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Economist: Puerto Rico needs bankruptcy

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Rico's financial future hung in limbo Tuesday as economists and officials warned that the U.S. territory could head down Greece's path if it is not allowed to declare bankruptcy as it struggles with $72 billion in public debt.

June 30, 2015 | | Nation


A WORLD APART

NEW YORK (AP) - When Susannah Mushatt Jones and Emma Morano were born in 1899, there was not yet world war or penicillin, and electricity was still considered a marvel. The women are believed to be the last two in the world with birthdates in the 1800s.

June 30, 2015 | | Nation


Culture of kids bullying their parents

NEW YORK (AP) - There's a difference in parenting between a little backtalk and kids actually bullying their grown-ups.

June 30, 2015 | | Nation


NBC to Donald Trump: You’re fired

NEW YORK (AP) - NBC said Monday that it is ending its business relationship with mogul and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump because of comments he made about Mexican immigrants during the announcement of his campaign.

June 29, 2015 | | Nation


Lightning on mountain sends 3 to hospital

GEORGETOWN, Colo. (AP) - Lightning struck near the top of a more than 14,000-foot mountain popular with hikers, sending three people to hospitals and killing a dog, Colorado authorities said.

June 29, 2015 | | Nation


Kentucky clerks object to ruling, halt all marriage licenses

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A few court clerks in Kentucky were refusing to issue marriage licenses to any couple Monday as an objection to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage.

June 29, 2015 | | Nation


Survey shows enough votes to remove Confederate flag in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A survey of South Carolina legislators shows there is enough support to remove the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds if all supporters cast a vote.

June 29, 2015 | | Nation


Trooper had the law on his side when he shot unarmed escapee

NEW YORK (AP) - A state trooper had the law on his side when he shot unarmed prison escapee David Sweat, apparently in the back, as the convicted killer ran toward a forest near the Canadian border.

June 29, 2015 | | Nation


Frontline focuses on ‘Growing Up Trans’

NEW YORK (AP) - "Growing Up Trans" explores the transgender phenomenon as younger people than ever (and their parents) now experience it: a frontier of possibilities and unknowns, and a minefield of high-stakes choices for these youngsters as they also navigate the changes adolescence brings.

June 29, 2015 | | Nation


Conservative churches confront new reality

DALLAS (AP) - At First Baptist Dallas, where the pulpit was adorned Sunday with red, white and blue bunting to honor the Fourth of July, the pastor called the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling "an affront in the face of Almighty God."

June 28, 2015 | | Nation


Texas AG: State workers can deny licenses to gay couples

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Texas' conservative Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton called the Supreme Court decision giving same-sex couples the right to marry a "lawless ruling" and said state workers can cite their religious objections in denying marriage licenses.

June 28, 2015 | | Nation


NC prison worker accused of helping inmate escape

POLKTON, N.C. (AP) - A kitchen worker at a North Carolina prison was charged Sunday with helping a convicted murderer escape as the search for the inmate continued.

June 28, 2015 | | Nation


Inmate to plead guilty in federal prison guard’s Atwater killing

LOS ANGELES (AP) - An inmate at a federal prison in central California has agreed to plead guilty to killing a correctional officer seven years ago to avoid a possible death sentence, federal prosecutors said.

June 28, 2015 | | Nation


SpaceX rocket destroyed on way to space station, cargo lost

HOUSTON (AP) - An unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station broke apart Sunday shortly after liftoff. It was a severe blow to NASA, the third cargo mission to fail in eight months.

June 28, 2015 | | Nation


2nd escaped murderer is shot, captured

MALONE, N.Y. (AP) - A three-week manhunt that began with a brazen prison break involving stolen power tools and hacksaw blades hidden in frozen hamburger meat ended Sunday when a single state police sergeant spotted a suspicious man walking down on a rural road near the Canadian border.

June 28, 2015 | | Nation


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Mailer focuses on school’s drug bust

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - A suburban Philadelphia charter school has denied sending out promotional mailers referencing a 2015 drug arrest at a nearby public high school.

August 22, 2016 | | Nation


Gator bit boy’s head during at Disney

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The father of a Nebraska toddler killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World last June reached into the animal's mouth ...

August 22, 2016 | | Nation


Suspect blames drugs for slaughter of 5

CITRONELLE, Ala. (AP) - A Mississippi man arrested after five people were found dead in a rural Alabama home blamed the gruesome rampage on drugs, telling ...

August 22, 2016 | | Nation


Ignore that post about banning driver cellphone use

DETROIT (AP) - Briefly Monday, it looked like the federal government was going to push all 50 states to ban the use of cellphones and other ...

August 22, 2016 | | Nation


Harambe lives: Killed zoo gorilla gets 2nd life online

CINCINNATI (AP) - With online declarations such as "Harambe Lives!" the Ohio zoo gorilla shot and killed after a 3-year-old boy got into his enclosure has ...

August 22, 2016 | | Nation


WWII vet, 93, completes run across America

ST. SIMON'S ISLAND, Ga. (AP) - After two years and 10 months, 93-year-old Ernie Andrus has made it across America.

August 21, 2016 | | Nation


Gay police chief makes sheriff’s run

LATTA, S.C. (AP) - A small town police chief in staunchly conservative South Carolina is trying to make history by becoming the first female sheriff ...

August 21, 2016 | | Nation


Is Trump getting back on track?

WASHINGTON (AP) - After a tumultuous stretch of gaffes and falling poll numbers for Donald Trump, top GOP campaign and party officials insisted Sunday that their ...

August 21, 2016 | | Nation


Bill taking aim at ticket scalpers

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a federal crackdown on ticket scalpers using computer programs to jack up the prices of ...

August 14, 2016 | | Nation


Friends calling imam slaying hate crime; cops say no motive

NEW YORK (AP) - The daylight slaying of a mosque leader and his associate set off fear and anguish Sunday among Bangladeshi Muslims in a New ...

August 14, 2016 | | Nation


Trump goes on tear against media, not Hillary Clinton

WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump's campaign on Sunday went on a new tear against the media, blaming the "disgusting" press for a week of distractions ...

August 14, 2016 | | Nation


New Clinton effort tries to tap power of ‘Dreamers’

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Clinton's campaign is launching a new effort to tap into the political power of young, undocumented immigrants, hoping to capitalize on ...

August 14, 2016 | | Nation


Lopsided Senate race

LOS ANGELES (AP) - With less than three months until Election Day, Loretta Sanchez is running out of time to narrow the gap with front-runner Kamala ...

August 14, 2016 | | Nation


Tainted candy at party likely edible marijuana

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A special unit of the San Francisco Police Department is investigating how 19 people including a 6-year-old child could have eaten gummy ...

August 09, 2016 | | Nation


Obama will speak at Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama will travel to Lake Tahoe on Aug. 31 to speak about his commitment to ...

August 09, 2016 | | Nation


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