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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…
Protection for a killer
SEATTLE - A captive killer whale that has been performing for decades at the Miami Seaquarium deserves the same protection as a small population of endangered …
Staples buys Office Depot for $6B
NEW YORK - Evolving shopping habits have forced yet another retailer to think outside the box.
'Familiar accounting tricks'
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's budget is relying on a series of familiar accounting tricks to show $1.8 trillion in deficit reduction over a decade, an amount that would shrink by almost half if they were ex…
Brian Williams apologizes for false story
NEW YORK - NBC "Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams apologized Wednesday for incorrectly claiming as recently as last week that he rode on a helicopter that came under enemy fire when he was reporting in Iraq in 20…
Amid 'Mockingbird' sequel buzz, worries about author
MONROEVILLE, Ala. - Hometown friends and fans of "To Kill A Mockingbird" author Harper Lee are struggling to reconcile a publisher's sensational announcement - that her decades-old manuscript for a sequel had been …
Seaweed, dueling laws could get the ax in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's gardeners, boxers and shameless swearers beware: you could be breaking the law and not even know it.
A change of taste
WASHINGTON - Ostracized by health officials for several years, the white potato is back in favor.
It's all about choice
Obama's record budget
Groundhog bites Wisconsin mayor's ear
Ignition switch death toll rises to 51
Bad timing
Worst call ever?
The Seattle Seahawks had both the Lombardi Trophy and greatness in their grasp with 36 inches and 26 seconds to go.
Shutting off the spigot
Honey-roasted chicken?