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Magnitude 5.9 shock rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.

Mississippi inmate deaths expose a corrections system in crisis

In a single week, five people incarcerated in Mississippi jails have died at the hands of other inmates. The deaths have highlighted a system in dire condition, suffering from staffing problems and deteriorating facilities. Jerry Mitchell, founder of the Mississippi…

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Texas will become first state to reject refugees under Trump executive order

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

In a letter released Friday, Governor Greg Abbott wrote that Texas “has been left by Congress to deal with disproportionate migration issues resulting from a broken federal immigration system.”…

Virginia lawmakers vote to ban guns at state Capitol

By Alan Suderman, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press

Virginia lawmakers have voted to ban firearms at the state Capitol, the first in what's expected to be many contentious gun votes in coming weeks.

Puerto Ricans in earthquake shelters refuse to go home

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans are still without power and water, and thousands are staying in shelters and sleeping on sidewalks since Tuesday’s earthquake.

Pelosi to send impeachment articles to the Senate next week

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will take steps next week to send impeachment articles to Senate for Trump's trial.

U.S. economy added 145,000 jobs in December

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The unemployment rate held at 3.5% for the second straight month.

Iraqi prime minister tells U.S. to start working on troop withdrawal

By Samya Kullab, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press

Adel Abdul-Mahdi made the request in a telephone call with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday night.

Messages show Boeing employees slid 737 Max problems past FAA

By David Koenig, Associated Press

In internal messages, Boeing employees talked about misleading regulators about problems with the simulators.

California could be 1st state to sell its own prescription drugs

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

The Democratic governor wants the nation's most populous state to contract with generic drug companies to make medications on its behalf so it could sell them to its nearly 40 million residents.