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This file photo taken Jan. 5, 2016, shows Maureen Hildreth, center, attends a public hearing on a proposed southwest Washington state massive oil-handling facility in Ridgefield, Wash. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, rejected a permit for a massive oil-by-rail terminal proposed along the Columbia River.
The White House insisted it was not a political event. But that didn't stop President Donald Trump from throwing his support Thursday behind a Pennsylvania Republican in a House race that is widely viewed as a test of whether the party can stave off Democratic gains.
A federal appeals court has denied an Arizona death row inmate's appeal convicted of killing his wife, overturning a lower court's ruling that the man received ineffective assistance of counsel. A ruling Thursday by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says Michael Apelt's defense was deficient but that Arizona courts' findings that the deficiency didn't harm Apelt's defense weren't unreasonable.
Federal and state authorities are again closing some population recreation sites and other areas along certain Arizona creeks, lakes and rivers and even some airspace to avoid disturbing bald eagle nesting areas. In December, Arizona bald eagles begin rebuilding nests in preparation for laying eggs.
The cruise industry has dodged a tax increase after Alaska's U.S. senators helped strike the provision from the tax bill that passed the Senate. The bill approved early Saturday includes other provisions that Alaska Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan hailed as significant for Alaskans, including allowing oil and gas drilling on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The JLTV, being developed for the Army and the U.S. Marine Corps, is intended to be a replacement for many of the vehicles in the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle fleet. According to a story in the Sept.
Romantic images of cowboys and covered wagons, railroad barons and Gold Rush-era prospectors that typically depict the settling of the American West play only supporting roles at best in a Nevada art exhibit with a broader perspective on Earth's "final frontier." The show stars the indigenous people who already were here when the western reaches of North and South America were allegedly tamed.
In this May 3, 2017, satellite image provided by NASA, the Pacific Ocean around Hawaii is shown. Two Honolulu women who set off to sail the South Pacidic on their 50-foot sailboat the Sea Nymph left the state on May 3 and ran into trouble almost immediately.
Another continuance was granted Tuesday morning in Yuma County Superior Court to the defense attorney now representing the former Marine charged in the death of his 20-month old step daughter, as she continues preparing the case for trial. In a hearing before Superior Court Judge Stephen Rouff, attorney Cynthia Brubaker, of the Yuma County Public Defender's Office, who represents Jared Cardwell, explained that the court had given her 60 days to write a response to a prosecution reply to a defense motion, and she is still in the process of doing that.
The USS Constitution is about to set sail for the first time in three years to celebrate the Navy's birthday and the anniversary of the Constitution's first launch. The wooden ship will travel to Fort Independence on Castle Island, where it will fire a 21-gun salute.
The use of hearsay testimony to convict former Chicago-area police officer Drew Peterson in the death of his third wife was proper, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday in upholding the conviction. The high court, in a unanimous decision, found that hearsay testimony from Peterson's missing fourth wife did not violate his constitutional right to confront his accusers.
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Tucson, was arrested in New York Tuesday afternoon on a charge of civil disobedience while leading a protest against President Trump's immigration policies with two other members of Congress. The Associated Press reported Grijalva was arrested, along with Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y. and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., after they and the protesters sat in the middle of Fifth Avenue, in front of Trump Tower, and refused to move.
The Latest on California's efforts to prevent a Trump administration crackdown on illegal immigration and an order to end a program giving deportation protection to young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally or by parents who overstayed visas. California Gov. Jerry Brown and the state's top Senate leader have agreed to legislation that would further restrict interactions between state and local law enforcement officers and federal immigration agents.
President Donald Trump visited the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona, Tuesday, August 22, 2017. He greeted Marines before leaving for a rally in Phoenix, Arizona.
City leaders in Phoenix, used to hosting candidate Trump during the 2016 campaign, say they're ready for President Trump's next visit Tuesday for a rally. They're preparing for protests outside the venue and say violence will not be tolerated.
Phoenix's top cop promised Monday there are sufficient protections in place for today's Trump rally to prevent a repeat of the violent clashes that happened in Charlottesville. The police chief said Phoenix has a long history of being the site of political hot-button events, rallies and marches.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton talks with friend and former Philando Castile co-worker John Thompson shortly after he arrived at the memorial service for Justine Damond, Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. Damond was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on July 15 after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault near her home.
The ripe, red "cashew apple" is a secondary fruit with a crescent-shaped cashew nut dangling beneath it. The cashew is encased in a hard shell that contains caustic oils that make processing difficult.
U.S. Muslims say they have experienced widespread suspicion about their faith in the first months of Donald Trump's presidency, but also have received more support from individual Americans, and remain hopeful they can eventually be fully accepted in American society, a new survey finds. Nearly three-quarters of U.S. Muslims view Trump as unfriendly to them, according to a Pew Research Center report released Wednesday.
Yuma County leaders will hold a press conference at 10:30 a.m. Friday to call on Arizona Sens. Jeff Flake and John McCain, both Republicans, to oppose the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and a new health care bill supported by President Trump. Local residents are also invited to share personal stories about how the repeal of the ACA would affect their lives.