SALT LAKE CITY — When Kimberly Dudik ran for her fourth term in the Montana House, state officials told her she could not use campaign money to pay for child care for her four young children. She is now running for attorney general and is trying to visit a big chunk of the sprawling state, […]
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Copter crash kills Taiwan’s top military officer, 7 others
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s top military official was killed in an air force helicopter crash Thursday morning that killed seven other people, the defense ministry said. Five people survived the crash in mountains outside the capital. As chief of the general staff, Gen. Shen Yi-ming was responsible for overseeing the island’s defense against China, which […]
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Injury-ravaged Eagles beat Giants 34-17 to win NFC East
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Wearing green “The East Is Not Enough” T-shirts and division champion baseball caps, the Philadelphia Eagles showed off their dance moves in the visiting locker room after a group of backups, reserves and former practice squad players helped the team secure a playoff berth. Boston Scott ran for three touchdowns […]
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Police: Parishioners kill man who fatally shoots 2 at church
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (AP) — A man pulled out a shotgun at a Texas church service and fired on worshippers Sunday, killing two people before he was shot to death by congregants who fired back, police said. Authorities at a Sunday evening news conference praised the two congregants who opened fire as part of a […]
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US mass killings hit new high in 2019, most were shootings
The first one occurred 19 days into the new year when a man used an ax to kill four family members including his infant daughter. Five months later, 12 people were killed in a workplace shooting in Virginia. Twenty-two more died at a Walmart in El Paso in August. A database compiled by The Associated Press, USA […]
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Asian shares lower with eyes on NKorea, China-US trade deal
TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly lower Monday as investors awaited updates on the signing of a trade deal between the U.S. and China and kept a wary eye on North Korea. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index fell 0.5% to 23,714.68, while in Australia, the S&P ASX 200 declined 0.4% to 6,791.80. South Korea’s Kospi edged […]