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House Republicans join Democrats to force vote on ACA subsidies
WASHINGTON — An effort to force a vote on Democrats’ proposal to extend expiring tax subsidies for three years reached the required signatures, after ...Read more
Their time to shine: Anchorage School Board backs Girl Scout effort to ban glitter in district schools
A group of Anchorage Girl Scouts successfully advocated for the passage of resolution calling for a ban on plastic glitter in the school district. The Anchorage School Board passed the resolution on Tuesday night.
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'We want it back': Trump asserts US claims to Venezuelan oil and land
MEXICO CITY — President Trump has ordered a partial blockade on oil tankers going to and from Venezuela, potentially crippling the nation’s already battered economy, and accused Caracas of stealing “oil, land other ...Read more
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino confirms he'll resign in January
NEW YORK — FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is stepping away from the job he started in February.
“I will be leaving my position with the FBI in January,” he confirmed on social media early Wednesday evening. “I ...Read more
Beating of man with alleged 'sexual torture chamber' leads to arrest of 3 Denver law enforcement officers
DENVER — A pair of married Denver sheriff’s deputies assaulted a man in a wheelchair in October because they believed he used sexual bondage devices on a 17-year-old — and a Denver police officer tried to cover up ...Read more
Judges quiz California and GOP attorneys in Proposition 50 redistricting case
LOS ANGELES — A trio of federal judges questioned attorneys for Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Republican Party on Wednesday in a pivotal legal case that will decide the fate of California’s new voter-approved ...Read more
Brown University shooting: Police seek individual to interview
Police in Providence, Rhode Island, released new photos Wednesday of an individual they say they would like to speak to as they search for the person responsible for the deadly shooting at Brown University over the weekend...Read more
President Donald Trump keeping 300 Illinois National Guard troops federalized until April despite no missions
CHICAGO — The 300 Illinois National Guard troops under Republican President Donald Trump’s control since early October — despite Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker’s objections — will remain federalized until mid-April,...Read more
Investigation alleges widespread sexual assault of prisoners at Connecticut women's correctional center
HARTFORD, Conn. — A recent report alleges the Connecticut Department of Correction failed to properly act to address allegations that prisoners have been subjected to sexual abuse by correction officers at the state’s ...Read more
Trump administration moves to dismantle leading climate and weather research center
The Trump administration is moving to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate and weather research institutions, the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, in a decision experts say will ...Read more
Is the death penalty legal in California? Capital punishment's complex history
The deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife have drawn attention to California’s long and tangled history with the death penalty.
Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead of stab wounds Sunday at their ...Read more
Virginia medical leaders sign letter denouncing CDC hepatitis B stance
Four of the top medical leaders in Virginia have signed a letter opposing a vote last week by a Centers for Disease Control committee to end the agency’s recommendation for universal hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns...Read more
Judge to order US to undo shutdown firings, stop more layoffs
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday said she would issue an order requiring the government to reinstate hundreds of employees fired during the federal government shutdown and stop ongoing efforts to fire more ...Read more
Medline jumps 41% after raising $6.26 billion in year's top IPO
Medline Inc. shares surged 41% in their trading debut, after the medical supplier raised $6.26 billion in the year’s biggest initial public offering.
The shares closed at $41 each on Wednesday in New York, versus the ...Read more
Jamaica's road to recovery after Hurricane Melissa requires international help, UN says
Six weeks after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica and left behind an unprecedented trail of destruction, hundreds of people remain unable to return home, while many others are still without electricity.
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NC Sen. Ted Budd voices blunt concerns about Mark Walker nomination
Sen. Ted Budd offered an unusually blunt stance on a former lawmaker and fellow North Carolina Republican after allegations surfaced that Budd was blocking the Senate confirmation hearing of former Rep. Mark Walker to ...Read more
'I am afraid that I might die here': California ICE detainee fears 'imminent death' without lifesaving care, lawyers say
LOS ANGELES — A man held at California's newest and largest immigration detention center could face "imminent death," attorneys argued in an emergency motion filed late Tuesday, asking a federal judge to order ICE to ...Read more
Border Patrol Cmdr. Bovino praises local police assistance in enforcement, argues with Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss
CHICAGO — Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and dozens of federal immigration agents spent hours Wednesday driving around Chicago and the suburbs, appearing to make minimal arrests but facing continued pushback from ...Read more
Senate confirms Isaacman to be NASA administrator
The Senate confirmed in a 67-30 vote Jared Isaacman to head NASA after President Donald Trump nominated and withdrew the nomination earlier this year, and then renominated the billionaire entrepreneur last month.
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'The river will not wait for us': Strict timeline set for Colorado River deal
LAS VEGAS — Federal officials gave the clearest timeline yet for when a breakthrough could come in closed-door negotiations over the water supply of 40 million Americans.
On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of Water and ...Read more
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