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Skiing Santas ho-ho-hold court at ski resort’s annual bash

NEWRY, Maine – Santa Claus is known for shimmying down chimneys, but for one day a year, dozens of Santas try to avoid tumbling down a mountain. The 18th annual Santa event took p...

DATE: Dec 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Blasts fails to bring down upper section of Silverdome

PONTIAC, Mich. — A partial implosion of the Silverdome failed to bring down the upper section of the Detroit Lions’ former home as intended Sunday as demolition of the stadium began. ...

DATE: Dec 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Some see echoes of ‘68 court case in wedding cake dispute

WASHINGTON – The upcoming Supreme Court argument about a baker who refused to make a cake for a same-sex couple makes some civil rights lawyers think of South Carolina’s Piggie Park barbecue...

DATE: Dec 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Utah’s tenacious efforts to take back federal land stand out

DENVER – In an American West that has a love-hate relationship with the federal government’s ownership of a checkerboard of parks, monuments, forest and desert in states from Washington to N...

DATE: Dec 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senator: It’s time for U.S. military families to leave S. Korea

WASHINGTON – Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that he believes it’s time to start moving the families of American military personnel out of South Korea as North Korea pushes the U.S. closer t...

DATE: Dec 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump lashes out at own FBI in a series of tweets

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack Sunday on the credibility of his own FBI, responding to revelations that an FBI agent was removed from special counsel Robert Muel...

DATE: Dec 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fox’s Dobbs says Obama should be arrested for implying Trump needs a filter

Call it an unwritten rule – a matter of decorum among the small fraternity of men who once held the title “leader of the free world.” Before he left office, Barack Obama said his ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tax bill clears Senate in big boost for Trump, GOP

WASHINGTON – Republicans muscled the largest tax overhaul in 30 years through the Senate early Saturday, taking a big step toward giving President Donald Trump his first major legislative tr...

DATE: Dec 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New survey reveals how common sexual assault is

At least 1 in 4 women are raped by the time they are 44 years old

DATE: Dec 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Take a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Pres...

DATE: Dec 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Opponents in LGBT case agree: It’s not about wedding cake

Oral arguments before Supreme Court begin Tuesday

DATE: Dec 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Democrat Tim Keller takes helm as Albuquerque’s new mayor

ALBUQUERQUE – Democrat Tim Keller took over as mayor of New Mexico’s largest city Friday amid rising crime and a struggling economy. The former New Mexico state auditor officially...

DATE: Dec 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World