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McConnell says 'laser focus' needed to pass spending bill The Senate's top Republican issued a downbeat assessment of talks on a government spending bill Wednesday, warning that it will require a "laser focus from both... by ANDREW TAYLOR The Associated Press - December 12, 2019

Court-martial set in vehicle fatality A soldier based in Georgia will face a trial by court-martial after being charged in a vehicle rollover that killed a West Point cadet in June, a Fort Stewart ... by The Associated Press - December 12, 2019

Can close bases, Turkey warns U.S. Turkey's foreign minister suggested Wednesday that the United States could be barred from using two strategic air bases in retaliation for possible U.S. sanctio... by The Associated Press - December 12, 2019

Fear growing that N.J. shooting targeted Jews Fears that a deadly shooting at a Jewish market in Jersey City was an anti-Semitic attack mounted Wednesday as authorities recounted how a man and woman pulled ... by DAVID PORTER and JIM MUSTIAN The Associated Press - December 12, 2019

Campus anti-Semitism targeted in Trump order President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday targeting what his administration describes as a growing problem with anti-Semitic harassment on coll... by KEVIN FREKING The Associated Press - December 12, 2019

Report finds deportation rise for family members, minors U.S. immigration officials deported approximately 12,000 family members and unaccompanied minors last fiscal year, according to a federal report released Wednes... by Maria Sacchetti The Washington Post - December 12, 2019

Royal Caribbean Cruises sued over child’s death The Indiana parents of a toddler who fell to her death out of an open cruise-ship window in Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Royal Caribbean Cruise... by The Associated Press - December 12, 2019

The nation in brief S.C. GOP’s primary cancellation upheld by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - December 12, 2019

Names and faces Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his third wife have reached a settlement in a years-long court battle that exposed details about their luxurious... by The Associated Press - December 12, 2019

Getting it straight U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama, who in 1994 had switched to the Republican Party, voted in 1998 to remove President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, from offic... December 12, 2019

In the news Thomas Callaway of Statesboro, Ga., is being investigated for possible sexual battery and gave an on-air apology for slapping the buttocks of television reporte... December 12, 2019

Greta Thunberg 'a bit surprised' to be Time 'Person of the Year' Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said she was surprised and honored Wednesday to learn she had been named Time's youngest "Person of the Year," saying th... by The Associated Press - December 11, 2019

New drugs show rare promise against advanced breast cancer Doctors on Wednesday reported unusually good results from tests of two experimental drugs in women with an aggressive form of breast cancer that had spread wide... by MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer - December 11, 2019

Watchdog: "Basic and fundamental errors" in Russia probe The Justice Department's internal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday that he is concerned that "so many basic and fundamental errors" were made by the FBI as i... by ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press - December 11, 2019

Trump faces 2 impeachment articles; charges allege abuse of power, obstruction House Democratic leaders Tuesday formally called for President Donald Trump's removal from office in two articles of impeachment that charged him with abusing h... by Democrat-Gazette staff and wire reports - December 11, 2019