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Fentanyl deaths from 'Mexican oxy' pills hit Arizona hard
TUCSON, Ariz. - Aaron Francisco Chavez swallowed at least one of the sky blue pills at a Halloween party before falling asleep forever. He became yet another victim killed by a flood of illicit fentan...
Feb 14, 2019
Parkland massacre survivors privately mourning anniversary
PARKLAND, Fla. - The communities and families terrorized by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre will spend Thursday's anniversary visiting graves, packing meals for the needy and contrib...
Feb 14, 2019
AP FACT CHECK: Declaring emergency for wall not so ordinary
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump would be taking an extraordinary step by declaring a national emergency to steer money to his promised border wall. He's making it sound quite ordinary. TRUMP: "You...
Feb 14, 2019
Parkland massacre reshapes K-12 in Florida
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. - Some students have difficulty trusting classmates outside their circle. Parents say interactions with school staff are more impersonal. Teachers worry that added security detracts f...
Feb 14, 2019
Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall
WASHINGTON - Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over im...
Feb 14, 2019
2 Parkland moms now divided over guns
PARKLAND, Fla. - It's an image that has become emblematic of the Parkland school massacre : two terrified moms outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, one of them a tall, weeping blonde with the black ...
Feb 14, 2019
In Texas, Trump backs wall while O'Rourke rallies opponents
EL PASO, Texas - President Donald Trump charged ahead with his pledge to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, skimming over the details of lawmakers' tentative deal that would give him far less tha...
Feb 14, 2019
12 Indian soldiers killed, 40 wounded by car bomb in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India - At least 12 soldiers were killed and 40 others wounded Thursday in a car bomb attack on a paramilitary convoy along a key highway in Indian-controlled Kashmir, security officials sai...
Feb 14, 2019
Ukraine: Comedian surges ahead in presidential election poll
MOSCOW - The latest opinion poll in Ukraine shows a popular comedian holding a strong lead in campaigning for the presidential election. The survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Soc...
Feb 14, 2019
Ottawa, environmentalists to make their case for a carbon tax in Saskatchewan
REGINA - Lawyers for the federal government and its supporters are to make their case today in a Regina court on why they believe Ottawa has the legal power to impose a carbon tax on&nb...
Feb 14, 2019