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crime

Man who sought death by police charged with murder

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A man accused of shooting at a Maryland police station in an attempt to provoke officers to kill him has been charged with second-degree murder, police and prosecutors said Wednesday. Michael Ford, 22, is facing 25 charges, also including attempted murder and conspiracy, in the shootout

washington

Thousands pay respects to late Justice Scalia

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bidding farewell to their longtime colleague, the eight remaining Supreme Court justices joined family members, former law clerks and members of the public Friday in paying their respects to Antonin Scalia in a tradition-laden, solemn day at the marble courthouse atop Capitol Hill. The Rev. Paul Scalia, the

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Admin opposes Cruz bill to rename Chinese Embassy address

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Tuesday that the president would veto legislation to rename the area in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington after a prominent Chinese political prisoner. State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters that the bill proposed by Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of

GOP

Republicans’ tough Senate map gets another twist

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' plans to defend their Senate majority in 2016 just got a bit more complicated. GOP Sen. David Vitter's loss in Louisiana's governor's race over the weekend, and his decision to leave theSenate next year rather than seek re-election, creates an

Barack Obama

Budget agreement forces new look at oft-panned proposals

WASHINGTON (AP) — The big budget deal that the White House is so happy about contains a couple of items that President Barack Obama or other administration officials were panning not too long ago. Obama called one feature in the deal an "irresponsible budget gimmick." And Energy Secretary Ernest

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Black Catholics: Pope will meet ‘vibrant, active part of the church’

(RNS) — Like many Catholics, Aleeya Francis is excited about Pope Francis' U.S. visit. But she's different from most: The African-American woman will get to meet him, along with six children from the New York Catholic school where she leads a student body that is 91 percent

Democrat

Congress plunging into debate on Iran nuclear deal

Written by Erica Werner WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers returning to Washington from their summer recess are plunging immediately into bitter, partisan debate over the Iran nuclear accord.