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House GOP blocks effort by Democrats to obtain Trump’s taxes

WASHINGTON – House Republicans on Tuesday blocked another attempt by Democrats to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns from the IRS. House Democrats tried for a third time ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

McConnell confident Dems won’t keep Gorsuch off high court

Majority leader expects confirmation next week

DATE: Mar 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Man exonerated for attempted murder free after 20 years

Marco Conteras wrongly identified as shooter in robbery

DATE: Mar 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FDA approves 1st drug for moderate & severe eczema cases

TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. regulators have approved the first powerful, injected medicine to treat serious cases of the skin condition eczema. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesda...

DATE: Mar 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Police: Bus shooting suspect says he feared other passenger

One man killed Saturday, another wounded before suspect surrendered

DATE: Mar 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study: Livestock grazing can benefit struggling bird species

BILLINGS, Mont. – A new study disputes a widely-held view that livestock grazing is largely incompatible with a ground-dwelling bird that has suffered a dramatic population decline across it...

DATE: Mar 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Four-legged fugitives run free on California highway

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – That mustang in the rearview mirror turned out to be a real horse running on a Northern California highway – followed by a mule. Commuters east of San Franc...

DATE: Mar 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Attorney General: Sanctuary cities risk fed funds Weekly reports list locales not cooperating with deportation efforts

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday warned so-called sanctuary cities they could lose federal money for refusing to cooperate with immigration authorities and suggested the...

DATE: Mar 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bitter GOP finger-pointing clouds path for Trump agenda

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is hoping to drive his priorities forward following the crumbling of the Republican health care bill but GOP finger-pointing is rampant, underscoring how ...

DATE: Mar 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Oregon navigates politics of tribal mascots

BANKS, Ore. – This fall, the football team in the tiny Oregon logging town of Banks will once again take the field as the Braves. But this time, they have the approval of the tribe that orig...

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