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State seeks delay in 3 Freddie Gray trials, pending appeals
Report: Clinton considering staff, strategy changes to campaign
Winter storm pounds southern New England, snarling travel
Obama asking Congress for emergency funding to combat Zika
The Broncos play that tore the heart out of the Panthers
Super Bowl 50 commercials: The good, the bad, and the WTF?
Broncos win Super Bowl 50 behind dominating defense
Albright scolds young women for backing Sanders

State seeks delay in 3 Freddie Gray trials, pending appeals

Posted: 08 Feb 2016 12:08 PM PST

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore prosecutors have asked a judge to delay the trials of three police officers charged in the Freddie Gray case until appellate courts decide if another officer awaiting retrial on related charges can be compelled to testify against them.

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Report: Clinton considering staff, strategy changes to campaign

Posted: 08 Feb 2016 11:50 AM PST

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Winter storm pounds southern New England, snarling travel

Posted: 08 Feb 2016 11:32 AM PST

A winter storm was expected to bring more than a foot (30 cm) of snow and howling winds to parts of southern New England on Monday, closing schools and government offices, snarling travel and flooding low-lying coastal areas. Snow was falling in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire on Monday, with police and elected officials urging residents of the region to avoid unnecessary travel. Wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour (100 kph) were expected in parts of coastal southeastern Massachusetts, raising the risk of downed trees and power outages, officials said.

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Obama asking Congress for emergency funding to combat Zika

Posted: 08 Feb 2016 08:14 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asking Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funding to help fight the Zika virus. In an announcement Monday, the White House said the money would be used to expand mosquito control programs, speed development of a vaccine, develop diagnostic tests and improve support for low-income pregnant women.