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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…
Education official says some campuses hostile to victims
High court limits president's appointments power
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the president’s power to fill high-level vacancies with temporary appointments, ruling in favor of Senate Republicans in their partisan clash with President Barack…
Bear crashes boy's birthday bash
Crime fear, rumors of refuge draw children to U.S.
ARRIAGA, Mexico (AP) — Five years ago Gladys Chinoy’s mother left Guatemala for New York City, where she went to work in a restaurant and saved money for the …
Federal court: Gays have right to marry
Incumbent wins Senate runoff
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — From Mississippi to the U.S. Capitol, mainstream Republicans expressed relief Wednesday at Sen. Thad Cochran’s comeback primary victory over tea party challenger Chris McDaniel, highlighting a…
North Dakota discloses oil train details
BISMARCK, N.D. — Dozens of mile-long trains loaded with crude are leaving western North Dakota each week, with most shipments going through the state’s most populous county while en route to refineries across the c…
Archivist: IRS didn't follow records law with lost emails
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service did not follow the law when it failed to report the loss of records belonging to a senior IRS executive, the nation’s top archivist told Congress on Tuesday, in the l…
Lawsuit says Arizona botched deadly fire
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Dozens of property owners in central Arizona have sued the state, saying it failed miserably in its management of a wildfire that killed 19 Hotshots.
Dylan's 'Rolling Stone' draft sells for $2 million
NEW YORK (AP) — A draft of one of the most popular songs of all time, Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone,” sold Tuesday for $2 million, which the auction house called a world record for a popular music manuscript.
Canyon jumpers delayed
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Two daredevils hoping to succeed where Evel Knievel failed 40 years ago will face a delay due to television scheduling as they prepare to jump a canyon in southern Idaho.
Kurdish leader cites 'new reality' in Iraq
One editor convicted, one cleared of hacking scandal
LONDON (AP) — It was a simple trick — punching in passcodes to listen to messages left on other people’s phones.
Is a college degree still worth it? Study says yes
NEW YORK — Some comforting news for recent college graduates facing a tough job market and years of student loan payments: That college degree is still worth it.
Oil-train data shows heavy traffic on the rails
Disclosures from railroads about volatile oil shipments from the Northern Plains show dozens of the trains passing weekly through Illinois and the Midwest and up to 19 a week reaching Washington state on the West C…