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Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:56:02 GMTBY JULIE PACE
AP WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will announce a candidate next week to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court.
Trump had said earlier this month he would choose a nominee within two weeks of his inauguration.
“We will pick a trul...

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 18:36:02 GMTBY DAVID EGGERT
ASSOCIATED PRESSLANSING, Mich. — Flint’s water system no longer has levels of lead exceeding the federal limit, a key finding that Michigan state environmental officials said Tuesday is good news for a city whose 100,000 residents have been grappling with the man-ma...

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 18:36:04 GMTBY ANDREW TAYLOR
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has inherited a stable economy but a government that faces a worsening debt and deficit picture, congressional analysts said Tuesday.
The estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office say the economy ...

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 18:55:53 GMTBY DENNIS DARROW
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINPueblo’s jobless rate dropped to 4.1 percent in December, matching its low point in the years before the Great Recession, according to December employment data released Tuesday. However, other measures showed weak hiring locally and across the state ...

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 19:00:17 GMTBY TRACY HARMON
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINPENROSE — A veterinarian’s report concerning the health of horses owned by a local resident whose 63 horses were confiscated last week has been delivered to authorities.
The 63 horses belonging to Penny Gingerich of Penrose were confiscated by Fremon...

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 19:12:02 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — An Agriculture Department research agency has banned the release of news releases, photos and other material to the public.
In a memo to employees at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, chief of staff Sharon Drumm said the agency woul...

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:34:04 GMTBY KRISTEN WYATT
ASSOCIATED PRESSDENVER — Colorado may consider marijuana legal, but police don’t have to take care of any weed seized in a criminal investigation, according to a state Supreme Court decision that upends years of evidence requirements hated by law enforcement agencie...

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:36:03 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan says he has invited President Donald Trump to address a Joint Session of Congress on Feb. 28.
Ryan announced the invitation on Tuesday, informing reporters after a meeting with House Republicans. Ryan had met wit...

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:36:48 GMTBY JULIE PACE
AP WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will sign orders Tuesday to advance the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines, a pair of projects that were blocked by the Obama administration due in part to environmental concerns.
Trum...

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:40:40 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — Breaking with President Donald Trump, Speaker Paul Ryan says he has seen no evidence that 3 million to 5 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally voted last November and cost the Republican the popular vote.
Ryan told reporters o...