GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – A student says she was shocked to learn that two teens died in a shooting at her suburban Phoenix high school. Lanie Walter, a senior, said Friday that the shooting was heartbreaking because “everyone is so loving” at Independence High School. She says she heard ambulances on her way to the…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two dozen U.S. senators want the Army to reverse a policy change barring female World War II pilots from having their ashes placed at Arlington National Cemetery. The pilots are known as Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs. They flew military aircraft in noncombat roles to free up male pilots for combat.…
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – Michael Bloomberg sees an opportunity emerging in presidential politics after Hillary Clinton’s blowout defeat in New Hampshire and Donald Trump’s victory there. But those close to the former New York City mayor caution that he’s not rushing to join the race. Bloomberg – widely considered a fiscal conservative but social…
BURNS, Ore. (AP) – A live stream of a telephone call indicates three of the four remaining occupiers of an Oregon wildlife refuge have surrendered, but one is refusing to budge. The surrender is playing out over a phone call on an open line streamed live on the Internet by an acquaintance of occupier David…
( KTRS ) Hillary Clinton will campaign next week with the mother of Sandra Bland, the Chicago-area woman who was discovered hanged in her jail cell three days after being pulled over for a routine traffic stop near Houston. Geneva Reed-Veal will join the Democratic presidential candidate at a Feb. 17 voter mobilization event in…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate leaders are pledging swift action on legislation to impose more stringent sanctions on North Korea for what they say are flagrant violations of international law. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that the Senate has an opportunity to hold Pyongyang accountable for its growing aggression. Minority Leader Harry Reid says no…
Donald Trump wishes North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would “disappear.”
Federal and state officials say cases of the virus have been confirmed in 12 states and the District of Columbia
ATLANTA (AP) – Authorities at the world’s busiest airport say four lactation pods are now available for nursing mothers as they travel. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday announced the additions. Officials say they can be locked from the inside and provide bench seating, a small diaper-changing table and an electric outlet for pumps. The…
Some New Hampshire voters say they’ve decided only at the last minute which candidate they’re supporting