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In Somerset County, Pa., coal was once the economic backbone. But as technology advanced, mines around the country began laying off workers, replacing them with machinery.

As Coal Jobs Fade, A Mining County Struggles To Redefine Itself

9:13am July 20, 2017

by Laura Roman

Somerset County in southwestern Pennsylvania is deep coal country. For years, it's been looking to remake itself. Wind energy and health care may be its future — if it can attract qualified workers.

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National

911 Transcript Of Woman Killed By Minneapolis Police Made Public

8:22am July 20, 2017

by Brandt Williams

Officials released the transcript of the call that brought police to a city neighborhood Saturday night, a situation that ended with an officer shooting to death the woman who had called for help.

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Politics & Government

Sen. Ben Cardin Reacts To Trump's 'New York Times' Interview

8:21am July 20, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland about the long interview President Trump gave the paper on Wednesday. Cardin is the senior Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee.

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Morning News Brief: Trump Blasts Sessions, DeVos Talks To Conservative Activists

8:13am July 20, 2017

In a new interview, President Trump criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Also, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faces protesters in Colorado, and ICE agents say their work has recently changed.

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The Dangers Of Camping

5:03am July 20, 2017

A woman in Idaho was camping and woke up to find that her foot was in a bear's mouth. She yelled and the bear ran. The camper wasn't hurt but the bear left saliva behind.

Reality Show Crew Robbed At Gunpoint

5:03am July 20, 2017

A crew for a reality show was robbed at gunpoint in Oakland, Calif. The thieves took equipment valued at $50,000.

National

ICE 'Not Apologizing' For Aggressive Tactics

5:03am July 20, 2017

by John Burnett

Arrests of people who are in the U.S. illegally are way up in Texas — and immigrant rights groups don't like it. Immigration agents, however, say they're just enforcing the law.

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Renee Hall has been hired as police chief in Dallas, after a stint as deputy chief in Detroit.

National

Dallas Police Get First Female Chief, Making All Of Metro's Top Lawmen Women

11:30pm July 19, 2017

by Molly Evans

Renee Hall succeeds David Brown, who led the department through the aftermath of the ambush deaths of five officers last July. She leaves Detroit, where she has been deputy chief of police.

Sanford, who opposed the House version of the health care bill, tells Tymia: "I hear you loud and clear on the Medicaid front."

Her Own Medical Future At Stake, A Child Storms Capitol Hill

11:08pm July 19, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The Republican health care bill failed in part because of opposition to shrinking Medicaid. An 11-year-old girl with sickle cell anemia went to Washington, D.C., to make sure that wouldn't happen.

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Wednesday's dedication of a memorial honoring those executed during the Salem witch trials drew a crowd to where researchers say was the site of the hangings.

National

Salem Memorializes Those Killed During Witch Trials

7:00pm July 19, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The memorial stands at the site where 19 innocent women and men were hanged. It opened on the 325th anniversary the first mass execution of five women.