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WA officials consider steep cut to developmental disability services
A Washington state agency has floated cutting services for more than 2,600 residents with developmental disabiliti…
Texas governor says state will reject refugees, becoming first state to decline resettlement under Trump executive order
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas governor says state will reject refugees, becoming first state to decline resettlement under Trump executive order.
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Texas governor to reject new refugees, first under Trump
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas will no longer accept the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration order, Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday.
Gun case delayed for man cleared of San Francisco pier death
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday delayed a gun possession trial against a Mexican man who was acquitted of killing a woman on a San Francisco pier in a case that became a national flashpoint, saying h…
Mississippi will have Democratic primary for US Senate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy is aiming for a rematch of a U.S. Senate race that he lost to Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi in 2018, in hopes of reversing the outcome.
Spanish judge seeks end of EU immunity for Catalan fugitives
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish Supreme Court judge asked the European Parliament on Friday to strip the Catalonia region's ex-leader and another fugitive Catalan politician of the legal immunity they have as EU lawmakers.
Pennsylvania gas drilling fee revenue slides in 2019
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lower prices for natural gas last year will mean a 21% drop in drilling fee revenue for Pennsylvania's state programs and county and municipal governments even as production grew from explora…
Pennsylvania issues guidance about new mail-in ballots
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's elections agency provided guidance Friday to county officials about the state's new law allowing people to vote early by mail for any reason.
US tried to take out another Iranian leader, but failed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike killed the Revolutionary Guard's top general, U.S. officials said Frida…
The Latest: Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down plane
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on Iran-related developments (all times local):
Trump goes out of his way to take a bow, again
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was wonderful news: Researchers reported this past week the
Walz goes downs sewer to highlight need for water projects
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz went into a storm sewer Friday to call attention to his proposal for Minnesota to borrow $300 million to protect its water supplies by replacing aging infrastructure and upgrading t…
Former U.S. prosecutor plans to oppose Georgia's new senator
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A former federal prosecutor who served under President Barack Obama said Friday he plans to join the race to challenge newly sworn-in Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia.
Bloomberg meets Abrams while working to build broad campaign
ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg came to Georgia on Friday to meet influential Democrat Stacey Abrams and then rally a white-collar crowd of supporters around his late-starting, un…
US warship faces aggressive moves by Russia ship in Mideast
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American warship was “aggressively approached” by a Russian Navy ship in the North Arabian Sea, the U.S. Navy said Friday.