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Thanksgiving tribe reclaims language lost to colonization

MASHPEE, Mass. – The Massachusetts tribe whose ancestors shared a Thanksgiving meal with the Pilgrims nearly 400 years ago is reclaiming its long-lost language, one schoolchild at a time. ...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FCC chairman sets out to scrap open internet access rules

MENLO PARK, Calif. – The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission set out Tuesday to scrap rules around open internet access, a move that would allow giant cable and telecom compani...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Conyers confirms harassment settlement; ethics probe opens

DETROIT – John Conyers has dealt with various ethics investigations and a public corruption case that landed his wife in prison during a U.S. House career spanning more than five decades – l...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Moore targeted by fellow Republicans’ comments in new ad

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The words of prominent Republicans are being used against Alabama’s GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore in a campaign ad, as Moore’s camp on Tuesday continued to go on the offens...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FBI: Border agent’s death a ‘potential assault ‘

DALLAS – An FBI official said Tuesday that the bureau is investigating the death of a border patrol agent and severe injuries to another as “potential assault,” but he wouldn’t rule out that...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

The Latest: PBS cuts ties with Rose after misconduct claims

NEW YORK – Here is the Latest on sexual misconduct allegations against Charlie Rose (all times local): 1:35 p.m. PBS has ended its partnership with Charlie Rose, host o...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New Mexico candidate denies past harassment allegations

SANTA FE – A rising star in the Democratic Party who gained national attention for tackling poverty in New Mexico said he will not drop out of the race for lieutenant governor despite renewe...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Charlie Rose – the rise and plummet of a man who preached ‘character’ and ‘integrity’

Swallowed up in the baggy academic robes of Georgetown University, Charlie Rose stood before the school’s graduating class of 2015, shifting into the final moments of a commencement speech o...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

The Latest: U.S. slaps new sanctions on N. Korean, Chinese firms

WASHINGTON – The Latest on the U.S. declaration of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism (all times local): 2 p.m. The United States has issued new sanctions on f...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

The Latest: U.S. says Zimbabwe’s people want end to isolation

HARARE, Zimbabwe – The Latest on Zimbabwe’s political turmoil (all times local): 11:25 p.m. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert says the people of Zimbabwe...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Warming to make thunderstorms larger and more frequent

WASHINGTON – Summer thunderstorms in North America will likely be larger, wetter and more frequent in a warmer world, dumping 80 percent more rain in some areas and worsening flooding, a new...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Endangered orcas compete with seals, sea lions for salmon

SEATTLE – Harbor seals, sea lions and some fish-eating killer whales have been rebounding along the Northeast Pacific Ocean in recent decades. But that boom has come with a trade-off: They’r...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World