National News
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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
Pope confirms trip to Philadelphia for families conference
Wildlife groups sue over imperiled habitat
Lower jet fuel costs help airlines, not passengers
Oregon immigration vote is a warning for Obama
Keystone cops?
A model of ineptitude
Hillary shares her thoughts on economy
Salia makes it to Omaha
Challenge to Obamacare on contraceptives rejected
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a path devised by the Obama administration that allows religious nonprofit groups to avoid paying for contraception under the president's health care law.
Good timing for an IPO
Virgin America made a successful takeoff in its public trading debut Friday.
Civil rights figure: U.S. divided by race again
NEW ORLEANS - Civil rights pioneer Ruby Bridges says America today looks a lot like the world she helped break apart 54 years ago: A nation with segregated schools and racial tension.
Stocks close higher as Dow Jones hits record
NEW YORK - Stocks wavered between small gains and losses on Thursday to close little changed as traders weighed generally strong earnings reports against the falling fortunes of energy companies.
House speaker, next Senate leader are natural allies
WASHINGTON - Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell joined House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio on Thursday at the pinnacle of the congressional and Republican power structures in Washington - two establishment deal-cutters, …
Wal-Mart sales perk up ahead of holiday
NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. eked out a rare gain in an important sales measurement during the third quarter as it reported profits that beat Wall Street ex…
Oil and politics: A senator scraps for survival
WASHINGTON - In a blend of crude oil and raw politics, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu scrapped on Thursday for converts among fellow Democrats for legislation to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline before a runoff elect…