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Major US Businesses Ask Supreme Court to Ban Discrimination of Gays

A group of 76 U.S. businesses and two professional sports teams have petitioned the Supreme Court to rule whether federal law bans workplace discrimination based on sexual preference. Some of the country's...

Trump: North Korea a ‘problem that has to be solved’

WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday characterized North Korea as “a problem that has to be solved.” Trump, asked about his differences with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on how...

California wildfires kill 17, homes and businesses burned

Calmer winds and lower temperatures have helped thousands of firefighters in the western U.S. state of California make progress in battling a collection of wildfires that broke out across the state...

Trump discusses ‘range of options’ to respond to North Korean aggression

WHITE HOUSE — As U.S. President Donald Trump pondered possible military strikes against North Korea, his military, along with South Korea and Japan, staged a combined show of force against Pyongyang with...

California Wildfires Kill 15; Trump Declares Major Disaster

President Donald Trump has declared a major disaster in Northern California, where wildfires have killed at least 15 and burned thousands of homes and stores to the ground. The declaration freed up...

US Military Leaders to Troops: ‘Be Ready’ in Event of North Korea Confrontation

The chief of staff of the U.S. Army says his troops must have a "laser-focused sense of urgency" on military preparedness, a day after the defense secretary told troops "to be...

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