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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to a Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
Small step to accountability
'That's the way they operate'
More humane going forward?
Incubator farms nurture agriculture entrepreneurs
Scientists make love, weapons in 'Manhattan'
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Writer-producer Sam Shaw was grappling with how to craft a TV drama about the war on terror and the price it exacts from those who keep its …
Federal court upholds Florida's docs vs. glocks law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida law restricting what doctors can tell patients about gun ownership was deemed to be constitutional Friday by a federal appeals court, which said it legitimately regulates professi…
Arizona's McCain: Execution was torture
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - U.S. Sen. John McCain says the execution of an Arizona inmate that lasted two hours was torture.
Making money after a slow start
CHICAGO (AP) - United Airlines is making money after a slow start to the year.
Obama wants limits on U.S. company mergers abroad
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Staking out a populist stand ahead of the midterm elections, President Barack Obama on Thursday demanded "economic patriotism" from U.S. corporations that use legal means to avoid U.S. taxes thro…
Fox won't air men's retry of failed Evel Knievel jump
TWIN FALLS (AP) - Fox Broadcasting officials say they will not televise two daredevils' efforts to jump southern Idaho's Snake River Canyon where Evel Knievel failed 40 years ago.
Montana senator accused of plagiarism
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Sen. John Walsh remained steadfast Thursday amid an investigation into whether he plagiarized a research project required for a master's degree, winning fresh backing from fellow Democrats in M…
Social networking's new twist: Get paid for posts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook and most other social networks are built on the premise that just about everything should be shared - except the money those post…
Fire season in West expected to get more intense
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Despite widespread drought in the West and expectations of an above-average wildfire season, wildfires have burned less than half the 10-year average area so far this summer.
Inmate dies two hours after execution began
PHOENIX (AP) - A condemned Arizona inmate gasped for more than an hour and a half during his execution Wednesday before he died in an episode sure to add to the scrutiny surrounding the death penalty in the U.S.
Man tied to gun said 'bomber' his friend
BOSTON - Details emerged Wednesday on another friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.