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House passes election and ethics overhaul, but McConnell says it’s dead on arrival

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The measure would make it easier for people to register and vote, tighten election security and require presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns.

Actor Jussie Smollet indicted by grand jury for making false report

By Associated Press

A grand jury in Chicago has indicted "Empire" actor Smollett on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men in Chicago who shouted racial and homophobic slurs.

Amazon lobbied Washington state to exempt many employees from labor protections

By Tom James, Associated Press

Many of Amazon's Seattle-area employees would be exempt from new labor protections in a bill passed by the state Senate after lobbyists for the tech giant pushed to change a key threshold in the rules.

Court denies new murder trial for ‘Serial’ podcast’s Adnan Syed

By Brian Witte, Associated Press

In a 4-3 opinion, the Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that Adnan Syed's legal counsel was deficient in failing to investigate an alibi witness, but it disagreed that the deficiency prejudiced the case.

An unvaccinated Oregon boy almost died of tetanus, CDC says

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

The 2017 case is the first case of pediatric tetanus in Oregon in more than 30 years and alarmed infectious disease experts who said tetanus is almost unheard of in the U.S. since widespread immunization began in the 1940s.

Local Alabama leaders were planning shelter when killer tornado hit

By Jay Reeves, Associated Press

Now that the worst has happened, Fire Chief Mike Holden said, perhaps everyone will agree on a final plan and find the funding to remedy a situation that much of Alabama addressed about eight years ago after twisters killed more…

Saudi app criticized for feature to control women’s travel

By Rachel Lerman, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press

The Saudi government app implements existing law by including a setting where Saudi men can grant or deny their spouses, daughters and minor sons the ability to travel abroad.

Chelsea Manning jailed for refusing to testify about Wikileaks

By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press

A U.S. district judge ordered Manning to be jailed for contempt of court on Friday.

Mueller’s case against Paul Manafort, explained

By Tess Conciatori

Manafort was among the first of 34 individuals and a number of corporations to be indicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. On Thursday he was sentenced by a federal judge to 47…

Paul Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud

By Associated Press

Judge T.S. Ellis III imposed the sentence Thursday, capping the only jury trial following indictments stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.