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Montana lawmakers push for reauthorizing Keystone XL
President Joe Biden canceled the long-disputed pipeline project in one of many executive orders on his first day i…
Suit filed over Sandy Hook-inspired law limiting gun rounds
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gun rights supporters are suing Connecticut officials over part of a 2013 state gun control law passed after the Sandy Hook Elementary S…
Scandal-scarred Virginia lawmaker now seeks justice reform
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Just a few years ago, Joe Morrissey's political career appeared to be over.
Senate energy bill falls apart amid dispute over coolants
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was supposed to be a bipartisan moment for the Senate.
Sotomayor recuses from electors case, cites Baca friendship
DENVER (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has recused herself from a Colorado faithless elector case coming in front of the high court, citing a friendship with one of the original respondents in the…
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says the administration is working on plans to delay the April 15 tax filing deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says the administration is working on plans to delay the April 15 tax filing deadline.
Washington state residents divided on removal of dams
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — People in Washington state remain sharply divided on whether four federal hydroelectric dams along the Snake River should be removed to help endangered salmon and orca recover, a state report …
Mother sues hospital over drug test that led to abuse probe
A mother sued a Pittsburgh hospital Wednesday, saying it collected and tested her urine for drugs without her consent while she was in labor and reported a fal…
AP VoteCast: Mississippi voters say health care is top issue
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Mississippi’s Democratic primary ranked health care as the most important issue facing the country, well above climate change, the economy, race relations, foreign policy and many other …
AP VoteCast: Missouri voters say health care is top issue
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Missouri’s Democratic primary ranked health care as the most important issue facing the country, well above climate change, the economy, race relations, foreign policy and many other soc…
AP source: MLB prefers teams flip sites if virus shuts parks
NEW YORK (AP) — If Major League Baseball can't play in front of fans at a team's home ballpark because of the virus outbreak, the sport's first preference like…
Dow falls 1,000 points as stock market reels again from virus fears and investors await Washington economic response
NEW YORK (AP) — Dow falls 1,000 points as stock market reels again from virus fears and investors await Washington economic response.
Jack Buechner, a former GOP congressman from Missouri, dies
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jack Buechner, a suburban St. Louis Republican who served for four years in the U.S. House, has died. He was 79.
State Patrol arrests 2 at climate protest in Olympia
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Two people with a climate activist group headed by indigenous leaders were arrested in Olympia Tuesday at a rally demanding that Gov. Jay Inslee draft a climate emergency resolution.
Saudi, UAE economies rocked by plunging oil prices and virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It's been a turbulent week for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and it's only Wednesday. Already pained by years o…
US consumer prices grew 0.1% in February as food costs rose
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices increased slightly last month, driven higher by more expensive food.