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At CPAC, Trump Reiterates Support For Arming Teachers To Prevent School Shootings

12:46pm February 23, 2018

In remarks to conservative activists on Friday, President Trump again suggested arming some teachers with guns. He said declaring schools gun-free zones puts students "in far more danger."

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President Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday shortly before he announced new sanctions against North Korea. The measures are designed to prevent shipping companies from evading existing measures by sending prohibited goods to the

Trump Declares New Shipping Sanctions On North Korea

12:12pm February 23, 2018

by Greg Myre

The latest punitive measures are aimed at ships and shipping companies from several countries that are sending oil and other products to North Korea in violation of United Nations sanctions.

Ashley Copeland (right) talks to her mom Sue Iverson in the Swedish Medical Center emergency department, near Denver. Copeland got a nerve-blocking anesthetic instead of opioids to ease her severe headache. At discharge she was advised to use over-the-cou

These 10 ERs Sharply Reduced Opioid Use And Still Eased Pain

11:18am February 23, 2018

by John Daley

Collaboration was key for the 10 emergency rooms that cut opioid prescriptions by 36 percent. Doctors say they now use less addictive medicines to manage pain and have shifted patients' expectations.

On Jan. 28, 2015, with a record low snowpack, chairs sit idle on a ski lift at Donner Ski Ranch in Norden, Calif.

New Report Finds Climate Change Could Take A $1 Billion Bite From Winter Sports

10:45am February 23, 2018

by Grace Hood

As the climate warms, a new report finds that low-snow years like this one can cost the U.S. winter sports industry up to $1 billion. That can bring economic pain well beyond ski resorts.

A worker builds an aircraft engine at Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix, Sept. 6, 2016. Aerospace is among the manufacturing sectors that could be affected by import tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Trump Trade Action Could Boost Steel And Aluminum Makers, Hurt Other Industries

8:08am February 23, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

President Trump is weighing tariffs or quotas on steel and aluminum imports. But a backlash is brewing by aerospace companies and other manufacturers, who say such moves will drive up costs.

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Xavier Becerra, pictured here in 2013, the attorney general of California, alleges that employees engaged in "widespread corruption."

California Water Agency Officials Charged With Burying Hazardous Waste And Corruption

7:24am February 23, 2018

by James Doubek

California's attorney general has charged former and current employees with illegally burying drums filled with toxic chemicals and using public money for personal items.

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This 'Gray Hat' Hacker Breaks Into Your Car — To Prove A Point

6:13am February 23, 2018

by Laura Sydell

Everything from cars to thermostats is being connected to the Internet, raising security concerns. Samy Kamkar, who once hacked MySpace, hopes exposing vulnerabilities will make these things safer.

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Jackson County Sheriff Andy Louderback is one of hundreds of sheriffs across the country who cooperate with ICE by handing over undocumented immigrants.

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Now On Immigration's Front Lines, Sheriffs Are Choosing To Back Or Snub ICE

5:01am February 23, 2018

Immigration and Customs Enforcement often asks local jails to hold undocumented people until federal agents can pick them up. Most sheriffs cooperate, but some have taken a stand against the request.

President Trump praised the 2017 opening of this mine in Friedens, Pa., which created around 100 jobs.

Coal Jobs Have Gone Up Under Trump, But Not Because Of His Policies

5:00am February 23, 2018

by Jennifer Ludden

The number of U.S. coal jobs rose slightly during the president's first year in office. But energy analysts credit short-term market forces and say they won't stop long-term decline.

This photo combo shows death row immates, from left, Thomas Whitaker from Texas, whose sentence was commuted Thursday, Doyle Lee Hamm from Alabama, and Eric Scott Branch from Florida.

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Texas Commutes Death Sentence, As Execution Carried Out In Florida; Alabama Postpones

3:34am February 23, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott granted clemency for 38-year-old Thomas Whitaker. Meanwhile, Florida put to death Eric Scott Branch, and Alabama will have to reschedule the execution of Doyle Lee Hamm.