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Trump: Military Ready to Respond to North Korea

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says the U.S. military is “ready if necessary'' to respond to “foolish or reckless acts'' by North Korea. Trump also says he's been in touch with South Korea and Japan and that both allies…

One Injured in Minnesota Police Shooting

CRYSTAL, Minn. (AP) - A police shooting in a suburban Minneapolis neighborhood has sent one person to the hospital with nonlethal injuries. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the shooting happened at a home in Crystal Wednesday night. The…

Trump Suggests NFL Players who Kneel Shouldn’t be in US

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump praised an NFL policy banning kneeling during the “The Star-Spangled Banner,” saying that “maybe you shouldn’t be in the country” if you don’t stand for the anthem. Trump spoke to “Fox & Friends” in…

New NFL Anthem Policy Announced

ATLANTA (AP) - NFL owners have approved a new policy aimed at ending the firestorm over national anthem protests, permitting players to stay in the locker room during the “The Star-Spangled Banner'' but requiring them to stand if they come…

Judge Says President Can’t Block Critics on Twitter

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump violates the First Amendment when he blocks critics on Twitter for political speech, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhattan stopped short in her written decision of ordering…

Trump Urges Nations to Cooperate on Immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he's working on a plan to deduct aid from countries that don't cooperate with U.S. immigration authorities and refuse to accept deportees. Trump says during an immigration roundtable on Long Island that every…

911 Call: 'I got Attacked by a Mountain Lion, my Friend too'

SEATTLE (AP) - Recordings of emergency calls about a fatal cougar attack in Washington state Saturday detail how a dispatcher calmly struggled to figure out where it occurred and how worried the surviving victim was about his friend. Isaac Sederbaum…

Minnesota man Injured in Home Explosion

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A western Minnesota man is being treated for injuries caused by an explosion at a home in Benson. The Swift County Sheriff's Office says 51-year-old Brian Orsten of Benson was injured by the blast Monday afternoon, which…

Many Cancer Patients Juggle Care Along With Financial Pain

(AP) - Cancer patients often start two battles after diagnosis: They have to fight their disease and avoid financial ruin. Hospitals and patient advocates around the U.S. are rushing to offer more help for the latter as treatment costs soar…

Police swarm city street in Florida in apparent shootout

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Multiple law enforcement agencies have surrounded a Panama City, Florida, bank and apartment building and many gunshots were heard in the area. Walton County Sheriff's officials said on Twitter on Tuesday that the incident…

Trump Doesn’t Like Kim Jong Un’s Attitude Change

WASHINGTON (AP) -President Donald Trump says he doesn’t like the change in attitude he’s picked up from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump said Tuesday that he detected a shift after Kim and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for…

Dealing With Water Contaminant a 'National Priority'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt says dealing with a widespread contaminant in drinking water is a “national priority.'' Pruitt spoke Tuesday as he opened a hearing on the contaminants, known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl. The chemicals…

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