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CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) — A sheriff's deputy will be disciplined over a security check of schools in the southwestern Colorado town of Dolores during which he entered one classroom, pointed his finger like a gun at the teacher, and said, "'You're dead,'"...

DENVER (AP) — U.S. agricultural officials say Fort Morgan, Colorado-based Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling nearly 25,300 pounds (11,400 kilograms) of ground beef that might be contaminated with E. coli. The recall notice by the U.S. Department o...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A nonprofit organization is helping inmates at jails across New Mexico express themselves through poetry, spoken word and journaling. Rachel Martinez told the Albuquerque Journal that from a young age, her life has been a cyc...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo's health ministry says two of the first 10 people to receive an experimental treatment for the Ebola virus in the latest outbreak have recovered, and monitoring could show what role the treatment played. The head of t...

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — Officials at Cannon Air Force Base say its drinking water is safe but that they're inspecting groundwater monitoring wells to assess the potential for groundwater contamination from past firefighting activities. The Eastern New M...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona Sen. John McCain has discontinued medical treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer, his family says. It's a likely indication that the war hero, onetime presidential nominee and longtime lawmaker is nearing the e...

BOSTON (AP) — A piece of computer history that helped launch a trillion dollar company is hitting the auction block. A fully functioning Apple-1 being auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction in September is one of only 60 or so remaining of the o...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Leave it to Tony Hawk to mix a decades-old skateboarding trick with the latest in virtual reality technology. The 50-year-old skateboarding pioneer and entrepreneur is dragging his 360-degree loop ramp out of storage and giving a h...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — An invasive beetle that is deadly to ash trees is showing up in new areas of Missouri. The Missouri Department of Conservation this month reported that the emerald ash borer has been found in 11 more counties so far this year, b...

CHICAGO (AP) — After two years of sometimes ugly public fighting, Democratic Party leaders on Saturday voted to limit their own high-profile roles in choosing presidential nominees, giving even more weight to the outcome of state primaries and c...

NEW YORK (AP) — For Michael Cohen and Donald Trump, it's always been about money and loyalty. Those were guiding principles for Cohen when he served as more than just a lawyer for Trump during the developer's rise from celebrity to p...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Seven people were arrested Saturday at a rally calling for a century-old Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina to be returned after it was yanked down five days ago. About a dozen people carrying C...

DETROIT (AP) — First it was the shocking tweet that funding was secured and Tesla may go private, then a statement that the money wasn't locked down after all. Two weeks later it's never mind, the whole deal is off. Welcome to the disarray of Elon M...

VERDUN, France (AP) — Hundreds of volunteers from 18 countries gathered in the northeastern French town of Verdun on Saturday to keep alive the memory of those who fought under appalling conditions in World War I. Re-enactors dressed in soldiers' u...

Sheraton, Westin and other Starwood hotels are finding their religion. Marriott International, which bought Starwood two years ago, has begun putting copies of the Bible and the Book of Mormon in the recently-acquired hotels. By year's end, it...

KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees on Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of the attacks that sent them fleeing to safety in Bangladesh, praying they can return to their homes in Myanmar and demanding justice for...

DENTON, Texas – SWOSU Volleyball capped off the opening weekend of the 2018 season with a pair of victories on Saturday, coming from 0-2 down to defeat St. Edward's before taking care of Northwood in four sets. The Bulldogs finish the weekend with a...

TOPEKA, Kan. – Southeastern found the going tough on day two of the Washburn Invitational, dropping a back-and-forth contest in the day's opener, 3-2, to Colorado State-Pueblo before finishing the event with a 3-0 loss to host Washburn. The losses d...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — After dropping its first two matches of the year Friday, Southern Nazarene bounced back with a pair of 3-1 wins over Urbana (25-21, 24-26, 25-22, 25-20) and Chadron State (25-23, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19) Saturday. Bailee Turang and Mea...

Memphis, Tenn. - The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team continued play at the CBU Invitational Saturday, defeating Christian Brothers 3-2 in the first match, and falling to Kentucky Wesleyan in match two. Match ONe Final set scores...

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The second-annual Dr. Margaret Downing Volleyball Invitational came to a close on Saturday night inside the W.T. Watson Center as Southern Arkansas defeated Mississippi College in four sets (25-17, 18-25, 25-19, 25-21); a win that c...

WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper is recovering from his injuries after he was shot during a traffic stop early Sunday. Highway Patrol Cpl. Mike Harrell says Trooper Austin Ellis is in good condition at an O...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – For the first time this decade the Ouachita Baptist volleyball team went undefeated in the Alabama-Huntsville Classic as they defeated West Georgia and Alabama-Huntsville in pair of five set classics. The last time the Tigers won b...

GOODWELL, Okla. - Northwestern Oklahoma State University volleyball finished their first road test victorious as the Lady Rangers won four straight games. After a slow start in their second day of the tournament against University of Science and...

Since the start of last year, The Associated Press has tallied at least 76 state lawmakers who have faced public allegations or repercussions over sexual misconduct claims. Most of those cases became public since the #MeToo movement gained momentum...