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Politics Nov 28

Families of Navajo Code Talkers decry Trump’s use of ‘Pocahontas’

By Felicia Fonseca and Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

Head of U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs announces resignation

The head of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs announced Thursday that he is resigning and will return to New Mexico as a law professor. Kevin Washburn, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, said issues confronting Indian Country,…

By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Rose Garden after a meeting with congressional leaders about the U.S. government shutdown on Jan. 4, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Politics Feb 18

WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers remarks on Venezuela in Miami

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

A receptionist sits behind the counter at the Huawei office in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province in 2012. Photo by STR/AFP/GettyImages

World Feb 18

China accuses U.S. of trying to block its tech development

By Joe McDonald, Associated Press

President Donald Trump participates in a presidential memorandum signing for the "Women's Global Development and Prosperity" initiative in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters

Politics Feb 18

Trump lashes out at officials involved in Russia probe

By Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: 2017 BET Awards Photo Room Los Angeles, California, U.S., 25/06/2017 - Jussie Smollett. Photo by Danny Moloshok/Reuters

Nation Feb 18

Chicago police seek follow-up interview with Jussie Smollett

By Sara Burnett, Greg McCune, Associated Press

Pope Francis waves after delivering his "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) message Dec. 25, 2016 from the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Photo by Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters

World Feb 18

Sex abuse survivors to meet with Vatican summit organizers

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

President Donald Trump pauses during a rally at El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters

Politics Feb 18

AP fact check: Trump spins fiction about diversity visas

By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press

Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before a 2017 Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters

Politics Feb 18

Ex-FBI official Andrew McCabe: ‘Crime may have been committed’ by Trump

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

An aerial photo of police and emergency vehicles parked in a lot adjacent to a warehouse at the scene of a mass shooting involving multiply casualties in Aurora, Illinois, U.S., February 15, 2019. Bev Horne/Daily Herald/via Reuters

Nation Feb 17

Aurora shooter’s permit was revoked but gun wasn’t seized

By Don Babwin, Julie Watson, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu look on during the Middle East summit in Warsaw, Poland, February 14, 2019. Photo by Kacper Pempel/Reuters

World Feb 17

Polish PM cancels Israel visit amid new Holocaust tensions

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump announces a deal to fund the government for three weeks as he speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on January 25, 2019. Over the weekend he expressed doubts that Congress would agree to a long-term budget deal that he would be willing to sign. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Politics Feb 17

Trump will veto if Congress disapproves national emergency, White House implies

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany February 16, 2019. Photo by Andreas Gebert/Reuters

World Feb 17

Merkel defends Iran deal, multilateralism but Pence resists

By David Rising, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

Activist Gavin Grimm arrives for the Time 100 Gala in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S. April 25, 2017. Picture taken April 25, 2017. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Nation Feb 17

Virginia school district reconsiders transgender bathroom rules, rejects sex change on transcripts

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

World Feb 17

U.S.-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians

By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

Science Feb 17

Is this the footprint of one of the last Neandertals?

By Kate Wong, Scientific American

Politics Feb 17

State Department: Nauert out as pick for UN ambassador

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2019. Photo by Jim Young/Reuters

Politics Feb 16

Analysis: Shutdown saga delivers lesson on political compromise, defies skeptics

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Nation Feb 16

Judge bars immigration policing criteria for 2 grants

By Brian Melley, Associated Press

The exterior of the Henry Pratt valve assembly plant -- where police say Gary Martin shot fellow employees and wounded police officers -- is pictured in Aurora, Illinois February 15, 2019. Picture taken February 15, 2019. Ptoho by Robert Chiarito/Reuters

Nation Feb 16

Aurora shooting update: Plant manager, intern among 5 killed by colleague losing job

By Associated Press

People carry banners as they drive along a street, after the postponement of the presidential election, in Abuja, Nigeria February 16, 2019. REUTERS/Gbemileke Awodoye NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES - RC1388029980

World Feb 16

Nigeria’s candidates blame each other in surprise vote delay

By Rodney Muhumuza, Hilary Uguru, Cara Anna, Associated Press

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos discusses his company's new Fire smartphone at a news conference in Seattle, Washington June 18, 2014. Bezos unveiled a $200 "Fire" smartphone on Wednesday equipped with a 3D-capable screen and an ability to recognize music and TV shows, hoping to stand out in a crowded field dominated by Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics. REUTERS/Jason Redmond (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TELECOMS) - RTR3UIDN

Nation Feb 16

Amazon’s exit from New York provoked by swell of push back, lack of transparency

By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press