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US orders up to 450 more troops to Iraq, but no overhaul of strategy to defeat Islamic State…Click to Continue »

The retrial of a former South Carolina police chief charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man has been moved from the county where the shooting…Click to Continue »

Chris Heston handled the New York Mets with ease. Explaining his accomplishment was the hard part.Click to Continue »

Marta scored her 15th career Women's World Cup goal to become the all-time leader in tournament history, leading Brazil to a 2-0 win over South Korea on Tuesday.Click to Continue »

BC-BBO-Baseball Draft-Day 2, 3rd Ld-Writethru,902…Click to Continue »

Police in Spokane, Washington, say an officer and a man he was chasing were both injured when they crashed through a plate glass window at a bicycle shop.Click to Continue »

A California bill mandating full vaccination for schoolchildren now awaits an Assembly floor vote after passing the Assembly Health Committee on a 12-6 vote Tuesday.Click to Continue »

It’s believed that San Francisco would be the first place in the country to require such a warning on ads for soda if it receives a second approval from the…Click to Continue »

The department is proposing that all chain restaurants add a salt-shaker-like symbol on menus next to products that contain more than the recommended daily limit. That’s 2,300 milligrams of sodium,Click to Continue »

Searchers walk shoulder-to-shoulder, wearing bulletproof vests and carrying sidearms as they went through woods, fields and swamps, checking every home, garage and shed.Click to Continue »