Messy Iowa caucuses leave cash-poor candidates scrambling

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Iowa caucuses weren't just a colossal political mess. They were a massive money drain for Democratic presidential contenders who poured millions of dollars into a contest so marred by te…

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The Associated Press is unable to declare a winner in Iowa’s 2020 Democratic caucuses.

Associated Press unable to declare winner of Iowa caucuses

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Associated Press said Thursday that it is unable to declare a winner of Iowa's Democratic caucuses.

SC juvenile prison director promises to improve conditions

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The leader of South Carolina's juvenile prisons promised Thursday to work with federal officials who determined young inmates civil rights are being violated because they aren't protected from…

Lawsuit accuses school officials of ignoring sexual hazing

DAMASCUS, Md. (AP) — The parents of three Maryland high school students who were sexually assaulted by their football teammates sued county school officials Thursday, saying they ignored warnings about the attack b…

800 retweets to return stolen, pink purse to tourist

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A good Samaritan used the power of social media to track down the owner of a stolen pink purse, returning the purse — and some photos he took of New Orleans on the camera that was tucked inside —…

AP Source: Bryant memorial set for Feb. 24 at Staples Center

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A public memorial service for

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McConnell remaking Senate in age of Trump, impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before Donald Trump’s impeachment landed in the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had one piece of advice for the president: Focus on the House.

Walmart shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more in a shooting that targeted Mexicans in the border city of El Paso, Texas, has been charged with federal hate crimes.

Trump blurs line between campaign and governing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dispatching Cabinet secretaries across the country to woo Iowa voters. Using private cash to finance an official made-for-TV moment. Delivering a State of the Union address that doubled as a campa…

Correction: Bus Shooting-Security story

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a Feb 4 story about security on buses and trains, The Associated Press erroneously reported the first name of a Chicago-based security expert. He is Michael J. Fagel, not James Fagel.

Virginia lawmakers to debate assault weapon ban

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in Virginia are set to try to advance legislation to ban assault weapons despite pushback from members of their own party.

Audit: Missouri Sen. Hawley used state vehicle for politics

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley made campaign stops while traveling in a state vehicle during his time as Missouri's attorney general, an audit released Thursday found.