More Details Promised in Deaths of Four at North Dakota Company
MANDAN, N.D. - Police in North Dakota are planning to release more information in the deaths of four people whose bodies were found Monday at a property management company in…
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Police: 'Several' Bodies Found at Suburban Bismarck Business
MANDAN, N.D. - Police in North Dakota say "several'' bodies have been found inside a business in suburban Bismarck. Officers responded to a medical call at the business Monday morning and found several people dead inside. The Mandan Police Department…
After Proposing Cuts, Trump Now Ready to Fund Great Lakes Restoration
DULUTH, Minn.- For the third year in a row the President proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency, which included a 90 percent cut to funding for Great Lakes restoration. But…
Trump Threatens to Close Border With Mexico Next Week
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he will close the nation's southern border, or large sections of it, next week if Mexico does not immediately stop illegal immigration. In a tweet Friday, Trump ramped up his repeated threat to close…
Supreme Court Won't Stop Enforcement of Bump Stock ban
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court won't stop the Trump administration from enforcing its ban on bump stock devices, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns. The ban took effect Tuesday. Gun rights groups asked the court on…
DeVos Defends Plan to Eliminate Special Olympics Funding
WASHINGTON - Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is facing sharp pushback over a proposal to cut federal funding to the Special Olympics. Celebrities, politicians and activists have taken to social media to rebuke DeVos…
Patterson Pleads Guilty in Kidnapping of Jayme Closs
UPDATE: BARRON, Wis. -A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents. Twenty-one-year-old Jake Patterson pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of intentional homicide…
House Fails to Override Trump Veto of his Border Emergency
WASHINGTON - An effort by House Democrats to override President Donald Trump's first veto has failed. That hands him a victory because his declaration of a national emergency at the Southwest border will…
Jussie Smollett’s Attorneys say all Criminal Charges Dropped
CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett said Tuesday that charges alleging he lied to police about a racist and homophobic attack have been dropped. Smollett attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes said in a statement that…
Mueller Concludes Russia Probe, Delivers Report to Attorney General
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON-Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday turned over his long-awaited final report on the contentious Russia investigation that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump’s presidency, entangled Trump’s family and resulted in…
Tyson Recalls Chicken Strips due to Metal Fears
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arkansas-based Tyson Foods is recalling more than 69,000 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strips because they may be contaminated with pieces of metal. The U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday the products were produced on Nov. 30, 2018,…
Facebook Stored Millions of Passwords in Plain Text
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook had stored millions of user passwords in plain text for years, the social media company confirmed on Thursday after a security researcher posted about the issue online. Facebook says there is no evidence that employees had…
Report: Great Lakes Feeling Effects of Rapid Climate Warming
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A scientific report says the Great Lakes region is warming faster than the rest of the U.S., which likely will bring more flooding and other extreme weather such as heat waves and drought. The warming climate…
FDA Approves Drug for Treating Postpartum Depression
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug specifically developed for severe depression after childbirth. The agency on Tuesday approved Sage Therapeutics’ Zulresso, an IV drug given over 2 ½ days. Sage said…
Jury: Roundup Weed Killer is Major Factor in Man’s Cancer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Roundup weed killer was a substantial factor in a California man’s cancer, a jury determined Tuesday in the first phase of a trial that attorneys said could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits.…
