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After fraud probe, new primary may replace GOP candidate
Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press | Posted Dec 16th - 5:51am
Legislation quickly passed by North Carolina's lawmakers this week would prepare a path for Republicans to dump their nominee in a still-undecided U.S. House race marred with ballot fraud allegations.
'The Notorious RBG' draws sold-out audience in New York
Rebecca Gibian, Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 6:06pm
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an unlikely national rock star. But "The Notorious RBG" is now the subject of a second film about her this year — in theaters on Christmas Day.
Girl who died fled intensely poor Guatemalan village
Sonia Perez D., Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 3:59pm
Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin received her first pair of shoes several weeks ago, when her father said they would set out together for the United States, thousands of miles from this small indigenous community in Guatemala where she spent her days plodding through mud and surrounded by coconut trees.
Trump visits Arlington cemetery for holiday commemoration
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 1:33pm
President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday for a holiday commemoration.
Report: Federal Air Marshal Service curtailing surveillance
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 1:03pm
The Federal Air Marshal Service says it's curtailing a domestic surveillance program that's been accused of spying on thousands of unwitting passengers who are not suspected of a crime or appear on a terror watch list.
Lawyer argues scholar kidnapping case belongs in state court
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 12:35pm
Lawyers for the man charged with kidnapping and killing a Chinese University of Illinois scholar have argued the case should be heard in state court, where the death penalty isn't an option.
Audits: $53M of missile motors wrongly listed as not working
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 12:15pm
A Department of Defense audit found that $53 million of ballistic missile motors stored at Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah were inaccurately designated as not working.
Idaho test reactor is pivotal in US nuclear power strategy
Keith Ridler, Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 11:55am
A nuclear test reactor that can melt uranium fuel rods in seconds is running again after a nearly quarter-century shutdown as U.S. officials try to revamp a fading nuclear power industry with safer fuel designs and a new generation of power plants.
Idaho Fish and Game names new director
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 11:51am
A 35-year veteran of Idaho Fish and Game has been named its new director.
E. Idaho city renames street after US congressman and wife
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 11:35am
An eastern Idaho city has renamed a street after Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson and his wife, Kathy.
All evacuation orders lifted in deadly California wildfire
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 10:50am
The remaining residents who fled from the deadliest wildfire in California history were allowed to return to their home Saturday and assess the damage.
US Official: 'End days' nearing for Islamic State in Syria
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 9:56am
Fighting against the Islamic State group in its last enclave in eastern Syria "is going very well," a U.S. official said Saturday as U.S.-backed Syrian fighters battled the extremists on the edge of the largest urban area they still hold.
Family: Man left woman to die on freeway during first date
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 9:49am
It started out as a mystery — how did a Fort Lauderdale waitress wind up lying on a suburban freeway before dawn last weekend, getting fatally struck by numerous passing cars?
Yellowstone opens to winter travel
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 9:13am
Select roads in Yellowstone National Park have opened to the public for motorized oversnow travel.
Baylor ties pervade rape case that sparked uproar
Ryan Tarinelli, Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 9:02am
The Texas judge who approved a plea deal allowing a former Baylor University student accused of rape to avoid jail time holds three degrees from Baylor. The criminal district attorney overseeing the case holds two. The prosecutor who agreed to the plea agreement graduated from Baylor law school.
Some complain about sex offender in north Mississippi parade
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 8:58am
Some people in a north Mississippi town are complaining after the local chamber of commerce chose a sex offender as the grand marshal of the town Christmas parade.
The Latest: Zinke says 'attacks' led to his resignation
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 8:28am
The Latest on the departure of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (all times local):
Light at the end of the tunnel for UN climate talks
Frank Jordans, Associated Press | Posted Dec 15th - 8:28am
A deal on the rules that govern the Paris climate accord appeared within grasp Saturday, as officials from almost 200 countries worked to bridge remaining differences after two weeks of U.N. talks in Poland.
