Since 1871, a federal statute has authorized Americans to sue state and local officials for violating their constitutional rights. But since 1982, thanks to the court-invented doctrine of qualified immunity, such claims have been allowed only when they allege violations of “clearly established” l...
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NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Two women from Austria and Switzerland have been freed in Niger after spending more than a year and a half in captivity, officials and local media reported Thursday. The Austrian woman, an aid worker identified as Eva G, was received by the Austrian crisis te...
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PHOENIX (AP) — Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday. Storms capable of causing hail and wind damage were traveling thro...
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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, she said Wednesday, noting that attention brought on by the raid has made her feel unsafe there. Federal authorities are investigating potential fraud in her family's immigrat...
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PENDLETON, S.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump traveled to South Carolina on Wednesday to boost U.S. Sen. Darline Graham, whose stumbles in her first campaign since replacing her late brother have Democratic voters hopeful — but not necessarily optimistic — that their candidate ca...
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UPDATE: The mother and four of her children have reportedly died on Tuesday afternoon, Van Zandt County officials confirmed. A fourth child has died from their injuries at a hospital after the fatal structure fire on Wednesday, the Van Zandt County Fire Marshal confirmed. VAN ZAN...
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UPDATE: Several East Texas officials, law enforcement and communities are supporting Van Zandt County as they mourn the loss of Deputy Adam Sherifi. According to Van Zandt County officials, Sherifi was the deputy fatally shot in the shooting on Tuesday night. The Texas Municipal ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL welcomes an investigation into the Philadelphia Eagles’ handling of Jalen Hurts’ blood clots after the players’ union asked for one, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday. Goodell said in his news conference at the end of the NFL’s annual fall meeting ...
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VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Four young children are dead and their mother, initially in critical condition following an overnight house fire in Van Zandt County, has also died. Van Zandt County Fire Marshal Kevin Palmer said on Wednesday night that the woman has died, as wel...
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AUSTIN On Oct. 21, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department received confirmation of a detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in a hunter-harvested female elk in Pecos County. A sample was collected from the elk and was identified and confirmed as NWS at the ARS Knipling-Bushland ...
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By REBECCA SANTANA and LINDSAY WHITEHURST The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it resume building a border wall project through the Big Bend region of Texas. The government filed an emergency appeal asking the justic...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK The U.S. stock market rose Wednesday following strong profit reports from SpaceX , Capital One Financial and other big companies. The S&P 500 added 0.6% and pulled within 0.8% of its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Indu...
