Officials investigate cause of death for Colorado mom, kids

By KATHLEEN FOODY and JONATHAN DREWAssociated PressFREDERICK, Colo. (AP) – The bodies of two young girls were submerged in crude oil for four days before authorities discovered them, according to court documents filed by an attorney defending the girls'...

Slain Colorado mom painted happy picture of married life

By KATHLEEN FOODY and JONATHAN DREWAssociated PressFREDERICK, Colo. (AP) – Shanann Watts' Facebook page painted a portrait of a happy married life – of a woman dedicated to her husband and their two young children. She called her husband “my...

Manafort judge says he's received threats, won't name jurors

By MATTHEW BARAKAT, STEPHEN BRAUN and JEFF HORWITZAssociated PressALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – The judge in former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's fraud trial refused Friday to release the names of jurors, saying he has received threats and fears for...

US approves new generic competitor to EpiPen

The new generic version will be sold by Teva Pharmaceuticals. (Source: AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health officials have approved a new generic version of EpiPen, the emergency allergy medication.The Food and Drug...

Brennan: Trump worked with Russians and now he's desperate

By JILL COLVIN and ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – Former CIA Director John Brennan said Thursday that President Donald Trump yanked his security clearance because his campaign colluded with the Russians to sway the 2016 election and is now...

Nebraska becomes first state to use fentanyl in execution

At 60, Carey Dean Moore spent more than half his life on death row. (Source: Nebraska Department of Correctional Services via AP, file) LINCOLN, NE (KETV/CNN) – Nebraska carried out its first execution in 21 years on Tuesday.It was the state’s first...

Trump lashes out at Omarosa, calls her 'that dog'

By CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVINAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump escalated his messy clash with former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman on Tuesday, referring to the longtime colleague, who had been the top African-American in his White...

White House called toxins contamination 'PR nightmare'

By ELLEN KNICKMEYERAssociated PressHORSHAM, Pa. (AP) – Lauren Woeher wonders if her 16-month-old daughter has been harmed by tap water contaminated with toxic industrial compounds used in products like nonstick cookware, carpets, firefighting foam and fast-food...