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Possible impeachment could further upend Virginia politics RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia lawmakers will reluctantly face the unprecedented prospect today of impeaching the state's second most powerful leader as they struggl... by ALAN SUDERMAN The Associated Press - February 11, 2019

Tabloid CEO's lawyer denies Enquirer tried to extort Bezos WASHINGTON -- The National Enquirer committed neither extortion nor blackmail by threatening to publish intimate photos of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, an attorney fo... by MICHAEL BALSAMO The Associated Press - February 11, 2019

Millennial Money: Student loan default can gut your paycheck There's a dirty little secret of the student debt crisis. One that affects millions of borrowers, but isn't talked about at dinner tables, on social media or in... by KELSEY SHEEHY The Associated Press and NerdWallet - February 10, 2019

Telemedicine's challenge: Getting patients to click the app Walmart workers can now see a doctor for only $4. The catch? It has to be a virtual visit. by Tom Murphy - February 10, 2019

Cold weather can cut electric car range over 40 percent DETROIT -- Cold temperatures can sap electric car batteries, temporarily reducing their range by more than 40 percent when interior heaters are used, a new stud... by TOM KRISHER The Associated Press - February 10, 2019

Win it for Vivi: Whiskey the whippet revs up for Westminster NEW YORK -- Sleek and aerodynamic, Whiskey the whippet is dashing through the dog show world. by BEN WALKER The Associated Press - February 10, 2019

'Red flag' laws grow in popularity since Parkland shooting In the year since the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school, more and more states have passed laws making it easier to take guns away from people who ma... by RYAN J. FOLEY The Associated Press - February 10, 2019

Virginia's governor pledges to work toward racial healing RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia's governor pledged to work at healing the state's racial divide Saturday, even as calls mounted for the lieutenant governor to resign ... by ALAN SUDERMAN The Associated Press - February 10, 2019

Warren makes presidential bid official with call for change LAWRENCE, Mass. -- Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her bid for the presidency official on Saturday in this working-class city, grounding her 2020 campaign... by ELANA SCHOR The Associated Press - February 10, 2019

Depression 101: Dallas schoolkids learn about mental health DALLAS -- In a scenario playing out in more and more classrooms around the world, a Dallas teenager recently asked her classmate if anything was wrong, noting t... by JAMIE STENGLE The Associated Press - February 10, 2019

Fire chief wants changes in wake of Las Vegas mass shooting CARSON CITY, Nev. -- A Las Vegas-area fire chief who warned lawmakers months before a 2017 mass shooting at a music festival that Nevada should bolster its emer... by Ryan Tarinelli - February 10, 2019

Abortion case shows Roberts firmly at Supreme Court's center Chief Justice John Roberts broke with the Supreme Court's other conservative justices and his own voting record on abortion to block a Louisiana law requiring a... by MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press - February 9, 2019

AP sources: Prosecutors probing Enquirer after Bezos report NEW YORK -- The National Enquirer's alleged attempt to blackmail Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos with intimate photos could get the tabloid's parent company and top edito... by MICHAEL R. SISAK, JIM MUSTIAN and MICHAEL BALSAMO The Associated Press - February 9, 2019

Virginia's lieutenant governor embattled by new sex allegation RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia's state government seemed to come unglued Friday as an embattled Gov. Ralph Northam made it clear he won't resign and the man in line ... by ALAN SUDERMAN The Associated Press - February 9, 2019

WH throws bipartisan Camp David retreat WASHINGTON -- Can the presidential retreat that produced the landmark Camp David Mideast peace accord do anything to help bridge the divides in polarized Washin... by JILL COLVIN LISA MASCARO The Associated Press - February 9, 2019