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Trump attending marquee sumo event in Tokyo

MOBARA, Japan (AP) — President Donald Trump is getting a taste of one of Japan’s most treasured cultural institution, sitting ringside at an annual summer sumo wrestling championship in Tokyo. The president, first lady Melania Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…

At least two dead and hotel leveled in Oklahoma tornado

A likely tornado tore through El Reno, Oklahoma, late Saturday, leveling a hotel and killing two people at a mobile home park, Mayor Matt White said. A search-and-rescue operation was underway early Sunday, focusing mainly on the mobile home park.…

Firefighters battle at least two brush fires in Arizona

More than 100 firefighters dealt with two brush fires on Friday and Saturday, with one spreading to over 1,200 acres by Saturday afternoon and the fast-moving Hot Springs fire spread to more than 100 Saturday afternoon. No structures appeared to…

Moby apologizes to Natalie Portman

Singer Moby said Saturday the "many of the criticisms" leveled against him for his description of his relationship with actress Natalie Portman are "very valid." Moby set off a social media firestorm earlier this week when an excerpt of his…

Lawmakers demand details on migrant girl's death

Washington — Accusing the government of staging a "concealment," a group of Democratic lawmakers is pressing the Trump administration for details on the case of a migrant girl whose September death in U.S. custody was not publicly disclosed until Wednesday by…

Hundreds of counter-protesters demonstrate against KKK rally

Hundreds of counter-protesters demonstrated against an estimated nine attendees of a planned rally by a Ku Klu Klan-affiliated group in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday, WHIO reports. Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl told the CBS Dayton affiliate he was "very pleased"…

Trump, House committees reach deal to stay subpoenas

Judge rules against Trump in subpoena fight President Trump and the House Intelligence and Financial Services Committees reached a deal to stay congressional subpoenas requesting Mr. Trump's financial records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One, filing a joint motion Saturday.…

Intel community responds to Barr's declassification powers

President Trump's decision to empower Attorney General William Barr with sweeping declassification authorities has seeded a simmering conflict between the Department of Justice and the intelligence community that centers on the president's long-held objections to investigations launched into links between…

2 Texas men die trying to jump car over open drawbridge

Two men died after attempting to "jump" an open drawbridge in Louisiana, authorities said. State police responded to a single-vehicle crash around 2 a.m. Friday in the water at the Black Bayou Bridge near Lake Charles. Alejandro Cazares, 23, and…

At the spelling bee, the most common sound is the toughest

WASHINGTON (AP) — The word that knocked runner-up Naysa Modi out of last year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee was “Bewusstseinslage” — one of those flashy, impossible-sounding German-derived words that make the audience gasp when they are announced. Naysa believes the…

Shooting at New Jersey bar leaves 10 injured

At least 10 people were injured overnight during a shooting at a bar in Trenton, New Jersey, authorities said Saturday. Police said they were notified of gunfire around 12:25 a.m. Saturday outside the Ramoneros Liquor & Bar. Police discovered several…

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