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WASHINGTON - A coalition of science and engineering groups called on President Donald Trump on Tuesday to make sure that his review of the role of scientific advisory boards respects the importance of...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court began its term nine months ago with Merrick Garland nominated to the bench, Hillary Clinton favoured to be the next president, and the court poised to be controlled by D...

PHOENIX - Officials are investigating the heat as a possible factor in 12 deaths in metro Phoenix last week as temperatures soared to 119 degrees. Maricopa County Department of Public Health officials...

NEW YORK - When the Trump administration’s travel ban takes partial effect this week, immigrant-rights lawyers plan to head to the nation’s major airports to make sure eligible foreigners ...

ALLYN, Wash. - Authorities say an altercation over a dead raccoon led to a shooting in rural Washington state. Mason County sheriff’s Lt. Travis Adams tells Seattle news station KOMO-TV (https:/...

SAN DIEGO - California health officials reported Tuesday that 111 terminally ill people took drugs to end their lives in the first six months after a 2016 law made the option legal in the nation’...

NEW YORK - A Florida man was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison by a judge who said he used a “pyramid of lies” to boost a business that helped criminals process millions of dollars in ill...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Does Florida’s governor have the power to take away a prosecutor’s case if he disagrees with a decision not to seek the death penalty? The state’s highest court will ...

PHOENIX - Arizona’s highest court on Tuesday struggled how to balance U.S. Supreme Court rulings requiring equal treatment for married gay couples with a state law that doesn’t recognize t...

Central Albertans looking forward to this weekend's events for Canada's 150th birthday have much to choose from… Red Deer Red Deer's celebrations will take part at the ever-popular Bower Ponds w...