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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Running great Kip Keino has handed himself over to police and is under arrest following allegations he and six other Kenyan sports and government officials embezzled and misappropriated more than $545,000 set aside for their team at the…

BANGKOK (AP) - A prominent Vietnamese blogger sent into exile in the United States says her reunion with her family after two years in prison is proof she is not alone in speaking for freedom. Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh was smiling when she emerged from the George…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean progressives on Thursday accused the government of caving into xenophobic sentiment by rejecting a plea for refugee status by hundreds of asylum seekers from war-ravaged Yemen whose arrival on a resort island earlier this…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Democratic Congressman Jim Cooper says receiving Taylor Swift's endorsement was like "manna from heaven," calling it "the least expected thing that's ever happened" to him and "one of the great honors" in his life. Swift unexpectedly…

SEATTLE (AP) - The Latest on the debate in Washington's 8th Congressional District (all times local): 10:25 p.m. In the only debate for one of the most closely-watched midterm races in the country, the two candidates vying for Washington state's open U.S.…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - It's been eight years since the U.S. Supreme Court declared that political spending is free speech. The decision eased the way for corporations, unions or nonprofits to spend massive amounts to support, or more often, denounce candidates…

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - The University of Massachusetts Amherst is launching a new scholarship in honor of a local civil rights activist. The Ruth B. Loving Springfield Area Scholarship is for the school's University Without Walls program, which assists adults…

CALEMAR, Peru (AP) - Martin Vizcarra stepped down from a military helicopter into a small Peruvian jungle village where no president had ventured before. Donning thick-soled boots, he journeyed across the banks of an Amazonian tributary to inaugurate a new…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's governor plans to sign a bill that would end the practice of suspending driver's licenses for those convicted of drug offenses unrelated to driving. The House on Wednesday made the final vote to send the legislation to…

DOVER, Del. — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Carper is criticizing Republican attempts to dredge up a decades-old incident in which he slapped his ex-wife, leaving her with a black eye. During a debate Wednesday at the University of Delaware, Carper and Republican…

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Carper is criticizing Republican attempts to dredge up a decades-old incident in which he slapped his ex-wife, leaving her with a black eye. During a debate Wednesday at the University of Delaware, Carper and…

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Less than two months before President Enrique Pena Nieto leaves offices, his administration is seeking to shield itself from a corruption investigation that has the potential to sweep up federal officials. The presidency's legal office filed…

Don McGahn has returned to civilian life. A White House official confirms that Wednesday was McGahn's last day as White House counsel. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters. President Donald Trump announced in August that…

Despite his denials, President Trump is very much the center of the 2018 election, political pros say — and the leader of the Republican Party will earn at least some of the blame should the GOP fail to hold its majorities in Congress. Mr. Trump stirred the…

While other senators' votes got more attention, perhaps the most curious "No" vote on Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh came from Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama, a Democrat who represents one of the reddest states in the country but has been voting, at times, like a New…

The midterms are 2 1/2 weeks away and no other political topic matters right now. Therefore, I have decided to write about the 2020 election. Let me explain. Control of the House is up in the air. Democrats are more likely than not going to win a majority, but…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The Latest on the first of two general election debates between the candidates competing for South Carolina governor (all times local): 8:15 p.m. The men vying to be South Carolina's next governor are drawing their final contrasts as…

The unsealed divorce records between Rep. Keith Ellison and his ex-wife Kim Ellison include charges of domestic abuse. But not what people might've been expecting. According to reports Wednesday in the Washington Post and the Minnesota Star-Tribune, Mr.…

A messy, partisan Senate confirmation fight may play the deciding role in Montana's too-close-to-call U.S. Senate race, but it may not be the fight that first comes to mind. President Trump on Thursday will be making his third trip to the sparsely populated…

Gun control was supposed to be the issue of 2018. Yet it has receded so far into the background of the midterm congressional elections that Everytown for Gun Safety, a major player in gun control, is spending its money on ads covering abortion, health care and…