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McAleenan, acting Homeland Security secretary, stepping down

WASHINGTON - Kevin McAleenan, a career civil servant who became the unlikely point man for President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, is stepping down as acting Homeland Security secretar...

Oct 13, 2019

Shepard Smith leaves Fox News Channel

NEW YORK - Shepard Smith, whose newscast on Fox News Channel seemed increasingly an outlier on an outlet dominated by supporters of President Donald Trump, abruptly quit after signing off his final ne...

Oct 13, 2019

California adopts broadest US rules for seizing guns

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a law that will make the state the first to allow employers, co-workers and teachers to seek gun violence restraining orders against ...

Oct 13, 2019

Late opera star Jessye Norman's US hometown honours her life

AUGUSTA, Ga. - International opera star Jessye Norman never forgot her home in a small Southern U.S. city. And Augusta, Georgia, never forgot the woman who grew up among many musical influences to bec...

Oct 13, 2019

Esper says Trump orders US troops to leave northern Syria

WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Mark Esper says President Donald Trump has ordered all U.S. troops in northern Syria to move south, but not leave the country. Esper tells CBS' "Face the Nation" that th...

Oct 13, 2019

Pope canonizes John Henry Newman, 19th-century theologian

VATICAN CITY - With Prince Charles looking on, Pope Francis on Sunday canonized Cardinal John Henry Newman, praising the 19th-century Anglican convert who became an influential, unifying figure in bot...

Oct 13, 2019

IS supporters escape as Turkish troops near key Syrian town

AKCAKALE, Turkey - Turkish forces approached a key Kurdish-held town in northern Syria on Sunday, setting off clashes that allowed hundreds of Islamic State supporters to escape from a camp for displa...

Oct 13, 2019

Typhoon leaves 19 dead as Japan launches major rescue

TOKYO - Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan Sunday to rescue people stranded in flooded homes Sunday as the death toll from a ferocious typhoon climbed to at least 19...

Oct 13, 2019

'Be water': Police swoop as Hong Kong protests shift tactics

HONG KONG - Tearing a page out of ancient Chinese military philosophy, black-clad protesters in Hong Kong changed tactics and wreaked havoc by popping up in small groups in multiple locations across t...

Oct 13, 2019

Trump says he's an 'island of one' on Syria

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is an "island of one" for removing U.S. forces from northeastern Syria. But he remained steadfast and defended a move that drew widespread bip...

Oct 13, 2019