Private investigator first to admit guilt in offering bribes to get intoxicated drivers off the hook

A private investigator was the first to plead guilty to a host of federal charges that include racketeering and bribery in a corruption scandal that roiled New Mexico’s law enforcement community for over a decade, according to court records released Fr...

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Kia recalls more than 80,000 U.S. autos due to improper air bag deployment and improper wiring

Kia is recalling more than 80,000 vehicles due to floor wiring beneath the front passenger seat that can become damaged and prevent airbags and seat belts from deploying properly

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Supreme Court to weigh approval for 1st publicly funded religious charter school

The Supreme Court has agreed to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma

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Bridgestone announces tire plant closure in Tennessee with 700 layoffs

Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tennessee, plant and laying off 700 workers there

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State Department freezes new funding for nearly all US aid programs worldwide

The State Department has frozen new funding for almost all U.S. aid programs worldwide, making exceptions to allow humanitarian food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt to continue

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FBI arrests a Washington state woman in fatal shooting of Vermont Border Patrol agent

The FBI says it arrested a 21-year-old Washington state woman in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont

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USDA secretary nominee says politics shouldn't influence California wildfire response

President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture says efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn’t be influenced by politics

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The New Mexico Supreme Court rules schools can be sued over discriminatory conduct

The New Mexico Supreme Court has cleared the way for an anti-discrimination lawsuit to proceed against the state’s largest school district

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Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms is back in court

A three-judge panel in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard arguments about a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms

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A 17-year-old shooter killed a female student and himself at a Nashville high school, police say

Police say a 17-year-old shooter killed himself after fatally wounding a female student in a shooting at a Nashville high school

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Judge rejects new trial for former Sen. Menendez over tainted laptop

A federal judge has rejected a bid by former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to get his conviction on bribery charges thrown out

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Auto-followed Trump or Vance? Likely because you previously liked POTUS, VP accounts

Some Facebook and Instagram users were surprised to find themselves automatically following the accounts of President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance this week after the president was inaugurated

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Fire chief fatally shot while helping a couple whose car struck a deer in Alabama

A man fatally shot a fire battalion chief and wounded the driver of a car that hit a deer in rural Alabama

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