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CIMARRON, Kan. (AP) - An Amtrak train derailed in southwest Kansas, sending eleven people to the hospital. An Amtrak statement says the train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago early Monday when it derailed just after midnight about 20 miles west of Dodge City. Kansas Highway Patrol communication specialist Patricia Munford says five train…

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say two officers sustained injuries when supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump clashed with protesters after he abruptly canceled a campaign rally. Police say the two officers were taken to a hospital for treatment and released. No other details about their injuries were available. Police say no other injuries…

DALLAS (AP) — President Barack Obama says politicians who aspire to lead the country should try to bring Americans together, not divide them. Obama says candidates who won't do that don't deserve the public's support and votes. He says the best leaders remind Americans that what they have common is more important than their differences.…

MIAMI (AP) - A surprisingly restrained Donald Trump is telling Republicans still wary of his insurgent candidacy that it's time to unify behind him. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio also toned down their rhetoric in the latest presidential debate after concluding that all-out attacks against Trump didn't work. The candidates now charge out of Miami…

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he's holding out hope that "cooler heads will prevail" and Republicans will back down from plan to block a Supreme Court nominee. Obama says he's looking for a candidate whose credentials would earn easy confirmation in a less-heated political environment. He says he's also looking for a candidate…