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The Latest: Evacuation orders lifted for Washington fire
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 8:35pm
The Latest on wildfires burning in Washington state (all times local):
AP sources: Trump speaks to advisers about firing Sessions
Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 8:33pm
President Donald Trump has spoken with advisers about firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, as he continues to rage against Sessions' decision to recuse himself from all matters related to the Russia investigation.
Tractor-trailer survivor says people cried, asked for water
Frank Bajak, Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 8:20pm
Adan Lara Vega said he was told the $5,500 he was being charged to be smuggled into the United States would include an air-conditioned truck ride.
The Latest: Trump speaks to advisers about firing Sessions
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 8:20pm
The Latest on President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions (all times local):
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McCain making dramatic Senate return for crucial health vote
Alan Fram, Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 8:14pm
John McCain will make a dramatic return to the Senate for a make-or-break vote on GOP health care legislation Tuesday, just days after getting diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Warrant: Woman "slapped" squad car before police shooting
Amy Forliti, Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 7:51pm
A woman approached the back of a Minneapolis police car and "slapped" it shortly before an Australian woman was shot and killed by an officer, according to a search warrant filed by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
The Latest: Rescuer held boy he plucked from flash flood
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 7:41pm
The Latest on the rescue of hikers stranded by a flash flood (all times local):
Former LA County sheriff asks to stay free during appeals
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 7:41pm
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca will avoid prison for a little bit longer after his attorneys on Monday asked a federal court to let him remain free while his corruption conviction is appealed.
Last orca calf born in captivity at a SeaWorld park dies
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 7:00pm
The last killer whale born in captivity under SeaWorld's former orca-breeding program died Monday at the company's San Antonio park, SeaWorld said.
Trump selects ambassador for the Netherlands, Bahrain
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 6:50pm
President Donald Trump will nominate former Republican Congressman Peter Hoekstra to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands.
Immigrants wept, pleaded for water and pounded on the truck
Frank Bajak and Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 6:50pm
The tractor-trailer was pitch-black inside, crammed with maybe 90 immigrants or more, and already hot when it left the Texas border town of Laredo for the 150-mile trip north to San Antonio.
The Latest: Groups rally for ex-cop, slain motorist in Ohio
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 6:41pm
The Latest on the dismissal of charges against a white police officer who killed an unarmed black motorist in Cincinnati (all times local):
Charges dropped in Ohio police shooting of unarmed black man
Lisa Cornwell, Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 6:41pm
A judge in Cincinnati on Monday dismissed the charges against a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop, after a county prosecutor declined to pursue a third murder trial in the case.
Dems block passage of intelligence bill
Deb Riechmann, Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 6:32pm
House Democrats on Monday blocked passage of a non-controversial intelligence policy bill, saying that Republicans were rushing to pass it without extensive debate.
Texas activist targeted, beaten amid 'bathroom bill' debate
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 6:31pm
Police say a Texas transgender activist beaten in a carjacking was targeted because of her gender identity, further raising tensions as state lawmakers advance revived legislation critics call an anti-LGBT "bathroom bill."
Judge indefinitely halts deportation of 1,400-plus Iraqis
Ed White, Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 6:31pm
A federal judge on Monday indefinitely stopped the deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqis who fear physical harm if kicked out of the U.S., the latest in a series of decisions in favor of the immigrants.
Lawsuit seeks details on suppliers of death penalty drugs
Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 6:10pm
News organizations will clash with Arizona prison officials over the First Amendment at a trial to determine whether the public has a right to know who supplies execution drugs and the qualifications of people who carry out the death penalty.
Canadian polygamous leader found guilty of having 25 wives
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 24th - 6:10pm
Two former leaders of an isolated polygamous community in Canada were convicted Monday of practicing polygamy after a decades-long legal fight, setting up another potential court battle over the constitutionality of Canada's polygamy laws.
