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Alcohol suspected in fatal collision in northwest Arizona

Russ Genovese, 41, of Fontana, California, died early Friday after his Kia Soul was hit by a teenage driver in an oncoming Hyundai SUV on U.S. Highway 95 near Lake Havasu City.

DREAMers worry for undocumented parents despite new act

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D. Ill. introduced the American Hope Act Friday early morning, which would allow DACA recipients and other undocumented children who entered the U.S. prior to their 18th birthday to apply for conditional permanent resident status.

Trump replaces his chief of staff after six months

President Donald Trump announced on social media Friday that he was replacing Chief of Staff Reince Priebus after a tumultuous six-month tenure.

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Government looks to reduce nicotine in cigarettes

For the first time, the federal government is proposing cutting the nicotine level in cigarettes so they aren’t so addictive.

 
2nd ICBM test puts much of U.S. in range, says North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Saturday the second flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile demonstrated his country can hit the U.S. mainland, hours after the launch left analysts concluding that a wide swath of the United States is now in range of North Korean weapons.

11-month-old Charlie Gard dies after bitter dispute

Charlie Gard, a British baby who became the subject of a bitter dispute between his parents and doctors over whether he should be taken to the United States for experimental treatment, has died, the Daily Mail newspaper’s website said on Friday.

Russia ousts U.S. diplomats in retaliation for sanctions

Russia’s Foreign Ministry ordered a reduction in the number of U.S. diplomats in Russia on Friday and said it was closing down a U.S. recreational retreat in response to fresh sanctions against Russia.

 
Manufacturer of Ohio ride suspends operations of similar rides

The Dutch manufacturer of the ride that killed an 18-year-old man who just enlisted in the Marines and injured seven other people at the Ohio State Fair instructed operators on Thursday to suspend use of similar rides.

3 accused of pimping teens in California, Las Vegas

Three people have been charged with pimping eight teens for commercial sex work in a ring that operated in California, Nevada and Texas, authorities said Thursday.

 
Utah man kills wife on Alaska cruise after she laughs at him

A Utah man killed his wife aboard an Alaska cruise and told an acquaintance who later walked into the blood-splattered cabin that he did it because she would not stop laughing at him, the FBI said in documents released Thursday.