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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
Holden has it out for hackers
LAS VEGAS - The hackers are a tight knit group, 10 or 11. They live in a Russian town, and have real jobs. But in their down time, the cybercriminals have spen…
Ethical issue
WASHINGTON - The use of an experimental drug to treat two Americans diagnosed with Ebola is raising ethical questions about who gets first access to unproven new therapies for the deadly disease. But some health ex…
Obama announces $33B in commitments for Africa
U.S. airfares on the rise, outpacing inflation
U.S. government had role in Ebola drug given to workers
Two American aid workers infected with Ebola are getting an experimental drug so novel it has never been tested for safety in humans and was only identified as a potential treatment earlier this year, thanks to a l…
More can be done
Analysis: Veterans and Israel do well in Congress
Economy moving forward
WASHINGTON - A sixth straight month of solid 200,000-plus job growth in July reinforced growing evidence that the U.S. economy is accelerating after five years of sluggish expansion.
High times at Denver county fair
DENVER - Marijuana joined roses and dahlias Friday in blue ribbon events at the nation's first county fair to allow pot competitions.
More war? 75 percent say no
WASHINGTON - Three in four Americans think history will judge the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as failures, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows that about the same percentage think it was right to …
Saint's remains return to HawaiiMother Marianne Cope is back home
HONOLULU - A white hearse pulled to the entrance of a downtown Honolulu cathedral Thursday, carrying the remains of a saint known for caring for exiled leprosy patients.
What recovery?
WASHINGTON - For millions of workers, happy days aren't quite here again.
'This has gone too far'
NEW YORK - A summer spike in costumed characters behaving badly in Times Square - most recently a Spider-Man accused of punching a police officer - has turned up the heat on plans to regulate the legions of Elmos, …
Yellowstone considers quarantine for bison
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Yellowstone National Park is seeking public comment on a proposal to capture and quarantine wild bison so disease-free animals can be relocated to create new herds outside the park, Yellowsto…
Suing Obama
WASHINGTON - A sharply divided House approved a Republican plan Wednesday to launch a campaign-season lawsuit against President Barack Obama, accusing him of exceeding the bounds of his constitutional authority. Ob…