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Supreme Court Makes Sports Betting a Possibility Nationwide

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3…

White House Declines to Condemn Aide's McCain Remark

WASHINGTON (AP) -The White House is refusing to condemn a staffer who said during a closed-door meeting that Arizona Sen. John McCain's opinion “doesn't matter'' because “he's dying anyway.'' Kelly Sadler was discussing McCain's opposition to President Donald Trump's nominee…

More Financial Loss as Mail Delivery Slumps for USPS

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service is reporting another quarterly loss. That's because strong gains in package deliveries were outweighed by an unrelenting decline in mail volume and the costs of its health care and pension obligations. The financial…

14-year-old Arrested, 1 Shot at CA High School

PALMDALE, Calif. - Officials say a 14-year-old high school student has been taken into custody after shooting a classmate at their high school in the California city of Palmdale. Los Angeles County sheriff’s Capt. Darran Harris tells KTTV Friday that…

Oldest Person in US Dies; Pennsylvania Woman was 114

HUNTINGDON, Pa. (AP) - A funeral home says a 114-year-old Pennsylvania woman who was the oldest person in the United States has died. The Robert D Heath Funeral Home said that Delphine Gibson died Wednesday. Gibson had been living at…

Summit is set: Trump-Kim to meet June 12 in Singapore

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is envisioning "a very special moment for world peace'' after announcing he will meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un for summit talks in Singa pore on June 12. Trump revealed the highly anticipated setting…

Trump to get Millions From Sale of New York Housing Complex

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s largest subsidized affordable housing complex was just sold for hundreds of millions of dollars, with some of the money going to a prominent critic of government housing programs: President Donald Trump. Trump and other…

Prince's Turks & Caicos Island Mansion Heading for Auction

PROVIDENCIALES - Prince’s beloved island mansion located on Providenciales Island in Turks and Caicos will be heading for auction. The 10,000 square foot island retreat, which has two private beaches, will be heading to auction on July 12th. The mansion…

Pence Says One Detainee 'Hadn't Seen Daylight'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence is revealing new details about the conditions of the three Americans freed by North Korea, saying one was evidently kept fr om the daylight. Pence tells ABC News that Secretary of State Mike…

Trump to Greet North Korea Detainees Upon Return to U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is set to greet three Americans who were detained in North Korea when they return to the U.S. early Thursday. Trump is promising “quite a scene'' at a middle-of-the-night arrival ceremony outside Washington. Their…

A Look at Iran's Nuclear Program Under 2015 Deal

(AP) - President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he will withdraw the United States from a 2015 agreement with Iran and world powers under which Tehran agreed to limit its nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief. European countries and other…

Iowa Governor Signs Strictest Abortion Regulation in US

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed a law banning most abortions if a fetal heartbeat can be detected, or at around six weeks of pregnancy, marking the strictest abortion regulation in the nation —…

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