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By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Activists in Seattle climbed up a tree to prevent its removal on a construction site for new homes. The protest of the potential removal of a Western red cedar on a private lot is the latest episode highlighting tensions behind tree policy in Seattle as climate change

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say no survivors have been found after a helicopter carrying a pilot and three state workers crashed in a shallow lake in Alaska’s North Slope region. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources says in a statement Friday that it chartered the helicopter. The flight was

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ron DeSantis is rebuffing concerns about trailing rival Donald Trump and boasting about endorsements and support in Utah as his campaign looks toward states later in the election calendar and aims to reset. DeSantis appeared Friday at the state Capitol with

By KIM CHANDLER and JEFF AMY Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice and trigger a renewed battle over the state’s political map. Lawmakers in

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say no survivors have been found after a helicopter carrying four people crashed in a remote Alaska lake. The company that operated the flight says the helicopter had been chartered by a government agency. It was reported overdue late Thursday night. A North Slope Borough official says a search and

By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press The man who fired on police officers in North Dakota earlier this month chose to use a gun that was modified with a binary trigger. The device allowed the gun to fire so rapidly that it sounded like an automatic weapon. The July 14 shooting in Fargo killed one officer

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Presidential candidate and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking for an investigation of the state’s investments in the company that makes Bud Light because of conservative backlash over a transgender social media influencer marketing the beverage. DeSantis sent a letter to the State Board of Administration Thursday and said “all

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A security operations leader hired by the far-right Oath Keepers group has been sentenced to two years of probation. Michael Greene’s acquittal on conspiracy charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot marked a rare setback for prosecutors. He was convicted on a misdemeanor trespassing offense after

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LAUREL, Mont. (AP) — Tar balls have shown up 100 miles downstream of a railroad bridge collapse last month that sent numerous tank cars carrying petroleum products plummeting into Montana’s Yellowstone River,. Dropping water levels and rising temperatures are hindering the cleanup work, which is expected to continue weeks. Officials