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Pelosi OKs drafting of impeachment articles against Trump House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that the House is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. by LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press Published Dec. 5 2019 @ 8:28am

Dems say they're all in on impeachment probe WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a simple question for fellow Democrats behind closed doors Wednesday, addressing them as the Judiciary Committee considered articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in an initial hearing that erupted in sharply partisan exchanges. Published Dec. 5 2019 @ 12:05am

Military: Sailor shoots 3 at Pearl Harbor, takes own life HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. sailor shot and wounded three civilian Department of Defense employees at the Pearl Harbor shipyard Wednesday before taking their own life, the military said. Published Dec. 5 2019 @ 12:05am

Rikers guards feel heat for teen’s near suicide NEW YORK (AP) — Four guards accused of standing by while a teenage inmate tried to hang himself himself on Thanksgiving at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail have been suspended without pay. Published Dec. 5 2019 @ 12:05am

College students take aim at 19th Century editor’s statue ATLANTA (AP) — Some Georgia State University students are demanding that Atlanta’s mayor remove a prominent statue of a 19th Century newspaper editor who called for maintaining white supremacy from downtown. Published Dec. 5 2019 @ 12:05am

Governor: Wisconsin must ‘step up’ after school shootings MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday that after shootings on consecutive days at Wisconsin high schools, the state must increase funding for mental health services at schools — a shift from his past insistence on passing gun control measures that Republicans legislators refused to consider. Published Dec. 5 2019 @ 12:05am

New projection: Faster rising seas forecast in South Florida KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — New scientific projections released Wednesday predict that ocean levels will rise even faster than previously forecast over the next four decades in low-lying southeastern Florida, which is already prone to frequent flooding even on sunny days. Published Dec. 5 2019 @ 12:05am

US Navy seizes suspected Iranian missile parts set for Yemen WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy warship has seized a “significant cache” of suspected Iranian-guided missile parts headed to rebels in Yemen, U. Published Dec. 5 2019 @ 12:05am

Trump administration tightens food stamp work requirements WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is tightening work requirements for the federal food stamp program in a move that will slash benefits for hundreds of thousands of people. by Staff and AP reports Published Dec. 5 2019 @ 12:05am

House report: Trump misused power, obstructed Congress WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump misused the power of his office for personal political gain by seeking foreign intervention in the American election process and obstructed Congress by stonewalling efforts to investigate, a House report released Tuesday concluded in findings that form the basis for possible impeachment. Published Dec. 4 2019 @ 12:10am

Culinary union to host Biden, Warren, Sanders in Nevada LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s casino workers’ Culinary Union will hold a series of town halls next week with Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, the group said Tuesday. Published Dec. 4 2019 @ 12:10am

Stanford says college scam mastermind approached 7 coaches SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A review found the mastermind behind the college admissions bribery scandal had approached seven coaches at Stanford University about potential sports recruits over the past decade, the school president said Tuesday. Published Dec. 4 2019 @ 12:10am

Ex-investment banker sentenced to 2 years in prison NEW YORK (AP) — A former investment banker sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for insider trading said fledging companies looking for advice still trust him with secrets. Published Dec. 4 2019 @ 12:10am

Kamala Harris ends White House bid, citing lack of funding SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sen. Kamala Harris told supporters Tuesday that she was ending her bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, an abrupt close to a candidacy that held historic potential. Published Dec. 4 2019 @ 12:10am

Ex-chief says he didn't intentionally 'deceive' anyone CHICAGO (AP) — Ousted Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Tuesday that he didn't "intentionally mislead or deceive" anyone about the mid-October night he was found sleeping behind the wheel of his SUV. Published Dec. 4 2019 @ 12:10am

New Hampshire voting law on trial, just weeks before primary MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Ten weeks before New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary, challengers of a state law that requires additional documentation for voters to register testified Tuesday that it has created confusion and intimidation, while supporters said the changes increase trust in elections. Published Dec. 4 2019 @ 12:10am

9 arrested at protest of immigration detention company BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Police have arrested nine demonstrators who used cement and tar to glue themselves to the entrances of a private prison company headquarters in Florida to protest the treatment of immigrants. Published Dec. 4 2019 @ 12:10am

Indictment accuses 25 jail officers of using excessive force BALTIMORE (AP) — More than two dozen correctional officers in Baltimore were charged Tuesday with using excessive force on prisoners at state-operated jails in a city plagued by decades of institutional corruption, inside and outside jailhouse walls. Published Dec. 4 2019 @ 12:10am

Report: Racial divide shrinks in US criminal justice system SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Racial disparities have narrowed across the U.S. criminal justice system over 16 years, though black people are still significantly more likely to be behind bars than white people, new federal figures show. Published Dec. 4 2019 @ 12:10am

US Marine charged with illegally flying guns into Haiti RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A U.S. Marine caught smuggling guns into Haiti told investigators he wanted to help the country’s military learn marksmanship and defeat “thugs” causing instability there, according to a criminal complaint. Published Dec. 4 2019 @ 12:10am

New Yorker gets 40 years in prison for supporting Hezbollah NEW YORK (AP) — A New Yorker convicted of providing material support to Hezbollah by seeking targets in New York City for terrorist attacks was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison. Published Dec. 4 2019 @ 12:10am

Police shoot 2nd teen in Wisconsin schools in 2 days OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin high school resource officer shot a 16-year-old student Tuesday after the boy stabbed him in his office, marking the second time in as many days that a school resource officer has been involved in a student shooting in the state. Published Dec. 4 2019 @ 12:10am

Trump: China deal could wait until after 2020 election LONDON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the likelihood of reaching a U.S.-China trade deal before next year’s elections — and then shrugged off the tailspin that his remarks caused in the stock market. Published Dec. 4 2019 @ 12:10am