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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
Meeting adjourned
Obama takes foreign policy risk, but on his own terms
2 NYC officers dead in ambush
Crime in NYC drops even as tactics draw criticism
The ultimate cyberattack?
Chrysler gives in, expands air bag recall
DETROIT - After resisting for nearly a month, Chrysler has bowed to government demands and will expand a recall of driver's-side air bag inflators across the nation.
Study: Alcatraz inmates could have survived escape
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The three prisoners who escaped from Alcatraz in one of the most famous and elaborate prison breaks in U.S. history could have survived and made it to land, scientists concluded in a recent stu…
Cuban cigar boom?
MIAMI - The coveted Cuban cigar is set to make its first legal appearance in the U.S. in years, with relaxed guidelines allowing American travelers to return with a few of the once-forbidden items in their suitcase…
Far East meets Northwest
MEDINA, Wash. - Savvy Seattle-area real estate agents have gained an advantage by paying attention to the growing connections between China and Washington stat…
Still relying on procrastinators?
NEW YORK (AP)- Despite an early start, sales data provided to The Associated Press show that stores may once again have to rely on procrastinators to save the …
At what cost?
NEW YORK - Online shopping has become as volatile as stock market trading. Wild, minute-by-minute price swings on everything from clothes to TVs have made it d…
Hacking fallout puts companies on alert
ATLANTA (AP) - Companies across the globe are on high alert to tighten network security to avoid being the next company brought to its knees by hackers like those that executed the dramatic cyberattack against Sony…
Advocates seek to re-introduce grizzlies
HELENA (AP) - An advocacy group has petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reintroduce grizzly bears into the Selway-Bitterroot area of Idaho and Montana.
Hellman's maker Unilever drops suit over 'Just Mayo'
Hellman's mayonnaise maker Unilever has withdrawn its lawsuit against the maker of "Just Mayo."
AP Interview: McConnell wants to stop coal rules
WASHINGTON - Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pledged on Wednesday to do all he can to stop President Barack Obama's coal plant regulations, saying a White House "crusade" has devastated his …