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Utah judge schedules execution by firing squad for a man with dementia
SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah judge on Wednesday set an execution date for a man with dementia who has been on death row...
A surprise IRS move on political endorsements leaves faith leaders and legal experts divided
WASHINGTON – A surprise move by the IRS that would allow pastors to back political candidates from the pulpit without losing their organization’s tax-exempt...
Supreme Court keeps hold on Florida immigration law aimed at people in the US illegally
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow Florida to enforce an immigration law making it a crime for people who are...
‘Superman’ brings a message of hope to a cynical world
LOS ANGELES – Superman might do more than just save Metropolis — filmmaker James Gunn hopes the beloved superhero will bring hope to a...
Cyclist Greg LeMond receives Congressional Gold Medal at Capitol ceremony
WASHINGTON – Greg LeMond, who is one of the most decorated cyclists in American history as a three-time Tour de France winner, was honored...
Republicans urge US universities to cut ties with ‘nefarious’ Chinese-backed scholarship program
WASHINGTON – House Republicans are urging seven U.S. universities to cut ties with a Chinese scholarship program that lawmakers call a “nefarious mechanism” to...
Focus on first responders’ mental health grows as death toll rises in flood-ravaged Texas
INGRAM, Texas – Riding on horseback through brush and over numerous dead turkeys, Margo Mellon spent Tuesday scanning the flood-ravaged ground of Texas’ Hill...
How Americans think the government should respond to natural disasters, according to recent polls
WASHINGTON – Most of the U.S. adults who have experienced major flooding in the past five years think climate change was at least a...
Philadelphia workers and city reach a deal to end strike that halted residential trash pickup
PHILADELPHIA – A union representing thousands of city workers in Philadelphia and the city have reached a deal to end a more than weeklong...
Searchers in helicopters and on horseback scour Texas flood debris for the missing
HUNT, Texas – As the search in Texas continued Wednesday for more than 160 people believed to be missing days after a destructive wall...