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DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family
The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner railed against Trump adminis…
Zinke deletes photo of his Trump socks after complaints
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has deleted a photo of himself wearing socks with President Donald Trump's face and the slogan "Make America Great Again" after m…
Trump Jr. rallies Republicans to defeat Montana Sen. Tester
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. urged Montana Republicans to rally against U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in the fall election and said Friday that the two-term …
High Court: Online shoppers can be forced to pay sales tax
WASHINGTON (AP) — States will be able to force shoppers to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leav…
Climbing stars cope with falls on way to El Capitan record
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two of the world's best rock climbers coped with frightening falls and the deaths of two fellow climbers on the same rock in a monthlong que…
Student protests, counter-protest held in Montana, Wyoming
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Students and gun-control advocates in Montana and Wyoming joined protesters who rallied across the nation Saturday, galvanized by the stud…
Democratic activist charged with assaulting Zinke staffer
WASHINGTON (AP) — An operative for a political committee that supports Democrats has been charged with assault following a confrontation with a staffer for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke outside a congressional hear…
Bozeman company awarded contract for border wall work
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government has awarded a Montana-based company a contract worth more than $73 million to design and build replacement fencing along 20 miles (32 kilometers) of the U.S.-Mexico bord…
PHOTO GALLERY: Rev. Billy Graham through the years
Evangelist Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely hea…
Beloved outdoor filmmaker Warren Miller dies at age 93
ORCAS ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — Warren Miller, the prolific outdoor filmmaker who for decades made homages to the skiing life that he narrated with his own humorous style, has died. He was 93.
Retired official named acting chief of National Park Service
WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired park superintendent who gained notoriety after helping Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder cut down trees near his home has bee…
Death toll hits 15 in California mudslides; 24 missing
MONTECITO, Calif. — The death toll from the mudslides that struck Southern California climbed to 15 on Wednesday, with 24 people unaccounted for, as rescue cre…
Amtrak train derails south of Seattle
DUPONT, Wash. (AP) — An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle at an estimated 80 mph Monday …
National parks to slash number of free days for visitors
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — National parks in the U.S. will sharply drop the number of days they allow visitors to get in for free, a move that was criticized by opp…
Jones victorious in stunning Alabama Senate upset
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's special Senate election on Tuesday, beating back history, an …
Zinke, House GOP escalate feud with Patagonia over monuments
WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and House Republicans have escalated their feud with Patagonia after the outdoor retailer told Americans that Presid…