Setting the stage on Labor Day for a critical month in their testy presidential campaign, Donald Trump softened his stance on immigration while Hillary Clinton said she is concerned about "credible reports about Russian government interference in our elections"
President Barack Obama called off a planned meeting with new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, seeking distance from a U.S. ally's leader during a diplomatic tour that's put Obama in close quarters with a cast of contentious world figures
Hurricane Newton soaked Mexico's western Pacific coast with heavy rain and took aim at Baja California's twin resorts of Los Cabos. Newton's maximum sustained winds increased to 85 mph (140 kph) by early evening
With the release of the diva’s latest album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, at the end of August, Barbra Streisand achieved her 11th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. She shares that spot on the list with Bruce Springsteen
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for twin bombings that killed at least 24 and wounded 91 in Kabul. The bombings happened in rapid succession; people helping victims in the first blast were caught in the second explosion triggered by a suicide bomber
President Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to step foot in the isolated Southeast Asian nation of Laos, opening a three-day visit meant to rebuild trust and close a dark chapter in the shared history between the two countries
The Philae lander, which went missing in 2014 after making a historic landing on a comet, has been found wedged into a “dark crack” on the comet by the European Space Agency's Rosetta space probe
Hermine twisted hundreds of miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean, creating large waves in some southern New England beach waters that lured in surfers despite the rough surf and rip currents that kept most beachgoers away on Labor Day
The San Francisco 49ers released Bruce Miller after the fullback was arrested for allegedly punching a 70-year-old man in the face, according to reports. He had apparently gotten into a scuffle at a hotel when there were no available rooms
Japanese businesses might pull investment out of the U.K if their "requests are not met" during negotiations to leave the European Union, warned the country's ambassador. Japanese companies employ 140,000 people in the U.K.
The horror thriller "Don't Breathe" topped the box office for the second straight week, while several new releases struggled to find traction over a typically sleepy Labor Day weekend at North American movie theaters
At least 43 people were killed in a string of bombings inside government territory in Syria, state media reported. There were reports of blasts in the city of Tartus, Homs, the suburbs of the capital Damascus, and the city Hassakeh
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