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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
House to vote next week on border security legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House is moving toward a vote on a bill aimed at securing the U.S. border with Mexico as majority Republicans try to show they can chart their own course on immigration, not just oppose Presid…
Congressional backpedaling
WASHINGTON - In an embarrassing setback, House Republicans abruptly decided Wednesday to drop planned debate of a bill criminalizing virtually all late-term abortions after objections from GOP women and other lawma…
EBay to cut 2,400 jobs, get rid of enterprise unit
NEW YORK - EBay plans to cut 2,400 jobs, or 7 percent of its staff, in the first quarter to simplify its structure and boost profit ahead of a planned separation of its business.
A new equation
DETROIT - Drivers trying to calculate whether it's practical to own an electric car are facing a new math.
A very good year for Glacier
Last year turned out to be Glacier National Park's busiest season in its 104-year history. Final visitor numbers for 2014 put the park's annual visitation at 2…
Abortion foes push new bills at state level
NEW YORK (AP) - Buoyed by conservative gains in the November election, foes of abortion are mobilizing on behalf of bills in several state legislatures that would further curtail women's access to the procedure.
Obama: Tax the wealthy
WASHINGTON - Refusing to bend to the new Republican Congress, President Barack Obama unveiled Tuesday night an ambitious State of the Union agenda steeped in D…
Mom accused of setting baby afire is held on $500,000 bail
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. - A woman accused of dousing her newborn daughter with accelerant, setting her on fire and leaving her in the middle of a road said little in her first court appearance Tuesday, appearing on video…
Revett Mining shutting down Montana silver, copper mine
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Revett Mining Co. says it is closing a copper and silver mine in northwestern Montana due to low metals prices and is laying off about 70 employees.
Doctor fatally shot inside hospital
BOSTON - A man shot and fatally wounded a doctor inside a leading Boston hospital Tuesday before killing himself.
BP penalty trial dredges up gloomy images of 2010 Gulf spill
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Images of oil-coated birds and testimony about "widespread sociocultural harm" opened the third phase of a trial to establish penalties BP must pay under the federal Clean Water Act for spilling …
Workers craft ice playground for Alaska sculpture event
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Workers are building an ice playground in a city in Alaska's interior, including a pirate ship slide made from 65 refrigerator-sized blocks of ice.
Jury selection starts in Colorado theater shooting trial
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - The first time James Holmes appeared in court, he wore chains and a jail jumpsuit and looked dazed, with his hair dyed a comic-book shade of orange.
Decision looms for Democrats on 2016 convention site
From car lots to city budgets, cheap oil means change