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Warren to black voters: 'All our fights are interconnected'
Steve Peoples, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 8:48am
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren says the racism and bigotry that shaped housing policies for generations is still preventing African-Americans from owning homes.
Democratic leader seeks to make pot legal under federal law
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 8:39am
The top Senate Democrat says he now supports making pot legal under federal law.
Army won't meet recruiting mission, lowers 2017 goal
Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 8:36am
The U.S. Army will not meet its mission to recruit 80,000 active duty soldiers this year and has officially lowered the goal. But officials say the service has been able to encourage more experienced service members to stay on the job in order to satisfy the military's growing demand for troops.
Small plane crash kills 2 going to Notre Dame alumni meeting
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 8:32am
A small plane that crashed in central Pennsylvania killed two men who were traveling to Indiana for a University of Notre Dame alumni conference.
Investigators focused on family of 4 in unsolved killings
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 8:29am
A prosecutor says the investigation of the unsolved killings of eight Ohio family members nearly two years ago remains focused on a family of four that left the state for Alaska.
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In Comey memos, Trump talks of jailed journalists
Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker and Chad Day, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 8:20am
In a series of startlingly candid conversations, President Donald Trump told former FBI Director James Comey that he had serious concerns about the judgment of a top adviser, asked about the possibility of jailing journalists and described a boast from Vladimir Putin about Russian prostitutes, according to Comey's notes of the talks obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday night.
Correction: Four Dead-Fire story
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 8:19am
In a story April 19 about a deadly Missouri fire, The Associated Press relying on information from fire officials misspelled one of the victims' names. The 8-year-old boy killed is Cason Otto, not Carson.
Couple pleads not guilty to beating death of 2-year-old son
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 8:18am
A Kentucky couple has pleaded not guilty to bludgeoning the woman's 2-year-old son to death.
Ex-FBI deputy director 'disappointed' in Comey comments
Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 8:17am
A lawyer for fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe says his client is "very upset and disappointed" with some comments by his former boss James Comey.
1 injured, suspect in custody in Florida school shooting
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 7:57am
One student shot another in the ankle at a Florida high school and a suspect is in custody, authorities said Friday.
Officer caught on video punching suspect won't face charges
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 7:52am
A New Jersey police officer seen on video punching a man in the head 12 times during an attempted arrest won't face charges.
Poetry contest decision due for teen who fled native Zambia
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 7:43am
A federal judge is expected to rule whether a high school student who fled his native Zambia can compete in a government-funded national poetry contest.
Suburban Houston man accused of paying to have 4 killed
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 7:43am
Prosecutors have charged a 54-year-old suburban Houston man with four counts of solicitation of capital murder for trying to hire a hit man to kill his ex-girlfriend, her parents and her current boyfriend.
Sheriff's office: Deputies have suspect in custody, one injured in shooting at Forest High School in Ocala, Florida
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 7:30am
Sheriff's office: Deputies have suspect in custody, one injured in shooting at Forest High School in Ocala, Florida.
Barbara Bush believed literacy could cure other ills
Will Weissert, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 7:29am
On a hot summer day in 1978, as her husband mulled his first presidential run, Barbara Bush headed to Houston's leafy Memorial Park for a jog while she thought about what issues she'd like to focus on should she become first lady.
Woman suspected in Minnesota, Florida deaths caught in Texas
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 7:29am
A tip-off led to the arrest in Texas of a woman who investigators believe killed her husband in Minnesota then fled to Florida, where she fatally shot her doppelganger with the intention of assuming her identity, an official said Friday.
Officials say inmate linked to disappearance hanged himself
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 7:18am
Prison officials in Maryland say an inmate hanged himself in his cell hours after he was publicly linked to a decades-old disappearance.
Search on to return WWI service medal to family of veteran
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 7:17am
The search is on in New Jersey for the relatives of a former soldier whose medal for service has been found decades after World War I.
