typhoon Molave killed at least eight people with 42 others missing in central Vietnam, state media said Thursday. Rescuers dug up eight bodies in Tra Van village...

Oct 28, 2020

Florida man charged with changing governor's voting address

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis couldn't initially cast his ballot this week because someone illegally changed his address online, a complication that resulted in a suspect's arrest ...

Oct 28, 2020

Barrett confirmation rises as issue in Kentucky Senate race

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took a victory lap Wednesday for shepherding Amy Coney Barrett onto the U.S. Supreme Court, while his Democratic challenger questioned his prio...

Oct 28, 2020

FBI says extremist threatened Trump, Obama in online posts

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A man charged in an alleged conspiracy to kidnap Michigan's governor also made threatening online comments about President Donald Trump, former presidents Barack Obama and Bill ...

Oct 28, 2020

Judge allows John Hinckley to publicly display his artwork

The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan can now publicly display his writings, artwork and music, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. John Hinckley has long considered himself to be a mu...

Oct 28, 2020

Developer tied to Texas AG accused judge, others of fraud

DALLAS - An Austin real estate developer at the centre of recent allegations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked for an investigation into his uncorroborated claims that other businessmen ...

Oct 28, 2020

Hurricane Zeta hits Louisiana with flooding, power outages

NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Zeta slammed into storm-weary Louisiana on Wednesday, pelting the New Orleans metro area with rain and howling winds that ripped apart buildings, knocked out power to thousands...

Oct 28, 2020

Supreme Court leaves NC absentee ballot deadline at Nov. 12

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will allow absentee ballots in North Carolina to be received and counted up to 9 days after Election Day, in a win for Democrats. The justices on Wednesday refused to di...

Oct 28, 2020

ICE settles lawsuit filed by immigrant activists in Vermont

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The federal government has agreed not to deport three immigrant activists in Vermont who sued two years ago after they were arrested, saying they were targeted in retaliation for the...

Oct 28, 2020

Former DHS official says he wrote 'Anonymous' Trump critique

WASHINGTON - A former Trump administration official who penned a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name "Anonymous" made his identify public Wednesday. Miles Taylor, a former chief of s...

Oct 28, 2020