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SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on a fast track to the International Space Station
With the late morning liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Watkins became the first Black woman to lea…
The not-so-friendly skies
Yellowstone firewood permits available this year
Starting from scratch?
A whopper of a wedding
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Burger King is paying the expenses and providing gifts for the wedding of an Illinois couple with an interesting connection to the fast food restaurant chain. Joel Burger and Ashley King ac…
Wholesale stockpiles rise modestly
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale businesses increased their stockpiles by a modest amount in February, while sales kept falling.
'We're celebrating freedom'
LAS VEGAS - A year since a tense standoff between a Nevada rancher's armed supporters and federal land managers, ClivenBundy's cattle still roam public lands, …
European stocks, boosted by stimulus, hit all-time high
If you wanted evidence that the economy and the stock market are two different things, look no further than Europe.
Long tarmac delays at U.S. airports spiked in February
There was a surge in long tarmac delays at the nation's airports in February, including several during a snow storm in Dallas.
Shell's $70 billion takeover could herald wave of mergers
LONDON - Oil and gas company Shell has agreed to buy British rival BG Group for $69.7 billion, in a deal that may signal a new wave of mega-mergers as the energy industry tries to adapt to lower prices.
A spirited dispute
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jack Daniel's has turned back the latest challenge to a state law that determines which spirits can be marketed as "Tennessee Whiskey," but …
A greener Los Angeles?
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles, known for its cars, smog and sprawl, wants to reinvent itself as the home of electric vehicles, solar panels and bicycle paths.
'Dukes of Hazzard' actor dies
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Prolific character actor James Best, best known for playing the giggling and inept Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on "The Dukes of Hazzard," has died. He was 88.
Obama: Climate change is harming Americans' health
WASHINGTON (AP) - Global warming isn't just affecting the weather, it's harming Americans' health, President Barack Obama said Tuesday as he announced steps government and businesses will take to better understand …
Rand ready to rumble
Less pain at the pump
NEW YORK - Drivers will see the lowest summer gasoline prices in about 6 years, according to the Energy Department.