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AP analysis: Few good options for NFL owners on player protests

The controversy over NFL players protesting during the national anthem isn’t going away, despite — or perhaps because of — team owners’ efforts to stop players from using the forum to speak out on political causes.

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Desiree Linden splashed her way through icy rain and a near-gale headwind to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, the first victory for an American woman since 1985.

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Politics Jan 16

Pelosi asks Trump to reschedule State of the Union address until shutdown resolved

By Associated Press

Economy Jan 16

Shutdown is having greater drag on economy than expected, Trump economists acknowledge

By Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Businessmen shaking hands Photo by Getty Images

Ask The Headhunter Jan 16

Column: The trick to hiring great people

By Nick Corcodilos

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler addresses staff at EPA headquarters in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ting Shen

Politics Jan 15

WATCH LIVE: EPA nominee Andrew Wheeler’s confirmation hearing

By Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas

World Jan 15

New Senate foreign relations chair on how to handle Saudi Arabia, China and working with Trump

By Nick Schifrin

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, is launching an exploratory committee for 2020 presidential bid. Zach Gibson/Bloomberg

Politics Jan 15

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand takes step toward presidential run

By Juana Summers, Associated Press

U.S. Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee January 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. Barr, who previously served as Attorney General under President George H. W. Bush, was confronted about his views on the investigation being conducted by special counsel Robert Mueller. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Politics Jan 15

Where William Barr stands on the issues, then and now

By Gabriela Martinez

Union Jack flags fly around the Big Ben clock tower at the Houses of Parliament in London on January 14, 2019. Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

World Jan 15

Parliament just rejected May’s Brexit deal. Now what?

By Gretchen Frazee

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks to Capitol Hill reporters after it was reported House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) would ask the Treasury Department to delay the lifting of sanctions on two companies tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska to give Congress time to review the decision in Washington. Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Politics Jan 15

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin urges senators to ease Russia sanctions

By Maria Danilova, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks to state and local law enforcement on efforts to combat violent crime and the opioid crisis in Des Moines, Iowa on Nov. 14, 2018. Scott Morgan/Reuters

Politics Jan 15

Acting Attorney General Whitaker to testify before Congress

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Some of the more than 30,000 teachers in the Los Angeles public school system hold a rally at City Hall after going on strike in Los Angeles on January 14, 2019. Mike Blake/Reuters

Education Jan 15

Teacher strikes stem from similar struggles across the nation

By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump declines to answer a final question from the press as he departs the White House January 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to travel to New Orleans today to address the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th annual convention. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Politics Jan 15

Majority of Americans blame Trump for the shutdown

By Laura Santhanam

Politics Jan 15

WATCH: Barr said he would ‘not go after’ marijuana companies

By Associated Press

World Jan 15

Al-Shabab claims role in deadly attack at Nairobi hotel

By Joseph Mwihia, Associated Press

Politics Jan 15

Former Trump aide Rick Gates not ready for sentencing, Mueller filing says

By Chad Day, Associated Press

Demonstrators protest against Brexit outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, in November 2018. Photo by Henry Nicholls/Reuters

World Jan 15

WATCH: UK lawmakers overwhelmingly reject Brexit deal

By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Gregory Katz, Associated Press

Politics Jan 15

WATCH: Barr says he wouldn’t fire Mueller without cause

By Associated Press

Politics Jan 15

WATCH: William Barr says he could conceive of prosecuting journalists ‘as last resort’

By Associated Press

Politics Jan 15

WATCH: William Barr says U.S. needs ‘a barrier system on the border’

By Associated Press

Politics Jan 15

WATCH: Barr says he ‘will not be bullied’ into doing anything that is wrong

By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press