2 killed in 30-vehicle pileup on slick Michigan interstate
FOWLERVILLE, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say at least two people have died and others are hurt following a 30-vehicle pileup on a snowy, icy Michigan interstate near the state capital of Lansing. Michigan State Police are blaming slippery conditions for the Thursday morning crash on I-96 near Fowlerville. The pileup forced the closure of the…
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City officials: Congress shortchanging NYC on Trump security
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's mayor and other Democratic officials say Congress is coming up far too short in proposing to reimburse the city $7 million for protecting Trump Tower. It's a fifth of what New York requested. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that New York City taxpayers "should not be on…
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Texas eyes immunizations as more kids file exemptions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas could host the nation's next major fight over stricter requirements for immunizations as its rates of schoolchildren who refuse to get shots for non-medical reasons rises. The number of Texas kindergarten through 12th grade students who reported filing conscientious exemptions for at least one immunization last school year increased 19-fold…
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House speaker defends Trump’s Taiwan phone call<
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Paul Ryan is defending President-elect Donald Trump's phone conversation with the Taiwanese president, calling it "much ado about nothing." The Taiwanese president called Trump last Friday. Ryan told reporters Tuesday that it is "prudent" for Trump to accept congratulatory phone calls. Ryan says he himself spoke to President Tsai Ing-wen…
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