Democratic Sen. Merkley of Oregon stages marathon speech to protest Trump amid shutdown
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon is staging a marathon speech on the Senate floor…
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Immigrant rights group calls for removing pregnant women from detention
BATON ROUGE, La. — BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Women taken into custody by U.S. immigration agents while pregnant say…
Auction house to sell Gene Hackman’s Golden Globes, watch and paintings he collected and created
SANTA FE, N.M. — SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An auction house plans to sell off a variety of actor…
UN chief defends science and weather forecasting as Trump threatens both
GENEVA — GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations chief delivered a strong defense of science and meteorology on Wednesday, praising…
Opening statements Wednesday in trial of ex-Illinois officer who killed Sonya Massey
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Fifteen months after Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 for…
A look at the US military’s unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has built up an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea and…
Man charged with stalking, accused of sending Wisconsin’s chief justice intimidating emails
MADISON, Wis. — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin man with stalking after he allegedly sent liberal…
Trump's pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws amid GOP objections over his MLK and 'Nazi streak' text messages
Trump’s pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws amid GOP objections over his MLK and ‘Nazi streak’ text messages
Alabama inmate asks to meet with governor ahead of execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama death row inmate set to die this week asked the state’s…
San Francisco leaders push back against Trump’s National Guard threat
SAN FRANCISCO — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump keeps threatening to send National Guard troops to San Francisco…