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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…
Steelworkers to expand strike to 2 BP refineries in Midwest
Skiers migrating north in search of powder
What will Routh's defense strategy be?
Iraq War veteran Eddie Ray Routh is preparing to stand trial, charged with capital murder in the shootings of "American Sniper" author and former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield. Routh's post-t…
Ire over Netanyahu's speech
New allegations renew old questions about Saudi Arabia, 9-11
Brian Williams 'Stepping away' from anchor duties
Chinese accounting units settle with SEC
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Chinese affiliates of the "Big Four" accounting firms have agreed to pay a total of $2 million and provide documents in a settlement with U.S. regulators resolving a yearslong dispute over fra…
Police body cameras can have hidden costs
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The rush to outfit police officers with body cameras after last summer's unrest in Ferguson, Mo., threatens to saddle local governments with …
Lawmakers revive bid to rename Mount McKinley
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Lawmakers have failed in past attempts to rename North America's highest mountain, but a new proposal may have a better chance this year under a Republican Congress, according to an aide to…
No major shifts in campaign
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, outlining a new national security blueprint for his last two years in office, warned against American "overreach" abroad Friday, even as he cast the U.S. as an indispensable for…
Alaska man takes 46-mile stroll in minus-35 temps
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska man who attempted to walk 50 miles between two villages at 35 below zero was found in good shape 4 miles from his goal by searchers called by his family.
Pulling the plug
NEW YORK (AP) - Struggling electronics retailer RadioShack has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and says it will sell as many as 2,400 stores.
Lawsuit claiming needles in Burger King food heads to trial
HONOLULU - A lawsuit filed by a retired soldier who says he swallowed needles in a Burger King sandwich is headed for trial after another attempt at a settlement failed.
An unlikely millionaire
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - A man who sometimes held his coat together with safety pins and had a long-time habit of foraging for firewood also had a knack for pic…
Rapidly-growing Asian airlines race to find qualified pilots
NEW YORK (AP) - The deadly crash of a TransAsia plane into a river in Taiwan is again focusing the world's attention on the safety challenges facing fast-growing Asian airlines.