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Attorney grills company officials in Keystone XL hearing

LINCOLN, Neb. – The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline and its allies faced a litany of tough questions Monday in front of a Nebraska commission that will decide whether to approve the pr...

DATE: Aug 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Director of bombed mosque says it lacks security cameras

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – A Minnesota mosque that was bombed over the weekend doesn’t have outside security cameras that could have captured what happened, its executive director said Monday. ...

DATE: Aug 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Chicago files federal lawsuit over sanctuary cities threat

CHICAGO – Mayor Rahm Emanuel has taken his fight against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies to court, with Chicago becoming one of the first cities Monday to sue the government ov...

DATE: Aug 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New chief of staff Kelly moves quickly to tame Trump’s tweets

On his fifth day on the job as Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, John Kelly gathered about 200 White House aides for a meeting where he spelled out in blunt terms the way things are going t...

DATE: Aug 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Company plans to turn desert town into pot paradise

NIPTON, Calif. – Now that one of the nation’s largest cannabis companies has bought the entire California desert town of Nipton, a question remains: Will the new owners rename the place Pots...

DATE: Aug 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Apparent tornado leaves destruction in Tulsa; 13 injured

OKLAHOMA CITY – An apparent tornado near midtown Tulsa early Sunday injured more than a dozen people, including two with life-threatening injuries, knocked out power to thousands of customer...

DATE: Aug 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Welcome boost from China to global pressure on North Korea

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – A global pressure campaign on North Korea propelled by sharp new U.N. sanctions received a welcome boost Sunday from China, the North’s economic lifeline, as Beiji...

DATE: Aug 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Deputy AG: Prosecutors don’t intend to go after reporters

WASHINGTON (AP) – Prosecutors don’t intend to go after reporters for doing their jobs but could more forcefully try to get them to reveal their sources, a Justice Department official said Su...

DATE: Aug 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Controversial appointment clouds U.S. Senate race in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Sen. Luther Strange got his appointment to Congress earlier this year from a governor who later resigned under the cloud of an ethics scandal. The appoi...

DATE: Aug 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Experts: Lack of remorse could bite ‘Pharma Bro’

NEW YORK – Less than an hour after a U.S. jury convicted Martin Shkreli of securities fraud, the so-called “Pharma Bro” was back at his New York City apartment doing what comes naturally: tr...

DATE: Aug 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. in rare bull’s-eye for total solar eclipse on Aug. 21

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – It will be tough eclipsing this eclipse. The sun, moon and Earth will line up perfectly in the cosmos on Aug. 21, turning day into night for a few wondrous ...

DATE: Aug 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Princess Diana film will air despite pleas from family

LONDON – A British broadcaster will air a salacious TV documentary about the late Princess Diana on Sunday despite pleas from her family, friends and former courtiers to scuttle a program th...

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World