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In this undated file image provided by nonprofit advocacy and legal group Equally American, John Fitisemanu, an American Samoan and the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the United States seeking full U.S. citizenship.

US should recognize American Samoans as citizens, judge says

12/12/2019 08:49 PM

The cluster of Pacific islands southwest of Hawaii is the only place in the country without an automatic claim to citizenship. People born there are labeled U.S. nationals, meaning they pay taxes but cannot vote, run for office or apply for certain government jobs ...

US and China near deal that would suspend planned tariffs

FILE - This April 23, 2017, photo released by Xinhua News Agency, shows a container dock of Yangshan Port in Shanghai, east China.

Stranger hacks Atlanta couple's Ring security camera

10 ex-NFL players charged with defrauding healthcare program

This Sept. 12, 2010, file photo shows Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis before the start of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, in Landover, Md.

Pentagon watchdog investigating $400M border wall contract

A Mexican National Guard Soldier stands guard at a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall where the names of deported U.S. military veterans are listed, in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, July 21, 2019.

FCC votes to set up 3-digit suicide hotline number like 911

In this Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, photo, a man uses a cell phone in New Orleans.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg addresses plenary of U.N. climate conference during with a meeting with leading climate scientists at the COP25 summit in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019.

Trump criticizes climate activist Thunberg after Time honor

President Donald Trump lashed out at 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday, a day after she was named by Time as its Person of the Year, calling her selection "ridiculous."...

Authorities tie killers in New Jersey attack to fringe group

Law enforcement are seen at the scene following reports of gunfire, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in Jersey City, N.J.

Wyoming deputies lasso deer that fell through iced-over pond

This Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 photo provided by the Sublette County Sheriff's Office shows a deer that deputies rescued from a frozen pond, after first lassoing it because the ice was too thin to approach, and pulled it to safety near Daniel, Wyo.

North Korea berates US for criticizing its missile tests

In this Oct. 2, 2019, file photo, people watch a TV showing a file image of an unspecified North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. On Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, North Korea accused the United States of �hostile provocation� on Thursday for criticizing its ballistic missile tests during a United Nations Security Council meeting and warned that the Trump administration may have blown its chance to salvage nuclear negotiations.

Jersey City shooting motive under investigation

Members of the Orthodox Jewish community attend the funeral service of Mindel Ferencz who was killed in a kosher market that was the site of a gun battle in Jersey City, N.J., Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Ferencz, 31, and her husband owned the grocery store. The Ferencz family had moved to Jersey City from Brooklyn.

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., gives his opening statement during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Judiciary panel to take first steps toward impeachment vote

The Judiciary meeting is to mark up, or amend, the two articles of impeachment that Democrats introduced Tuesday. Those articles charge Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress related to his dealings with Ukraine...

Report: Weinstein reaches tentative $25M deal with accusers

FILE - Harvey Weinstein leaves New York Supreme Court, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, in New York.

Santa, soldiers bring joy to beleaguered Alaska village

This Dec. 3, 2019, photo shows Santa Claus arriving in Napakiak, Alaska, on an Alaska National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.

Flooded farmers face growing dilemma in warming world

FILE - Jeff Jorgenson looks over a partially flooded field he farms near Shenandoah, Iowa.

Fed leaves low rates alone and foresees no moves in 2020

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2018, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference in Washington DC.

Suspect arrested amid lockdown at Texas naval air station

This photo provided by Time magazine shows Greta Thunberg, who has been named Time�s youngest �person of the year� on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. The media franchise said Wednesday on its website that Thunberg is being honored for work that transcends backgrounds and borders.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time 'person of the year'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Richard Neal, D-Mass., left, and other House members, speaks at a news conference to discuss the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade agreement, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Democrats, White House forge new North American trade deal

Jersey City's mayor says gunmen targeted kosher market

The mayor of a New Jersey city said Wednesday that gunmen targeted a kosher market during a shooting that killed six people...

New York City Police officers arrive on the scene following reports of gunfire, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in Jersey City, N.J.

Bill Cosby loses appeal of sex assault conviction

The state Superior Court says the testimony is lawful and shows Cosby had a pattern of drugging and molesting women...

In this Aug. 22, 2017, file photo, Bill Cosby departs after a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa.

Feds defend creation of fake school to fight visa fraud

The undercover operation that targeted students at the University of Farmington in Farmington Hills was legal and helped combat visa fraud, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and head of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's investigative division in Detroit said Friday in statements to the Detroit Free Press...

This 2017 handout photo provided by Matt Friedman shows an office for the University of Farmington in Farmington Hills, Mich. Federal authorities are defending the creation of a fake university in suburban Detroit and the arrests of 250 students amid a national debate over the sting operation.

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