As if the worst year for stocks in nearly a decade weren’t bad enough, many investors now have to pay a tax bill on top of it.

The Trump administration has announced new rules for scrutinizing requests to bring minor spouses to the United States.

Authorities warn that mudslides are still possible Friday even after a damaging storm moved through California, trapping people in floodwaters, triggering a debris flow that destroyed homes, and forcing residents to flee communities scorched by wildfires last year.

WASHINGTON — William Barr was sworn in Thursday for his second stint as the nation's attorney general, taking the helm of the Justice Department as special counsel Robert Mueller investigates Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

WASHINGTON — Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview that aired Thursday he moved quickly after his boss was fired to protect an investigation into President Donald Trump's ties to Russia and prevent it from being shut down in case he, too, was dismissed.

PARKLAND, Fla. — Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High and other schools across the U.S. bowed their heads in a moment of silence and took part in volunteer projects Thursday to mark the anniversary of the shooting rampage that claimed 17 lives. But for many Parkland students, the tragedy was still so raw they couldn't bring themselves to set foot in the building.

WASHINGTON — The chemical compounds are all around you. They're on many fabrics, rugs and carpets, cooking pots and pans, outdoor gear, shampoo, shaving cream, makeup and even dental floss. Increasing numbers of states have found them seeping into water supplies.

NEW YORK — Amazon abruptly dropped plans Thursday for a big new headquarters in New York that would have brought 25,000 jobs to the city, reversing course after politicians and activists objected to the nearly $3 billion in tax breaks promised to what is already one of the world's richest, most powerful companies.

WASHINGTON — The Senate resoundingly approved a border security compromise Thursday that ignores most of President Donald Trump's demands for building a wall with Mexico but would prevent a new government shutdown. The White House said Trump would sign it but then declare a national emergency and perhaps invoke other executive powers to try to shift money to wall-building from elsewhere in the federal budget.

MEXICO CITY — Mexico's powerful Sinaloa cartel marches on despite the arrest, extradition and now conviction in New York of its notorious leader, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, and the proof of this lies is in huge, multi-drug shipments detected on the border in recent weeks.

Last February, Matt Deitsch was living his dream studying at a California university. His brother, Ryan, was about to graduate from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and head to college, the natural next step for the middle child from a family in the affluent suburb of Parkland.

Deputies on Tuesday discovered two malnourished children crammed into a locked dog cage and two more smeared with feces and urine in a barn in North Texas, in what a sheriff described as the worst case of child abuse he has ever seen.

WASHINGTON — At some of the nation's largest universities, the vast majority of sexual assaults take place not in dorm rooms or anywhere else on school property but in the neighborhoods beyond campus boundaries, according to data obtained by The Associated Press.
- Storm forecast puts Prescott on watch with snowfall of 15 to 27 inches predicted
- UPDATE: Latest prediction is 14 to 23 inches of snow in quad-city area
- National Weather Service warns of major winter storm approaching Prescott, Prescott Valley area
- Winter weather, disabled vehicles close I-40, US 93 in Kingman
- Editorial: Prepare for more snow, a lot of it
- Photo Gallery: Prescott area snow storm Feb. 21, 2019
- City of Prescott Mayor signs Proclamation of Emergency, see status reports
- Thursday's school delays, closures
- Prescott, Prescott Valley school districts avoid snow day due to holiday; procedures in place for upcoming storms
- Drivers advised to limit travel later this week
- Why are flags at half-staff today, Feb. 9, 2019
- Teenager killed while crossing Spouse Drive in Prescott Valley
- Prescott home total loss in difficult firefight
- Young Prescott man arrested for sexual assault of teen
- National Weather Service warns of major winter storm approaching Prescott, Prescott Valley area
- Multiple pedestrians struck by cars in downtown Prescott on Thursday
- ‘Prescott Valley Fire’ burns about 300 acres north of Highway 89A
- Local fire departments frustrated with Life Line response times
- Firefighters battling home fire in Prescott
- Yabba- Dabba-Done! - Fred, Wilma and the gang bid farewell as Bedrock City closes after 47 years
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Aztlan Lodge #1, F.&A.M. Family Breakfast
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Family Storytime
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Prescott International Folkdancers
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Technology Help Hour
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