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RENO — Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence defended a military mom’s right to criticize Donald Trump’s comments about the Muslim parents of a slain U.S. Army veteran during a campaign stop in Nevada, and then lashed out at the media’s coverage of the controversy at the next. The Republican presidential nominee implied last week that Ghazala Khan, mother of Capt. Humayun Khan, stood silently alongside her husband at the Democratic National Convention because, as a Muslim, she was restricted from speaking. Читать дальше...

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services revealed last week that mid-year budget cuts ordered for Oklahoma agencies amid a revenue downturn caused largely by declining oil and natural gas prices during the fiscal year that ended June 30 were deeper than required and that $140.8 million was available for reallocation. Fallin expressed support for a permanent $3,000 pay raise for public school teachers in her State of the State address that opened the 2016 regular legislative session on Feb. Читать дальше...

Ban said in June that he temporarily removed the U.S.-backed coalition from the blacklist for violating child rights pending a joint review of cases because its supporters threatened to stop funding many U.N. programs. The secretary-general said he has held talks with Saudi Arabia at the highest level including with the deputy crown prince and foreign minister “to express my serious concerns about the situation on the ground and the devastating impact on children.” [...] he said, he has received... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Voters were weighing their desires for an outside voice versus political experience Tuesday as they cast ballots in a Republican gubernatorial race that has been one of Missouri's most broadly contested primaries in a generation. The four-way Republican governor's race, fueled by high-dollar contributions, headlined a primary ballot that will determine the parties' nominees in the Nov. 8 general election for a variety of offices, including the U.S. Senate and House, the Missouri General Assembly... Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' new law allowing concealed handguns in college classrooms, buildings and dorms has barely started and already faces a legal challenge seeking to block it before students return for the fall semester. The law took effect Monday, the 50th anniversary of Charles Whitman's sniper attack from the top of the University of Texas campus clock tower, a shooting spree that eventually claimed 17 lives and has come to be accepted as the nation's first mass shooting. The lawsuit by sociology professor Jennifer Lynn Glass... Читать дальше...

At the tender age of 6, Dariadna Corujo is already an expert barrel racer and calf roper, wearing pink boots as she competes in rodeos on the hot, flat grasslands of central Sancti Spiritus province. A group of neighboring cattle ranchers founded a nongovernmental group called Future Ranchers more than a decade ago to revive Cuba’s rodeo culture, which dates back centuries to Spanish colonial times. The group teaches rodeo skills like roping and riding along with more practical education in ranching, veterinary medicine and farming.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A dog is on its way to Asia after police rescued it from a swamp following its escape from New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport. Airport police used a rowboat and snare to reach the dog.

Baltimore County police say they asked Facebook to suspend a woman's Facebook and Instagram accounts during a standoff because people commenting on videos of the law enforcement operation were encouraging her to not comply with orders from officers. Authorities say an armed black woman fatally shot during a standoff with police had previously refused to get out of her car during a traffic stop in March, saying officers would have to "murder" her. The cardboard "plates" said: "Free Traveler" and... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama brushed off opposition from Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to a free-trade agreement with Asia on Tuesday, vowing to try to force the Trans-Pacific Partnership through Congress before either of them can take office. Though Democratic leaders in Congress and both parties' presidential nominees say it's a bad deal that shouldn't move forward, Obama showed no signs of entertaining their concerns. In a clear reference to Clinton, the president's preferred successor... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Libya continued for a second day Tuesday, as President Barack Obama called the new bombing campaign critical to protecting U.S. national security interests. The strikes are needed to ensure that Libya's fragile new Government of National Accord is "able to finish the job" and drive the militants out of the troubled North African country, Obama said. Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters the U.S. launched... Читать дальше...

Flash flood watches remained in effect for Tucson's outskirts and much of southeastern and eastern Arizona due to monsoon rain and thunderstorms. People in at least a half-dozen vehicles stranded by running water along a flooded road on Tucson's southeastern outskirts were given rides to safety on fire trucks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's 12th state dinner is being held Tuesday night for the prime minister of Singapore, a city-state Obama refers to as an anchor for the U.S. presence in Southeast Asia. American Wagyu beef dressed with roasted yams, wilted kale and heirloom carrots will anchor the main course for some 200 guests seated at round tables in the East Room. Dessert is peach sangria cake accented with coconut milk and kaffir lime leaves, a citrus fruit native to Asia, and dressed with White House honey.

Saalfield seemed giddy to talk about her band taking the stage alongside luminaries like Duran Duran and LCD Soundsystem at Outside Lands. What’s more, her friend — the one she was staying with in N.Y.C. during her short break from touring — is muralist Lauren YS, a.k.a. Lolo, who will be a featured live artist at the festival. Inspired by global music, everywhere from Ethiopia to Indonesia, Saalfield digs deep when it comes to crooning tunes like Hiatus Kaiyote’s hit “Nakamarra” or creating such... Читать дальше...

Abdul Razzak, a fellow at Internet watchdog group Citizen Lab, quickly determined that the group was bogus. The email, sent Oct. 3, was an electronic trap — one of hundreds of malicious messages that have flown back and forth as rebels grapple with the government of Bashar Assad in Syria. Al-Ameer is a well-known opposition figure, and stealing her data or her identity could have been the jumping off point to attack other Syrians in and out of the country. The group has made a specialty of tracking... Читать дальше...

Prosecutors in the pipeline-safety trial of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. abruptly dropped their request Tuesday for potential penalties against PG&E based on the company’s cost savings from safety shortcuts, reducing the maximum potential fine from $562 million to $6 million. PG&E, California’s largest utility, is charged with 11 felony violations of federal laws requiring gas pipeline operators to inspect their lines for serious risks, to test or replace endangered lines, and to maintain accurate records. Читать дальше...

Pope sets up Vatican panel to study female deacons issue VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has set up a panel to study whether women could serve as deacons, a role now reserved to men. Married men who serve as deacons can preach and preside at weddings, baptisms and funerals. Heading the commission is a top official, Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, a Jesuit who is the No. 2 official in the Congregation of the Faith, the Vatican office entrusted with ensuring doctrinal orthodoxy.

Highway shooting suspect planned to kill man COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Court documents show a man charged with murder in a shooting following a highway vehicle accident near College Station said he spent the day planning to slay the man. The Brazos County sheriff's office says 46-year-old Kevin Pullen of Bryan was charged with murder, aggravated assault involving family violence and tampering with physical evidence in Monday's shooting.

GAUHATI, India — The death toll in flooding from heavy monsoon rains in India has climbed past 90, with about a million people taking shelter in government-run relief camps, officials said Tuesday. On Monday, landslides and heavy rains blocked highways leading to Tibet and Manali, a tourist resort in Himachal Pradesh state, with hundreds of people stranded for several hours before rescuers cleared the way, the Press Trust of India news agency said. In Bihar state, around 260,000 flood victims... Читать дальше...

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors recently dropped burglary charges against three former Texas Tech football players in exchange for the players' agreeing to perform community service and meet other requirements. Under terms of the agreement, a felony charge of burglary of a habitation against each of the ex-players was dismissed and they will enter a pretrial diversion program that includes a number of provisions, including mandatory drug testing. Authorities said the three men broke into a Lubbock home at some point between Dec. Читать дальше...

ASHBURN, Virginia (AP) — A military veteran gave his Purple Heart to Republican nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday, prompting the Republican nominee to declare that this was "much easier" than serving in combat. Trump, who is embroiled in a row over his criticism of the family of a slain soldier, said that a man approached him before his event in Ashburn, Virginia, and handed him his medal, which is awarded to soldiers wounded in combat. On Monday, The Veterans of Foreign Wars, a nonprofit service organization with 1.7 million members... Читать дальше...

MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A 16-year-old student from Seoul, South Korea, has drowned at the Mozingo Lake Recreation Park in northwest Missouri. Maryville public officials say Jae Won Lee, a first-year student at the Missouri Academy, drowned Monday night in the city-owned reservoir east of Maryville. The Maryville Daily Forum reports (http://bit.ly/2aqetAw ) officials continue to investigate the drowning but no foul play is suspected. The Missouri Academy is a two-year residential, early-college program on the Northwest Missouri State campus. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart wants the school to play a leading role in addressing sexual assault after the recent settlement of a Title IX lawsuit filed against the university. The school agreed last month to pay $2.48 million to settle a lawsuit filed in February by eight unidentified women who said the university created a "hostile sexual environment" through a policy of indifference toward assault complaints against athletes. Under the terms of the settlement, Tennessee agreed... Читать дальше...

UNC acknowledged problems tied to irregular courses in a department popular with athletes on the Chapel Hill campus, but it argued that its accreditation agency — not the NCAA — was the proper authority to handle such a matter.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has alarmed U.S. allies in Asia and elsewhere by suggesting that American military support should depend on their willingness to pay. A senior North Korean diplomat warned in an Associated Press interview last week of a vicious showdown if the U.S. and South Korea hold annual war games as planned this month. Pyongyang is seething after Washington slapped sanctions on its leader, Kim Jong Un, over human rights abuses. The U.S. forces... Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine teenager who was recommended for a prestigious athletic award after being accused of sexually assaulting two children has pleaded guilty. A few weeks later, school officials recommended Gullatt for the Frank J. Gaziano Offensive and Defensive Lineman Awards, presented to linemen who are considered positive role models.