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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana say two officers and one suspect are being treated at a hospital for gunshot wounds after a confrontation in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola says the officers confronted the suspect after a 2-mile vehicle chase. The suspect exited his vehicle with a rifle after…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Marco Rubio says he doesn't support a military draft for women and "forcing them to be combat soldiers" - reversing his previous position. The Florida senator suggested during last week's Republican presidential debate that he believed selective service should be open to men and women, and that women should have the…

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…