U.S. to begin testing border wall prototypes
Customs and Border Protection now has eight completed prototypes of what a border wall could look like
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Hundreds march against Catalan independence in Barcelona after PM's crackdown
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says his government is firing Catalonia's regional government, dissolving its parliament and calling for a new regional election on Dec. 21
Virginia man sentenced to 20 years for joining ISIS
Mohamad Jamal Khweis of of Alexandria was convicted of providing material support to ISIS this summer
Two white men sentenced for forcing black man into coffin
Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Jackson have been sentenced to prison for forcing a black man into a coffin and threatening to set him on fire
Spanish PM fires Catalan government as dispute escalates
Spain's prime minister has urged all citizens to remain calm after Catalonia's parliament approves motion
Editor says newspaper will arm its journalists
Editor of Russia's most prominent opposition newspaper says he intends to arm his staff amid growing concern about attacks on journalists
Mattis: North Korea tries to "threaten others with catastrophe"
But U.S. defense chief stressed in visit to South Korea, including DMZ, that U.S. is pursuing diplomacy as way to ending nuclear crisis with Pyongyang
Pentagon acknowledges a second team was on the ground in Niger
CBS News has learned that the second team was on a kill or capture mission for a terrorist, but it was called off after he slipped across the border into Mali
China's president completes remarkable power grab
President Xi Jinping has become one of China's most powerful modern leaders
U.N. experts say Syria is responsible for April chemical attack
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared "the reign of the Assad family is coming to an end" after meeting Syrian envoy
Book excerpt: Caitlin Doughty's "From Here to Eternity"
In her latest bestselling book, the mortician travels the world to explore how various cultures treat the dearly departed
Catalan leader rules out election to avert Spain showdown
The standoff between Spain and Catalonia over the region's move to secede approached a crucial juncture on Thursday
2 sailors and their dogs rescued after months adrift at sea
After two months at sea, the sailors began issuing distress signals, but there were no ships close enough to hear the calls
3 soldiers among the dead as train hits military truck: Officials
Train passenger also died; truck was carrying 11 troops who were taking part in a drill
Fireworks factory explosion, inferno kill dozens
Dozens hurt; most of the bodies were apparently burned beyond recognition
Mississippi Senate race leans Democratic; Colom holds narrow lead
Kennedy family members join lawsuit to block Trump's arch
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Susie Wiles' old lobbying firm in crosshairs of MAGA feud
U.S. soldier accused of spying linked to Russia arrested in the U.K.
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Rubio says U.S. has "no need" to restart combat operations in Iran
Sanders won't back Schumer as Democratic leader
State seeks to block Pike's lawyers from inspecting execution drug
911 call reporting frat video: "They set their pledges on fire"
