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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
Aluminum allure
DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford said Friday that its new aluminum-bodied F-150 pickup will get as many as 26 mpg on the highway, making it the most fuel efficient gas-p…
Hawaii and Alaska pay more for Thanksgiving feasts
HONOLULU (AP) - Residents of Hawaii pay the highest prices in the nation for their tasty birds and fixings on Thanksgiving, and Alaska feasts are almost as expensive.
Master of all mediums Mike Nichols dies at 83
NEW YORK (AP) - A legend of film, theater and comedy in nearly equal measure, Mike Nichols was an unquestioned fixture of smart, urbane American culture across a relentlessly versatile, six-decade career which on s…
Researcher who found cause of Lyme disease dies
HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) - The Swiss-born researcher who gained international recognition for discovering the bacteria that causes Lyme disease has died in western Montana.
Most unemployed don't get benefits: Here's why
WASHINGTON - Even though the U.S. job market is gaining strength, there are still a lot of unemployed Americans. Yet only a fraction of them are receiving financial aid from the government.
Pain pills
WASHINGTON - Some low-cost generic drugs that have helped restrain health care costs for decades are seeing unexpected price spikes of up to 8,000 percent, pro…
Election a 'cautionary tale'
WASHINGTON - Democrats said the main lesson of the November election is simple: Go big on the economy.
Buffalo area hit with epic snowfall
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Homeowners opened their front doors to find themselves facing sheer walls of white. Shovelers turned walkways into head-high canyons. A woman gave birth in a firehouse after the snow prevented her f…
Controversial homeowners insurance in limbo
WASHINGTON - The Federal Housing Finance Agency has yet to deliver on changes to a controversial type of homeowner's insurance even as its director told the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday that it's making pr…
Report: Tribal youth exposed to higher rates of violence
California cities consider gas-pump warning labels
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