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Indigenous leaders want less drilling near sacred sites

SANTA FE, N.M. - Leaders of the Navajo Nation and Pueblo tribes expressed frustration Monday with federal oversight of oil and gas leases on public holdings near ancient Native American cultural sites...

Apr 15, 2019

Complaint: Man went to Mall of America intending to kill

MINNEAPOLIS - The man charged with throwing a 5-year-old boy off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America told police he was angry at being rejected by women at the Minnesota mall and was "looking...

Apr 15, 2019

Capital Gazette's Pulitzer citation: 'rollercoaster moments'

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The editor of the Capital Gazette of Maryland said Monday that his staff experienced some "rollercoaster moments" as it won a special Pulitzer Prize citation for its coverage and cour...

Apr 15, 2019

Russian company to invest in Kentucky aluminum mill

FRANKFORT, Ky. - An aluminum company planning to build a $1.7 billion plant in Appalachia said Monday it's forging a partnership with a Russian company that until recently faced U.S. sanctions. Russia...

Apr 15, 2019

AP journalists win Pulitzer for coverage of Yemen civil war

NEW YORK - A team of three Associated Press journalists won a Pulitzer Prize in international reporting Monday for their work documenting torture, graft and starvation in Yemen's brutal civil war. Rep...

Apr 15, 2019

Morehouse College to admit transgender men starting in 2020

The country's only all-male historically black college will begin admitting transgender men next year, marking a major shift for the school at a time when higher education institutions around the nati...

Apr 15, 2019

Mainstream retailers embrace marijuana's less taboo cousin

NEW YORK - It's showing up in everything from skin creams to bath balms to dog treats - an elixir that can supposedly reduce anxiety and help you sleep. The ingredient? CBD, or cannabidiol, a compound...

Apr 15, 2019

Celeb or stranger? Study weighs Americans' interest in birds

NEW YORK - Whooping cranes, common ravens and peregrine falcons are among the celebrities of the sky in the eyes of Americans, even those who've never laid eyes them. The ruffed grouse or purple marti...

Apr 15, 2019

Ballet teacher breaking class barriers with dance in Peru

LIMA, Peru - In a Peruvian neighbourhood where families consider running water a luxury, young girls are learning the delicate art of ballet dancing. In the classroom at a public school near the South...

Apr 15, 2019

Justice Department expects to release Russia report Thursday

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department expects to make special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation public on Thursday morning. Spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said Monday the redacted rep...

Apr 15, 2019