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Gun control bill OK'd by Oregon; 1st since Florida shooting
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Fueled by anguished voices in the aftermath of the Florida high school shooting, Oregon's Legislature on Thursday banned people convicted of stalking and domestic violence or under restraining orders from buying or owning f...
Baldwin urges Trump to take action on gun control
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin urged President Donald Trump on Thursday to bring forward gun control measures, while slamming the National Rifle Association and saying high school students are forcing politicians to consider c...
Lawmaker proposes to raise age for assault rifle purchase
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In the wake of a deadly shooting at a Florida high school, an Alabama lawmaker on Thursday proposed to raise the minimum age to purchase an AR-15 or similar weapon from 18 to 21. Rep. Juandalynn Givan, a Democrat from B...
Gov. Baker says arming teachers not the answer to shootings
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says more guns in the classroom isn't the answer to school shootings. The Republican made the comment Thursday after President Donald Trump suggested in a tweet that "highly trained teachers would act a...
DeVos backs expanding school choice for military children
WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is calling for allowing military families to use federal funds to pay for private school or other educational services for their children. The idea is part of Trump administration's focus on e...
Police advocacy group says it opposes arming teachers
WASHINGTON (AP) — An advocacy group for police officers assigned to secure the nation's schools has a simple message about arming teachers: Don't do it. The National Association of School Resource Officers said Thursday it strongly recommends that no...
Final tribute: Slain football coach is hailed as a 'hero'
When Joe LaGuardia heard there had been a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, he said he knew in the pit of his stomach that his longtime friend Aaron Feis was doing everything possible to save students. LaGuardia was heading to...
New Jersey's biggest teacher's union opposes arming teachers
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's biggest teacher's union says it's "adamantly opposed" to suggestions that teachers should carry guns as a deterrent to school attacks. New Jersey Education Association President Marie Blistan announced the group's s...
Las Cruces student arrested after Snapchat photo with rifle
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A Las Cruces high school student has been arrested after allegedly posting a photo of himself holding a rifle and referencing school shootings, making it the third threat arrest of a New Mexico teen. Las Cruces police said T...
FBI says it's trying to rebuild trust after botched tip
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior FBI official acknowledged Thursday that the nation's top law enforcement agency has lost public trust after the revelation that it failed to investigate a potentially life-saving tip before the Florida school shooting, a m...
Casa Grande boy arrested for threatening to shoot school
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — A 14-year-old Casa Grande boy has been arrested for allegedly threatening to commit a shooting at school, making it the third arrest in a day in Arizona involving threats of violence or weapons. Casa Grande police s...
5 arrested following threat against southern Indiana school
CORYDON, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say five people have been arrested in connection with a social media threat of violence against a southern Indiana high school. The arrests of the four juveniles and one adult follow posts made on Snapchat t...
Ideology tops facts in Texas history curriculum, experts say
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When the Texas Board of Education last produced history curriculum guidelines for public schools, experts decried its members for attempting to promote religious and conservative ideology over facts. Now the state is c...
Belen police: Student into custody in school shooting threat
BELEN, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in Belen say a 16-year-old student is in custody after allegedly threatening to carry out a school shooting at Belen High School, resulting in a two-hour delay of the start of classes Thursday. Police say the threat w...
Top US diplomat in Venezuela under fire for tough comments
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The head of Venezuela's government-controlled assembly on Thursday accused the top U.S. diplomat in Caracas of promoting a coup and threatened to take "corresponding diplomatic measures" against him but stopped short of s...
Retail gasoline prices in Texas, nation continue to drop
COPPELL, Texas (AP) — Retail gasoline prices across Texas and the nation have dropped again this week. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump statewide for unleaded was $2.26 per gallon, down 4 cents from last week. The n...
Chesapeake Energy back to profit as production, prices rise
A boost in production and commodity prices pushed Chesapeake Energy Corp. back into a profitable fourth quarter. The company also finished 2017 with its first annual profit in three years after years of cost-cutting. Shares jumped almost 13 percent...
Before the US approves new uranium mining, consider its toxic legacy
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Uranium – the raw material for nuclear power and nuclear weapons – is having a moment in the spotlight. Com...
Perdue to food box critics: Give the idea a chance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday defended a proposal that would replace a portion of food stamp benefits with pre-assembled boxes of shelf-stable goods delivered to recipients' doorsteps — an idea one lawmaker cal...
Drought forces painful choices for New Mexico ranchers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some stretches of New Mexico have gone months without meaningful moisture, leaving farmers and ranchers to make difficult decisions as long-term forecasts call for drought to intensify across the already arid state. E...
McCaskill, O'Dear favor assault weapons bans, Hawley doesn't
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill and an independent candidate running for her job support banning assault weapons to stifle the sort of violence that killed 17 at a Florida high school, while the likely Republican challenger says e...
Oklahoma health officials say the flu death toll reaches 173
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Department of Health says 173 people have died during a record-setting flu season in which 3,860 people have been hospitalized with flu-related symptoms. Health officials said Thursday that five people have d...
Student calls 911 from school, says he was sleepwalking
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania middle school canceled classes after a student who said he was sleepwalking was found inside the building. State police say the seventh-grade student called 911 around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday to report he was i...
Bison Roll to NCAA-era Best 10th Win
WEATHERFORD – Oklahoma Baptist won its NCAA-era best 10th game of the season, taking down Southwestern Friday afternoon, 101-89. Vladimir Nemcok and Chandler Rickey had double-doubles and both joined Brantly Thompson with a career statistical b...
2nd-half swoon costs Eagles as UAFS clinches share of title
FORT SMITH, Ark. (Feb. 22, 2018) – For 20 minutes, it looked like Oklahoma Christian might succeed where no other basketball team had this season, as the Eagles were deadlocked with No. 18-ranked Arkansas-Fort Smith at the Stubblefield Center. But U...
