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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
Conservation groups to sue over wolverine decision
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Two coalitions of advocacy groups have filed notices that they intend to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its withdrawal of proposed protections for the wolverine.
Bacall, sultry-voiced actress, dies at 89
Southwest braces for water shortage
Williams hanged self but no answer as to why
DEA paid for confidential Amtrak passenger lists
Police: Several arrested in unrest near St. Louis
The other side now
'Get on with life'
Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills and his team from the 82nd Airborne were checking out reports of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan when one detonated un…
Learning in color
Mainstream GOP upbeat after sweeping tea party
WASHINGTON - Mainstream conservatives ran the table in Senate Republican primaries as tea party upstarts lost all six challenges to GOP incumbents, leaving the establishment upbeat about midterm elections and the i…
U.S. soldier who found Hitler's top hat dies
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Richard Marowitz was just a day removed from witnessing the horrors of Dachau when he found a top hat on a shelf in a closet in Adolf Hitler's Munich apartment.
Ready for the worst
HONOLULU (AP) - Barely holding on to hurricane strength, Iselle's outer edges brought rain and wind to Hawaii on Thursday as it approached landfall, poised to …
Consumer spending:It's all about location
WASHINGTON - North Dakotans, enriched by an oil boom, stepped up their spending at triple the national pace in the three years that followed the recent recessi…
Getting down to the real question
HOUSTON - The U.S. Army has begun questioning Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl about his disappearance in Afghanistan that led to five years in captivity by the Taliban, his…
BofA nears $16-$17B settlement with U.S.
WASHINGTON - Bank of America is nearing a $16 billion to $17 billion settlement to resolve an investigation into its role in the sale of mortgage-backed securi…