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Separatists vow to defy police ultimatum over Catalonia vote

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Catalonian separatists vowed Saturday to ignore a police ultimatum to leave the schools they are occupying to use in a vote seeking independence from Spain. As

South Carolina women’s hoops coach: No White House invite

Dawn Staley and her champion South Carolina Gamecocks are still waiting for their invite to the White House. Source: AP

Yellow wristbands, segregation for Florida homeless in Irma

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Shelby Hoogendyk says that when she, her husband and her 17-month-old son arrived at an emergency shelter as Hurricane Irma closed in, they were separated

Stories from the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Last week Puerto Ricans hunkered down as Hurricane Maria raked the length of the island, killing at least 16 people, wrecking the electricity grid

US economic growth revised up to 3.1 percent rate in Q2

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at an upgraded annual rate of 3.1 percent in the spring, the fastest pace in more than two years. But growth is expected

Trump, an uneven ally for GOP, tests his influence on taxes

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump announced plans to go to Indiana Wednesday to sell the GOP tax overhaul plan, party leaders cheered his engagement on the high-stakes issue.

Congress at crossroads after another GOP health care failure

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is at a crossroads after Republicans’ stinging failure to repeal Barack Obama’s health care law. But what’s next — more partisan conflict, or a pragmatic shift

Ivanka Trump’s supply chains in China cloaked in secrecy

SHANGHAI (AP) — It is no secret that the bulk of Ivanka Trump’s merchandise comes from China. But just which Chinese companies manufacture and export her handbags, shoes and clothes

Trump tweets about Puerto Rico problems, as feds rush aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. ramped up its response Monday to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, even as President Donald Trump brought up the island’s struggles before Hurricane Maria

US says it’s not pushing for regime change in North Korea

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Monday it’s not seeking to overthrow North Korea’s government after the president tweeted that Kim Jong Un “won’t be around much longer” and