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The Latest: Trump will lay out his midterm agenda at the State of the Union
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address tonight at 9 p.m. ET is likely to be a test run of the message Republicans...
Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash
VAIL, Colo. – American skier Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a frightening crash in the women’s downhill at the...
Rubio heads to Caribbean to reassert US interests after Venezuela strikes and Iran threats
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Caribbean country of St. Kitts and Nevis this week to reassert the Trump...
Trump warns he’s considering limited strikes as Iranian diplomat says proposed deal is imminent
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump warned on Friday that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat said Tehran expects...
Rubio meets Orbán in Budapest as US and Hungary are to sign a civilian nuclear pact
BUDAPEST – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in the Hungarian capital on Monday for meetings with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his...
US military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria
WASHINGTON – The U.S. military on Saturday reported a series of strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the December...
Surprise! US women’s curling team beats Canada for first time at an Olympic Games
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO – CORTINA D'The U.S. women's curling team was surprised to learn that their defeat of Canada on Friday marked an Olympic first....
Europe warily awaits Rubio at Munich Security Conference as Trump roils transatlantic ties
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading a large U.S. delegation this week to the Munich Security Conference where increasingly nervous European...
Canadian Olympic team is ‘heartbroken’ by deadly school shooting in British Columbia
MILAN – The Canadian Olympic Committee said it is “heartbroken” by a school shooting in British Columbia that left at least seven people dead...
Netanyahu to urge expanded Iran talks during White House meeting as Trump says Tehran wants a deal
WASHINGTON – With President Donald Trump saying he believes Iran wants to make a deal on its nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
