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According to a statement of probable cause, Hudgens admitted to damaging the red rock and provided information to pinpoint the location. A volunteer group called Friends of the Forest will use the money to restore the rock wall.

With Memorial Day and the Fourth of July approaching, NYC's Atwood Kitchen and Bar Room decided to come up with a patriotic dish.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The commission that oversees Nebraska's state tourism agency suspended its director with pay on Friday in the wake of a scathing state audit.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison under a new state law requiring tougher sentences for convicted felons who commit crimes with illegal guns.

The ruling marked one of the biggest legal defeats in the six-term career of Arpaio, who is known for cracking down on illegal immigration.

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) — A woman and her seven adult children stepped forward Friday to claim a $429.6 million Powerball jackpot and said they have plans to tithe to their church, go on a family vacation and help their community. Smith's daughter Valerie Arthur, who retired after 27 years as a state corrections administrator last August, said she expected "in about an hour from now everyone we know will come out of the woodwork." Katherine Nunnally, another of Smith's daughters, says she works... Читать дальше...

The Twins kick off a six-game road trip tonight when they face Cleveland at Progressive Field and try to avoid extending their losing streak to eight games.

(AP) — Oregon's landmark new automatic voter registration system added nearly 52,000 voters in just four months this year, more than double what the state has normally seen for an entire year. Under the new law, Oregonians 18 and up are automatically registered to vote while renewing or applying for a driver's license or state ID card, but they can't pick a party at that time. What's happened so far suggests the first wrinkle in fulfilling the law's promise of knocking down outdated barriers to voting, Moore said. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have missed a self-imposed deadline for a plan to help Puerto Rico manage $70 billion in debt, adjourning on Friday without introducing a bill. Legislation was expected this week to create a control board to help manage the U.S. territory's financial obligations and oversee some debt restructuring. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop, R-Utah, has led negotiations on the bill and has said he wants bipartisan support The aim is to write legislation... Читать дальше...

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Pfizer just became the last pharmaceutical company to block the use of its drugs in lethal injections.

This means that there are no more FDA-approved manufacturers that will supply the drugs used in lethal injections for the death penalty, The New York Times reports.

"Executing states must now go underground if they want to get hold of medicines for use in lethal injection," Maya Foa, director of the death-penalty team at the human-rights group Reprieve, told The Times. Читать дальше...

State’s legal tangle with feds isn’t deterring HB2 activists elsewhere

If you've ever wondered what it would feel like to drive 33,000 pounds of armored steel over a junk car, you only need to make your way to Blue Ridge, Georgia - and fork over $550 - to find out. Civilians can take the controls of a real military tank, complete with a driving lesson, at Tank Town USA.

The U.N. Security Council is strongly condemning attacks by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram and expressing alarm at its links to the Islamic State group ahead of a summit in Nigeria to evaluate efforts to combat the extremists.

President Barack Obama had plenty of nice things to say about the Nordic region today (May 13) at a White House welcoming ceremony for leaders...

After missing last year's tournament owing to suspension, the Barcelona forward will return to the competition after being named in La Celeste's final player list

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is ramping up her fundraising schedule, attending a number of fundraisers this week that cost donors six-figures to attend.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has been trying hard lately to act more presidential and should keep meeting individually with Republican leaders to win the party's trust, the GOP chairman said Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has been trying hard lately to act more presidential and should keep meeting individually with Republican leaders to win the party's trust, the GOP chairman said Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has been trying hard lately to act more presidential and should keep meeting individually with Republican leaders to win the party's trust, the GOP chairman said Friday. In a brief interview with The Associated Press, Reince Priebus also expressed uncertainty about whether the party's presumptive presidential nominee needs to heal his frosty relationship with House Speaker Paul Ryan before the GOP launches fall campaigns to capture the White House and defend its control of Congress. Читать дальше...

Carrick Rangers is charged with an eligibility breach which threatens the club's Irish Premiership status.

"There's always changes. That's a fact."

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When it comes to companies that have staffed their boards with people of many backgrounds, Salesforce has done a commendable job.

Its board of directors includes former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, Gilead Sciences CFO Robin Washington, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, and a former vice president of the European Commission, Neelie Kroes.

That means that of the 12 people on its board, four of them — one-third — are not white males.

And, by the way... Читать дальше...

Jonathan Mathew, one of five former Barclays employees accused of manipulating Libor, says he was pressured by his boss to lie.