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Serial killer who preyed on gay men executed in Florida

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Gary Ray Bowles, a serial killer who preyed on older gay men during an eight-month spree that left six dead, was... Read more »

08/23/19 7:36 AM

Court: Electoral College members not bound by popular vote

By DAN ELLIOTT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A U.S. appeals court in Denver said Electoral College members can vote for the presidential candidate of their choice and aren’t bound... Read more »

08/22/19 11:30 AM

US fossil fuel official tours Wyoming amid coal shutdowns

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. government official who oversees research into fossil fuel technology is visiting Wyoming at a crucial time for the coal-mining state. Financial troubles have shut... Read more »

08/22/19 11:27 AM

Shooter at large after LA deputy shot at sheriff’s station

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators believe a gunshot that wounded a deputy outside a Los Angeles County sheriff’s station on Wednesday was fired from a... Read more »

08/22/19 9:14 AM

Reported illness among vapers reaches 150 possible cases

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The number of breathing illnesses reported among people who vape is growing. Health officials are now looking into more than... Read more »

08/22/19 8:59 AM

Planned Parenthood seeks cash after bailing from US program

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and DAVID CRARY Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Planned Parenthood clinics in several states are charging new fees, tapping financial reserves, intensifying fundraising and warning... Read more »

08/22/19 8:41 AM

Report shows US deficit to exceed $1 trillion next year

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit is expected to balloon to more than $1 trillion in the next fiscal year under the first projections... Read more »

08/22/19 5:31 AM

Trump administration moves to end limits on child detention

By COLLEEN LONG and AMY TAXIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to end a long-standing federal agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be... Read more »

08/21/19 9:52 AM

Trump: Any Jew voting Democratic is uninformed or disloyal

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Showing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious lines, President Donald Trump said that American Jewish people who... Read more »

08/21/19 5:02 AM

Suspect in Utah student’s death charged in 2018 assault

By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who authorities say killed a Utah college student this summer was charged Tuesday with sexual abuse and kidnapping... Read more »

08/20/19 3:09 PM

White House insists fundamentals of US economy ‘very strong’

By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The “fundamentals” of the U.S. economy are solid, the White House asserted, invoking an ill-fated political declaration of a... Read more »

08/20/19 8:30 AM

Records: Epstein signed will 2 days before jailhouse suicide

By JIM MUSTIAN and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before he killed himself in jail, new court records show,... Read more »

08/20/19 5:52 AM

Planned Parenthood leaves federal family planning program

By DAVID CRARY and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Planned Parenthood says it’s pulling out of the federal family planning program rather than abide by a new... Read more »

08/19/19 12:56 PM

Report: 6 million acres of state lands in West inaccessible

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Public land advocates say more than 6 million acres of state property scattered across 11 Western states are landlocked by private property and largely inaccessible to... Read more »

08/19/19 11:41 AM

Warren offers public apology over claim to tribal heritage

By ELANA SCHOR and JOSH FUNK Associated Press SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren offered a public apology Monday to Native Americans over her past claim... Read more »

08/19/19 9:56 AM

All members of wolf pack killed in Washington state

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — All members of a wolf pack that had been preying in cattle in Washington state have been killed. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced... Read more »

08/19/19 9:44 AM

Native American voters, once overlooked, seek role for 2020

By KALI ROBINSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates will descend on Iowa next week to do something that Native Americans say doesn’t happen enough: court their vote.... Read more »

08/17/19 7:44 AM

‘Easy Rider’ star and writer Peter Fonda has died at 79

By LINDSEY BAHR and ANDREW DALTON AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own... Read more »

08/16/19 5:14 PM

US stocks end turbulent week with broad gains

By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers You’re not the only one confused about where the economy is headed. Just look at the stock market, where perplexed investors... Read more »

08/16/19 3:36 PM

Arizona, Nevada cuts to Colorado River water negligible

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Arizona and Nevada are faced with the first-ever cuts to their Colorado River water supply in 2020. But the cuts aren’t... Read more »

08/16/19 3:16 PM

Churches arm, train congregants in wake of mass shootings

By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press HASLET, Texas (AP) — Acrid gun smoke clouded the sunny entrance of a Texas church on a recent Sunday. Seven men wearing heavy vests and... Read more »

08/16/19 1:53 PM

North Dakota picks Panos as transportation director

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed a former Wyoming transportation commissioner to lead North Dakota’s transportation department. Burgum says William Panos will start the job... Read more »

08/16/19 1:35 PM

Earnhardt takes weekend off after plane crash near Bristol

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will take the weekend off from broadcasting to be with his wife and daughter after the three were in a plane crash landing... Read more »

08/16/19 12:42 PM

Court: US can reject asylum along parts of Mexico border

By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court’s ruling Friday will allow the Trump administration to begin rejecting asylum at some parts of the U.S.-Mexico border... Read more »

08/16/19 12:25 PM

Claims: Migrant kids split at border harmed in foster care

By GARANCE BURKE, JULIET LINDERMAN AND MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press SANTA ANA, California (AP) — This story is part of an ongoing joint investigation between The Associated Press and the... Read more »

08/16/19 5:51 AM

Israel grants Tlaib West Bank visit on humanitarian grounds

By ISAAC SCHARF Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s interior minister said Friday he has received and granted a request by Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib to enter the Israeli-occupied West... Read more »

08/16/19 5:30 AM

AP sources: Trump has talked about buying Greenland for US

By ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Aiming to put his mark on the world map, President Donald Trump has talked to aides and allies about... Read more »

08/16/19 5:25 AM

Trump ties US success to 2nd term: ‘You have to vote for me’

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — President Donald Trump sought to reassure his supporters about the state of the U.S. economy despite the stock market volatility and... Read more »

08/16/19 5:17 AM

Coroner: Gunman had drugs in system during firefight

By JOHN SEEWER and DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — The gunman in Dayton who killed nine people had cocaine, an antidepressant and alcohol in his system during the... Read more »

08/15/19 4:32 PM

Scientists confirm July set new global heat record

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880, the latest in a long line of peaks that... Read more »

08/15/19 1:41 PM

Virgin Galactic reveals futuristic outpost for space tourism

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press UPHAM, N.M. (AP) — Spaceport America is no longer just a shiny shell of hope that space tourism would one day launch from this... Read more »

08/15/19 1:33 PM

AP source: John Hickenlooper to end 2020 presidential bid

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — John Hickenlooper will drop out of the Democratic presidential primary on Thursday, according to a Democrat close to him. The former two-term... Read more »

08/15/19 5:00 AM

Coal company compliance over wage bonds under investigation

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear says his office will investigate whether coal companies are posting performance bonds intended to secure employee wages. News outlets report Blackjewel... Read more »

08/15/19 4:41 AM

Philadelphia gunman in custody after hourslong standoff

By CHRISTINA PACIOLLA and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A gunman who opened fire on police Wednesday as they were serving a drug warrant in Philadelphia, wounding six... Read more »

08/14/19 10:39 PM

Vaping companies sue to delay US e-cigarette review

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A vaping industry group sued the U.S. government on Wednesday to delay an upcoming review of thousands of e-cigarettes on the... Read more »

08/14/19 2:40 PM

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National / World

Serial killer who preyed on gay men executed in Florida

Billionaire David Koch, conservative donor, dies at age 79

Making a case to women: Trump female defenders go on offense

As global economic picture dims, solutions seem out of reach

Powell may signal future rate cuts, but would they matter?

Trump: Again open to strengthening gun background checks

Court: Electoral College members not bound by popular vote

US fossil fuel official tours Wyoming amid coal shutdowns

Shooter at large after LA deputy shot at sheriff’s station

Reported illness among vapers reaches 150 possible cases

Planned Parenthood seeks cash after bailing from US program

Report shows US deficit to exceed $1 trillion next year

Trump administration moves to end limits on child detention

Trump: Any Jew voting Democratic is uninformed or disloyal

Suspect in Utah student’s death charged in 2018 assault

White House insists fundamentals of US economy ‘very strong’

Records: Epstein signed will 2 days before jailhouse suicide

Planned Parenthood leaves federal family planning program

Report: 6 million acres of state lands in West inaccessible

Warren offers public apology over claim to tribal heritage

All members of wolf pack killed in Washington state

Native American voters, once overlooked, seek role for 2020

‘Easy Rider’ star and writer Peter Fonda has died at 79

US stocks end turbulent week with broad gains

Arizona, Nevada cuts to Colorado River water negligible

Churches arm, train congregants in wake of mass shootings

North Dakota picks Panos as transportation director

Earnhardt takes weekend off after plane crash near Bristol

Court: US can reject asylum along parts of Mexico border

Claims: Migrant kids split at border harmed in foster care

Israel grants Tlaib West Bank visit on humanitarian grounds

AP sources: Trump has talked about buying Greenland for US

Trump ties US success to 2nd term: ‘You have to vote for me’

Coroner: Gunman had drugs in system during firefight

Scientists confirm July set new global heat record

Virgin Galactic reveals futuristic outpost for space tourism

AP source: John Hickenlooper to end 2020 presidential bid

Coal company compliance over wage bonds under investigation

Philadelphia gunman in custody after hourslong standoff

Vaping companies sue to delay US e-cigarette review

Crime

AP

Serial killer who preyed on gay men executed in Florida

Casper man recommended for charge of Child Endangerment with Meth

Recent Arrests (8/21/19)

NCSO seeks info on CRC escapee

Texas executes man in 1998 slaying of college student

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AP

Billionaire David Koch, conservative donor, dies at age 79

Obituaries: Geuke, Webb, Marken

Obituaries: Hicks, Leggett, Johnson, Cook

Obituaries: West, Swanson, Romango

‘Easy Rider’ star and writer Peter Fonda has died at 79

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Public input on proposed air ambulance Medicaid waiver sought

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Wyoming

AP

US fossil fuel official says tech can help coal industry

Flavorful foraging: an intro to edible treats on Casper Mountain (PHOTOS)

Charging bison damages rental car in Yellowstone (VIDEO)

Five Wyo. school districts awarded for enhancing breakfast programs

Powell may signal future rate cuts, but would they matter?

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