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HOUSTON (AP) — Three years into Donald Trump's presidency, the U.S. government is ramping up its efforts to seize private land in Texas to build a border wall. Trump's signature campaign promise has consistently faced political, legal, and e...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Patty Jo isn't like the rest of the cows on the acreage near Pioneers Park. She's as long-haired and buff-colored as the other Scottish Highland cattle Toni and Kevin Lewis keep as pets, but she's having an identity crisis. S...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Leora Sommer credits drawing for keeping her out of trouble, allowing for her early release from the state's prison for women. Sommer was released in October after serving two years for driving under the influence while her licen...

DALLAS (AP) — Cartoonist Jim Davis is offering up more than 11,000 "Garfield" comic strips hand-drawn on paper in an auction that will stretch into the coming years, with at least a couple of strips featuring the always-hungry orange cat with a sardo...

The Survey of Rural Challenges asked rural and small town people what challenges they most want help with and what actions they are taking to address them. Stereotyped answers like drug abuse, poverty or a lack of business lending didn’t rank in t...

A flick of the wrist, a slight shift of the shoulder and they're off. Talented receivers are a big part of this year's College Football Playoff. Never before has there been four teams in the CFP so prolific at scoring points. And it's in large part...

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has dipped 4 cents per gallon to $2.61 over the past two weeks. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that pump prices are unlikely to continue t...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man who was struck and killed by a car early Saturday while walking on a Kansas City highway. Kansas City police identified the man as Craig A. Herden, 23, of Kearney, Missouri. Kansas City p...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Broadcaster Bill Kurtis is getting an honorary degree from the University of Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Kansas Board Board of Regents voted Wednesday to give degrees to Kurtis and longtime KU faculty m...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The flu season is continuing to hit southern states hard as influenza begins to spread across the country. The flu season got off to an early start in the Deep South. The most recent weekly flu report from the Centers for D...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Lawrence library is joining a growing number that are dropping fines for overdue books. The library's board voted unanimously Tuesday to make the change, The Lawrence Journal-World reports. Library patrons would still be cha...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — It is not even noon, and Ari is struggling to keep his eyes open. It is the first day back to school after a long holiday weekend, and the weather outside Slaughter Elementary is cold, gray and dreary. Inside, fifth-graders a...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An executive order by President Donald Trump giving states the right to refuse to take refugees is putting Republican governors in an uncomfortable position. They're caught between immigration hardliners who want to shut the d...

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An interactive museum devoted to the innovation and history of the Jeep is expected to open in Ohio in 2022, project organizers said. The Jeep Experience will be housed in a 56,000 square-foot (5,200 square-meter) building in m...

CROWLEY, La. (AP) — Louisiana's largest rice mill plans a $20 million, 50% expansion, bringing its facility to 75,000 square feet. Gov. John Bel Edwards and Supreme Rice President and CEO Bobby Hanks announced the plans recently. They say Supreme w...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House argued Sunday that Speaker Nancy Pelosi has put herself in an untenable position by stalling House-passed articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in hopes of shaping the upcoming Senate trial. The H...

BARRE, Vt. (AP) — Three Vermont school districts will soon be using electric buses to carry some of their students to and from school. The Barre Unified School District, Champlain Valley School District and Franklin West Supervisory District will e...

ALBANY, N.Y (AP) — New York's governor says convicted sex offenders should be required to disclose their social media screen names to prevent them from using apps to exploit children. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that existing laws targeting o...

LONDON (AP) — Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attended church near her country estate while her husband of 72 years, Prince Philip, remained in a London hospital Sunday. Palace officials have not provided an update on the 98-year-old prince's c...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A company has donated a building to a Montana orchestra. Jack and Adrea Sukin, and Robert and Sandra Sukin, made the donation to the Billings Symphony Orchestra and Chorale through their company, Montana Development Co. S...

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