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By Gene Johnson The Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. — Their hug was silent, their smiles broad. After more than six weeks in custody, a Mexican man who had been arrested despite his participation in a program designed to prevent the deportation of those brought to the U.S. illegally as children […]

By Calvin Woodward The Associated Press WASHINGTON — To believe or not to believe? That is the question, when it comes to President Donald Trump’s comments about what comes next on health care. Since the Republicans’ coverage bill died in the House last week, marking the defeat of Trump’s first […]

By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO — Japan’s ruling party urged the government Thursday to consider arming the country with more advanced and offensive capability, such as striking enemy targets with cruise missiles, further loosening the self-defence-only military posture Japan has had since the end of World War II. […]

The Associated Press BERLIN — Germany’s governing parties have agreed on new rules to ensure that most marriages involving under-18s aren’t legally recognized in the country. The issue arose following the influx of migrants to Germany in 2015, and the main aim is to protect girls who were married abroad. […]

By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The world’s oldest and most experienced spacewoman has just set another record, this time for spacewalking. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson floated out on the eighth spacewalk of her career Thursday morning, 250 miles up at the International Space Station. That’s […]

By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press I mentioned to my husband recently that I had mastered an oven-baked chicken tender recipe, and his response was a little underwhelming; dismissive even. It sounded like a healthier version of a restaurant kid’s meal, and frankly, he wasn’t interested. At the dinner table, […]