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Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive for 1st time next year

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Women will be allowed to drive for the first time next summer in Saudi Arabia, the ultra-conservative kingdom announced Tuesday, marking a significant expansion of wom...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Saudi government says it will allow women to drive

Women in Saudi Arabia will be permitted to drive in the kingdom, according to a royal decree issued in Riyadh on Tuesday that overturned one of the most widely criticized restrictions on hum...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Iraq warns Kurds as they claim victory in independence vote

IRBIL, Iraq – Iraq’s prime minister on Tuesday ordered the Kurdish region to hand over control of its airports to federal authorities or face a flight ban, as the Kurds claimed victory for t...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate GOP abandons latest effort to unwind the Affordable Care Act

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans decided Tuesday not to hold a vote on unwinding the Affordable Care Act, effectively preserving the landmark 2010 law for the foreseeable future. I...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump to visit Puerto Rico on Oct. 3 to survey hurricane damage, he says

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will visit hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico next week to get a firsthand look at the “devastated” island, he told reporters Tuesday morning. Trump...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump says he’ll visit Puerto Rico next Tuesday

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says he’ll visit Puerto Rico next Tuesday to survey damage caused by Hurricane Maria. Trump announced the visit after the administration was cr...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Equifax CEO steps down in the wake of damaging data breach

NEW YORK – Equifax CEO Richard Smith stepped down Tuesday, less than three weeks after the credit reporting agency disclosed a damaging data breach that exposed highly sensitive information ...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

A-Basin, Loveland making snow with aim of October opening

DENVER â€“ The race to become the first ski resort in Colorado to open for the season has begun. Loveland and Arapahoe Basin have fired up their snow guns in the hope of opening s...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Colorado deputy finds 3,100 pounds of pot in moving truck

GRAND JUNCTION – An arrest affidavit says a Colorado patrol deputy pulled over a white Penske moving truck when – from inside his own vehicle – he smelled marijuana. The Grand Jun...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump hits ‘so-called Republicans’ as health bill withers

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump lashed out at “so-called Republicans” Tuesday for deserting the party’s latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law as Senate leaders tried to deci...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

McCain’s moment: Ailing senator plays spoiler again for GOP

WASHINGTON – John McCain faced a choice that balanced friendship, party loyalty and his convictions. He made the decision some of his closest advisers expected. Looking at the twi...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Zinke: One-third of Interior employees not loyal to Trump

WASHINGTON – Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Monday that nearly one-third of employees at his department are not loyal to him and President Donald Trump, adding that he is working to chan...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World