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At Mount Rushmore, Trump digs deeper into nation’s divisions

July 4, 2020 By STEPHEN GROVES, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, S.D. (AP) — At the foot of Mount Rushmore and on the eve... Read more »

07/04/20 10:49 AM

US sets deadline for wolverines protection decision

July 2, 2020 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to decide by the end of August whether climate change and other threats are pushing the rare wolverine... Read more »

07/03/20 1:34 PM

More fireworks in Americans’ hands for July 4 raises risks

July 3, 2020 By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — For many Americans, the Fourth of July will be more intimate this year. It also could be riskier. Saturday... Read more »

07/03/20 12:34 PM

Germany is first major economy to phase out coal and nuclear

German lawmakers have finalized the country's long-awaited phase-out of coal as an energy source, backing a plan that environmental groups say isn't ambitious enough and free marketeers criticize as a waste of taxpayers' money.

07/03/20 9:59 AM

Redskins undergoing ‘thorough review’ of team name

The team said Friday it has been talking to the NFL for weeks about the subject. In a statement, the team said recent events around the U.S. and feedback from the community prompted the formal review.

07/03/20 9:52 AM

Trump’s Rushmore trip draws real and figurative fireworks

President Donald Trump will begin his Independence Day weekend on Friday with a patriotic display of fireworks at Mount Rushmore before a crowd of thousands, but even in a part of the country where many remain supportive of the president, the event has drawn controversy and protests.

07/03/20 6:50 AM

Wyoming officials to meet Monday on possible $1B land bid

Gov. Mark Gordon and other top Wyoming officials plan to meet Monday to discuss whether to bid on Occidental Petroleum’s land holdings in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado.

07/02/20 3:21 PM

Texas governor orders mask wearing in public

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered that face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state, a dramatic ramp up of the Republican’s efforts to control spiking numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

07/02/20 3:18 PM

Hugh Downs, genial presence on TV news and game shows, dies

Hugh Downs, a genial and near-constant presence on television on news, game and talk shows, has died at age 99.

07/02/20 1:19 PM

Coronavirus concerns freeze Vanilla Ice show

The 1990s rapper with the hit single “Ice Ice Baby” had been scheduled to play a lakeside concert just outside Austin on Friday, but on Thursday he announced it was being postponed.

07/02/20 12:16 PM

Intel chiefs brief congressional leaders on Russia bounties

The U.S. intelligence chiefs conducted classified briefings Thursday for congressional leaders who have demanded more answers about intelligence assessments that Russia offered bounties for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

07/02/20 11:26 AM

Coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 US states

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast.

07/02/20 10:57 AM

US adds 4.8 million jobs as unemployment falls to 11.1%

U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month, yet still remained far short of regaining the colossal losses it suffered this spring.

07/02/20 7:56 AM

Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell arrested

Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who was accused by many women of helping procure underage sex partners for Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested in New Hampshire, the FBI said Thursday.

07/02/20 7:54 AM

U.S., South Africa report new record coronavirus rises

The United States and South Africa have both reported record new daily coronavirus infections, with U.S. figures surpassing 50,000 cases a day for the first time, underlining the challenges still ahead as nations press to reopen their virus-devastated economies.

07/02/20 6:01 AM

Russian officials: 78% of voters back extending Putin’s rule

Almost 78% of voters in Russia have approved amendments to the country's constitution that will allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036, Russian election officials said Thursday after all the votes were counted. Kremlin critics said the vote was rigged.

07/02/20 5:30 AM

LAPD funding slashed by $150M, reducing number of officers

City leaders voted Wednesday to slash the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $150 million, reducing the number of officers to a level not seen for more than a decade amid nationwide demands to shift money away from law enforcement agencies during America's reckoning over police brutality and racial injustice.

07/02/20 5:19 AM

Appeals court lifts restraint against Trump book publisher

A New York appeals court cleared the way Wednesday for a publisher to distribute a tell-all book by President Donald Trump’s niece over the objections of the president’s brother.

07/02/20 5:13 AM

Watching Sun Belt spikes, other states back off on reopening

New York City and a number of states that likewise seemed to have tamed their coronavirus outbreaks are hitting pause on some of their reopening plans as they watch from afar the alarming surge in reported infections across the Sun Belt.

07/01/20 10:49 AM

The revolution comes again: Miranda and Kail on ‘Hamilton’

Lin-Manuel Miranda likes to picture the millionaire, Mr. Howell, from "Gilligan's Island," saying the brag. You know the one. "Well, I saw it with the original cast."

07/01/20 10:01 AM

Oil company extends bid deadline for Connecticut-size lands

Occidental Petroleum has extended by one week a Wednesday deadline for Wyoming to bid on a swath of land and mineral rights bigger than Connecticut, a spokesman for Gov. Mark Gordon said Tuesday.

07/01/20 7:42 AM

Judge temporarily blocks tell-all book by Trump’s niece

Distribution of a tell-all book by President Donald Trump’s niece was blocked by a judge Tuesday after the president’s brother said its publication would violate a pact among family members, but a publisher's chief executive says the book has already been shipped and could not be stopped.

07/01/20 4:46 AM

Hollowed out public health system faces more cuts amid virus

The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront the worst health crisis in a century.

07/01/20 4:34 AM

Russian bounties test Trump’s bond with some veterans

They didn't like it when then-candidate Donald Trump criticized John McCain for being captured in combat. They were angrier when Trump, as commander in chief, abandoned Kurdish allies in the Middle East. And they were upset again last month when he threatened to deploy troops against American protesters.

07/01/20 4:29 AM

MLB stars say it’s time to pull Landis name off MVP plaques

June 30, 2020 By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Something still bothers Barry Larkin about his Most Valuable Player award. The other name engraved on the... Read more »

06/30/20 8:40 PM

McGrath wins Kentucky Dem primary; McConnell showdown awaits

June 30, 2020 By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Former Marine pilot Amy McGrath overcame a bumpier-than-expected Kentucky primary to win the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination Tuesday,... Read more »

06/30/20 5:27 PM

Republicans, with exception of Trump, now push mask-wearing

As a surge of infections hammers the South and West, GOP officials are pushing back against the notion that masks are about politics and telling Americans they can help save lives.

06/30/20 4:27 PM

Stocks close out best quarter since 1998 with more gains

June 30, 2020 By STAN CHOE, ALEX VEIGA and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers Wall Street capped its best quarter since 1998 Tuesday with more gains, a fitting end... Read more »

06/30/20 3:43 PM

Fauci: US could reach 100,000 new cases a day

Dr. Anthony Fauci said coronavirus cases could grow to 100,000 a day in the U.S. if Americans don’t start following public health recommendations.

06/30/20 12:02 PM

Europe restricts visitors from the US amid virus resurgence

The European Continent on Tuesday reopened to visitors from 14 countries but not the U.S., where some of the states that pushed hardest and earliest to reopen their economies are now in retreat because of an alarming surge in confirmed coronavirus infections.

06/30/20 9:45 AM

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At Mount Rushmore, Trump digs deeper into nation’s divisions

Geofence warrants to be tested in Virginia bank robbery case

Epstein cohort’s arrest becomes new test for plea deal

Cop who stopped Elijah McClain fired over chokehold photos

`Huge bummer’: July Fourth will test Americans’ discipline

Continued speculation on Fenn’s treasure location includes Wyoming sites

US sets deadline for wolverines protection decision

More fireworks in Americans’ hands for July 4 raises risks

Germany is first major economy to phase out coal and nuclear

Redskins undergoing ‘thorough review’ of team name

Trump’s Rushmore trip draws real and figurative fireworks

Wyoming officials to meet Monday on possible $1B land bid

Texas governor orders mask wearing in public

Hugh Downs, genial presence on TV news and game shows, dies

Coronavirus concerns freeze Vanilla Ice show

Intel chiefs brief congressional leaders on Russia bounties

Coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 US states

US adds 4.8 million jobs as unemployment falls to 11.1%

Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell arrested

U.S., South Africa report new record coronavirus rises

Russian officials: 78% of voters back extending Putin’s rule

LAPD funding slashed by $150M, reducing number of officers

Appeals court lifts restraint against Trump book publisher

Watching Sun Belt spikes, other states back off on reopening

The revolution comes again: Miranda and Kail on ‘Hamilton’

Oil company extends bid deadline for Connecticut-size lands

Judge temporarily blocks tell-all book by Trump’s niece

Hollowed out public health system faces more cuts amid virus

Russian bounties test Trump’s bond with some veterans

MLB stars say it’s time to pull Landis name off MVP plaques

McGrath wins Kentucky Dem primary; McConnell showdown awaits

Republicans, with exception of Trump, now push mask-wearing

Stocks close out best quarter since 1998 with more gains

Fauci: US could reach 100,000 new cases a day

Europe restricts visitors from the US amid virus resurgence

GOP lawmakers urge action after Russia-Afghanistan briefing

Supreme Court’s abortion ruling raises stakes for election

Sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019

Golden State Killer admits to dozens of rapes, 13 murders

Florida site of GOP convention orders wearing of masks

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Community

Community

Natrona health officers: mask wearing best bet to keep K-12 schools open this fall

Casper furlough program applies to all city employees, options being finalized

East Second Street near Hilltop fully re-opening in Casper

Appeals court: Judge was right to revive grizzly protections

Gordon supports local control after Trump threat to withhold funds if schools don’t re-open

Wyoming

Community

Natrona health officers: mask wearing best bet to keep K-12 schools open this fall

Wildfire west of Glenrock burns 252 acres, one structure, three outbuildings

Appeals court: Judge was right to revive grizzly protections

Man charged with Aggravated Assault following Cheyenne arrest

Gordon supports local control after Trump threat to withhold funds if schools don’t re-open

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