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The Latest: Arizona governor pushes raise plan before strike
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:49pm
The Latest on Arizona's teacher walkout (all times local):
White nationalist Richard Spencer's Ohio lawsuit ends
Dan Sewell, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:47pm
A federal lawsuit over white nationalist Richard Spencer's effort to speak at an Ohio college ended on Wednesday.
House backs bill to block spill of dam water to help salmon
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:43pm
The House has approved a bill that would effectively reverse a federal judge's order to spill water from four Pacific Northwest dams to help migrating salmon reach the Pacific Ocean.
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DNA brings arrest in sadistic crime spree from '70s and '80s
Sophia Bollag and Don Thompson, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:43pm
A DNA match led to the arrest of a 72-year-old former police officer in one of the most baffling and sadistic crime sprees of the 1970s and '80s — a string of at least 12 slayings and 45 rapes in California by an attacker dubbed the Golden State Killer, police said Wednesday.
Democrats: VA nominee Ronny Jackson recklessly prescribed drugs, crashed government vehicle while drunk
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:38pm
Democrats: VA nominee Ronny Jackson recklessly prescribed drugs, crashed government vehicle while drunk.
Tennessee Waffle House reopens 3 days after fatal shootings
Sheila Burke, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:37pm
The Tennessee Waffle House where four people were fatally shot reopened Wednesday amid tears and solemn remembrance of the dead, as the company said it will donate a month of the restaurant's sales to help the wounded survivors and the families of the slain.
Without Trump nomination, judges vote to keep US attorney
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:37pm
Federal judges in New York have taken the unusual step of voting to keep U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman in his job as the chief prosecutor in Manhattan in the absence of a nomination by President Donald Trump.
US officials inspect Russian consular home in Seattle
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:36pm
Officials with the U.S. State Department have drilled out locks to access and inspect the former Russian consul general's residence in Seattle, a day after Russian staff vacated the site.
Judge seeks update on raids of Trump's personal lawyer
Larry Neumeister, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:29pm
A New York judge sought Wednesday to streamline and speed the process for lawyers to help decide how to protect attorney-client privilege in evidence seized from President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, suggesting again that a court-appointed neutral "special master" might be the answer.
Former President Bush out of intensive care, making progress
Michael Graczyk, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:29pm
Former President George H.W. Bush was moved out of intensive care and into a regular patient room at a Houston hospital on Wednesday as he recovers from an infection that required his hospitalization a day after his wife's funeral, a family spokesman said.
3 more radioactive sludge barrels rupture at Idaho site
Keith Ridler, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:27pm
Officials at an eastern Idaho nuclear site where a radioactive sludge barrel ruptured inside a contained building say there have been three other ruptures.
Ex-Minneapolis cop intends to plead not guilty in killing
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:27pm
A former Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman after she called 911 to report a possible assault intends to plead not guilty.
Republicans want answers from Pruitt as ethics woes mount
Matthew Daly, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:25pm
Republican senators want President Donald Trump's embattled environmental chief to address questions about ethics and spending decisions, but so far are stopping short of calling for him to step down.
Democrats demand more details on CIA nominee's covert work
Deb Riechmann, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:25pm
Three Democratic senators on Wednesday stepped up their demands for more information about the former undercover spy President Donald Trump has picked to lead the CIA, and said the public has a right to know about her role in the harsh interrogation of suspected terrorists after 9/11 as well as other "disturbing facts about her record."
The Latest: Police surprised suspect in serial killer case
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:24pm
The Latest on developments in a California serial killer case (all times local):
Sessions defends Trump pardons of Arpaio, Libby
Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:15pm
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is defending President Donald Trump's pardons of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former Bush administration official I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
Man charged with toppling Jewish cemetery headstones in 2017
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:15pm
Authorities have arrested a man who they say confessed to knocking over about 120 tombstones at Jewish cemetery near St. Louis last year, which they say wasn't a hate crime.
Legal experts: Greitens not entitled to charity donor list
David A. Lieb, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:13pm
While building a national nonprofit for military veterans, former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens solicited millions of dollars from hundreds of wealthy individuals, corporations and foundations. While later launching a Missouri gubernatorial campaign, Greitens again raised millions from many of those same donors.
Nevada student sues over dress code banning pro-gun shirts
Scott Sonner, Associated Press | Posted Apr 25th - 2:07pm
An eighth-grade student has filed a federal lawsuit accusing his northern Nevada school district of violating his First Amendment rights after he says he was told his pro-gun T-shirt violates the district's dress code.
