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By DAVID N. GOODMAN (DETROIT, AP) — The federal government said Wednesday that it is listing the northern long-eared bat as threatened, giving new protections to a species that has… Read more »
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Rocky first year for the new GED and other equivalency tests
By CAROLYN THOMPSON (CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y., AP) — The number of people taking high school equivalency exams in the U.S. plummeted — and the percentage who passed fell, too — in… Read more »
AP Exclusive: NSA weighed ending phone program before leak
By KEN DILANIAN (WASHINGTON, AP) — The National Security Agency considered abandoning its secret program to collect and store American calling records in the months before leaker Edward Snowden revealed… Read more »
Pentagon chief may ease military enlistment standards
By LOLITA C. BALDOR (WASHINGTON, AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter is considering easing some military enlistment standards as part of a broader set of initiatives to better attract and… Read more »
Sen. McCaskill plans listening tour for Missouri seniors
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill will travel the state this week to hear about the concerns of senior citizens in Missouri on retirement, fraud and… Read more »
At least 20 trucks stolen as part of theft ring, police say
(ST. CLAIR, Mo., AP) — Authorities in eastern Missouri are trying to determine just how many trucks were stolen in a theft ring that struck several Missouri towns along Interstate… Read more »
Groups eye Indiana pullout over religious objections bill
(INDIANAPOLIS, AP) — Organizers of at least two major conventions set for Indianapolis have joined some business leaders in urging Republican Gov. Mike Pence to veto a religious objections bill… Read more »
Joplin sues former master developer for fraud
(JOPLIN, Mo., AP) — The city of Joplin is suing its former master developer and two men who ran the Texas-based company. The lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks $1.5 million from… Read more »
Bergdahl describes maltreatment at the hands of the Taliban
By MICHAEL BIESECKER (RALEIGH, N.C., AP) — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl says he was tortured in the five years he was held captive by the Taliban, beaten with a copper… Read more »
Missouri man catches record-sized paddlefish
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri man says he fought for nearly 30 minutes before landing a state-record paddlefish last week. The Missouri Department of Conservation says the fish… Read more »
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