Arrests of Oregon standoff leaders leaves 1 person dead
By KEITH RIDLER Federal and state law officers arrested the leaders of an armed group occupying a national wildlife refuge, during a traffic stop along a highway in Oregon’s frozen…
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Sanders says no tragedy if he loses Iowa; he can still win
By KEN THOMAS Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination would succeed even if he fails to prevail in the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses,…
Democratic mayor to challenge GOP’s Rand Paul in Senate race
Lexington Mayor Jim Gray filed to run for Rand Paul’s U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, giving Paul a viable challenger and complicating his bid for re-election as he lags in…
AP Poll: Public doubts Washington’s problem-solving ability
By BILL BARROW and EMILY SWANSON As the first voting nears in the presidential race, most Americans have little to no confidence in the federal government to confront what they…
Would Flint crisis happen in wealthier, whiter community?
By ROGER SCHNEIDER and MIKE HO– USEHOLDER Ever since the full extent of the Flint water crisis emerged, one question has persisted: Would this have happened in a wealthier, whiter…
Trump campaigns with Sarah Palin endorsement, but no Palin
By JILL COLVIN Donald Trump brandished the endorsement of conservative Republican firebrand Sarah Palin at an Iowa rally Wednesday in the increasingly intense 2016 GOP presidential sweepstakes. “We had a…
Attorney General defends executive actions on guns as legal
By ALAN FRAM Attorney General Loretta Lynch defended President Barack Obama’s executive actions curbing guns, telling lawmakers Wednesday that the president took lawful, common-sense steps to stem firearms violence that…
US Navy sailors released unharmed by Iran in less than a day
By ADAM SCHRECK and ALI AKBAR DAREINI It turned out to be the international crisis that wasn’t. Less than a day after 10 U.S. Navy sailors were detained in Iran…