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Mass funerals held in southern Syria day after Islamic State attacks

By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

Mourners in southern Syria attended mass funerals Thursday for least 216 people killed in coordinated attacks by Islamic State fighters on a usually peaceful city and surrounding countryside. In the worst violence to hit the area since the country's conflict…

WATCH: In Iowa, Trump tells farmers ‘we just opened up Europe for you’

Trump says farmers will now have access to a big, new market and he is taking credit for the change, sparked by a visit from European Union Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

Pence says U.S. will sanction Turkey unless American pastor freed

By Susannah George, Associated Press

The United States threatened NATO ally Turkey with sanctions Thursday over a detained American pastor held on terror and espionage charges.

Man explodes small bomb outside US Embassy in Beijing

By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press

Photos on social media showed a large amount of smoke and police vehicles surrounding the embassy shortly after the incident. Apart from a heightened security presence, the scene outside appeared to be normal by early afternoon.

NJ attorney general Gurbir Grewal responds after radio hosts suspended for racist comments against him

By Associated Press

The nation's first Sikh-American attorney general responded Thursday, a day after two New Jersey radio hosts repeatedly referred to him as "turban man."…

Today is the deadline to reunite all separated families. Where do things stand?

By Joshua Barajas

The government is aiming to reunite about 64 percent of the 2,551 separated minors older than 5 by Thursday, a goal it said it would meet. But the administration, when saying this, is focusing only on those “eligible” for reunification.

Backing off auto tariffs, U.S. and EU agree to more talks

By Ken Thomas, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

President Donald Trump and European leaders pulled back from the brink of a trade war over autos Wednesday and agreed to open talks to tear down trade barriers between the United States and the European Union.

Audio recording steps up feud between Trump and his former ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen

By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The sudden public airing of Donald Trump talking about paying for a Playboy model's silence marks a turning point in the legal game of cat-and-mouse between the president and his onetime lawyer.

House conservatives launch bid to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

House Republicans have criticized Rosenstein for not being responsive enough as they have requested documents related to the Russia investigation as well as a closed investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton's emails.

Russian hackers used phishing tools in 2017 attack on grid

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

Russian hackers who penetrated hundreds of U.S. utilities, manufacturing plants and other facilities last year gained access by using the most conventional of phishing tools, tricking staffers into entering passwords.