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There was no Donald Trump but his top issue, illegal immigration, was a dominant theme on Monday for 14 Republican presidential candidates who tested their messages at a New Hampshire forum to start a pivotal week on the campaign trail.

The airborne disease has been contracted by at least 81 people and killed three in the largest outbreak in New York City in at least three years.

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating trades worth billions of dollars that Germany's Deutsche Bank AG made on behalf of its Russian clients, Bloomberg says, citing people familiar with the matter.

Financial disclosure forms show that Republican presidential candidates John Kasich and Ted Cruz are millionaires, while Scott Walker may be in debt.

A member of a new Syrian force trained by the U.S. military was believed to have been killed in clashes last week with al Qaeda's Syria wing, in what would be the fledgling force's first battlefield casualty, U.S. officials said.

The lineup for Thursday's GOP debate is coming into focus. Ohio Gov. Kasich and former Texas Gov. Perry may fight it out for the last spot.

James Holmes, the Colorado movie massacre gunman, could face the death penalty after jurors found Monday that aggravating factors including the cruel nature of his crimes counted for more than mitigating ones such as mental illness.

An Ohio political action group initially fell 29,000 valid signatures short of the 305,591 needed to put its constitutional amendment on the ballot.

Experts at the State Department concluded that human trafficking conditions hadn’t improved in Malaysia and Cuba. And in China, things had grown worse, a Reuters special report says.

Senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul led the fight against the agency after controversial videos were released.

Dozens of demonstrators blocked roads Monday to decry the use of solitary confinement against transgender immigrants in detention centers.

America-backed moderate rebels will get air support from the U.S., but will it help?

A new poll in New Jersey shows Gov. Chris Christie behind real estate mogul Donald Trump with Republicans.

President Obama released the final version of his plan to enforce stronger limitations to state carbon dioxide emissions, mandating a 32 percent cut from 2005 levels by 2030.

Gawker has released the personal cell phone number of the reality TV star and poll-topping Republican candidate in "the spirit of open and fair political debate."

Russian authorities have struggled to contain Islamic extremism that has gripped the North Caucasus region over the last couple of years.

Ukrainian presidential nominee Vladimir Oleinik said the Poroshenko government “ignited ethnic strife and pushed away Crimea.”

The move was intended to make the country's air defense more streamlined.

A candidate for Haiti's chamber of deputies accused his opponent of ordering an attack on his entourage.

Puerto Rico is poised to head into default as business owners see more painful financial squeezes in the coming months.

The death of a teenager who was stabbed during an attack on a gay pride parade exposes "hotbeds of hatred and of homophobia," according to a Jerusalem-based LGBT activist.

As Hillary Clinton's inevitability is questioned, the idea of a Biden candidacy suddenly resurfaces.

The Muslim battalion will be formed of Crimean Tatars, Kazan Tatars, Uzbeks, Chechens, Azeris, Meskhetian Turks and other Muslim groups.

The U.S., Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam have all being outed as serious threats to China's domination of the region.

The 700 meter-long dock is able to accommodate ships on both sides, allowing it to service two aircraft carriers or other large ships at the same time.

The Obama administration is unveiling the final version of its Clean Power Plan, the first federal policy to limit carbon emissions from power plants.

The operation to retake the city of Fallujah, Iraq, from the Islamic State group is not going as well as Baghdad had planned.

It looks like Perry, Fiorina, Jindal, Santorum and Graham won't make the cut for the first debate.

Dorothy Rodham had a hard childhood, which Hillary Clinton cites in her campaign ads set to air Tuesday.