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Embattled Albuquerque, NM, police chief to retire

Embattled Albuquerque, NM, police chief to retire
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYANAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The head of Albuquerque's embattled police department says he's retiring after an eight-year tenure marred by a spike in fatal police shootings and excessive force cases that critics blamed on a departmental culture that

Politician's rise highlights NYC parade dispute

Politician's rise highlights NYC parade dispute
By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - She's a leading candidate to be New York's next mayor. She's already one of its top Irish-American officials. Christine Quinn is also a lesbian and proud of it. And that's why the City Council speaker won't be marching in

NEW DETAILS: Washington Man Accused Of Strangling Grandparents

NEW DETAILS: Washington Man Accused Of Strangling Grandparents
SEATTLE (AP) - The King County sheriff's office in Seattle says the grandparents of a man accused of killing them were strangled.    Sgt. Cindi West says the King County medical examiner's office determined the cause of death for 82-year-old Robert Taylor and 80-year-old

BREAKING: Standoff In Hillyard, 1 Person Barricaded

BREAKING: Standoff In Hillyard, 1 Person Barricaded
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Police are currently attempting to get a man out of a skateboard shop in the Hillyard neighborhood after they say the man charged at police with a machete. Around 3:00 AM Police say a man forced his way into an apartment next to Hillyard Skateboards armed with a machete.

STANDOFF IN HILLYARD OVER

STANDOFF IN HILLYARD OVER
FOLLOW MATT ON TWITTER: KHQMATTROGERS TWEET FROM KHQ'S KELSEY WATTS 11:18 Front of the skate shop where SWAT standoff was, shop was already closed for biz, but it's a wreck now. @khqlocalnews http://t.co/rc4hTUPn1I TWEET FROM KHQ'S KELSEY WATTS 11:06 Suspect used a mattress to barricade

Eating out: Obama's new overtures to GOP lawmakers

Eating out: Obama's new overtures to GOP lawmakers
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Shifting course in the face of political gridlock, President Barack Obama is making rare overtures to rank-and-file Republicans, inviting GOP senators to dinner Wednesday, planning visits to Capitol Hill and working the phones with

Eating out: Obama's new overtures to GOP lawmakers

Eating out: Obama's new overtures to GOP lawmakers
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Shifting course in the face of political gridlock, President Barack Obama is making rare overtures to rank-and-file Republicans, inviting GOP senators to dinner Wednesday, planning visits to Capitol Hill and working the phones with

Eating out: Obama's new overtures to GOP lawmakers

Eating out: Obama's new overtures to GOP lawmakers
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Shifting course in the face of political gridlock, President Barack Obama is making rare overtures to rank-and-file Republicans, inviting GOP senators to dinner Wednesday, planning visits to Capitol Hill and working the phones with

Obama nominates Wal-Mart's Burwell as budget chief

Obama nominates Wal-Mart's Burwell as budget chief
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has tapped Wal-Mart's Sylvia Mathews Burwell as his next budget chief, thrusting her into the center of Washington's heated partisan budget battles and is filling vacancies at the Energy Department and

Obama nominates Wal-Mart's Burwell as budget chief

Obama nominates Wal-Mart's Burwell as budget chief
By JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has tapped Wal-Mart's Sylvia Mathews Burwell as his next budget chief, thrusting her into the center of Washington's heated partisan budget battles and is filling vacancies at the Energy Department and