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George Kent, deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, arrives at a closed session with House impeachment investigators on Oct. 15. Lawmakers released the transcript of that deposition on Thursday.

Ukraine Pressure Campaign Undermined 'Rule Of Law,' Top State Dept. Official Says

6:00pm November 07, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

"Politically related prosecutions ... undermine the rule of law," George Kent said in his deposition. The transcript of his interview with impeachment investigators was released on Thursday.

Authorities announced Thursday that a New York-based company and seven of its employees are being charged with fraud, money laundering and illegal importation of equipment manufactured in China.

National

U.S. Company Accused Of Illegally Selling Chinese-Made Security Products To Military

5:59pm November 07, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

Aventura Technologies Inc. and seven of its employees are facing charges of fraud, money laundering and illegal importation of Chinese equipment, which officials say endangered military personnel.

Foam puzzle pieces sit on the driver's seat of the bullet-riddled Suburban that had been driven by a member of the LeBaron family.

Mormon Family Mourns Their Dead In Mexico, Calls For U.S. To Rein In Its Guns

7:22pm November 06, 2019

by Bill Chappell

A relative of the three women and six children who were killed tells President Trump to stop U.S. "loopholes from systematically injecting high powered assault weapons to Mexico."

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U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland (center) arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 17. The transcript of his testimony, as well as a supplemental statement, was released on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Ambassador Acknowledges He Said Aid For Ukraine Depended On Public Support For Probes

4:49pm November 05, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. envoy to the European Union, revised his previous testimony. His earlier deposition was contradicted by other witnesses. A full transcript has now been released.

The gung-ho slogan adopted by some Marines became so well-known that it was turned into a 1943 movie.

National

The Long, Strange Journey Of 'Gung-Ho'

4:37pm October 18, 2019

by Jess Kung

The word "gung-ho" used to mean "industrial cooperative." So, how did it come to describe that overeager middle-schooler taking high school math? On today's edition of Word Watch, we explore.

The Department of Justice announced that hundreds of people have been charged in the takedown of a massive darknet child pornography website.

'One Of The Worst Forms Of Evil': More Than 330 Arrested In Child Porn Site Bust

6:36pm October 16, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The porn website has been shut down and 23 children were rescued. "You may try to hide behind technology, but we will find you and we will arrest and prosecute you," a federal official warns.

A worker at a bog owned by Massachusetts-based Decas Cranberry Products, Inc., removes vines from a batch of just-harvested berries.

How The Trade War Crushed A Growing Chinese Market For U.S. Cranberries

7:00am October 06, 2019

by Adrian Ma

The U.S. has spent millions to get China to embrace the unknown fruit — and it did. Now, tariffs have driven China to buy its cranberries from other countries, leaving U.S. farmers in the lurch.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer waits for migrants who are applying for asylum in the U.S. to arrive at International Bridge 1 where they will cross from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to Laredo, Texas, early Sept. 17, 2019.

Advocates Say President Trump's Immigration Policy Is 'A Tool Of Cruelty'

5:40pm October 01, 2019

by Joel Rose

The Trump administration has ended "catch and release" by sending migrants to Mexico while their asylum cases are pending in the U.S. Opponents argued in court Tuesday that the program is illegal.

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Kendieth Russell Roberts and her 5-year-old son Malachai are living with her sister in Florida.

Bahamians Who Fled Dorian Face An Uncertain Future In U.S.

1:05pm September 19, 2019

by Greg Allen

Customs and Border Protection says some 4,000 Bahamians relocated to the U.S. after Hurricane Dorian — many of them to South Florida. They're wondering if the U.S. will allow them to stay.

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In this image from video released by the CIA on Nov. 1, 2017, Hamza bin Laden is shown at his wedding.

World News

Osama Bin Laden's Son Killed In U.S. Counterterrorism Operation, Trump Says

2:46pm September 14, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Hamza bin Laden was killed in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region, according to a statment by the president on Saturday. He said his death "undermines important operational activities" of al-Qaida.