INFLUENCE GAME: Tech, labor spar on immigration
Written by ANNE FLAHERTY,Associated Press
Publishable Editors Notes:
An occasional look at how behind-the-scenes influence is exercised in Washington.
Powerball jackpot quickly jumps to $550 million
Written by BARBARA RODRIGUEZ,Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has jumped to $550 million, a major climb less than a day after the latest drawing produced no winning ticket.
Wash. state to release draft rules for legal pot
Written by GENE JOHNSON,Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — They've spent nearly eight months visiting marijuana grow houses, studying the science of getting high and earning nicknames like "the queen of weed." Now, officials in Washington state are taking their first stab at setting rules for the state's new legal weed industry.
Officials: Texas tornado likely had 200 mph winds
Written by ANGELA K. BROWN,Associated Press JAMIE STENGLE,Associated Press
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Ten tornadoes touched down in several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and hundreds homeless. Emergency responders were still searching for missing people Thursday afternoon.
Tiny preemies get a boost from live music therapy
Written by LINDSEY TANNER,AP Medical Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes.
Cambodian shoe factory collapse kills 2, injures 7
Written by SOPHENG CHEANG,Associated Press
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The ceiling of a Cambodian factory that makes Asics sneakers collapsed on workers early Thursday, killing two people and injuring seven, in the latest accident spotlighting the often lethal safety conditions faced by those toiling in the global garment industry.
Afghanistan: Bomb kills 15, including 2 Americans
Written by AMIR SHAH,Associated Press KATHY GANNON,Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. military says two American service members are among the 15 dead in a car bomb attack in Kabul.
Ouster of IRS official isn't ending investigations
Written by AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't look for the outcry over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party groups to subside with the ouster of the agency's acting commissioner.