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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
Abused kids die as authorities fail to protect
BUTTE, Mont. - At least 786 children died of abuse or neglect in the U.S. in a six-year span in plain view of child protection authorities - many of them beaten, starved or left alone to drown while agencies had go…
Putting history, acrimony aside
WASHINGTON (AP) - After a half-century of Cold War acrimony, the United States and Cuba moved on Wednesday to restore diplomatic relations - a historic shift w…
Pulled from theaters
NEW YORK - Under the threat of terrorist attacks from hackers and with the nation's largest multiplex chains pulling the film from their screens, Sony Pictures…
Wait and see
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is edging closer to raising interest rates from record lows given a strengthening U.S. economy. But it will be "patient" in de…
'What in the world were you thinking?'
GRANTS PASS, Ore. - A 15-year-old who shot and killed his foster father and another man at a remote Oregon cabin in 2012 never meant to kill anyone and never should have been around loaded guns due to his lack of m…
Republican wins Arizona House seat after recount
PHOENIX (AP) - Republicans will have their largest U.S. House majority in 83 years when the new Congress convenes next month after a recount in Arizona gave the final unresolved midterm race to a Republican challen…
Fourteen charged in deadly meningitis outbreak
BOSTON (AP) - Mold and bacteria were in the air and on workers' gloved fingertips. Pharmacists used expired ingredients, didn't properly sterilize them and failed to test drugs for purity before sending them to hos…
Rain could spell trouble for California water conservation
Southern politicians get payouts from broker
FedEx truck crashes in Georgia, spills packages
Marijuana fight riskier for Congress in states
'Nut rage' gives Hawaii macadamia nuts a boost
Montana baby born at 10:11, 12/13/14
Stronger start for Obamacare this year
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sign-up season for President Barack Obama's health care law is off to a stronger start this year. But it's not perfect, and Americans remain skeptical that the government's newest social program i…
Colorado towns fret over pot perception
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) - Business is booming in Colorado's mountain resorts, and the addition of recreational marijuana stores this year has attracted customers curious about legalized pot. But there's mounting a…