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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida students who get bullied may get taxpayer help to attend a private school. A Senate panel on Monday voted for a bill that would allow students who are victims of bullying, physical attack, robbery and other types o...

ITALY, Texas (AP) — A 15-year-old girl who was wounded in a Texas high school shooting is "in good spirits," and the 16-year-old boy suspected of opening fire in the cafeteria has been charged as a juvenile with aggravated assault, officials said T...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Residential customers of New Mexico's largest electric provider can expect to see an average increase of about 46 cents on their monthly bill beginning next month. Public Service Co. of New Mexico calculated the increase as p...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — One of the largest public utilities in the U.S. might soon be up for sale, but many wonder who would want to buy a power company that is worth roughly half of the $9 billion debt it holds and has an infrastructure n...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's move Tuesday to tax imported solar cells and washing machines is meant to make good on his vow to reverse decades of U.S. support for free trade and to protect American jobs from foreign competition. But t...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas state senator is facing fraud charges in connection with his role at a now-defunct oil field services company that federal prosecutors say was a Ponzi scheme. The federal criminal fraud case against Democratic Sen. C...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill introduced in the state Legislature would allow emergency management personnel in the state to once again make plans to evacuate cities ahead of a possible nuclear attack. Critics argue that lifting the ban would only h...

HONG KONG (AP) — World stock markets rose Tuesday, led by strong gains in Asia, as an upbeat forecast for global economic growth and the end of the U.S. government shutdown helped lift sentiment. KEEPING SCORE: Germany's DAX climbed 0.6 percent to 1...

DALLAS (AP) — Solar energy is booming in the United States, but companies riding the wave fear that President Donald Trump could undercut them this week if he decides to impose new tariffs on imported solar panels. Businesses that install s...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker known as an animal welfare advocate failed in his quest Tuesday to protect a prairie rodent that some ranchers view as pests, but vowed to raise the issue again. Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha tried to p...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials are proposing approving Idaho's request to loosen field burning rules that backers say offer more flexibility to disperse smoke away from people but that health advocates say will lead to breathing problems f...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorneys for a Nevada death row inmate whose execution is on hold are telling the state Supreme Court that his execution using a never-before-tried lethal injection protocol would be less humane than a veterinary euthanasia. S...

PHOENIX (AP) — No major opposition appeared Tuesday as the Arizona Legislature began considering a proposal from Gov. Doug Ducey designed to cut down on addiction and deaths from prescription painkillers. A House committee took up the proposal d...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Sao Paulo closed its zoo and botanical gardens Tuesday as a yellow fever outbreak that has led to 70 deaths is picking up steam. The big Inhotim art park, which attracts visitors from all over the world, also announced that all v...

Johnson & Johnson posted a rare quarterly loss, a whopping $10.71 billion, due to a $13.6 billion charge related to last month's U.S. tax overhaul. While the loss was expected and the company's adjusted results beat Wall Street expectations, shares...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether some of the state's abortion restrictions violate the religious beliefs of a woman who is part of the Satanic Temple. An attorney for the woman made the unusual argument T...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Electronic cigarettes could be a boon to public health or a major liability, depending on whether they help Americans quit smoking or encourage more young people to try traditional cigarettes, a new report concludes. The report i...

DALLAS (AP) — Americans are having fewer babies, and diaper makers are feeling the pinch. Kimberly-Clark said Tuesday it will cut as many as 5,500 jobs, or 13 percent of its workforce, in an attempt to lower costs. The job cuts come as the maker o...

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A 34-year-old San Juan County woman is accused of over 140 counts of drug offenses and other crimes accusing her of fraudulently obtaining prescription medication at pharmacies. Farmington police say 34-year-old Christina T...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Donald Trump's dramatic expansion of a ban on U.S. funding to foreign organizations that promote or provide abortions has left impoverished women around the world without treatment for HIV, malaria and other diseases, h...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of Kenyans held a peaceful demonstration at the country's largest public hospital on Tuesday to demand that management act on allegations of rape and sexual harassment of patients. Human rights activist Wanjeri Nderu e...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A study by the Vermont Department of Health indicates the state's hub-and-spoke system is effective in treating opioid addiction. The Rutland Herald reports the hub-and-spoke model combines local treatment centers, or hubs, w...

NEW YORK (AP) — Technology and consumer-focused companies led U.S. stocks to more records Tuesday. Netflix, at the center of both groups, soared after saying it gained more than 8 million subscribers at the end of 2017. Bond prices rose and yields fe...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Seven years ago, a computer beat two human quizmasters on a "Jeopardy" challenge. Ever since, the tech industry has been training its machines to make them even better at amassing knowledge and answering questions. And it's w...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts gave a hand to the International Space Station's big robot arm Tuesday. As the federal government geared back up 250 miles below, NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle successfully i...