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April 25, 2019 at 8:21 am

Giraffes a tentative step closer toward federal protections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Years after international watchdogs began warning that giraffes are sliding toward a silent extinction, the Trump administration is taking the first tentative...

April 18, 2019 at 5:54 pm

Ex-EPA chief Pruitt registers as energy lobbyist in Indiana

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Pruitt, the scandal-ridden former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, registered as an energy lobbyist in Indiana on Thursday as fossil-fuels...

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March 5, 2019 at 11:05 am

Lawmakers push back against Interior’s proposed FOIA changes

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of congressional leaders said Tuesday that the Interior Department's plan to clamp down on public records requests would undermine...

February 26, 2019 at 1:40 pm

Video shows AP reporter shoved by guard at EPA headquarters

WASHINGTON (AP) — Security camera footage released Tuesday undermines Trump administration claims that a reporter for The Associated Press tried to force her way into...

February 14, 2019 at 2:29 pm

Second Fairfax accuser is intensely private single mother

GLEN BURNIE, Md. (AP) — The Maryland woman who has accused Democratic Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of raping her while they were students at...

February 8, 2019 at 5:14 pm

2nd woman accuses Virginia official of sexual assault

WASHINGTON (AP) — A second woman accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault Friday, saying the Democrat raped her 19 years ago while...

February 6, 2019 at 2:28 pm

California professor accuses elected Virginia official of sexual assault

WASHINGTON (AP) — A California woman went public with her sexual assault accusation against Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax on Wednesday, saying in a statement...

January 18, 2019 at 3:01 pm

Products made of threatened African wildlife sold at US expo

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Photos and video taken by animal welfare activists at a recent trophy hunting convention show an array of products crafted from...

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January 8, 2019 at 3:14 pm

AP Exclusive: NC election fraud probed long before 2018 race

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Long before accusations of absentee ballot fraud in a small North Carolina county cast doubt on the results of a heated...

December 27, 2018 at 10:06 am

US fossil fuel exports spur growth, climate worries VIEW

GEOJEDO, South Korea (AP) — In South Korea's largest shipyard, thousands of workers in yellow hard hats move ceaselessly between towering cranes lifting hulks of...

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