
National
Washington’s battlefield flag on view in Philly at Museum of American Revolution
The museum is bringing the flag out of its archives for public viewing from Thursday through Sunday.
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A century after deaths, Native American kids buried at Pa. boarding school to return home
The remains of four Native American children were being disinterred Thursday so they can start the long journey home.
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Supreme Court strikes down state law barring ‘political’ apparel in polling places
In an extremely narrow opinion, SCOTUS Thursday struck down a law that bars voters inside a polling place from wearing political badges, buttons, and other insignia.
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Americans’ support for abortion rights wanes as pregnancy progresses
While a majority of Americans support legalized abortion in early pregnancy, most oppose it in the later stages, according to the survey.
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Fed raises interest rates, signals 2 more hikes this year
The Federal Reserve increased a key interest rate again Wednesday, which will trigger higher rates on credit cards, home equity lines and other kinds of borrowing.
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Puerto Rico releases data on hundreds of deaths following Hurricane Maria
The island's government still lists the official death toll from the hurricane as 64 despite evidence that it's vastly under-counted.
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Inside the trial of 3 Guatemalan mothers separated from their children
Three young Guatemalan women went on trial this week at the red-rock federal courthouse in Alpine, Texas.
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Trump administration reverses course, won’t seek Sandy aid cut
The Trump administration is no longer requesting a $107 million cut of Superstorm Sandy recovery aid.
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DOJ report — expected to be stinkbomb for Comey and Lynch — now set for release
The Justice Department's internal watchdog is set to release a hotly anticipated report next week.
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Hope springs eternal: Most American youths believe they’ll be rich someday
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
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Listen 5:00Prosecutors expand Manafort charges, add new Russian defendant in his case
Prosecutors unsealed more charges on Friday against Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort.
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Trump signals possible support for bipartisan marijuana legislation
The bill would amend the federal Controlled Substances Act to allow states and tribes to write their own laws.
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ICE to send 1,600 detainees to federal prisons
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it has acquired new space in federal prisons to house immigrant detainees — more than 1,600 beds.
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CDC: U.S. suicide rates have climbed dramatically
Suicide rates have increased in nearly every state over the last two decades, and half of the states have seen suicide rates go up more than 30 percent.
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Report: U.S. high-tide flooding twice what it was 30 years ago
"Across the whole of the U.S. coastline, we are in dire need of action."
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