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Search ongoing for missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston as crews plan to scour ocean floor
States fear loss of health care aid
WASHINGTON - Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say.
Future looks bright
WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans are losing their jobs. Employers are struggling to squeeze more work from their staffs. The U.S. is producing so much oil that imports are plunging, narrowing the trade deficit.
Deadheads: Don't rename Garcia venue
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Deadheads are uniting in opposition to a proposal to rename a San Francisco venue named in honor of the Grateful Dead founder.
U.S. suicide rate rises among middle-aged
NEW YORK - The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, the government reported Thursday.
Music City mourns country legend Jones
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - For a guy who sang so many sad songs, George Jones left behind a lot of laughs.
Too clean for your own good?
WASHINGTON - It's a chemical that has been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen …
Report shows TV violence persists
NEW YORK - Violence, gore and gunplay were staples on prime-time television even in the most sensitive period directly following the Newtown school shooting.
Sending a message to Congress
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Demonstrators demanded an overhaul of immigration laws Wednesday in an annual, nationwide ritual that carried a special sense of urgency as …
Evidence suggests colonial cannibalism
WASHINGTON - Scientists revealed Wednesday that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamesto…