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Mike Pompeo angry after interview with NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly...
LYNN BERRY Associated Press

Pompeo lashes out at journalist; NPR defends its reporter

NPR will stand by reporter Mary Louise Kelly in wake of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashing out at her after she had asked him in an interview about Ukraine.
7 years ago
Coronavirus in China...
Associated Press

Arizona, California cases push US tally of coronavirus to 5

Health officials say the U.S. has five confirmed cases of the new pneumonia-like virus from China. Two new confirmed cases—one in Los Angeles County in California and the other in Arizona.
7 years ago
jim lehrer...
MARK KENNEDY and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press

‘NewsHour’ host and debate moderator Jim Lehrer dies at 85

A longtime host of the nightly PBS “NewsHour” whose serious, sober demeanor made him the choice to moderate 11 presidential debates, has died. Jim Lehrer was 85.
7 years ago
american firefighters killed...
ROD McGUIRK Associated Press

3 American firefighters killed in Australia after plane crashes

Three American crew members have died when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia.
7 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: During impeachment trial, senators only get milk or water

Hear ye, hear ye! Beverage choices for senators during the impeachment trial are limited to milk and water only. Welcome back to 1868.
7 years ago
Police in Pasco, Washington, turned a rescue pup with an inoperable tumor into a dashing police K9....
Mallory Hughes, CNN

A terminally ill rescue dog became a police K-9 for a day

Police in Pasco, Washington, turned a rescue dog with an inoperable tumor into a dashing police K-9, helping to cross items of his bucket list.
7 years ago
Storage of unused supplies in Puerto Rico...
DANICA COTO Associated Press

Discovery of unused disaster supplies angers Puerto Rico

People in a southern Puerto Rico city discovered a warehouse filled with water, cots and other unused emergency supplies donated in wake of Hurricane Maria.
7 years ago
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN

The student loan debt is $1.6 trillion and people are struggling to pay it down

Student loan debt is $1.6 trillion and rapidly growing as people struggle to keep up with payments.
7 years ago
Census counting in remote Alaska...
Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN

Why the census is starting months early in this remote Alaskan fishing village

The decennial count has started early in Alaska, where large portions of the state aren't connected by roads and can have spotty mail service.
7 years ago
People endure drizzling rain as they participate in the Women's March, organized by Power Together ...
Cami Mondeaux

Thousands gather for the Women’s March across the US

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands gathered in cities across the country Saturday as part of the nationwide Women’s March rallies focused on issues such as climate change, pay equity, reproductive rights and immigration. Hundreds showed up in New York City and thousands in Washington, D.C. for the rallies, which aim to harness the political power of […]
7 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: New Senate restrictions hit reporters covering impeachment of Trump

Senate hits reporters with new restrictions in covering Trump impeachment trial
7 years ago
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washingt...
Cami Mondeaux

House votes to approve impeachment managers, send articles to Senate

The House of Representatives voted to move forward with the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump Wednesday, moving forward with the Senate trial.
7 years ago
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Madeleine Porter

Iconic Bullitt Mustang sells at Mecum Auction for $3.4 million

The word “unique” doesn’t even begin to cover the life of the Bullitt Mustang. It raced to cinematic history with actor Steve McQueen at the wheel.
7 years ago
5 Little Monkeys Grateful Threads Australia fires...
Rex Hodge

Efforts underway to help animals affected in the Australian fire

A group of stitchers in North Carolina is making pouches to send to the animals injured in Australia's fires.
7 years ago
After pulling their All-Star Game from Atlanta in protest of new Georgia voting laws, Senator Mike ...
CNN video

VIDEO: Utah Sen. Mike Lee on Trump embassy claim “News to me”

GOP Sen. Mike Lee tells CNN's Jake Tapper that he didn't hear anything about four US embassies being targeted.
7 years ago
missing utah woman...
Becky Bruce

Body of missing Utah woman found in Florida, family says

The family of a Utah woman missing in Florida while on a business trip said investigators found her body on Saturday. They haven't said how she died.
7 years ago
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Christina Maxouris, CNN

A Texas school district lost $2.3 million in a phishing email scam, police say

Texas authorities and the FBI are investigating after the Manor Independent School District lost about $2.3 million in a phishing email scam.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

No active shooter at MacDill Air Force Base

Florida's MacDill Air Force Base is under lockdown after reports of an active shooter on the base, an US Special Operations Command spokesman said.
7 years ago
uterus transplant...
MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press

Women with transplanted uterus gives birth to ‘miracle’ baby

A Pennsylvania woman who gave birth to a boy she carried inside a transplanted womb says the experimental procedure delivered a "miracle."
7 years ago
In this Dec. 30, 2019, photo, Shoshana Blum, a 20-year-old junior at City College of New York, wait...
Colby Walker

Stabbings, shootings, assaults weigh on US Jewish youth

When a man spewed anti-Semitic slurs and spat on her face, Shoshana Blum remembered her ancestors who survived the Holocaust, and instead of looking down - she defiantly stared at him eye to eye.
7 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Fewer immigrants affect on Utah and state economies

The US population during the past year continued a decade of decline, slowing to the lowest rate in the past century, according to newly released estimates
7 years ago
Kelli Pierce

Salt Lake City loses its lawsuit over the Inland Port

SALT LAKE CITY – A judge has tossed Salt Lake City’s lawsuit against the Inland Port project on Wednesday, ruling that the state did not violate the Utah Constitution. The ruling is seen as a major blow to opponents of the 16,000 acre trade hub planned for the westside of the city. Former Salt Lake […]
7 years ago
A California animal rescue organization says this sea lion, named Mandalorian, had to euthanize the...
Mallory Hughes, CNN

A sea lion named Mandalorian had to be euthanized after suffering pellet gun wounds

A California sea lion rescued in mid-December after it was found suffering from pellet gun wounds had to be euthanized because of its injuries.
7 years ago
The US Army is warning Americans about a wave of "fraudulent text messages" falsely telling America...
Brian Fung, CNN

US Army warns about fake text messages about military draft

Originally Published: 08 JAN 20 11:27 ET Updated: 08 JAN 20 14:00 ET (CNN) — The US Army is warning Americans about a wave of “fraudulent text messages” falsely telling Americans they have been drafted into military service. The fake texts instruct the recipient to report to the nearest Army recruiting branch “for immediate departure […]
7 years ago