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Misplaced monarchs: Clusters of butterflies stuck up north

WASHINGTON – Monarch butterflies, those delicate symbols of spring and summer, should mostly be in Texas by now, winging their way to Mexico for the winter. But Darlene Burgess ke...

Hammers, axes will help test Trump border wall prototypes

SAN DIEGO – The U.S. government announced Thursday that prototypes for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico have been completed and will be subjected to punishment to te...

Ryan: People don’t care about senator’s concerns about Trump

WASHINGTON – Remember the extraordinary public clash this week between two Republican senators and President Donald Trump? House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that people aren’t interested...

Pope encourages young U.S. immigrants to dream

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Thursday encouraged young immigrants who may be affected by the Trump administration’s decision to end a program protecting them from deportation to keep dream...

House backs $4T budget, faces challenges on Trump tax plan

WASHINGTON – Republicans powered a $4 trillion budget through the House on Thursday by a razor-thin margin, a close vote underscoring the difficulties that lie ahead in delivering President ...

Democrats condemn proposed fee hikes at national parks

WASHINGTON – Democratic senators on Thursday criticized a National Park Service plan to impose steep increases in entrance fees at 17 of its most popular parks, including the Grand Canyon, Y...

NBC News takes Mark Halperin off air after harassment claims

NEW YORK – MSNBC says journalist Mark Halperin has been suspended from his role as network contributor following charges from five women who claimed he sexually harassed them while he was an...

Serious head and hand wounds described by Bergdahl searchers

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Soldiers and an airman described a shattered hand and a head wound Thursday as prosecutors presented evidence that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s disappearance endangered those...

Harvey Weinstein sues former company over emails, records

NEW YORK – Disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein sued his former company on Thursday, seeking access to emails, his personnel file and other records he contends may exonerate him from multip...

JFK files: Thousands released but Trump holds back others

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bending to CIA and FBI appeals, while the National Archives ...

US agrees to pay tea party groups in suits over IRS scrutiny

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has agreed to what a lawyer described as a “very substantial” payout to hundreds of tea party groups to settle a class-action lawsuit over the extra, of...

Trump declares US opioid emergency but pledges no new money

WASHINGTON – In ringing and personal terms, President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged that “we will overcome addiction in America,” declaring opioid abuse a national public health emergency...