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Oklahoma Legislature hurries gun carry bill to new governor
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 3:57pm
Oklahoma adults would be able to carry a gun without training or a background check under a bill being hurried through the Republican-led Legislature to a new governor who says he'll sign it.
Officials announce Houston officer's case review, FBI probe
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 3:32pm
Prosecutors say they will review more than 1,400 criminal cases that involved a Houston police officer who the police chief says lied in an affidavit justifying a drug raid on a home in which two residents were fatally shot by officers.
Authorities to review more than 1,400 cases involving a Houston police officer accused of lying in a drug raid affidavit
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 3:31pm
Authorities to review more than 1,400 cases involving a Houston police officer accused of lying in a drug raid affidavit.
Police: Woman killed 3 daughters, self with hunting rifle
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 3:30pm
Authorities say a Michigan woman fatally shot her three young daughters in a wooded area with a bolt-action hunting rifle before driving home with their bodies and shooting herself.
Police official: "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett is now a suspect and detectives are presenting case to grand jury
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 3:22pm
Police official: "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett is now a suspect and detectives are presenting case to grand jury.
Feds: Coast Guard lieutenant compiled hit list of lawmakers
Michael Balsamo, Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 3:18pm
Prosecutors say a Coast Guard lieutenant is a "domestic terrorist" who wrote about biological attacks and had a hit list that included prominent Democrats and media figures.
US says Alabama woman who joined Islamic State isn't citizen
Matthew Lee and Jay Reeves, Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 3:00pm
An Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria won't be allowed to return to the United States with her toddler son because she is not an American citizen, the U.S. said on Wednesday. Her lawyer is challenging that claim.
Utah man charged with hate crimes in attack on Mexicans
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 2:58pm
The U.S. government has charged a Utah man with a hate crime for his attack last year on three men who authorities say he targeted because they were Mexican.
Truck rolls into Gardner River in Yellowstone
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 2:50pm
Two people escaped injury when their truck rolled into the Gardner River in Yellowstone National Park.
Idaho gov: Legislature must fund Medicaid before adjourning
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 2:37pm
Idaho Gov. Brad Little says the Legislature must fund a voter-approved expansion of the state's Medicaid program before lawmakers adjourn for the year.
The Latest: Trump takes credit for blocking IS woman from US
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 2:29pm
The Latest on the Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State group in Syria and now wants to return to the U.S. with her child (all times local):
Dems' measure blocking Trump emergency will come Friday
Alan Fram, Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 2:27pm
House Democrats will file a resolution Friday aimed at blocking the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump has issued to help finance his wall along the Southwest border, teeing up a clash over billions of dollars, immigration policy and the Constitution's separation of powers.
GOP resistance means new Kansas governor off to rocky start
John Hanna, Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 2:24pm
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's election created a national buzz about a possible shift to the left in Kansas politics, but many Republicans remain unimpressed and feel little pressure to take up her big initiatives.
'Firefall' phenomenon wows visitors to Yosemite's El Capitan
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 2:16pm
California's Yosemite National Park is again wowing visitors and photographers with its annual "firefall."
Government headed for close to half of nation's health tab
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 2:08pm
Even without a history-making health care remake to deliver "Medicare-for-all," government at all levels will be paying nearly half the nation's health care tab in less than 10 years, according to a federal report released Wednesday.
Oakland teachers get ready to strike over pay, class sizes
Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 2:05pm
Teachers in Oakland, California, prepared Wednesday to walk off the job in what could be the nation's latest strike over classroom conditions and pay.
APNewsBreak: Senator wants review of Guard assault policies
Todd Richmond, Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 1:48pm
A powerful Wisconsin legislator has demanded a detailed review of the state National Guard's sexual harassment and assault policies after meeting with a soldier who alleges she was sexually harassed and the man wasn't punished.
AP sources: House Democrats to file resolution as soon as Friday aimed at blocking Trump declaration of border emergency
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 20th - 1:44pm
AP sources: House Democrats to file resolution as soon as Friday aimed at blocking Trump declaration of border emergency.
