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Peru grants asylum to Venezuelans that missed passport deadline 25 Aug 2018 - 08:11 pm
Venezuelan migrants wait at the Binational Border Service Center of Peru, on the border with Ecuador, in Tumbes, Peru August 25, 2018. REUTERS/Douglas Juarez
Former head of US health agency arrested on sexual abuse charge 24 Aug 2018 - 11:23 pm
Former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tom Frieden (C), departs criminal court after a hearing in New York, U.S., August 24, 2018. Reuters/Lucas Jackson
Tobacco-funded group starts Montana anti-initiative ad blitz 24 Aug 2018 - 11:23 pm
In one example, the group is spending some $680,000 to air more than 900 spots through the Nov. 6 election on KTVQ-TV in Billings, the state's largest TV market, according to an analysis of that station's FCC filings by The Associated Press.
GoFundMe investigating campaign for homeless Samaritan 24 Aug 2018 - 10:12 pm
Kate McClure and Johnny Bobbit Jr. (Courtesy of GoFundMe)
Venezuelan migrants pour into Peru before new rules enforced 24 Aug 2018 - 09:39 pm
A Venezuelan migrant is helped after crossing the border of Peru with Ecuador, in Aguas Verdes, Tumbes, Peru August 24, 2018. Reuters/Douglas Juarez
Hurricane Lane barrels toward Hawaii with torrential rains 24 Aug 2018 - 08:43 pm
Residents carry dogs through flood waters to dry land, after playing in the water briefly on the Big Island on August 23, 2018 in Hilo, Hawaii. Hurricane Lane has brought more than a foot of rainfall to some parts of the Big Island which is under a flash
McCain to discontinue his medical treatment for brain cancer 24 Aug 2018 - 07:18 pm
John McCain
Trump attacks make conservative Sessions an unlikely champion for president's opponents 24 Aug 2018 - 07:18 pm
US President Donald Trump (L) sits with Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Quantico, Virginia, before participating in the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony on December 15, 2017.  AFP / Nicholas Kamm
Mexico businessman wants to buy presidential plane for $99 mln 24 Aug 2018 - 06:12 pm
 Gustavo Jimenez Pons made the offer Thursday at president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's office, the newspaper Reforma reported.(YouTube grab)
Trump vs. Sessions: The feud intensifies 24 Aug 2018 - 06:12 pm

In this file photo taken on February 22, 2018 US Attorney General Jeff Sessions attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump with state and local officials on school safety in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC.  AFP / Mandel Ng
Pompeo to visit NKorea next week, names Ford exec as envoy 23 Aug 2018 - 06:55 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces Steve Biegun (L) as special representative to North Korea at the State Department in Washington, DC, on August 23, 2018. Secretary Pompeo is scheduled to return to North Korea new week. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM
Hawaiian Airlines to suspend service to China in October 23 Aug 2018 - 05:23 pm
Peninsula
Scramble for food and water as Hurricane Lane approaches Hawaii 23 Aug 2018 - 08:35 am
Members of the Alapahoe outrigger canoe club move their canoes off the beach to higher ground as Hurricane Lane approaches Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. August 21, 2018. Picture taken August 21, 2018. Reuters/Hugh Gentry
Trump says he's done nothing wrong, Cohen making up stories 23 Aug 2018 - 08:03 am
This combination of pictures created on August 22, 2018 shows recent images of Michael Cohen (L),  Donald Trump (C) and Paul Manafort. AFP / Don Emmert, Nicholas Kamm &   Mandel Ngan
Two Trump lieutenants found guilty, president implicated 22 Aug 2018 - 11:18 am
US President Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd at a Make America Great Again rally at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Venezuelan streets quieter than usual after opposition strike call 21 Aug 2018 - 09:15 pm
A man pushes a cart in front of closed stores at a commercial area in downtown Caracas, Venezuela August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Colorado prosecutors set to charge man for murdering family 20 Aug 2018 - 01:03 pm
Chrisopher Watts, 33, arrested on suspicion of murdering his pregnant wife and two young daughters, in Frederick, Colorado, U.S., is shown in this handout photo provided August 16, 2018. Weld County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS
Trump says 'nothing to hide' from Special Counsel Mueller 19 Aug 2018 - 06:20 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon his departure from the White House in Washington, U.S., August 17, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo