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U.S. reaches $95.5M settlement in for-profit education case

By Joe Mandak and Eric Tucker, Associated Press

PITTSBURGH -- A Pittsburgh company that enrolls more than 100,000 students at for-profit trade schools and colleges across the U.S. is not admitting wrongdoing as part of a $95.5 million settlement with the Obama administration.

Obama calls it shameful to impose religious test on refugees

By Associated Press

ANTALYA, Turkey -- President Barack Obama says it's wrong to equate attacks like those that happened in Paris with Islam. But he says the Muslim community needs to do more to make sure young people are "not infected" with the…

Republican lawmakers may try to block Syrian refugee plan

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- Republican lawmakers may try to use must-pass government spending legislation to block President Barack Obama's plans to increase the number of Syrian refugees entering the U.S.

Capitol Police: No specific threat to Capitol but be careful

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Capitol Police are telling congressional offices that while there are no specific threats against the Capitol following the Paris terrorist attacks, lawmakers and their aides should take precautions and be vigilant.

World leaders vow to step up anti-terror efforts after Paris

By Vladimir Isachenkov and Josh Lederman, Associated Press

ANTALYA, Turkey -- World leaders vowed Monday to boost intelligence-sharing, cut off terrorist funding and strengthen border security in Europe, as they sought to show resolve and unity following the deadly terror attacks in Paris.

Obama: Attacks 'terrible' setback in Islamic State campaign

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

ANTALYA, Turkey -- President Barack Obama on Monday conceded that the Paris terror attacks were a "terrible and sickening setback" in the fight against the Islamic State, but forcefully dismissed critics who have called for the U.S. to change or…

Fact or fiction? Taking a closer look at the Democratic debate

By PBS News Hour

Saturday night was the second Democratic 2016 presidential candidate debate featuring a smaller group of three: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley. Angie Holan of PolitiFact joins William Brangham from Washington to fact check the candidates' statements and offer…

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Key takeaways from the second Democratic presidential debate

By Ken Thomas, Associated Press

The deadly attacks in Paris cast a somber mood at the start of the second Democratic presidential debate, but the field spent the rest of the night tossing sharp elbows over Wall Street reform, gun control and the minimum wage.

At Democratic debate, terrorism took center stage

By Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press

A day after deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, Hillary Rodham Clinton cast herself as the country's strongest commander in chief in a scary world, even as she defended her own role in the rise of Islamic militants.

In wake of Paris attacks, world leaders pledge renewed fight against ISIS

By Julie Pace and Josh Lederman, Associated Press

Jolted to attention by a horrifying terror spree in Paris, world leaders pledged a renewed fight Sunday against the Islamic State group, but offered little in the way of a revamped counter-terrorism strategy.