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GUERNEVILLE, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on winter storms slamming western U.S. states (all times local):
9:30 p.m.
A Northern California river that surged over its banks after days of rain has flooded some 2,000 homes, businesses and other buildings.
Sonoma County spokeswoman Briana Khan says the Russian River has ...
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The mother of a 5-year-old girl mauled by a pit bull at Portland International Airport has filed a $1.1 million lawsuit against the Port of Portland for allegedly letting a dangerous "emotional support animal" into the airport without a carrier.
The Oregonian/Oregonian reports the lawsuit filed ...
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HANOI, Vietnam — President Trump praised Vietnam Wednesday for its "thriving" economy as he signed a trade deal with Vietnamese leaders and seeks to persuade North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un to follow Hanoi's example.
Meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Mr. Trump signed agreements calling for Vietnam to ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - The Rutgers women's basketball team overcame some turmoil off the court over the past few days to beat Wisconsin.
The school announced on Sunday that Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian Stringer would step away from the program to rest on the advice of doctors. That ...
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DONG DANG, Vietnam (AP) - The Latest on the summit in Vietnam between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump (all times local):
1:30 p.m.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the White House press corps booked the same hotel. Guess who won?
The White House ...
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DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - An expert on Middle Eastern studies has been selected to lead the Arab American National Museum.
Officials with the museum based in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn on Monday announced the appointment of Diana Abouali. She officially starts April 1.
Abouali, who has a doctorate in ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A federal appeals court on Monday denied a request to reconsider a ruling throwing out a permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross two national forests, including parts of the Appalachian Trail.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request from lead pipeline ...
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EDMOND, Okla. (AP) - Associated Press reporter Tim Talley is among nine journalists and two educators who will be inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame.
The group announced its 2019 class Monday. An induction ceremony is set for April 25 at the University of Central Oklahoma.
Talley has ...
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PHOENIX (AP) - The Latest on an Arizona Supreme Court ruling on a car rental tax surcharge imposed in metro Phoenix to pay for building a football stadium and other sports and recreational facilities (all times local):
2:05 p.m.
The Arizona Supreme Court has upheld a car rental tax surcharge ...
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HILO, Hawaii (AP) - Officials say they plan to reopen a popular cave-like attraction in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park later this year.
The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports the Thurston Lava Tube, also known as Nahuku, has been closed since the Kilauea volcano eruption in May 2018.
Officials at the Big Island ...
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RENO, Nev. (AP) - The Latest on another big winter storm blowing into the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe (all times local):
3 p.m.
Winds are gusting in excess of 100 mph (160 kph) over the ridges of the Sierra Nevada where a fierce winter storm is forecast to bring ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Officials say a woman hiking in Yosemite National Park in California was killed after being struck by falling rock and ice on a dangerous trail that was closed to the public.
Park officials said Monday 56-year-old Xuan Wang, of Cupertino, California, was killed Sunday while hiking ...
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Union representatives backing the Alaska ferry service to coastal communities plan to rally in Juneau to oppose job losses proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
The Republican governor is looking to cut the Alaska Marine Highway System by $97 million - 75 percent of its budget - ...
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) - The Salmon-Challis National Forest is reaching the halfway point in the four-year process of developing a new forest management plan.
The Post Register reports the work has some stakeholders digging in their heels and others seeking common ground. The plan covers ecosystems, watersheds, plant and ...
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RENO, Nev. (AP) - A fierce winter storm packing winds in excess of 100 mph (160 kph) and predicted to bring as much as 8 feet (2.4 meters) of snow to the Sierra Nevada barreled into the West on Monday, toppling trucks and trees, triggering power outages and closing roads ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump's company said on Monday that it donated nearly $200,000 to the U.S. Treasury to make good on its promise two years ago to hand over profits from foreign governments using its properties.
The Trump Organization said a check for $191,538 sent to Treasury ...
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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - The ski resort town of Jackson, Wyoming is close to setting a snowfall record this month.
The Jackson Hole News & Guide reported Sunday that Jackson received over 43 inches (109 centimeters) of snow this month. That's made it the snowiest February ever.
More snow is ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Immigrants with specialized skills are being denied work visas or seeing applications get caught up in lengthy bureaucratic tangles under federal changes that some consider a contradiction to President Donald Trump's promise of a continued pathway to the U.S. for the most talented foreigners.
Getting what's ...
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PINE VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - A helicopter crew rescued a skier who fell through ice on a lake in the Cuyamaca Mountains east of San Diego.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department says the incident happened at midday Sunday at Big Laguna Lake.
A sheriff's helicopter arrived on scene in ...
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PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Supreme Court on Monday upheld a car rental tax surcharge that's imposed in Maricopa County to pay for building a professional football stadium and other sports and recreational facilities, marking the second time an appeals court has ruled the tax is legal.
Car rental companies ...
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BEIJING (AP) - The operators of China's largest silver mine transported workers underground on a broken-down bus that was bought online, routinely overloaded and operating on ramp not intended for transporting people, safety officials said after the bus crashed, killing 21 miners and injuring 29.
The bus involved in Saturday ...
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