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Supreme Court expands gun rights, with nation divided
June 23, 2022 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a ruling likely to lead to more people legally armed in cities and elsewhere. The ruling came with recent mass shootings fresh in the nation’s mind and gun-control legislation being debated in Congress and beyond.
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LGBTQ students would get new protections under Biden plan
June 23, 2022 12:00 AM
The rights of LGBTQ students would become enshrined in federal law and victims of campus sexual assault would gain new protections under The proposal, announced on the 50th anniversary of the Title IX women’s rights law, is intended to replace a set of controversial rules issued during the Trump administration by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
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Yellowstone park reopens after changes wrought by flood
June 22, 2022 12:00 AM
WAPITI, Wyo. (AP) — Hundreds of cars, trucks and recreational vehicles were backed up in long lines at entrances to Yellowstone National Park as it partially reopened Wednesday morning following record floods that reshaped the park’s rivers and canyons, wiped out numerous roads and left some areas famous for their wildlife viewing inaccessible, possibly for months to come.
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Jan. 6 panel: Trump ex-campaign manager pulls out of hearing
June 13, 2022 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Without a key witness, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot opened its hearing Monday after a scrambled delay as Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Bill Stepien abruptly pulled out of testifying, citing a family emergency.
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Hill Cumorah tourists take cover after bullet hits complex
June 09, 2022 12:00 AM
A western New York man was arraigned on a reckless endangerment charge Thursday after a round he fired while target shooting struck a window at the Hill Cumorah complex, leading tourists to take cover and prompting a massive police presence at the religious site, state police said.
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Simone Biles, other women seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar
June 08, 2022 12:00 AM
DETROIT (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop the sports doctor when the agency first received allegations against him, lawyers said Wednesday.
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Mike Lee weathers intraparty attacks at Utah GOP debate
June 02, 2022 12:00 AM
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Two Republicans took aim at a politician known as one of former President Donald Trump’s most devoted allies on Wednesday, attacking incumbent Sen. Mike Lee and working to convince voters that one of Washington’s more polarizing figures may not be ideal for voters in one of the country’s most conservative states.
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Campus ministries, counselors join to tackle mental health
June 01, 2022 12:00 AM
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As student anxiety skyrockets, campus ministries are trying to help by not only offering the comforts of faith and community, but also creating collaborations with mental health professionals.
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Gunman kills 19 children, 2 teachers in Texas school rampage
May 25, 2022 12:00 AM
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The 18-year-old gunman who slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school barricaded himself inside a single classroom and “began shooting anyone that was in his way,” authorities said Wednesday in detailing the latest mass killing to rock the U.S.
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