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DALLAS (AP) — Antonin Scalia suffered from coronary artery disease, obesity and diabetes, among other ailments that probably contributed to the justice's sudden death, according to a letter from the Supreme Court's doctor. Presidio County District Attorney Rod Ponton cited the letter Tuesday when he told The
Maura Healey
A video in which a former textbook publishing executive defends the controversial federal Common Core educational standards and says that its creators aim to marginalize teachings of America's founding principles became public last week, just days before Common Core supporters filed suit in Massachusetts court to stop voters
Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two pro-life activists who made undercover videos alleging Planned Parenthood illegally sold fetal tissue to researchers for a profit face criminal charges in Texas from a grand jury that also found no wrongdoing by the abortion provider. The Houston grand jury, which was empaneled to investigate Planned
GOP
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ted Cruz once proudly wore a belt buckle borrowed from George H.W. Bush that said: "President of the United States." He campaigned and worked for that former president's son, Dubya, former President George W. Bush. AndCruz helped write a book lavishing praise
Donald Trump
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Ted Cruz tried to make a joke Tuesday out of Republican presidential rival Donald Trump raising questions about whether the Texas senator's birth in Canada could be a liability if he becomes the GOP's nominee. Trump told the Washington Post in an
boston
GARLAND, Texas (AP) — Tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area left at least 11 people dead, injured scores more and tore up a 40-mile swath south and east of the city while record warmth continued along the East Coast from Florida to Boston. It's the latest of a
Massachusetts
WASHINGTON – Jennifer Gratz said Monday she hopes that Abigail Fisher, a Texan whose case against a race-based university admission policy has been taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court, will keep refusing to buckle against the weight of liberal backlash. "It's almost becoming less about Abbie
crime
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The allegations read like a movie plot: a lottery industry insider installs an undetectable software program in the computers that pick winning numbers so he can know them in advance. He enlists accomplices to play those numbers and collect the jackpots. They enrich themselves for years
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