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Police: Child burned in voodoo ritual in Massachusetts, 2 women charged

Two sisters in Massachusetts were charged after they allegedly performed a voodoo ritual on a 5-year-old girl, burning and permanently disfiguring her, Massachusetts police said. A Haitian hairstylist said she believed her...

Federal Judge says he cannot ignore Trump’s ‘vicious’ anti-immigrant comment

A federal judge hearing a challenge to President Donald Trump's order to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation says he cannot ignore Trump's "drumbeat" of "vicious" anti-immigrant comments. "In...

US Senate blocks 20-week Abortion Bill

U.S. Democratic senators have blocked a bill that would have banned abortions after 20 weeks, ensuring that the procedure stays legal through the later terms of a woman’s pregnancy. Republican leaders in...

FBI Deputy Director steps down

Andrew McCabe, the FBI's No. 2 official whom President Donald Trump publicly criticized for alleged political bias and reportedly wanted sacked, stepped down from the bureau Monday, weeks ahead of his...

US Congress votes to reopen the government

CAPITOL HILL — U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a bill reopening the government, ending a 3-day partial shutdown that was triggered in part by a partisan brawl over immigration. Late Monday,...

Pence visits Jordan on Mideast peace mission

JERUSALEM — Jordan's King Abdullah expressed concern about Washington's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in talks with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. During the second stop on the vice...

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