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Watchdog: Thousands more children may have been separated

A migrant from Honduras pass a child to her father after he jumped the border fence to get into the U.S. side to San Diego, Calif., from Tijuana, Mexi

Thousands more migrant children may have been split from their families than the Trump administration previously reported, in part because officials were stepping up family separations long before the border policy that prompted international outrage last spring, a government watchdog said Thursday.

Problems dogged family from Minn. to West Coast before plunge from California cliff

This 2016 photo shows Hart family at a Bernie Sanders rally in Vancouver, Wash.

Documents and interviews show that Jennifer and Sarah Hart as adoptive mothers under increasing strain, who fled at signs of trouble and closed ranks around their children as scrutiny intensified.

New Mexico ski resort says 2 rescued from avalanche

People search for victims after an avalanche buried multiple people near the highest peak of Taos Ski Valley, one of the biggest resorts in New Mexico

An avalanche rushed down a mountainside at a New Mexico ski resort on Thursday, injuring two people who were pulled from the snow after a roughly 20-minute rescue effort, a resort spokesman said.

After cover-up trial, officer who shot teen to be sentenced

A judge rejected allegations that the shocking video of Laquan McDonald's death proved that police officers staged a cover-up in the fatal shooting of the black teen.

Schism leads to dueling women's march events in NYC

Conflicts over control, inclusivity and alleged anti-Semitism will mean that women protesting on the second anniversary of the Women's March on Washington are faced with competing demonstrations this weekend in New York City.

Car hood hampers getaway for Texas bank robbery suspects

Police in Texas have arrested a group of people suspected in a series of bank robberies after the hood on the car they were using to flee authorities popped up and covered the windshield, obscuring the road.

Police: Arizona officer kills teen boy with replica gun

Police in a Phoenix suburb say a burglary suspect shot to death by an officer was a 14-year-old boy carrying a replica gun.

The shutdown today: Trump grounds Pelosi trip abroad

What's up with the partial government shutdown on Day 28:WHAT'S NEWThe shutdown battle between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi turned into an…

Thousands of students gather for robotics competition

Thousands of students from 10 states are gathering in northern Ohio for a regional robotics competition.

Police: Arizona man carried out lone wolf attack on officer

An Arizona man facing a terrorism charge for brandishing a knife in an encounter with a sheriff's sergeant was carrying out a "lone wolf" attack, authorities said Thursday.

Trump grounds Pelosi after she imperils his big speech

She imperiled his State of the Union address. He denied her a plane to visit troops abroad.

MN Lottery

MINNEAPOLIS _ These Minnesota lotteries were drawn Thursday:0-4-6(zero, four, six)09-22-27-38-46, Lucky Ball: 5(nine, twenty-two, twenty-seven, thirty-eight, forty-six; Lucky Ball: five)Estimated jackpot: $68 million02-07-15-23-29(two, seven, fifteen,…

Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky For Life' game

ROCKY HILL, Conn. _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:09-22-27-38-46, Lucky Ball: 5(nine, twenty-two, twenty-seven, thirty-eight, forty-six;…

School official withdraws after protests over LGBT stance

A New Orleans school board member withdrew from consideration for the board presidency Thursday night amid a flurry of criticism over her record of resistance to protections for LGBT students, but that didn't stop a torrent of vehement criticism that nearly led to her losing her current post as the board's vice president.

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