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Alicia Vikander wins Oscar for best supporting actress

Alicia Vikander won the Oscar for best supporting actress Sunday night for her role in "The Danish Girl."

February 28, 2016

Cedric Ford identified as Hesston, Kansas, shooter by co-workers

The gunman in the Kansas workplace shooting has been identified by multiple co-workers as Cedric Ford, according to Wichita TV station KWCH.

February 25, 2016

Hesston, Kansas, shooting: Multiple people reportedly shot at workplace

Four people were killed and 14 others injured in a Thursday afternoon rampage through a rural Kansas county that ended with the death of the gunman at police hands.

February 25, 2016

U.S., China agree on resolution to punish North Korea

China has reportedly agreed to a series of measures at the United Nations to penalize North Korea for its recent nuclear and missile tests.

February 24, 2016

Apple developing iPhone even it can’t hack: report

While Apple Inc. is battling the federal government over demands that it unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino killers, it is reportedly working to make the whole issue moot by developing security that even the company itself can't get around.

February 24, 2016

U.S. Customs office in Alameda, California, evacuated over envelope with suspicious substance

A federal building in the San Francisco Bay Area received an envelope with a suspicious substance inside it, causing three people to fall ill.

February 24, 2016

Quinton Tellis indicted in Jessica Chambers burning death in Mississippi

A man being held in a Louisiana jail on charges in another homicide has been indicted in the burning death of Jessica Chambers.

February 23, 2016

China deploys fighter jets to contested South China Sea island

In the latest case of Chinese contempt for the U.S., Beijing reportedly deployed fighter jets on a disputed island in the South China Sea on the eve of a Tuesday meeting with America's top diplomat.

February 23, 2016

Ted Cruz says he’d deport all illegal immigrants in U.S.

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas noticeably toughened his stance on immigration Monday night, saying in an interview that the U.S. should deport all 12 million illegal immigrants now here.

February 22, 2016

Claire McCaskill announces she has breast cancer, will take leave from Congress

Sen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri Democrat, announced Monday that she has breast cancer and will be taking leave of Congress for a few weeks.

February 22, 2016

Evo Morales of Bolivia loses referendum that would allow fourth term

An ally of Hugo Chavez and the Castros has apparently lost a referendum that would have made him eligible to run for office again, past the current constitutional limit.

February 21, 2016

EPA asks Volkswagen to make electric cars in U.S. to atone for rigged emissions tests

U.S. environmental regulators are not letting a crisis go to waste, seeking to make Volkswagen do more than fix the diesel engines that cheated on emissions tests.

February 21, 2016

Ted Cruz presidential eligibility court case to be heard in Chicago: reports

Birtherism is now officially a legal issue, as the eligibility of Sen. Ted Cruz to run for president will have a hearing Friday in Chicago, according to multiple news outlets.

February 18, 2016

James Clyburn to endorse Hillary Clinton: report

The top black Democratic lawmaker in South Carolina will endorse Hillary Clinton, a potential key move in the former first lady's efforts to use the black vote to stem the challenge by Bernie Sanders.

February 18, 2016

Richard Burr plans bill to criminalize encryption resistance by Apple, other tech firms

After this week's Apple ruling, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee plans a significant escalation in the fight between the government and technology firms over cybersecurity, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

February 18, 2016

Freddie Gray cases on hold as Maryland Court of Appeals intervenes

The Maryland supreme court has put a halt on all the prosecutions of Baltimore police officers in the Freddie Gray death.

February 18, 2016

Powerball winning numbers for Wednesday, Feb. 17 revealed

Powerball officials drew the winning numbers Wednesday night in a $189 million lottery as the twice-weekly game continues to build more than a month after the richest drawing in history.

February 17, 2016

Obama to visit Cuba within next month: report

President Obama will visit Cuba next month, the first U.S. president to travel to Havana in nearly 90 years, the White House said Thursday.

February 17, 2016

Jury acquits Ohio man of stalking Gwyneth Paltrow

The Ohio man accused of stalking Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow was acquitted Wednesday afternoon of all charges.

February 17, 2016

AFL-CIO won’t back Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders in primary: report

The AFL-CIO will not be endorsing anybody in the Democratic presidential primary, at least not yet, a blow to former first lady Hillary Clinton, who had secured most endorsements by organized labor until now.

February 17, 2016