US plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, AP
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — President Donald Trump’s administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week as it intensified efforts…
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Was Dolly Parton a feminist? She wouldn’t say it, but fans heard it — in her life and her lyrics
Smiling on the January 1987 cover of Ms., the magazine co-founded by feminism pioneer Gloria Steinem, are its 12 Women…
After criticism, Canada’s CBC changes policy that said not to label 9/11 attacks ‘terrorism’
OTTAWA — Canada’s public broadcaster said Friday it is making an exception to its policy of not labeling specific attacks…
As jurors deliberate in the Lindsay Clancy trial, here are key moments they may be considering
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Jurors in the closely watched Lindsay Clancy trial began deliberating this week — but had not reached…
Volunteers rescue climber stranded on small ledge in California’s Sierra Nevada
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Volunteers carried out a more than 15-hour operation to rescue a man who got off route…
Colorado River plan to cut water amid drought brings uncertainty for cities and farmers
PHOENIX — On the outskirts of Phoenix, a small town with a huge reliance on the Colorado River has capped…
One officer dead, one injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police say
A South Carolina police officer died and a second was injured in a “gunfight” Saturday in a park that followed…
Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government…
The Earth is sizzling, but climate isn’t a hot topic for Democrats in this year’s campaigns
BOSTON — BOSTON (AP) — Climate change has been the backdrop to Charles Hughes’ entire life, from kindergarten lessons about…
Some US cities have begun rewarding careful drivers with fewer red lights
Officials struggled for years to curb high-speed crashes along a residential corridor cutting through Albuquerque, New Mexico, but simply punishing…