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Artifacts from King Tut’s tomb set for international tour

FILE – In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, file photo, tourists look at the tomb of King Tut as it…

House panel backs bill expanding gun owners’ rights

J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., center, is joined by, from left, Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas,…

Far-right Trump retweets draw UK rebuke, but visit still on

The tiny extremist group, meanwhile, appeared delighted at the publicity boost from a leader with almost 44 million Twitter followers.…

Lawyer: Conyers has no plan to resign amid harassment claims

FILE- In this April 4, 2017, file photo, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary…

Garrison Keillor fired for ‘inappropriate behavior’

Jeff Baenen/Associated Press file Garrison Keillor, creator and former host of, “A Prairie Home Companion,” talks at his St. Paul,…

Supreme Court frets over erosion of privacy in digital age

American Civil Liberties Union attorney Nathan Wessler speaks outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, in Washington, following…

Arrest of suspected killer puts Tampa neighborhood at ease

Donaldsondu1-i-syn Howell Emanuel Donaldson, who was working as crew chief at a McDonald’s, was charged with four counts of first-degree…

Haley: N. Korea ‘brings us closer to war’ the U.S. doesn’t seek

People cheer as they watch the news broadcast announcing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s order to test-fire the newly…

Speculation rising about royal title for Meghan Markle

Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for the media in the grounds of Kensington Palace in London, Monday Nov.…

Trump stokes anti-Muslim sentiment; censured here and abroad

This screenshot from President Donald Trump’s Twitter account shows three retweets that he posted early Wednesday morning from the account…

Denver museum receives 6,000 duck-billed dinosaur bones

The Denver Post reported Tuesday that the donation is the largest the museum has received. Among the bones are skulls,…

New Mexico plans improvements along San Juan River

The state Game and Fish Department says the work will begin in mid-December and last until April. It will result…

Facing tax vote in Senate, Trump seizes on cultural fights

President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a meeting with Navajo Code Talkers including Fleming Begaye Sr., seated left, Thomas Begay,…

Matt Lauer is fired at NBC, accused of crude misconduct

Matt Lauer, co-host of the NBC “Today” television program, was fired for “inappropriate sexual behavior.”Associated Press file With his easygoing…

List of men in media accused of sexual misconduct

— “Today” show host Matt Lauer — Accused of inappropriate sexual behavior. He was fired and did not respond to…

Eni receives federal permit for US Arctic offshore drilling

Oil production equipment appears on Spy Island, an artificial island in state waters of Alaska’s Beaufort Sea. The Bureau of…

Remains of ancient sea cow unearthed on California island

In this July 21, 2017 photo provided by the National Park Service shows Dr. Jonathan Hoffman, paleontologist with the Santa…

Citing probes, military agency bars access to Flynn records

Evan Vucci/Associated Press file In this Feb. 13, 2017 file photo, Michael Flynn arrives for a news conference in the East…

Air Force: Several dozen criminal histories not given to FBI

Joe Holcombe visits with an attorney as he waits for an interview, in San Antonio. Holcombe, who lost eight members…

FBI deviated from its policy on alerting hacking victims

Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press file Many U.S. diplomatic, military and government figures were not told about Russia-linked attempts to hack…

Judge sides with Trump’s pick to take over consumer agency

Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press Mick Mulvaney speaks during a news conference after his first day as acting director of the Consumer Financial…

Libyan cleared of murder charges in Benghazi attack

Dana Verkouteren/Associated Press file This courtroom sketch depicts Ahmed Abu Khattala listening to a interpreter through earphones during the opening statement…

North Korea fires intercontinental missile

launch in more than two months