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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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Politics Jul 17

GOP Sen. Rand Paul slows bill to boost 9/11 victims fund

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a Make America Great Again rally at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Politics Jul 17

WATCH LIVE: Trump holds rally in North Carolina amid racist tweets controversy

By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press

Arts Jul 17

Laughter can be a sanctuary, says author Luis Alberto Urrea

By Elizabeth Flock

Nation Jul 17

Lead paint suppliers to pay $305 million to settle California lawsuit

By Don Thompson, Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs for travel to Greenville, North Carolina from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on July 17, 2019. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters

Politics Jul 17

WATCH: Trump says he is ‘winning’ the political fight over his racist tweets

By Associated Press

Politics Jul 17

Sanders defends ‘Medicare for All’ after criticism by Biden

By Juana Summers, Associated Press

Nation Jul 17

Prosecutors drop groping case against Kevin Spacey

By Associated Press

Politics Jul 17

Washington talks could soon yield deal on spending and debt

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Arts Jul 17

Apple, Google introduce new emoji that are more inclusive

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Broken glass and a discarded needle are seen near a heroin encampment in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 7, 2017.

Health Jul 17

Number of U.S. overdose deaths appears to be falling

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

World Jul 17

U.S. kicking NATO ally Turkey out of fighter program

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

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Making Sen$e Jul 17

How to handle a surprise medical bill when there’s a Medicare mixup

By Philip Moeller

A Congolese health worker administers ebola vaccine to a child at the Himbi Health Centre in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on July 17, 2019. Photo by Olivia Acland/Reuters

World Jul 17

WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global public health emergency

By Associated Press

Politics Jul 17

WATCH: House derails Trump impeachment vote

By Associated Press

A bugler plays "Taps" during a burial service at Arlington National Cemetery. Photo by Gary Cameron/Reuters

Nation Jul 17

Stevens to be 13th Supreme Court justice buried at Arlington

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

Demonstrators chant and wave Puerto Rican flags during the fourth day of protest calling for the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rossello in San Juan, Puerto Rico on July 16, 2019. Photo by Gabriella N. Baez/Reuters

Nation Jul 17

Puerto Rican protesters demand governor resign amid online chat scandal

By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press

A new genetic discovery could help researchers trap more climate-altering carbon underground. Photo by kateleigh/via Adobe Stock

Science Jul 17

By making plant roots grow deeper, these geneticists hope to curb climate change

By Berly McCoy

Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, exits the United States Courthouse after sentencing at the Manhattan borough of New York City, N.Y., Dec. 12, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Politics Jul 17

Prosecutors say Michael Cohen’s campaign finance probe is over

By Associated Press

U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr describes the Trump administration's effort to gain citizenship data during the 2020 census as Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross stands at his side during an event with the president in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, on July 11, 2019. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

Politics Jul 17

WATCH: House votes to hold Barr and Ross in contempt

By Associated Press

Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, speaks to the media after a meeting with Justice Department officials about their decision to not prosecute NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo in New York, on July 16, 2019. Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Nation Jul 17

Eric Garner’s mother says there’s been ‘no justice’ five years after his death

By Karen Matthews, Associated Press