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Police ticket protester for projecting image on courthouse

BOULDER – A protester was cited for trespassing after projecting an image of skull and crossbones with the words “ban fracking” onto a wall of the Boulder County Courthouse. The D...

Judge rules New Mexico workers can take paid leave to vote

SANTA FE – In a ruling that could have implications for government agencies and private businesses, New Mexico’s state workers will get paid while taking time off to vote in any election. ...

Despite Trump’s scorn, early ‘Obamacare’ sign-ups top 600,000

WASHINGTON – Despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to take down “Obamacare,” more than 600,000 people signed up for coverage the first week of open enrollment, the government said Thursda...

The latest on tax legislation: House about-face on deduction for adoption

WASHINGTON – The Latest on Republican tax overhaul legislation (all times local): 2:02 p.m. House Republicans are restoring the adoption tax credit to their overhaul le...

Analysis: Trump, in China, opts against confrontation

BEIJING – President Donald Trump pulled his punches. On the home turf of the rising superpower he once declared was “raping” the United States on trade, Trump on Thursday abandone...

Stellar encore: Dying star keeps coming back big time

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Death definitely becomes this star. Astronomers reported Wednesday on a massive, distant star that exploded in 2014 – and also, apparently back in 1954. Thi...

Seattle elects first woman mayor in nearly a century

SEATTLE – The booming liberal city of Seattle will get its first woman mayor since the 1920s after former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan defeated urban planner Cary Moon for the office left open...

Inside Betsy DeVos’ efforts to shrink the Education Department

The department’s workforce has shrunk under Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who has said she wants to decrease the federal government’s role in education, including investigations and enfor...

Trump administration officials meet GOP senators on tax bill

WASHINGTON – Top administration officials met privately with Republican senators Wednesday as Senate GOP tax writers put finishing touches on their high-stakes bill cutting levies on people ...

Lawyers push to halt Mexican citizen’s execution in Texas

HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Attorneys for a Mexican citizen on death row in Texas for the abduction and slaying of his 16-year-old cousin more than two decades ago looked to the U.S. Supreme Court a...

FBI again finds itself unable to unlock a gunman’s cellphone

WASHINGTON – The Texas church massacre is providing a familiar frustration for law enforcement: FBI agents are unable to unlock the gunman’s encrypted cellphone to learn what evidence it mig...

Elton John celebrates 25 years of AIDS foundation

NEW YORK – A teary and emotional Elton John celebrated the 25th anniversary of his AIDS foundation with a gala in New York City, raising about $4.4 million and telling the audience that the...