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The so-called wet-foot, dry-foot policy let Cuban migrants stay if they arrived on U.S. shores but not if they were intercepted at sea. Now they face the same rules as people from other countries.

Federal prosecutors say they will try again to convince a jury that Baca was responsible for a wide-ranging conspiracy to cover up reports of prisoner abuse and thwart investigators.

The Democratic-dominated Legislature adds legal firepower as it anticipates a court battle with the new Trump administration over issues such as climate change and immigration.

The nearly extinct American religious group with roots in 18th century England has lost one of its last remaining members.

Because it is a sanctuary city, officials are anticipating an immigration showdown with the incoming Trump administration. The mayor proposes to fund legal services to immigrants facing deportation.

The investigations continues into the deadly fire in Oakland, Calif., where officials have not yet determined the cause of a fire that killed 36 people.

Fire investigators in Oakland, Calif., are continuing recovery efforts from Friday night's deadly fire at a warehouse party. The death toll is expected to rise and may not be final for days.

Officials in Oakland continue their grim search for victims of a fire that swept through a warehouse used as a communal artists' residence. The death toll is 33, making it the city's deadliest fire.

Tomlinson was known for his gifted storytelling and award-winning journalism in both public radio and television. A colleague said he was "a foreign correspondent straight out of central casting."

As Republicans debate how to keep their promise to dismantle Obamacare, a Kaiser poll suggests that the law has strong support for some key provisions.

Prosecutors argued that the defendants thought their ties to Venezuela's first family would facilitate their scheme to smuggle a large shipment of cocaine to the U.S.

Baseball scribes have selected two of the game's most electrifying sluggers as MVPs for 2016.

The bombings include one in New York on Sept. 17 that injured 30 people. He also faces New Jersey state charges of attempted murder of law officers.

Seeking to reduce the fears of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, Emanuel said he would not change the city's policy even if it means losing all federal funding.

The Taliban claims responsibility for the attack late Thursday, which the group says was launched in retaliation for recent airstrikes in the city of Kunduz that killed dozens of civilians.

The election of Donald Trump has conservative organizations hopeful for new protections for religious liberty, while LGBT groups anticipate more discrimination in courts, workplaces and the military.

A judge has delayed jury selection in Roof's trial, which was due to start this week. The white defendant is accused of killing nine black parishioners at a Bible study meeting last year.

The deal marks the first Western energy investment in Iran since the loosening of sanctions in January.

An unemployed motorcycle mechanic admitted that he went to the LA airport in November 2013 with the intent to kill TSA agents. He killed one security screener and seriously wounded three other people.

A wide-ranging investigation implicates more than two dozen law enforcement officers from a variety of police departments.