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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
Wal-Mart cuts profit outlook
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. cut its annual profit outlook on Thursday amid sluggish sales, higher-than-expected health care costs and the need to …
Pigs, cows and votes
DES MOINES, Iowa - For candidates in the Midwest, almost nothing tops a photo opportunity with a barnyard animal or a colorful anecdote about life on the farm.
Chiquita Brands gets a $611M buyout offer
NEW YORK (AP) - Chiquita Brands has received a buyout offer worth about $611 million from investment firm Safra Group and the Brazilian agribusiness and juice …
Police identify officer in Ferguson shooting
FERGUSON, Mo. - Police on Friday identified the officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager and released documents alleging the young man had been suspe…
Regulations for dog breeders
LOS ANGELES - Foreign dog breeders have gone unregulated for years, shipping puppies so young and so sick that one in four died before reaching a U.S. airport,…
Perry indicted for coercion for veto threat
AUSTIN, Texas - A grand jury indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday for allegedly abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding f…
Stores have a solid start to back-to-school season
NEW YORK - The back-to-school shopping season is off to a promising start, but retailers may be sacrificing profit for sales.
NFL seeks right answer for marijuana use
Marijuana is casting an ever-thickening haze across NFL locker rooms, and it's not simply because more players are using it.
U.S. jobless aid applications rise to 311,000
WASHINGTON - More people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, although jobless claims continue to be close to pre-recession levels.
Nevada political battle all about 2016
LAS VEGAS - Like most lieutenant governors, the No. 2 executive in Nevada doesn't have much to do most days. So why are Harry Reid and Brian Sandoval so involved in the battle over the office this fall?
Making your way in water world
ISLAMORADA, Fla. - It's easy to go online and get a 360-degree, ground-level view of almost any street in the United States and throughout the world. Soon, sci…
U.S. retail sales flat in July
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales were essentially flat in July, providing evidence that consumers have yet to shed their doubts about the economy despite recent …
Amazon debuts mobile payment app and card reader
NEW YORK - Amazon is taking direct aim at mobile payment systems such as Square by introducing the Amazon Local Register, a credit-card processing device and m…
Protests turn violent in St. Louis suburb
FERGUSON, Mo. - Protests in the St. Louis suburb rocked by racial unrest since a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death turned violent We…
Light rain helps fight some Northwest wildfires
GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Light rain and cooler temperatures Wednesday helped dampen explosive wildfires in Northern California and southwestern Oregon that were threatening more than 1,000 scattered rural homes.