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Some Conservatives Call for Ending Death Penalty

CHEYENNE, Wyo. | ERIC GALATAS, (Public News Service) – This past week more than 250 conservatives, from Wyoming and 43 other states – including Republican state Representative Jared Olsen of Cheyenne – signed a... Read More...

Clusters of illness linked to CBD vapes share 2nd connection

CARLSBAD, CA. | By HOLBROOK MOHR (AP) — Some of the people rushing to emergency rooms thought the CBD vape they inhaled would help like a gentle medicine. Others puffed it for fun. What the vapors delivered ... Read More...

Some states honoring indigenous people in exchange for Columbus

NATIONWIDE | By RUSSELL CONTRERAS (AP) — A handful of states are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday as part of a trend to move away from a day honoring Christopher Columbus. ... Read More...

Research Shows You Have 2 Mins to Escape House Fire Once Alarm Sounds

NATIONWIDE - Today’s home fires burn faster than ever, making escape planning all the more critical to home fire safety. Studies show that in the past, people had approximately 17 minutes to escape a typical h... Read More...

US Nuclear, Uranium Mining Industries Hope for Bailout from Trump Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. | By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, FELICIA FONSECA and MEAD GRUVER (AP) — A plea from uranium mining companies and nuclear power plant operators for tax breaks and other federal financial boosts is going b... Read More...

Lawsuits: Nation’s Biggest Railway Companies Fixed Prices

NATIONWIDE | BOISE, ID. | By REBECCA BOONE (AP) — More than two dozen major companies ranging from Campbell’s Soup to Kia sued the nation’s four biggest railway companies, contending they had a price-fixing sc... Read More...

Melania Trump to Visit National Parks in Wyoming on Thursday

WASHINGTON, D.C. | By DARLENE SUPERVILLE (AP) — Melania Trump will promote U.S. national parks and her youth initiative later this week in Wyoming. The White House says the first lady will visit national par... Read More...

Group Sues US for Details About Impact of Grazing Program

NATIONAL | BOISE, ID. | By KEITH RIDLER (AP) — The U.S. government is keeping details secret about a cattle grazing program in six Western states that could be harming habitat and endangered species, an environ... Read More...

Ex-intelligence Officer Gets 10 Years in Espionage Case

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. | By MORGAN SMITH (AP) — A former U.S. intelligence officer convicted of trying to pass defense information to China was solemn as he was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison and said he ... Read More...

U.S. Awards $3M to Fill Gaps in Medical Marijuana Research

NATIONWIDE | By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer - The U.S. government will spend $3 million to find out if marijuana can relieve pain, but none of the money will be used to study the part of the plant that... Read More...