Democrats see wins as momentum for 2018 state elections

Sweeping Democratic victories in Virginia and key gains in other 2017 state legislative races have lifted Democratic hopes of even bigger wins in next year’s midterm elections, as they seek

44 train engineers diagnosed with sleep apnea, sidelined

HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Dozens of New Jersey Transit train engineers were sidelined because testing imposed after a deadly rail crash found they suffered from sleep apnea. Source: AP

Twitter doubles character limit to 280 for (nearly) everyone

NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter says it’s ending its iconic 140-character limit — and giving nearly everyone 280 characters. Source: AP

South Korean police on alert over Trump protests

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police were on high alert in Seoul on Tuesday to monitor protests by both critics and supporters of President Donald Trump as the

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The Latest: Trump hears 'sad stories' of captured Japanese

TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia (all times local): Source: AP

Catalan ex-president, 4 others in custody in Brussels

BRUSSELS (AP) — Brussels prosecutors said Sunday that ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and four ex-regional ministers were taken into custody to start the process of their possible extradition to

Son of Japan abductee to N. Korea hopes Trump raises issue

TOKYO (AP) — Koichiro Iizuka only knows her as Yaeko-san, a pretty woman smiling in an old photo and in stories told by his relatives. A 16-month-old baby, he was

Congressional leaders call for sexual harassment training

WASHINGTON (AP) — Leading lawmakers are calling for mandatory training and other steps to prevent sexual harassment in Congress as the national spotlight on gender hostility in the workplace falls

Sheriff: Las Vegas shooter had lost money, been depressed

The man who killed 58 people at a country music festival in Las Vegas last month had been depressed after losing a significant amount of money in the past two