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Florida lawmakers disagree on funding state's tourism agency

THE EVERGLADES, Fla. - On a balmy Monday morning, Elina Llamas sat in the second row of an airboat as it powered through the largest tropical wilderness in the United States. The 38-year-old from Chic...

Apr 25, 2019

Shallow quake shakes northeast India, no damage yet reported

GAUHATI, India - A moderate earthquake shook remote northeastern India near the border with China early Wednesday, but no damage or casualties were immediately reported. U.S. Geological Survey geophys...

Apr 25, 2019

Judges: Michigan must redraw congressional, legislative maps

LANSING, Mich. - A three-judge federal panel ruled Thursday that Michigan's congressional and legislative maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered for partisan gain, ordering the state Legislature t...

Apr 25, 2019

Michelle Obama headlines college signing day event at UCLA

LOS ANGELES - Former first lady Michelle Obama and a host of celebrities will join thousands of students to celebrate college signing day. Obama, Conan O'Brien, Kelly Rowland, Bebe Rexha, Jesse Willia...

Apr 25, 2019

UPS falls short of forecasts on bad weather, costs

DALLAS - United Parcel Service Inc. reported Thursday that first-quarter profit fell 17% as revenue was flat from a year ago and the package-delivery company ran into higher spending to cope with a se...

Apr 25, 2019

Amal Clooney: Prosecute Islamic State extremists for rape

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney on Tuesday demanded justice for victims of an "epidemic of sexual violence" in conflicts, especially rapes and other abuses perpetrated by Islamic State extremists in ...

Apr 25, 2019

Biden hires strategist Symone Sanders, adds diversity to bid

WASHINGTON - Joe Biden has hired Symone Sanders, a prominent African American political strategist, as a senior adviser to his newly launched presidential campaign. The move adds a younger, diverse vo...

Apr 25, 2019

FBI, IRS agents search Baltimore mayor's homes, City Hall

BALTIMORE - Federal agents raided the homes and offices of Baltimore's embattled mayor on Thursday amid widening probes to determine whether she used sales of her children's books to disguise governme...

Apr 25, 2019

Wet forecast puts damper on 50th Jazz Fest opening day

NEW ORLEANS - A wet forecast put a damper on opening day of the 50th New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The National Weather Service said there was an 80% chance of rain Thursday and some storms ...

Apr 25, 2019

Actor Michael Madsen charged with DUI after SUV hits pole

MALIBU, Calif. - Prosecutors on Wednesday charged Michael Madsen with two misdemeanour counts of drunken driving after the actor drove his SUV into a pole last month. Madsen, 61, has been charged with...

Apr 25, 2019