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4th District candidates talk affordability, ag and healthcare
RICHLAND — Rising costs, agricultural challenges and concerns about the future of rural healthcare dominated discu…
Amy Klobuchar helped jail teen for life, but case was flawed
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It was a prime-time moment for Amy Klobuchar.
New Mexico Legislature eyes recreational pot legalization
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Democrat-backed bill to legalize recreational marijuana businesses in all towns and counties across New Mexico was set to get its first public vetting Tuesday by lawmakers.
Remains of 2 US troops recovered from Afghanistan crash site
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces on Tuesday recovered the remains of two American service members killed in
Bill revisited on protective orders for vulnerable adults
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire lawmaker submitted a revised bill Tuesday aimed at protecting vulnerable adults from abuse, exploitation and neglect, but opponents expressed concern that it still infringes on …
Barr says there will be 'zero tolerance' on anti-Semitism
NEW YORK (AP) — Attorney General William Barr ordered federal prosecutors across the U.S. to step up their efforts to combat anti-Semitic hate crimes as he met with Jewish leaders in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday.
Florida considers guns in churches, government meetings
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gun rights would be expanded at churches and other places of worship and for local government officials in Florida who want to carry firearms at meetings under two bills approved by a House…
Trump team argues against relevancy of Bolton testimony
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's legal team argued forcefully against the relevance of testimony from Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday as the lawyers neared the end of their…
Review finds heavy use of commando forces led to ethics slip
WASHINGTON (AP) — Episodic misconduct and ethical lapses among U.S. special operations forces, like the Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets, stem from a culture that puts too much emphasis on fighting and too little o…
Bill allowing beer sales with curbside groceries moves on
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill allowing people in South Carolina to use a shopping service to buy beer and wine as well as groceries and have them delivered to their car is a step closer to being passed.
Budget deficit to break $1 trillion despite strong economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — An annual congressional report says the U.S. budget deficit is likely to burst through the symbolic $1 trillion barrier this year despite a healthy economy.
Trump team: Impeachment not about 'unsourced manuscripts'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's legal team neared the end of his impeachment trial defense Tuesday, painting him and his aides as hounded by investigation and taking a dismissive swipe at an unpublished …
Indiana Republicans aiming to force marijuana prosecutions
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican legislators agitated with an Indianapolis prosecutor's refusal to press charges for possessing small amounts of marijuana are seeking to empower the state attorney general to appoint …
Congressional Budget Office: Budget deficit to reach $1 trillion this year despite strong economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Budget Office: Budget deficit to reach $1 trillion this year despite strong economy.
Pence touts school choice in liberal capital of Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence touted alternatives to a public school education during a visit Tuesday to the state where the private school voucher program began, stopping in battleground Wisconsin…
Netanyahu to push West Bank annexation plan on Sunday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesman says the Israeli leader will ask his Cabinet on Sunday to approve his plan to annex parts of the West Bank.