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Marine Vet Identified as Gunman Who Killed 12 at California Bar

VOA News The FBI was carefully examining Thursday the car and home of the gunman who killed 12 people at a bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The shooter, Marine Corps veteran Ian David...

Trump Declares Midterm Victories, Warns Democrats About Probes

WHITE HOUSE — At a combative, lengthy news conference Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated himself for achieving what he termed a “tremendous success” in the previous day’s midterm elections. “History will see...

Trump: ‘No Rush’ to Drop Sanctions Against North Korea

STATE DEPARTMENT — President Donald Trump says he is in "no rush" to finalize a deal with North Korea and remove sanctions. "I would love to take the sanctions off, but they have...

Democrats Score Key House Wins, But Falling Short in Senate

Democrats won several key races Tuesday, but appeared short of a sweeping "blue wave" midterm election victory that many had predicted would bring a rebuke to the presidency of Donald Trump. The...

Russia Influence Operations Taking Aim at US Military

WASHINGTON — With just days to go until the U.S. midterm elections, there are growing fears that Russia's efforts to undermine U.S. democracy extend far beyond the polls on Nov. 6 or...

US Regulators Approve Powerful New Opioid Pill Despite Criticism

U.S. regulators have approved a powerful new opioid tablet to be used in hospitals over objections from critics who fear the pill will be abused. The new drug approved by the U.S....

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