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FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2007, file photo, former President George H.W. Bush arrives at the 2007 Ronald Reagan Freedom Award gala dinner held in his honor in Beverly Hills, Calif. Bush has died at age 94. Family spokesman Jim McGrath says Bush died shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
Politics & Policy

President George H.W. Bush to lie in state in Washington, D.C.

The former president’s body will arrive in Washington, D.C., today to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

7 years ago

Rep.-elect Lucy McBath, D-Ga., reacts after drawing her number during the Member-elect room lottery draw on Capitol Hill in Washington on Friday.
(Susan Walsh/AP)
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Politics & Policy

Office real estate is a game of chance for new House members

The lottery is the answer to how incoming freshmen get to pick their office spaces. Since no member has seniority, it's all a game of chance.

7 years ago

Neil deGrasse Tyson visits SiriusXM Studios on Nov. 8, 2018 in New York City.
(Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)
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Science

Neil deGrasse Tyson responds to claims of sexual harassment

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has responded to recent allegations of sexual misconduct by posting a lengthy statement online, in which he denies wrongdoing.

7 years ago

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Money

Why aren’t millennials spending? They’re poorer than previous generations, Fed says

Their consumption habits are similar to their parents' and grandparents' — millennials just have less money to spend.

7 years ago

Scott Keogh, president of Volkswagen of America Inc., speaks during AutoMobility LA ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, Calif., on Wednesday. (Dania Maxwell/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Community

Volkswagen planning a new North American factory for electric cars

At $30,000 to $40,000, Volkswagen's electric car would be able to compete with an upcoming $35,000 make of the Tesla Model 3.

7 years ago

Former presidents, (from left), George H.W. Bush, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

World leaders respond to passing of former President George H.W. Bush

Former President George H.W. Bush has died at the age of 94.

7 years ago

The Trump administration said Thursday it wants states to innovate in ways that could produce more lower-cost health insurance options — even if those alternatives do not provide the same level of financial or medical coverage as an ACA plan. (Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Trump’s move to give states more flexibility undercuts Obamacare, critics say

The Trump administration wants states to innovate in ways that could produce more lower-cost options.

7 years ago

George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, speaks at a fundraiser in Dallas in 1991.  (Marcy Nighswander/AP Photo)
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Politics & Policy

Former President George H.W. Bush dies at 94

Whatever the senior Bush's political shortcomings, hindsight has cast his presidency in a kinder, gentler light.

7 years ago

After an earthquake on Friday, a car is trapped in a crumbled section of off-ramp from Minnesota Drive, a major road in Anchorage, Alaska.
(Nathaniel Herz/Alaska Public)
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Community

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake shakes Alaska, damaging roads

A tsunami warning was temporarily issued for coastal regions of Cook Inlet and the Southern Kenai Peninsula, but it has since been canceled.

7 years ago

Syringes of fentanyl, an opioid painkiller, sit in an inpatient facility in Salt Lake City. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid-related overdoses have contributed to the life expectancy drop in the U.S. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
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Health

U.S. life expectancy drops amid ‘disturbing’ rise in overdoses and suicides

More than 70,000 people died of drug overdoses last year alone, according to the CDC. That number marks a nearly 10 percent increase from 2016.

7 years ago

Law enforcement and protesters clash near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D., in November 2016.
(Morton County Sheriff's Department/AP)
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Community

2 years after Standing Rock protests, tensions remain but oil business booms

North Dakota's oil production is growing so fast the state likely will run out of pipeline capacity next year.

7 years ago

Michael Cohen walks out of federal court, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in New York. (Julie Jacobson/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Michael Cohen pleads guilty, admits lies about Russian real estate deal

President Donald Trump's former lawyer, has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on a Trump real estate project in Russia.

7 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether a state has to adhere to the Eighth Amendment's excessive fines clause. That could have consequences for civil forfeiture in crimes. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Courts & Law

Supreme Court appears ready to make it harder for states to confiscate property

It's a process legally known as civil asset forfeiture.

7 years ago

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California has been chosen by her party to be speaker of the House come January. The final vote on speakership is on Jan. 3. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Dems pick Nancy Pelosi as House Speaker, despite earlier internal opposition

If approved by the full House, Pelosi would again wield the gavel in January — a dozen years after she became the first female speaker in 2007.

7 years ago

Hockey pucks on ice at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio (Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Education

For defense against active shooters, university hands out hockey pucks

Hockey pucks: They're small and heavy and — one Michigan college thinks — may be the perfect weapon against an active shooter on campus.

7 years ago

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