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Climate activist convicted after pipeline protest in Montana

FORT BENTON, Mont. – An activist who was trying to call attention to climate change was found guilty of criminal charges on Wednesday for closing a valve last year on a pipeline carrying cru...

New Mexico Legislature seeks anti-harassment training

SANTA FE – New Mexico legislative leaders have begun a review of workplace sexual harassment guidelines and preventative training, as decade-old accusations roil a state senator’s campaign f...

Woman raises more than $60K for homeless man who helped her

PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey woman who was helped by a homeless man after she ran out of gas on an interstate in Philadelphia has raised more than $60,000 for the good Samaritan. K...

After ditching Paris, Trump has another international climate decision to make

While it’s not the Paris climate agreement, hopes are rising that the Trump administration will not walk away from another international climate accord, one designed to limit emissions of su...

Airline defendants to pay $95 million in Sept. 11 settlement

NEW YORK – Insurers for American Airlines, United Airlines and other aviation defendants have agreed to pay $95 million to settle claims that security lapses led planes to be hijacked in the...

Education Department considers narrowing civil rights work

WASHINGTON – The Education Department wants to narrow the scope of civil rights investigations at schools, focusing on individual complaints rather than systemic problems, according to a doc...

Pro-Roy Moore group fundraises off Trump’s near endorsement

WASHINGTON – A political action committee supporting Senate candidate Roy Moore is fundraising off President Donald Trump’s near-endorsement of the Alabama Republican, who is facing new alle...

On Thanksgiving, family hurt by Harvey counts its blessings

HOUSTON – The kitchen where George and Arva Dorsey prepare an 18-dish feast every Thanksgiving has been stripped of everything but its granite countertops, standing on their own with no appl...

Lofty Thanksgiving: Astronauts feasting on pouches of turkey

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronauts at the International Space Station will feast Thursday on pouches of Thanksgiving turkey. The three Americans, two Russians and one Italian will ...

Mars theory gets dusted: Streaks may be sand, not water

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A new study suggests that dark streaks on Mars represent flowing sand – not water. Monday’s news throws cold water on 2015 research that indicated that line...

Disney Animation, Pixar chief John Lasseter taking leave

LOS ANGELES – Just days before Pixar’s “Coco” is set to hit theaters, Pixar co-founder and Walt Disney Animation chief John Lasseter announced he is taking a six-month leave of absence citin...

Conservatives knew ‘family values’ pol had secret gay life

COLUMBUS, Ohio – As Wes Goodman built a political career around values including “committed natural marriage,” the 33-year-old Republican was secretly engaging in sexual encounters with men ...
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