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MEXICO CITY (AP) — About 600 remaining participants in the migrant caravan that drew President Donald Trump’s ire have made a last stop in Mexico City to give thanks to the Virgin of Guadalupe. The migrants travelled by bus to the Basilica of Guadalupe, which is dedicated to Mexico’s patroness. The largely Honduran migrants gave […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has vetoed legislation that would have limited his authority to institute a carbon cap-and-trade plan. Northam, a Democrat, announced Monday he had spiked a bill that requires legislative approval before Virginia can participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a cap-and-trade program among Northeastern and mid-Atlantic states […]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Springfield woman who helped orchestrate a home invasion killing has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Springfield News-Leader reports 27-year-old Kearstain Sleeth was sentenced Friday for second-degree murder in the in the 2014 killing of 31-year-old Curtis Payne. Prosecutors argued three of Sleeth’s friends killed Payne after she […]

TOWNSHEND, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Phil Scott says an AT&T cell site on wheels has arrived at a hospital in southern Vermont to improve cell service, following news that a financially troubled company could end its cellphone coverage, including the capacity to call 911. Last month, state officials told legislators that Vanu CoverageCo would likely […]

ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta man who threw a concrete block through a city contractor’s window has been sentenced to prison for obstructing a federal bribery probe. Shandarrick Barnes pleaded guilty in November to obstructing justice as part of an ongoing investigation into a pay-to-play scheme for city contracts. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones sentenced […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker has signed two more bills designed to fight opioid abuse. The governor signed the bills Monday in Green Bay. The first bill lays out $1.5 million to treat jail inmates. The measure also directs state officials to administer $500,000 in federal grants for anti-abuse programs and establishes $1 […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman who says she was taken from Florida to Maine while shackled inside of a dog cage has filed a federal lawsuit against Maine county officials and the contracted private transportation company. Meghan Quinn says she was arrested in Florida in 2016 on an outstanding warrant in Androscoggin County […]

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Three residents have begun an effort to oust a Maine mayor criticized for making fun of a Parkland, Florida, school shooting survivor. Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro, a Republican, tweeted last week that Parkland student David Hogg should “eat it.” The tweet was later deleted. The Morning Sentinel reports that former Mayor […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Highway Patrol says a 76-year-old man is dead after his vehicle apparently hit a passing train near Cheyenne. KGAB-AM reports that David Petersen, of Cheyenne, was stopped for a train about 10 p.m. on April 2 northwest of the city when his vehicle for some reason moved forward into […]

MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Some residents of the central Iowa city of Mitchellville are complaining their water smells and has a reddish tinge, but a state official says the water isn’t harmful to drink. The Des Moines Register reports resident Trisha Doorenbos Richey posted a picture on Facebook of reddish-yellow water in her sink. She […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island attorney general and governor say they’ve reached a compromise to ban “revenge porn.” The General Assembly passed a law in 2016 to criminalize posting nude pictures online without the consent of the person in the photo. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo vetoed that bill, saying it was too broad […]

U.S. stock indexes finished a bit higher Monday as investors let go of some of their fears about a possible trade war between the U.S. and China. But far bigger gains slipped away as the market suffered a steep afternoon decline. On Monday: The S&P 500 index picked up 8.69 points, or 0.3 percent, to […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s top court has ruled a man sentenced to death for the 1991 fatal stabbing of an elderly couple isn’t intellectually disabled and may be executed. The Advocate reports the state Supreme Court issued an opinion Friday upholding a state judge’s ruling in the case of Allen “Lil Boo” Robertson […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal and local law enforcement officials have scheduled a late afternoon news conference to provide updates in the investigation into a series of package bombs that killed two people and seriously injured four others in Austin last month. Law enforcement officials have said suspect Mark Conditt blew himself up as police […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A state lobster marketing group will continue touting Maine’s signature seafood export in the coming years. The Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative uses fees paid by members of the state’s lobster industry to promote the Maine lobster brand in the media and the restaurant business. A bill to extend the fee structure […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a dumpster outside a Wichita liquor store. Officer Charley Davidson says a customer found the woman’s body Sunday evening near The Cave liquor store. The death is being investigated as a homicide. Davidson says the woman, who has […]

PHOENIX (AP) — The founders of Backpage.com and five others at the classified site have been indicted on federal charges in what authorities say was a scheme to facilitate prostitution by running ads for sexual services and hiding their revenues. An indictment unsealed Monday alleges that Backpage.com on some occasions had helped customers edit their […]

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police officer has been reassigned after he appeared to suggest on social media that a school shooting that left 17 people dead was a hoax. North Miami Beach police announced Monday that Officer Ericson Harrell was placed on administrative duty with pay pending an internal review. The […]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay say they have agreed on 12 cities where they would like to host the centenary World Cup in 2030. The plan was announced on Monday by the Argentine Football Association. Bidding is not due to open for another four years, but the leaders of all three […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s health officials have ramped up their warnings to lawmakers about budget cuts. They say the proposed reductions could devastate services at Louisiana’s safety-net hospitals, cripple medical education programs and create damaging ripple effects for years. Lawmakers are debating how to close an estimated $700 million gap in the budget […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney: Federal agents have seized documents from Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump says spilled water — even on-camera in a famous house — is no big deal. It happened Monday in the Blue Room of the White House, which had been set up like a classroom. Mrs. Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos asked a group of 13 middle-school students to write […]

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Republican Governors Association says it’s reserving ad time in Alaska for the final weeks of this year’s governor’s race. The group says it sees the race as a “top pick-up opportunity” for Republicans. The RGA says the ad buy is scheduled for the final six weeks of the general election […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Olympians who were abused by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar are supporting legislation that would make California the first state to require doctors to tell their patients if they are on probation. Olympic gold medalist Jordyn Wieber says the measure could help protect women from abuse. Democratic state Sen. Jerry […]

Recapping what some of the mock drafts are predicting for the Seahawks --- with our own thoughts on those picks --- with the draft now less than three weeks away.