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WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans urging a steep increase in the Pentagon’s budget have received $10 million in campaign contributions over the course of their congressional careers from defense contractors that would benefit from higher levels of military spending. The 34 GOP lawmakers, all members of the House Armed Services Committee, are pressing for an […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says 89 percent of water samples collected from key locations in Flint measured below the “action level” of 15 parts per billion for lead in an initial round of testing, but concerns remain. Samples from the “sentinel” sites will help determine when it is safe to drink […]

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – Lawyers for a gun maker and families of some Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims squared off in a Connecticut courtroom Monday over whether a federal law prevents the families’ wrongful death lawsuit targeting the AR-15 rifle used to kill 20 children and six adults in the 2012 shooting. Judge Barbara […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Lumber Liquidators’ stock plunged Monday as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says people exposed to certain types of the company’s laminate flooring were three times more likely to get cancer than the agency previously predicted. The CDC said that in its original report it had used an incorrect […]

What You’ll Need: 1 cup mashed canned sweet potatoes 1 cup milk 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 tablespoon butter, melted 3 cups self-rising flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup vegetable shortening What To Do: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a medium bowl, using a fork, mix sweet […]

LA PLATA, Md. (AP) – A court-appointed forensic psychologist says a woman who was found pushing her dead son in a playground swing in Maryland last year suffers from schizophrenia and is not criminally responsible in the child’s death. The Washington Post reports that it’s unclear how the report could affect the case of 25-year-old […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – Bill Cosby’s wife, an enigmatic figure who has publicly stood by her husband despite the dozens of sexual assault allegations against him, is slated to answer questions under oath Monday in a defamation lawsuit filed against him by seven accusers. Camille Cosby was being questioned by a lawyer for the women […]

FOUNTAIN, Fla. (AP) – Law enforcement officials in the Florida Panhandle say a 15-year-old is accused of killing his 10-year-old sister. According to the News Herald (http://bit.ly/20POx2C ), the girl’s family said they last saw her when she went to bed Saturday. She was reported missing Sunday morning. Her body was found in a field […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Donald Trump’s rivals are running out of time to stop him after his dominant performance in South Carolina. A close look at the election calendar suggests that if the New York billionaire’s rivals don’t slow him by mid-March, their only chance to deny him the Republican presidential nomination may be a […]