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Search ongoing for missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston as crews plan to scour ocean floor
Benghazi suspect pleads not guilty
U.S. seeks to restart cyber working group
Cosmic caffeine
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Talk about a cosmic caffeine jolt. The International Space Station is getting a real Italian espresso machine.
Mexican law enforcement chopper fires in Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Mexican law enforcement on Thursday crossed into Arizona by helicopter and fired two shots at U.S. border agents, a border patrol union leader says.
'Reading Rainbow' gets hand from MacFarlane
LOS ANGELES - LeVar Burton's "Reading Rainbow" fundraising effort is getting a boost from a generous pal, Seth MacFarlane.
Steady job growth boosts consumer confidence in U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Strong job growth lifted U.S. consumer confidence this month, as Americans looked past the economy's dismal first quarter performance.
Analysts predict slower June sales for GM
DETROIT (AP) - A number of analysts are predicting that General Motors' June U.S. sales will underperform the overall auto industry, putting the company in danger of losing market share at a critical time.
Feds nix eagle penalties for California wind farm
FRESNO, Calif. - A California wind farm will become the first in the nation to avoid prosecution if eagles are injured or die when they run into the giant turn…
Drink up, NYC
NEW YORK - Big sodas can stay on the menu in the Big Apple after New York state's highest court refused Thursday to reinstate the city's first-of-its-kind size limit on sugary drinks. But city officials suggested t…
Good passwords are hard to remember ... and may be obsolete
CHICAGO - Good thing she doesn't need a password to get into heaven. That's what Donna Spinner often mutters when she tries to remember the growing list of let…
Oregon one step closer to legalizing pot
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Sponsors of an initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana traveled to Salem on Thursday to turn in boxes stuffed with enough sign…
A blip or a trend?
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy shrank at a steep annual rate of 2.9 percent in the January-March quarter as a harsh winter contributed to the biggest contractio…
Oil boom fuels drop in age in Great Plains
WASHINGTON - The United States is still growing older, but the trend is reversing in the Great Plains, thanks to a liberal application of oil.
Stocks edge higher despite economic data
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market inched modestly higher Wednesday, recovering more than half of what it lost the day before, as investors were able to set aside two disappointing economic reports.