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Texas Republican Chip Roy, a former aide to Texas firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz, objected to speeding the measure through a nearly empty chamber, also complaining that it does not contain any of President Donald Trump’s $4.5 billion

Jemillah Foster said her children were not injured in the crash. She found her young son 10 feet from the plane. The plane’s occupants were transported to the hospital.

Three teenagers in Lee County have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery.

Pay for CEOs at S&P 500 companies rose to a median of $12 million last year, including salary, stock and other compensation, according to data analyzed by Equilar for The Associated Press.

The moment thousands of high school students nationwide have waited on for years is finally drawing close.

Earlier this week, officials had said that Pentagon planners had outlined plans that could have sent up to 10,000 military reinforcements to the region. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan later said planners hadn’t settled on a figure.

Under the law that comes into force Aug. 28, doctors who violate the eight-week cutoff could face five to 15 years in prison. A legal challenge is expected, although it’s unclear when that might occur.

The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood are asking a federal judge to block an Alabama law banning nearly all abortions across the state.

In the proposed rule issued Friday, the Health and Human Services Department says laws banning sex discrimination in health care don’t apply to people’s “gender identity.”

Jake Patterson, 21, agreed to plead guilty to two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping for the kidnapping of Jayme Closs and killing of her parents.