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Trump's Gun Views in Spotlight Amid String of Accidental School Shootings

Posted: 24 May 2016 10:23 AM PDT

Trump's Gun Views in Spotlight Amid String of Accidental School ShootingsDonald Trump has walked back his hard line on guns in schools as expressed at last week's NRA conference, which came amid a string of accidental shootings in recent weeks. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, who was recently endorsed by the NRA, told CNN on Monday that "school resource officers" or trained teachers should be allowed to carry guns on school grounds. Trump previously argued against gun-free zones in schools and on military bases.


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Donald Trump faces key test in New Mexico

Posted: 24 May 2016 08:54 AM PDT

Donald Trump faces key test in New MexicoALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— Donald Trump's ability to unite a splintered Republican Party faces another crucial test Tuesday as the presumptive GOP presidential nominee makes his first visit to New Mexico, the most Hispanic state in the nation and where Latino Republicans have condemned his harsh rhetoric on immigration and other policies.


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Cosby arrives in court in Pennsylvania sex-assault case

Posted: 24 May 2016 07:08 AM PDT

Cosby arrives in court in Pennsylvania sex-assault caseBill Cosby arrived in court Tuesday for a key hearing on whether prosecutors have enough evidence to put the 78-year-old comedian on trial on charges he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman over a decade ...


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Forensic official: EgyptAir 804 human remains suggest blast

Posted: 24 May 2016 02:54 AM PDT

U.S. Navy LT. JG Dylon Porlas uses binoculars to look through the window of a U.S. Navy Lockheed P-3C Orion patrol aircraft from Sigonella, Sicily, Sunday, May 22, 2016, searching the area in the Mediterranean Sea where the Egyptair flight 804 en route from Paris to Cairo went missing on May 19. Search crews found floating human remains, luggage and seats from the doomed EgyptAir jetliner Friday but face a potentially more complex task in locating bigger pieces of wreckage and the black boxes vital to determining why the plane plunged into the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)CAIRO (AP) — A senior Egyptian forensics official says human remains retrieved from the crash site of EgyptAir flight 804 suggest there was an explosion on board that may have brought down the aircraft.


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Clinton campaign declines invitation to California debate

Posted: 24 May 2016 01:29 AM PDT

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton meets with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) members at the union's 2016 International Convention, Monday, May 23, 2016, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Monday declined an invitation from Fox News to participate in a debate with rival Bernie Sanders in California before that state's June 7 primary.


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$30M donation brought NFL another crisis of credibility

Posted: 23 May 2016 11:27 PM PDT

NFL logo and set are seen at New York's Radio City Music Hall before the start of the 2013 NFL DraftThe NFL has done some important work making football safer, from the pro level on down. Yet it continues to destroy any chance for that narrative.


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Head of TSA security operations removed from position

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:53 PM PDT

Kelly Hoggan, head of security for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, is seen in an undated picture from the Transportation Security AdministrationWASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee said Monday that the head of security operations at the Transportation Security Administration has been replaced.


Sanders: Democratic convention could be 'messy'

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:15 PM PDT

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., poses for a photo after an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, May 23, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bernie Sanders predicted Monday that the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia could be "messy" as he pushed the party to adopt his progressive agenda, but added, "Democracy is not always nice and quiet and gentle."


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Va. school board votes to require students to use bathrooms matching their biological gender

Posted: 23 May 2016 05:40 PM PDT

Va. school board votes to require students to use bathrooms matching their biological genderThe Grayson County School Board in Virginia has voted unanimously in favor of requiring students to use locker rooms and bathrooms matching their biological gender.


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IRS chief : Impeachment charges lack merit, won't testify

Posted: 23 May 2016 03:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2016 file photo, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The IRS says the agency's commissioner won't appear at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, May 24, 2106, examining whether he deserves to be impeached. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The commissioner of the IRS said Monday that Republican allegations that he misled congressional investigators probing his agency "are without merit," and said he would not appear at a congressional hearing this week examining whether he deserves to be impeached.


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Report: Virginia governor under FBI probe over campaign donations

Posted: 23 May 2016 02:48 PM PDT

Virginia Democratic governor elect McAuliffe appears at victory rally in VirginiaThe probe focuses in part on whether contributions to Terry McAuliffe's 2013 gubernatorial campaign violated the law, according to CNN.


Top Republicans bash VA secretary for ‘ludicrous’ comment about Disneyland lines and veterans’ care

Posted: 23 May 2016 01:36 PM PDT

Top Republicans bash VA secretary for 'ludicrous' comment about Disneyland lines and veterans' careSecretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald caused a small uproar among leading Republican politicians on Monday after he said hospital wait times were not the best way to measure veterans' satisfaction with the agency. Or what's important?" McDonald said at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast, the Washington Post reported. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump were among those who criticized McDonald's comments.


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