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July hottest on record in Alaska July was Alaska's warmest month on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. by DAN JOLING The Associated Press - August 18, 2019

Phoenix weighs civilian police oversight Still stinging from a confrontation this summer where officers pointed guns and cursed at a black family, residents and officials in the country's fifth-largest... by ANITA SNOW The Associated Press - August 18, 2019

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Green card rule raises health flag Doctors and public health experts warn of poor health and rising costs that they say will come from changes that would deny green cards to many immigrants who u... by SOPHIA TAREEN The Associated Press - August 18, 2019

Rally draws rival groups to Portland Police arrested at least 13 people and seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons Saturday as hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counterdem... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - August 18, 2019

Notorious for '79 accident, 3 Mile Island to shut early The nuclear power plant at Three Mile Island is set to shut down next month, 15 years before its license expires and 40 years after the worst nuclear accident i... by Will Wade Bloomberg News - August 18, 2019

Shootings lead churches to train, arm members Anxiety over mass shootings has led some churches to start training and arming their worshippers with guns. by JAKE BLEIBERG The Associated Press - August 18, 2019

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF: Cotton backs new rules on foreigners; Westerman among forestland visitors; Indiana senator in LR to salute Griffin U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., supports the White House's announced efforts to make it harder for foreigners receiving government assistance to get permanent res... by Frank E. Lockwood - August 18, 2019

In the news Neal Strassner obtained security video from Greater Rochester International Airport in New York that shows an airport security worker handing him a note that sa... August 18, 2019

Names and faces Heather Locklear has pleaded no contest to charges that she fought with first responders during two visits to her Southern California home last year. Locklear e... by The Associated Press - August 18, 2019

The Nation in Brief Man in custody after NYC subway scare August 18, 2019

Warren, Sanders get personal with young, black Christians COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren framed their Democratic presidential bids in personal, faith-based terms Saturday before black millenni... by BILL BARROW Associated Press - August 17, 2019

FCC wants a new 3-digit number just for suicide hotline NEW YORK -- With suicides on the rise , the U.S. government wants to make the national crisis hotline easier to reach. by TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer - August 17, 2019

Gun bills shorten D.C. break The House Judiciary Committee, spurred by recent massacres in Ohio and Texas, announced Friday that lawmakers would cut their summer recess short and return to ... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - August 17, 2019

President gains a partial victory on asylum curbs; court allows enforcement of policy only in N.M., Texas A federal appeals court said Friday that President Donald Trump can begin blocking some Central American migrants from applying for asylum in the United States,... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - August 17, 2019