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Children torn from parents, refugees turned away and a relentless stream of changes to immigration regulation and enforcement. To those who champion President Donald Trump and believe cracking down on immigration translates to better lives for Americans, 2018’s breathless headlines ...

Bodies. Chaos. The smell of gunpowder and blood. A deputy wandering aimlessly, muttering to himself. Officers who arrived at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the minutes after a gunman killed 14 students and three staff members Feb. 14 described ...

The seaside destination that gave the world Jaws is going through its own, real-life shark crisis. Two shark attacks, including the nation’s lone human fatality so far this year, have sparked months of debate on Cape Cod about how to ...

President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from Syria was made hastily, without consulting his national security team or allies, and over strong objections from virtually everyone involved in the fight against the Islamic State, according to U.S. and ...

A pair of pickup trucks arrived first, their heavy engines rumbling, poised over the shack of pallet wood that separated April Hawkins from the Kansas City winter. Horns honked. Fists beat on the wood panels. “Ten minutes!” an authoritative voice ...

A monthly survey of rural bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests the regional economy is growing. The overall index of the Creighton University Rural Mainstreet survey for December climbed back above growth neutral to hit 54.2, ...

A New York judge declined to dismiss sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein Thursday, rejecting the disgraced Hollywood titan’s fierce push to have his indictment thrown out. Judge James Burke’s ruling buoyed a prosecution that appeared on rocky ground in ...

Health officials suspect that a suburban St. Louis hotel’s water supply may be to blame after two unrelated guests were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said late Wedneday that it and the U.S. ...

Missouri has begun the move toward legalized medical marijuana by naming an outgoing lawmaker to a leadership role and announcing the start of the process for those who want to grow, make or sell marijuana products. The Missouri Department of ...

Walgreens Boots Alliance topped Wall Street forecasts for its fiscal first quarter, helped partially by a sales boost provided by stores acquired from smaller rival Rite Aid. Revenue for the drugstore chain jumped about 10 percent to $33.8 billion, with ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the U.S. decision to pull its troops out of Syria, adding that they shouldn’t have been there from the start. Speaking at Thursday’s annual marathon news conference, Putin said he agrees with U.S. President Donald ...