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Fake German heiress sentenced to 4-12 years behind bars

The German con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy heiress was sentenced Thursday to four 12 years behind bars for swindling New York banks and hotels out of tens of thousands of dollars.

GOP Sen. Burr takes fire over Trump Jr. subpoena

Republicans lashed out at fellow GOP Sen. Richard Burr for his committee’s subpoena of President Donald Trump’s son, a move that suggested the Russia investigation is not “case closed” as some in the party insist.

Federal hate crimes charged in San Diego synagogue attack

A federal prosecutor says a 19-year-old man accused of an attack on a synagogue called 911 and said he thought he killed some people, and did it because he was “trying to defend my nation” against Jews.

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13,000 asylum seekers to US on border waiting lists

For thousands of asylum seekers, there are many ways to wait — and wait, and wait — at the threshold of the United States.

Texas boy dies after being impaled on swimming pool’s fence

Police in Fort Worth say no criminal charges will be filed in the death of an 11-year-old boy who was impaled as he climbed over an iron fence surrounding an apartment complex’s swimming pool.

 
3 students, including 1 who died, rushed gunman in Colorado shooting

The three students who disarmed a gunman in a Colorado school shooting leapt up from their desks without a word when they spotted the gun, recounted one of the young men.

Trump to aim at curtailing ‘surprise medical bills’

President Donald Trump will begin a push Thursday to fight health care sticker shock by limiting “surprise medical bills” usually associated with an out-of-network provider.

US, China make threats going into high-stakes trade talks

U.S. and Chinese negotiators are to resume trade talks Thursday just hours before the United States is set to raise tariffs on Chinese imports in a dramatic escalation of tensions.