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Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate

By Associated Press
July 15, 2024 12:00 AM
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former PresidentDonald TrumpchoseSen. JD Vanceof Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders.
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Nation

The House expels Rep. George Santos. An ethics report had accused him of breaking federal law

By Associated Press
December 01, 2023 12:00 AM
The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues.
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Featured

Good News Thursday: Rare corpse flower blooms in California, Thousands gather for Spain's tomato food fight

By Sydni Merrill
August 31, 2023 12:00 AM
Rare corpse flower blooms in California
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Featured

University of North Carolina graduate student charged in killing of faculty advisor denied bond

By Associated Press
August 29, 2023 12:00 AM
Authorities charged a University of North Carolina graduate student Tuesday with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his faculty advisor, in an attack that caused a campus lockdown while police searched for the gunman.
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Breaking News

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony charges

By Associated Press
April 04, 2023 12:00 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records arising from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign, according to two law enforcement officials familiar with the matter.
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Breaking News

Donald Trump indicted; expected to surrender early next week

By Associated Press
March 31, 2023 12:00 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, a historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House.
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World

International court issues war crimes warrant for Putin

By Associated Press
March 18, 2023 12:00 AM
THE HAGUE (AP) — The International Criminal Court said Friday that it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine.
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Nation

July 4 parade shooting leaves 6 dead, 30 hurt; man detained

By Associated Press
July 05, 2022 12:00 AM
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks before hundreds of panicked revelers of all ages fled in terror. At least six people were killed and at least 30 wounded.
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Nation

Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue over Utah abortion ban

By Associated Press
June 28, 2022 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Utah and the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah have filed a lawsuit over a state law banning nearly all abortions, contending it violates the state constitution.
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Nation

LGBTQ students would get new protections under Biden plan

By Associated Press
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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Nation

Supreme Court expands gun rights, with nation divided

By Associated Press
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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Local

Yellowstone park reopens after changes wrought by flood

By Associated Press
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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Nation

Simone Biles, other women seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar

By Associated Press
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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Local

Mike Lee weathers intraparty attacks at Utah GOP debate

By Associated Press
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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Nation

Gunman kills 19 children, 2 teachers in Texas school rampage

By Associated Press
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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Editorials

Opinion: The decision to capitalize Black and not white

By Erin Goulding
August 04, 2020 12:00 AM
Around the U.S. and even around the world, public protests have been happening in response to police brutality. As videos and stories of systemic racism have come to light, companies all over the world are taking steps to create equality in their own environments.
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Nation

Pelosi says she will 'soon' transmit impeachment to Senate

By Associated Press
January 09, 2020 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will 'soon'' transmit the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, but warned that Senate Republicans are rushing to acquittal without a fair trial.
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Nation

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By Associated Press
August 28, 2019 12:00 AM
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the real facts:
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