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Robot recreates the walk of a 290-million-year-old creature WASHINGTON -- How did the earliest land animals move? Scientists have used a nearly 300-million-year old fossil skeleton and preserved ancient footprints to cre... by CHRISTINA LARSON, AP Science Writer - January 16, 2019

American anchor for Iranian TV is arrested on visit to US NEW ORLEANS -- A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television has been arrested by the FBI during a visit to the U.S., the broadcaster reported We... by JANET McCONNAUGHEY, Associated Press - January 16, 2019

Los Angeles teachers union hints at new talks during strike LOS ANGELES -- The head of the Los Angeles teachers union hinted at contract talks resuming Wednesday as striking educators in the nation's second-largest schoo... by CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press - January 16, 2019

Waiting for final Mueller report? It may be short on detail WASHINGTON -- Robert Mueller's Russia probe has to end with a report. But anyone looking for a grand narrative on President Donald Trump, Russian election inter... by CHAD DAY and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press - January 16, 2019

Trump feels shutdown pressure from economists, Nancy Pelosi WASHINGTON -- Shutdown pressure on President Donald Trump mounted Wednesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on him to delay his State of the Union address ... by LISA MASCARO, CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN, Associated Press - January 16, 2019

Military says service members killed in Syria The U.S. military says American service members have been killed during an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in Syria. by The Associated Press - January 16, 2019

Trump economists acknowledge shutdown drag on economy WASHINGTON -- With shutdown negotiations deadlocked, the White House planned further meetings with rank-and-file lawmakers Wednesday, as the Trump administratio... by LISA MASCARO, CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN, Associated Press - January 16, 2019

Sears staves off liquidation, stores to remain open NEW YORK -- Sears will live on-- at least for now. by ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer - January 16, 2019

AG pick offers panel assurance on Mueller William Barr, President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, assured senators at his confirmation hearing Tuesday that he will permit the special counse... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - January 16, 2019

House, state delegation condemn King's words; Arkansas congressman calls them 'ignorant and indefensible' One day after U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, was stripped of his committee assignments by Republican leadership, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingl... by Frank E. Lockwood - January 16, 2019

Broadway's exuberant Dolly dies Carol Channing, the ebullient musical comedy star who delighted American audiences in more than 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! o... by MARK KENNEDY The Associated Press - January 16, 2019

Kansas' governor reinstates, expands ban of gay bias Kansas' new Democratic governor on Tuesday reinstated a ban on bias against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers in state agencies' employment decisio... by JOHN HANNA The Associated Press - January 16, 2019

Judge blocks citizenship question A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's administration Tuesday from asking about citizenship status on the 2020 census, the first major ruling in cases... by LARRY NEUMEISTER The Associated Press - January 16, 2019

Democrats decline invitation to lunch The White House ran quickly into the limits of trying to bypass Speaker Nancy Pelosi in shutdown negotiations when rank-and-file House Democrats declined an inv... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - January 16, 2019

In filing, Mueller's team asks to delay Gates' sentencing Prosecutors in the Russia investigation asked Tuesday that the sentencing of Rick Gates, a former senior campaign aide to President Donald Trump, be delayed at ... by CHAD DAY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - January 16, 2019