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North Korea fires intercontinental missile

First launch in more than two months

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

Aspiring actress details allegations against Weinstein

NEW YORK – An aspiring actress who met Harvey Weinstein by chance in 2014 detailed in tears Tuesday how she said the media mogul made her stand in front of a mirror in his hotel room in Cann...

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

Tax bill advances, final Senate vote uncertain

WASHINGTON – A key Senate committee advanced a sweeping tax package to the full Senate on Tuesday, handing Republican leaders a victory as they try to pass the nation’s first tax overhaul in...

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

Former Conyers staffer accuses him of inappropriate touching

WASHINGTON – A former staffer to John Conyers says the Michigan congressman made unwanted sexual advances that included partially undressing in front of her in a hotel room and inappropriate...

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

AP EXCLUSIVE: Big contracts, no storm tarps for Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON – After Hurricane Maria damaged tens of thousands of homes in Puerto Rico, a newly created Florida company with an unproven record won more than $30 million in contracts from the ...

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

Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ jab stuns families of Navajo war vets

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Families of Navajo war veterans who were honored at the White House say they were dumbfounded that President Donald Trump used the event to take a political jab at a Massa...

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

Top Dems pull out of White House meeting after Trump attack

WASHINGTON – Congress’ top Democratic leaders abruptly pulled out of a planned meeting Tuesday with President Donald Trump after he attacked them on Twitter, casting doubt on the prospects f...

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

After Franken, Democrats struggle for steady harassment message

Democrats in Congress are struggling with how to calibrate their response to sexual harassment claims against two prominent lawmakers while trying to maintain the party’s standing with femal...

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

Buyers back out of deal for idled Colorado mine

PAONIA – The owner of an idled Colorado coal mine says financial market conditions have forced investors to back out of a deal to buy the company. The Grand Junction Daily Sentine...

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

Flags lowered in Colorado for Fort Carson Green Beret

COLORADO SPRINGS â€“ Flags were lowered around Colorado Tuesday to honor a Green Beret from Fort Carson killed in Afghanistan earlier this month. A funeral service was held for 33...

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

EPA hears worries about climate in heart of coal country

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After more than four decades as a coal miner, Stanley Sturgill ambled into an ornate room at West Virginia’s state capitol Tuesday to deliver a stark message to the Trump...

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

Replacing lymph nodes to ease painful legacy of cancer care

WASHINGTON – Breast cancer treatment left Susan Wolfe-Tank with an arm too painfully swollen to lift anything heavy or even fit into her usual clothing – a debilitating condition that gets l...

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