Justice Thomas talks at court arguments, 1st time in 3 years
The Supreme Court was about to adjourn for the day when the Georgia baritone politely inquired of the lawyer at the lectern.
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Michigan lab stops controversial testing on beagles
The decision came less than a week after the Humane Society released the results of an undercover investigation of the Charles River Laboratories in Mattawan.
Records show special counsel zeroed in on Cohen early on
Hundreds of pages of court records made public Tuesday revealed that special counsel Robert Mueller quickly zeroed in on Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, in the early stages of his Russia probe.
Tens of thousands converge on California 'poppy apocalypse'
Like Dorothy in the "Wizard of Oz," the Southern California city of Lake Elsinore is being overwhelmed by the power of the poppies.
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Historic Mississippi River basin flooding forecast
The National Weather Service forecasts major to historic flooding along portions of the Missouri and Mississippi River basins for the rest of this week.
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Crews fight blaze at Texas petrochemicals plant
Emergency crews worked Monday to control a large fire burning at a Houston-area petrochemicals terminal that has spread to eight storage tanks.
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Group with consumer-friendly vibe pushes drugmakers' message
As ominous music plays in the background, the narrator of a radio ad warns that a Trump administration proposal to apply international pricing to certain Medicare drugs would be a nightmare for seniors.
DNA leads to arrest 34 years after Navy recruit from Stillwater was slain
Detectives investigating the 3-decade-old slaying of a Navy recruit used genealogical research involving DNA to track down and arrest a suspect who was a one-time Navy training classmate of the victim, authorities in Florida said Thursday.
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Felicity Huffman seen after court appearance
Felicity Huffman was released on $250,000 bail Tuesday in a case in which she is accused of paying a bribe to secure her daughter's admission to college.
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Child enrollment in public health programs drops
Some cite the improving economy as cause; others find the decline troubling.
TV stars and coaches charged in college bribery scheme
Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to get their children into some of the nation's most elite schools.
Books
Hype train has long left the station as Michelle Obama's book tour stops in St. Paul
Some seats for Obama's Twin Cities stop have sold for upward of $800 and $1,000. It's a price thousands have been willing to pay to hear Obama speak about her bestselling memoir, "Becoming," published in November.
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Drone video shows new staircase sculpture in NYC
Vessel, a climbable sculpture in New York City's newest neighborhood opens to the public Friday. The 150-feet tall steel structure is made up of 154 twisting flights of stairs.
Local
Rep. Ilhan Omar thanks Fox for condemning remarks by Jeanine Pirro
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar thanked Fox News on Monday for condemning comments made on the network by weekend host Jeanine Pirro centering on the freshman Democrat's wearing of a traditional Muslim head covering.
Hero or villain, Ocasio-Cortez remains a media fixation
Believe it or not, there are other members of Congress besides Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Business
Critics say shortfall in EPA standards can stymie cases against 3M, others
EPA hasn't issued standards on chemicals dumped by 3M and others that have tainted water.
Chelsea Manning jailed for refusing to testify on WikiLeaks
Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, who served years in prison for leaking one of the largest troves of classified documents in U.S. history, was sent to jail Friday for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks.
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