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Trump reviving his border wall fight with new budget request
World
March 11, 2019
Trump reviving his border wall fight with new budget request
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is reviving his border wall fight, preparing a new budget that will seek $8.6…
Monster twister takes 10 relatives from 1 Alabama family
World
March 6, 2019
Monster twister takes 10 relatives from 1 Alabama family
BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — Cousins Cordarrly Jones and Demetria Jones have a hard time counting all the relatives they lost…
Death toll from Alabama tornadoes likely to rise as search resumes
World
March 5, 2019
Death toll from Alabama tornadoes likely to rise as search resumes
Rescuers in Alabama stepped up the search for survivors Monday after two back-to-back tornadoes ripped across the southern state, with…
Tornado kills at least 23 in US state of Alabama: officials
World
March 4, 2019
Tornado kills at least 23 in US state of Alabama: officials
A tornado tore through the southern US state of Alabama on Sunday, killing 23 people, uprooting trees and causing “catastrophic”…
DC’s many prankster activists turn anger into street theater
Culture
February 18, 2019
DC’s many prankster activists turn anger into street theater
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the nation’s capital, it can be hard for protesters to stand out. A group of 50…
Democrat Warren kicks off 2020 run, ignoring ancestry row
World
February 11, 2019
Democrat Warren kicks off 2020 run, ignoring ancestry row
Democrat Elizabeth Warren officially kicked off her 2020 White House run Saturday with a full-throated pledge to defend working Americans,…
Dangerous arctic chill sweeps over US Midwest
World
January 30, 2019
Dangerous arctic chill sweeps over US Midwest
Tens of millions of people in the United States are bracing for a potentially life-threatening deep arctic chill forecast…
After a month of shutdown, US federal workers turn to food banks
World
January 23, 2019
After a month of shutdown, US federal workers turn to food banks
Most never needed help from a food pantry. But a month since the US government shutdown began, dozens of…
Total lunar eclipse woos sky watchers
Science
January 21, 2019
Total lunar eclipse woos sky watchers
An unusual set of celestial circumstances came together over Sunday night and the wee hours of Monday for sky…
US train on new route hurtles onto highway, kills 3
World
December 19, 2017
US train on new route hurtles onto highway, kills 3
An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle on…