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Trump: Illegal immigrants 'have to go'
Notable Mississippians join chorus to change state flag
Jason Day wins PGA Championship in record fashion
Trump says would raise visa fees to pay for Mexican border wall
Four killed in a two-plane collision near San Diego
Subject of California manhunt killed by deputies
Julian Bond, former NAACP chairman and activist, dies at 75
Rescuers head to crashed Indonesian plane: official
Trump: Deport children of immigrants living illegally in US
Pro-Bush super PAC spending $10M-plus on initial TV campaign
How Obama can do Iran nuclear deal even if Congress disapproves
FAA site shows flight delays of 15 minutes or less
China blast zone blocked over contamination fear; 112 dead
High pressure system cranks up the heat across the West

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The Republican presidential frontrunner says he wants to end "birthright citizenship" for their children.

Notable Mississippians join chorus to change state flag

Posted: 16 Aug 2015 04:25 PM PDT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jimmy Buffet, John Grisham, Morgan Freeman and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning are among famous current and former Mississippi residents asking the state to remove the Confederate battle emblem from its flag.

Jason Day wins PGA Championship in record fashion

Posted: 16 Aug 2015 04:10 PM PDT

After years of contention, the popular Australian finally broke through at Whistling Straits

Trump says would raise visa fees to pay for Mexican border wall

Posted: 16 Aug 2015 02:06 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would increase fees on some Mexican visas and all border crossing cards as part of a broader plan to force Mexico to pay for a wall along the southern U.S. border. On NBC's "Meet the Press," he said he would deport all undocumented immigrants and rescind U.S. President Barack Obama's executive orders on immigration. In a policy paper issued on Sunday, Trump said he would increase fees on temporary visas for Mexican chief executives, diplomats and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) workers if Mexico does not agree to pay for the wall.

Four killed in a two-plane collision near San Diego

Posted: 16 Aug 2015 03:05 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Four people were killed on Sunday morning when two small planes collided in mid-air about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of downtown San Diego, authorities said. The crash occurred at around 11 a.m. when a twin-engine Sabreliner collided with a single-engine Cessna 172 over an area located two miles (3 km) from Brown Field Airport in San Diego county, said a spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. At least four passengers were found dead at the scene, Cal Fire spokesman Nick Schuller said.

Subject of California manhunt killed by deputies

Posted: 16 Aug 2015 10:38 AM PDT

Two deputy sheriffs confronted Benjamin Peter Ashley, 34, on a dirt road in the early evening on Saturday after the owner of convenience store reported that a man fitting Ashley's description had bought some food, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said on Sunday.

Julian Bond, former NAACP chairman and activist, dies at 75

Posted: 16 Aug 2015 03:38 PM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Julian Bond's life traced the arc of the civil rights movement, from his efforts as a militant young man to start a student protest group all the way to the top leadership post at the NAACP.

Rescuers head to crashed Indonesian plane: official

Posted: 16 Aug 2015 01:09 PM PDT

Rescue teams were heading to the site of an air crash in rugged eastern Indonesia Monday after villagers found the wreckage of a passenger plane which went missing with 54 people aboard, officials said. The plane operated by Indonesian carrier Trigana Air lost contact with air traffic control just before 3:00 pm (0600 GMT) Sunday after taking off from Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, the search and rescue agency said. Officials said initially that villagers in the Okbape district of Papua reported seeing a plane crash.

Trump: Deport children of immigrants living illegally in US

Posted: 16 Aug 2015 04:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants more than a wall to keep out immigrants living in the country illegally. He also wants to end "birthright citizenship" for their children, he said Sunday. And he would rescind Obama administration executive orders on immigration and toughen deportation, allowing in only "the good ones."

Pro-Bush super PAC spending $10M-plus on initial TV campaign

Posted: 16 Aug 2015 12:59 PM PDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The heavily funded super PAC backing Republican Jeb Bush will spend at least $10 million on television time in the earliest voting presidential primary states, the first salvo in a massive TV ad campaign to support the former Florida governor's bid for the Republican nomination.

How Obama can do Iran nuclear deal even if Congress disapproves

Posted: 16 Aug 2015 05:13 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The September vote on the Iran nuclear deal is billed as a titanic standoff between President Barack Obama and Congress. Yet even if lawmakers reject the agreement, it's not game-over for the White House.

FAA site shows flight delays of 15 minutes or less

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 06:45 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Air traffic was snarled and passengers' tempers frayed on Saturday as many flights to and from airports throughout a large swath of the Northeast stretching from New York down to the Carolinas were delayed or cancelled.

China blast zone blocked over contamination fear; 112 dead

Posted: 15 Aug 2015 08:35 PM PDT

TIANJIN, China (AP) — Authorities pulled more bodies from a massive blast site in the Chinese port of Tianjin, pushing the death toll to 112 on Sunday as teams scrambled to clear dangerous chemical contamination.