Pentagon’s Guantanamo closing plan lays out costs, savings
The White House released Obama’s plan to close the facility on Tuesday, but the plan faces stiff opposition from the GOP-led Congress
Nevada provides new test of Trump’s unorthodox campaign
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Donald Trump’s efforts to build a get-out-the-vote effort in Nevada don’t appear to match those put together by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who won Iowa’s leadoff caucuses on the strength of his ground game. Nevada’s caucus model demands more of a time commitment from voters, takes…
AP Poll: Social Security, joblessness top economic concerns
Democrats, Republicans and independents alike all put a high priority on protecting Social Security and reducing unemployment
Michigan Senate approves $30 million for Flint water bills
State regulators failed to require Flint to treat river water with anti-corrosion chemicals when its water source was switched in 2014
Mayor wants managed heroin injection facility
At similar facilities in Canada, Europe and Australia, medical professionals step in if a user overdoses
Snyder: Key Flint sites show mostly low lead; issues remain
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says 89 percent of water samples collected from key locations in Flint measured below the “action level” of 15 parts per billion for lead in an initial round of testing, but concerns remain. Samples from the “sentinel” sites will help determine when it is safe to drink…
The Latest: Rubio gets endorsement from NC senator
WASHINGTON (AP) – Marco Rubio has received an endorsement for the Republican presidential nomination from North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis as Rubio seeks to further consolidate support after a second-place finish in South Carolina and Jeb Bush’s departure from the field. Tillis’ backing comes three weeks before North Carolina holds its own primary on the…
Trump wins South Carolina Republican primary, Clinton wins in Nevada
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has won the South Carolina Republican primary, a second-straight victory for the billionaire real estate mogul after his first-place finish in New Hampshire. Complete but unofficial results show Florida Sen. Marco Rubio edged Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for second. Trump thanked his supporters for delivering his commanding first-place finish.…
6 killed in Michigan parking lot shootings; suspect arrested
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A gunman who authorities believe chose victims at random shot people in the parking lots of a western Michigan apartment complex, car dealership and restaurant, killing at least six and seriously injuring two others — including a 14-year-old girl — during a rampage and subsequent manhunt that spanned nearly seven hours,…