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This undated photo provided on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, by the North Korean government shows North ...
HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press

Kim again rides horse up sacred peak as nuke deadline nears

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has taken a second ride on a white horse to a sacred mountain in less than two months. Official photos show Kim riding a white horse to snow-covered Mount Paektu, which he has previously visited before making major decisions. The trip come as a year-end deadline set by Kim for Washington to make new proposals to salvage nuclear diplomacy is approaching.
7 years ago
From front row left, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg,...
LORNE COOK and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press

NATO downplays divisions as infighting roils alliance

NATO leaders have played down their differences and insisted that they remain united over security issues and determined to defend each other despite a series of spats between the presidents of some of the alliance’s biggest member countries.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2009, file photo, Bernard Roques, a refiner of Societe company, smells a Ro...
ANGELA CHARLTON and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press

France to retaliate if US doubles Champagne, cheese prices

France is bristling at a U.S. threat to slap steep tariffs on French cheeses, Champagne and other products. French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday in a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump that the measure would amount to an attack on all of Europe. Macron and his finance minister both warned of a European riposte.
7 years ago
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By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press

Over 500K pot vapes seized in 2 years as busts rise in US

Authorities across the country have seized at least a half-million marijuana vape cartridges and arrested more than 120 people in the last two years. That’s according to an Associated Press tally derived from interviews, court records, news accounts and official releases.
7 years ago
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MARIA VERZA Associated Press

How the gunfights in north Mexico that left 22 dead unfolded

When dozens of pickup trucks crowded with armed men and mounted machine guns roared into Villa Union, residents of the small town near the U.S. border began to realize they were the target of a military-style invasion.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2019 file photo, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts answers questions ...
MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

Roberts seems to hold key to case over New York City gun law

It could be Chief Justice John Roberts that sways whether the U.S. Supreme Court will take up a gun rights lawsuit, the first in nearly a decade.
7 years ago
This Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, photo shows rewards offered through Chase bank on an iPhone in the Brook...
ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer

For banks, data on your spending habits could be a gold mine

Banks want to use the data they have on our spending habits to point us to specific retailers.
7 years ago
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DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

Patriotism is the theme of Christmas at the White House

Melania Trump is celebrating American patriotism at the White House this Christmas, incorporating red and blue into the traditional holiday green, adding a timeline of American design, innovation and architecture and studding a Christmas tree with her family’s annual ornament, the American flag.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2019 file photo, Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson speaks in Chicago. Chic...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chicago mayor fires city’s top cop over ‘ethical lapses’

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired Police Supt. Eddie Johnson on Monday, saying her decision was based on his “ethical lapses.”
7 years ago
West Valley police officer Kevin Peck is congratulated after receiving the Law Enforcement Humanita...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Utah officer helping to save lives at crash scene again

A Salt Lake police officer doesn’t know why he often ends up being at the right place at the right time.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

2 killed in Arches National Park fall were from California

Authorities say a man and woman who died last week while hiking in a popular area of Arches National Park in Utah were a couple from California.
7 years ago
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LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer

Dictionary.com chooses `existential’ as word of the year

“In our data, it speaks to this sense of grappling with our survival, both literally and figuratively, that defined so much of the discourse,” said John Kelly, senior research editor for the site, ahead of Monday’s announcement.
7 years ago
The City Hall of Villa Union is riddled with bullet holes after a gun battle between Mexican securi...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Death toll put at 20 for Mexico cartel attack near US border

Mexican security forces on Sunday killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said, putting the overall death toll at 20.
7 years ago
Mary Louise Smith, a plaintiff in the Browder vs. Gayle case that desegregated buses in Montgomery,...
Associated Press

Alabama unveils statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks

A new statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was dedicated in Alabama's capital city on the 64th anniversary of her historic refusal to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man.
7 years ago
This Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, photo shows the road closed near Bar X road and Tonto Creek after a v...
Associated Press

Rescuers search for girl, 6, missing after truck swept away

Rescuers are still searching for a six-year-old girl after the truck she was in was swept away due to a powerful storm.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

Utah sees increase in federal health exchange enrollment

The number of Utah residents enrolling in insurance plans using the federal health exchange has surpassed the number who used the system last year.
7 years ago
A woman looks out from inside a McDonald's fast food restaurant as New Orleans police investigate t...
Associated Press

New Orleans police: 11 shot on edge of French Quarter

New Orleans police say 11 people were shot in an early morning shooting on the edge of the city's famed French Quarter.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington, at sunset. The Supreme C...
MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

Justices take up gun case, though disputed law has changed

The Supreme Court is turning to gun rights for the first time in nearly a decade, even though those who brought the case, New York City gun owners, already have won changes to the regulation they challenged.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

Utah rape kit backlog grows 2 years after bill to address it

The backlog of untested rape kits is growing in Utah in part because of a lack of funding to hire an adequate number of technicians.
7 years ago
FILE PHOTO: Utah wide receiver Samson Nacua (45) celebrates with his teammates after their victory ...
MATTHEW COLES Associated Press

Kuithe’s 3 TDs lifts No. 6 Utah past Colorado 45-15

After a landslide win against Colorado, Utah football is on its way to the Pac-12 Conference Championship against the Oregon Ducks.
7 years ago
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Associated Press

Authorities: 9 killed after plane crashes in South Dakota

Authorities say nine people have been killed after a plane crashed in South Dakota.
7 years ago
Forensic officers attend the scene in central London, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, after an attack on L...
Associated Press

Focus on early release of terror convict in London stabbings

LONDON (AP) — Usman Khan was convicted on terrorism charges but let out of prison early. He attended a “Learning Together” conference for ex-offenders, and used the event to launch a bloody attack, stabbing two people to death and wounding three others. Police shot him dead after he flashed what seemed to be a suicide […]
7 years ago
Auburn running back Shaun Shivers (8) celebrates his touchdown run late in the second half of an NC...
Associated Press

No. 16 Auburn upends No. 5 Alabama’s playoff hopes, 48-45

Another wild, triumphant Iron Bowl finish turned Auburn’s field into a teeming mass of orange and blue. A missed Alabama field goal again had much to do with it.
7 years ago
Saint Mary's forward Matthias Tass (11) shoots over Utah State forward Alphonso Anderson (10) durin...
Associated Press

Ford’s 27 points lead Saint Mary’s past Utah St. 81-73

Jordan Ford scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half and sparked a run of 11 straight points late in the game to lead Saint Mary's to an 81-73 victory over No. 15 Utah State on Friday night.
7 years ago