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Immigration
NEW YORK (AP) — With some U.S. presidential candidates on the campaign trail demonizing immigrants, a powerhouse husband-and-wife team, who both happen to be immigrants themselves, hope they can offer some balance – and some pop songs. Gloria Estefan and her husband, Emilio, are shepherding their musical biography "On Your
Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — A man at the center of Ireland's greatest banking scandal has been arrested in Massachusetts and faces potential extradition to his homeland. The U.S. Marshals Service and the U.S. attorney's office said federal agents arrested former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David
iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's parliament voted on Tuesday to support implementing the nuclear deal it struck with world powers, sending the measure to a council of senior clerics who will review the accord before its final approval. The 12-member Guardian Council could send the bill, which allows Iran
Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. cargo planes dropped small arms ammunition to Arab groups fighting the Islamic State group in northern Syria, a U.S. military spokesman said Monday. Col. Steve Warren, a spokesman in Baghdad for the U.S. military command in charge of the anti-IS campaign in Syria and
Democratic primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican presidential contest has been aflutter for months, but now it's time for the Democrats to spread their wings before a big national audience. Their first debate is Tuesday night on CNN. Grab your binoculars and bring along this field guide to the candidates.
GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — If rebel conservatives and establishment Republicans in the House can agree on anything, it's likely supporting Paul Ryan for speaker. Across the Sunday talk shows, members of the Freedom Caucus that helped drive Speaker John Boehner toward retirement said they could swing behind Ryan in the
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who has been detained in Iran for more than a year on charges including espionage, has been convicted, a spokesman for the Iranian judiciary said. Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi confirmed the verdict in comments aired on state TV late Sunday night.
Donald Trump
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hundreds of donors to Jeb Bush's presidential campaign will gather later this month in Houston. They'll shake hands with a pair of former presidents, and high-profile lieutenants of the former Florida governor will push them to write generous checks. This weekend in Las