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Authorities ID woman killed in downtown Seattle shooting SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities identified the woman who was killed in a downtown Seattle shooting that also wounded seven people and raised questions about safety in the city’s center. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 12:05am

Border Patrol allows replanting after bulldozing garden SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Border Patrol, reacting to a breach it discovered in a steel-pole border wall believed to be used by smugglers, gave activists no warning this month when it bulldozed the U. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 12:05am

Spacewalking astronauts plug leak, finish fixing detector CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts plugged a leak in a cosmic ray detector outside the International Space Station on Saturday, completing a series of complex repairs to give the instrument new life. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 12:05am

Trump defends Sanders, stoking Democratic divisions WASHINGTON (AP) — As tensions between Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren rose earlier this month, Sanders found himself with an unusual ally: President Donald Trump. Published Jan. 26 2020 @ 12:05am

For Auschwitz survivor, telling her story is reason to live NEW YORK (AP) — Bronia Brandman pulls up a sleeve on her leather jacket and shows the blue tattoo inked on her forearm that is a mute testimony to her pain under the Nazis at Auschwitz. Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

Career Border Patrol official picked to lead agency WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday named a 27-year Border Patrol veteran who has forcefully advocated for the president’s agenda to lead the agency after a surge of asylum-seeking families led to increased scrutiny and unprecedented turmoil on the Mexican border. Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

Pentagon: 34 troops suffered brain injuries in Iran strike WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon disclosed on Friday that 34 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran’s missile strike this month on an Iraqi air base, and although half have returned to work, the casualty total belies President Donald Trump’s initial claim no Americans were harmed. Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

Police: 2 dead after warehouse explosion shakes Houston HOUSTON (AP) — A massive explosion Friday leveled a warehouse in Houston, leaving at least two people dead, damaging nearby buildings and homes and rousing frightened residents from their sleep miles away, authorities said. Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

US says e-commerce firms need to do more about fake goods WASHINGTON (AP) — E-commerce has unleashed an increasing torrent of fake merchandise upon the world and private companies and the U. Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

Pompeo heads to Ukraine next week as impeachment winds down WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine next week, making his first trip to the country at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment. Published Jan. 25 2020 @ 12:05am

California threatened with funds loss over abortion coverage Saying that California is violating a federal law, the Trump administration on Friday threatened the state with a potential loss of federal health care funds over its requirement that insurance plans cover abortions. by Associated Press Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 12:50pm

Trump becomes first president to speak at March for Life President Donald Trump called it his "profound honor" on Friday to be the first president to attend the annual anti-abortion gathering in Washington called the March for Life. by Jill Colvin, Associated Press Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 12:25pm

Pentagon: 34 US troops had brain injuries from Iran's strike The Pentagon said Friday that 34 U.S. troops were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries suffered in this month's Iranian missile strike on an Iraqi air base, and that half of the troops have returned to their military duties. by Associated Press Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 11:45am

Snowplow kills 2 in Kansas after Midwest storm A snowplow struck and killed two pedestrians Friday in Kansas after a winter storm coated parts of the Midwest with snow. by Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 10:20am

Chicago woman becomes 2nd US case of new virus from China A Chicago woman has become the second U.S. patient diagnosed with the new pneumonia-like virus from China, health officials announced Friday. by Associated Press Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 9:55am

Ukraine theory led to Trump's abuse, Dems tell trial WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic House prosecutors made an expansive case Thursday at Donald Trump's impeachment trial that he abused power like no other president in history, swept up by a "completely bogus" Ukraine theory pushed by attorney Rudy Giuliani. by Associated Press Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 12:05am

9 parents separated from families return to children in US LOS ANGELES (AP) — As his long-lost son walked toward him in an airport terminal, a sobbing David Xol stretched out his arms, fell to one knee and embraced the boy for about three minutes, crying into his shoulder. by Associated Press Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 12:05am

10-year-old shot in drive-by outside California school OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — A 10-year-old girl on a playground was shot by a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting outside a Southern California elementary school, authorities said Thursday. by Associated Press Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 12:05am

Advocates want to make Virginia an abortion ‘safe haven’ RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — With a newly empowered Democratic majority at the Virginia General Assembly, abortion-rights advocates said the state has a chance to roll back decades of restrictions and become a “safe haven” for women in neighboring conservative states. Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 12:05am

Trump rollback could leave waterways vulnerable to pollution WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday ended federal protection for many of the nation’s millions of miles of streams, arroyos and wetlands, a sweeping environmental rollback that could leave the waterways more vulnerable to pollution from development, industry and farms. Published Jan. 24 2020 @ 12:05am

Trump to attend anti-abortion rally in Washington The White House says President Donald Trump will become the first president to attend the annual anti-abortion gathering in Washington called the March for Life. by Associated Press Published Jan. 23 2020 @ 4:30pm

Over 100 state lawmakers in US accused of misconduct in 3 years State lawmakers across the U.S. have reached a troubling milestone for allegations of sexual misconduct, even as they have taken significant steps to try to prevent and investigate such behavior. by David A. Lieb, Associated Press Published Jan. 23 2020 @ 3:15pm

'NewsHour' host and debate moderator Jim Lehrer dies at 85 Jim Lehrer, longtime host of the nightly PBS "NewsHour" whose serious, sober demeanor made him the choice to moderate 11 presidential debates between 1988 and 2012, has died, PBS said Thursday. He was 85. by Associated Press Published Jan. 23 2020 @ 2:50pm