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national / Fri, May 27, 2022 6:16 PM

US review traces massive New Mexico fire to planned burns

Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to planned burns set by U.S. forest managers

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 6:11 PM

AP source: Lakers choose Darvin Ham as next head coach

A person with knowledge of the decision says Darvin Ham has accepted an offer to be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 6:05 PM

AP FACT CHECK: NRA speakers distort gun and crime statistics

An AP Fact Check is examining rhetoric from the National Rifle Association's annual meeting

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 6:04 PM

Mexican president wants to re-name drug growing area

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he wants to change the name of a notorious drug-producing area known as “the Golden Triangle”...

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 5:52 PM

No state charge for billionaire Sanford in child porn probe

The South Dakota attorney general’s office is not charging billionaire and philanthropist T

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 5:44 PM

Nevada student says anonymous gun tips used to bully him

A high school honors student in Nevada says in federal court that he’s being bullied by students and harassed by campus administrators who search...

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 5:38 PM

Update on the latest sports

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 5:37 PM

China's Pacific plan seen as regional strategic game-changer

When China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands in April it raised concerns from the U.S. and its allies that Beijing may be seeking...

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 5:26 PM

17 years post-Katrina, New Orleans-area protections complete

Seventeen years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed an extensive system of floodgates,...

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 5:17 PM

Woman gets 15 months in prison for punching flight attendant

A California woman who punched a flight attendant in the face during a flight and broke her teeth has been sentenced to 15 months in federal...

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 5:15 PM

Official: Girl told 911 'send the police now' as cops waited

Authorities say officers waited in the hallway of a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a...

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 5:02 PM

NRA speakers unshaken on gun rights after school massacre

One by one, speakers took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two...

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 5:00 PM

LEADING OFF: Giants' Kapler begins protest after Uvalde

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 4:54 PM

Officials: Texas shooter talked about guns in private chats

Texas authorities say the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers inside an elementary school discussed his interest in purchasing a gun on...

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 4:53 PM

Phoenix cops find 1,200 catalytic converters as thefts soar

An Arizona man is facing multiple theft charges after detectives found a huge stash of stolen catalytic converters packed into a storage unit in...

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 4:46 PM

McCarthy, GOP lawmakers escalate standoff with Jan. 6 panel

Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is making it clear that he will likely defy a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021,...

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 4:45 PM

Guilty plea in plot to firebomb California Democratic HQ

A California man has admitted plotting to firebomb the state Democratic Party’s headquarters

national / Fri, May 27, 2022 4:33 PM

Rockies-Nationals postponed due to severe weather forecast

Friday night’s game between the Colorado Rockies and Washington Nationals was postponed due to severe storms forecast for the Washington, DC region