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Why Death Valley and the Pacific Northwest are so hot right now

By Roni Dengler

Heat waves are burning up the West Coast. Here’s why things are so toasty right now.

Trump says states can count on federal cash in emergencies

By Ken Thomas, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Friday that states can count on his administration to dispense U.S. emergency funds efficiently.

Employer-based health coverage likely to stay awhile

By Laurie Kellman, Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press

Employer-provided health insurance is so ingrained in the American workplace that people expect it to continue even as politicians thrash out the role of government in health care.

The NAACP issued its first statewide travel warning for Missouri. Here's why

By PBS News Hour

The NAACP issued a travel advisory about the state of Missouri for women, minorities and LGBT people, asking those travelers to use “extreme caution.” The NAACP’s first statewide alert comes after Missouri passed a law that the organization says permits…

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At Trump rally, West Virginia's Democratic governor says he's becoming a Republican

By Erica R. Hendry

Justice, a billionaire who made his fortune from the coal industry, became governor in November.

Senate committee moves to suspend U.S. aid to Palestinians

By Richard Lardner, Associated Press

A Senate committee approved legislation Thursday that would suspend U.S. financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it ends what lawmakers said is a long-standing practice of rewarding Palestinians who kill Americans and Israelis.

WATCH: Why Ina Garten says this easy mustard roasted fish is the perfect weeknight meal

By Meredith P. Garretson

This recipe will get dinner on the table in less than 20 minutes.

WATCH: Trump announces new ways to help veterans get medical care

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The government wants to make it easier for veterans to get medical care and is promoting new ways to use technology to help.

Keystone XL survived politics, but economics could kill it

By Grant Schulte, Associated Press

The proposed Keystone XL pipeline survived nine years of protests, lawsuits and political wrangling that saw the Obama administration reject it and President Donald Trump revive it, but now the project faces the possibility of death by economics.

Most white millennials now disapprove of Trump, survey says

By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press

Disapproval of President Donald Trump is rising among white millennials, but it's below that of their black, Latino and Asian-American peers, according to a survey released Thursday.