Poor offenders pay high price when probation turns on profit
By ADAM GELLER and SHARON COHEN Tennessee (AP) — Outside the $200-a-week motel room that Steven Gibbs and his family call home, the afternoon sun sparkled. Inside, though, he had…
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Presidential candidates offer dark visions to anxious voters
By LISA LERER There was little sunshine in Florida this week after the presidential candidates arrived. In back-to-back debates just miles apart, Democrats and Republicans painted a dark vision of…
At least 2 gunmen ambush Pennsylvania party, killing 5
Police searched Thursday for at least two gunmen who opened fire during a backyard party in suburban Pittsburgh, killing five people and wounding three others as they rushed toward the…
Lead fear forces water ban in 30 New Jersey school buildings
Elevated levels of lead caused officials in New Jersey’s largest school district on Wednesday to shut off water fountains at 30 school buildings until more tests are conducted, officials said.…
Egypt says Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood killed chief prosecutor
By MARAM MAZEN Egypt said Sunday that members of the Muslim Brotherhood trained in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out the bombing that killed the…
Americans split over safety of US drinking water
When it comes to water, only about half of Americans are very confident in the safety of what’s flowing from their tap, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll, which found…
N. Korea, on defense after sanctions, makes nuclear threat
By HYUNG-JIN KIM North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his military on standby for nuclear strikes at any time, state media reported Friday, an escalation in rhetoric targeting rivals…
Ryan ‘laughed out loud’ at Trump threat
The Latest on the 2016 presidential race, which includes a Republican debate on Thursday night in Detroit (all times EST): 12:40 p.m. House Speaker Paul Ryan says he “laughed out…