Dakota Access foes seek environmental review updates from US
BISMARCK, N.D. — Dakota Access oil pipeline opponents asked a judge Friday to require the pipeline company and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
2 women vie to make history as Virginia lieutenant governor
RICHMOND, Va. — It's been nearly three decades since Virginia's only woman to win a statewide race held political office.
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Trump DOJ seized data from House Democrats in leaks probe
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department under former President Donald Trump seized data from the accounts of at least two members of the House Intelligence...
Former Wisconsin teacher to plead guilty to filming students
MADISON, Wis. — A former Wisconsin high school teacher accused of secretly videotaping undressed students during field trips in Wisconsin and Minnesota has reached...
Indiana court nixes Land Rover seizure over $400 drug deal
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana man whose Land Rover worth $35,000 was seized after his conviction for selling $400 worth of heroin will get to...
‘People are scared’ as gang activity fuels Portland violence
PORTLAND, Ore. — When Oregon’s most populous city had a rampant gang problem 30 years ago, Portland detectives were stunned if they found more...
Fight over Canadian oil rages on after pipeline’s demise
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Keystone XL is dead after a 12-year attempt to build the oil pipeline, yet the fight over Canadian crude rages...
Danny Elfman writes a solo album with ‘venom’ pouring out
NEW YORK — When Danny Elfman started creating music during quarantine, what came out was a surprise even to him.
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The unanswered ‘Jeopardy!’ question: Who’s the new host?
LOS ANGELES — “Jeopardy!” needed a host, and Lucille Ball had an enthusiastic suggestion for creator Merv Griffin: The smooth-voiced, debonair emcee of the...
Legislators, students push for K-12 Asian American studies
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When the Asian American Student Union at a Connecticut high school organized a Zoom call following the killing of six Asian...