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Authorities: Vegas cryotherapy spa had no license

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas spa where an employee was found frozen and dead inside a liquid nitrogen chamber used for cryotherapy treatments… Continue reading

GM recalling 1.4M cars; oil leaks can cause engine fires

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors issued its third recall in seven years for cars that can leak oil and catch fire, in some instances damaging… Continue reading

Walgreens buying Rite Aid, creating drugstore giant

NEW YORK (AP) — Walgreens is buying buy rival Rite Aid for about $9.41 billion in cash, creating a drugstore giant with nearly 18,000 stores… Continue reading

Nunchucks make comeback for Calif. cops

SAN FRANCISCO — Sgt. Casey Day was skeptical. The chief of his rural Northern California police department wanted him to find out if an ancient… Continue reading

This three image combo made from video taken by a Spring Valley High School student on Monday, Oct, 26, 2015, shows Senior Deputy Ben Fields trying to forcibly remove a student from her chair after she refused to leave her high school math class, in Columbia S.C. The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation Tuesday after Fields flipped the student backward in her desk and tossed her across the floor. (AP Photo)

Arrest of teen who texted in class prompts civil rights case

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A girl who refused to surrender her phone after texting in math class was flipped backward and tossed across the classroom floor… Continue reading

This three image combo made from video taken by a Spring Valley High School student on Monday, Oct, 26, 2015, shows Senior Deputy Ben Fields trying to forcibly remove a student from her chair after she refused to leave her high school math class, in Columbia S.C. The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation Tuesday after Fields flipped the student backward in her desk and tossed her across the floor. (AP Photo)
Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio talks become emotional during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. House Republican leaders on Tuesday pushed toward a vote on a two-year budget deal despite conservative opposition, relying on the backing of Democrats for the far-reaching pact struck with President Barack Obama. In his last days as speaker, John Boehner was intent on getting the measure through Congress and head off a market-rattling debt crisis next week and a debilitating government shutdown in December. The deal also would take budget showdowns off the table until after the 2016 presidential and congressional elections, a potential boon to the eventual GOP nominee and incumbents facing tough re-election fights. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Congress, Obama avert gov’t shutdown

WASHINGTON — Striving to end a cycle of crisis, congressional leaders and the White House united Tuesday behind an ambitious budget and debt deal aimed… Continue reading

Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio talks become emotional during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. House Republican leaders on Tuesday pushed toward a vote on a two-year budget deal despite conservative opposition, relying on the backing of Democrats for the far-reaching pact struck with President Barack Obama. In his last days as speaker, John Boehner was intent on getting the measure through Congress and head off a market-rattling debt crisis next week and a debilitating government shutdown in December. The deal also would take budget showdowns off the table until after the 2016 presidential and congressional elections, a potential boon to the eventual GOP nominee and incumbents facing tough re-election fights. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service says the top two GOP presidential hopefuls have requested protection from the taxpayer-funded agency. The agency says billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson have requested Secret Service protection. But they would not receive it until Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson consults with five senior members of Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Carson not backing off Nazi, slavery examples

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — On the eve of the his party’s third debate, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson promised not to curb his penchant for… Continue reading

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service says the top two GOP presidential hopefuls have requested protection from the taxpayer-funded agency. The agency says billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson have requested Secret Service protection. But they would not receive it until Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson consults with five senior members of Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Air Force picks Northrop Grumman to build next big bomber

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force said Tuesday it chose Northrop Grumman Corp., maker of the B-2 stealth bomber, to build its next-generation bomber, a… Continue reading

WSU regents to vote on tobacco-free campus

SPOKANE, Wash. — Tobacco and nicotine products may be banned from the sprawling Washington State University campus in Pullman.The Board of Regents will vote Friday… Continue reading

UK’s House of Lords hands Cameron defeat on tax credit cuts

LONDON — Britain’s unelected House of Lords dealt a strong defeat to Prime Minister David Cameron’s government — and provoked a constitutional squabble —on Monday… Continue reading

Five Britons killed after whale boat sinks

TOFINO, British Columbia — Five British nationals died when a whale watching boat with 27 people on board sank off Vancouver Island, the British Foreign… Continue reading

PM orders review of east Jerusalem’s status

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a review of the status of certain Palestinian neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, an official confirmed Monday, a… Continue reading

Speaker Boehner’s last deal: 2-year budget

WASHINGTON — Speaker John Boehner is pressing ahead with one last deal as he heads for the exits, pushing to finalize a far-reaching, two-year budget… Continue reading

Poll: Trump is hard sell for Hispanics

NEWARK, N.J. — Republican front-runner Donald Trump is widely unpopular among the nation’s Hispanics, a new AP-GfK poll finds, challenging the billionaire’s oft-repeated assertion that… Continue reading

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump points into the crowd as he heads off stage after speaking at town hall meeting on Monday in Atkinson, New Hampshire.

Trump says his father gave him a ‘small’ $1 million loan

ATKINSON, N.H. — How about some humility, Donald Trump?At a rare town hall event Monday for a man who goes for big rallies, some potential… Continue reading

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump points into the crowd as he heads off stage after speaking at town hall meeting on Monday in Atkinson, New Hampshire.
In this Saturday photo, Richard Sajko, of Valrico, Florida, talks about how he killed one of the two bears on the back of his pickup during the first legal black bear hunt in Florida in more than two decades at the Rock Springs Run Wildlife Management Area near Lake Mary, Florida.

Amid outcry, Florida says short bear hunt season ran smoothly

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Hunters killed 298 black bears over the weekend during the first legal hunt in Florida in more than two decades, state wildlife… Continue reading

In this Saturday photo, Richard Sajko, of Valrico, Florida, talks about how he killed one of the two bears on the back of his pickup during the first legal black bear hunt in Florida in more than two decades at the Rock Springs Run Wildlife Management Area near Lake Mary, Florida.

Astronauts getting new picture books

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Once upon a time, when NASA’s shuttles were still flying, an astronaut read a children’s story from space.Thus was born Story… Continue reading

WHO links processed meat to cancer

PARIS — Bacon, hot dogs and cold cuts are under fire: The World Health Organization threw its global weight behind years of experts’ warnings and… Continue reading

Shepherds lead their sheep through the center of Madrid, Spain on Sunday in defense of ancient grazing, droving and migration rights increasingly threatened by urban sprawl and modern agricultural practices.

Shepherds guide 2,000 sheep through Madrid

MADRID — Spanish shepherds have led 2,000 sheep through the streets of Madrid in defense of age-old droving, grazing and migration rights that are increasingly… Continue reading

Shepherds lead their sheep through the center of Madrid, Spain on Sunday in defense of ancient grazing, droving and migration rights increasingly threatened by urban sprawl and modern agricultural practices.

Bangladesh rejects Islamic State’s claim

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s government on Sunday dismissed the Islamic State group’s claim that it was behind a bomb attack on thousands of Shiite Muslims… Continue reading